UPDATE: Publishing of print edition of The Sentinel to continue After carefully reviewing all factors involved, the leadership of the Upper Dauphin Sentinel has decided to continue print publication of the newspaper for the foreseeable future. The newspaper had announced in its March 24 edition that it would provide only...
NEWS UPDATE: Fort Halifax events called off; won’t be rescheduled. A March 23 announcement on the Fort Halifax Park Facebook page stated that all events scheduled at the park early in May are canceled and will not be scheduled. This includes the Fort Halifax Park Colonial Festival, the Appreciation Reception and...
March 19, the first official day of spring, came and went quietly in the Sentinel’s coverage area. School remains closed at least through the end of this week – and with it, all the activities at this time of year – the start of a spring sports season, musical productions,...
This week’s Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, March 30. Among the highlights: • Spring begins quietly in region • MI employee test postive for COVID-19 • 4 hospitals start sites to test, screen people • Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball & Westling All-Sentinel •...
NEWS UPDATE School closures to continue into early April After press time for this week’s issue, the state Department of Education announced the afternoon of March 23 that ‘’all schools in the commonwealth will remain closed through at least (Monday) April 6 as a result of the COVID-19 response efforts.’’...
NEWS UPDATE Halifax cancels March 24 board meeting The Halifax Area School District has canceled the school board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, according to an announcement from Superintendent Dr. David Hatfield.
By Duane Good EDITOR State health officials had not reported any cases of COVID-19 (COrona VIrus Disease -2019) in any of those three counties served by The Upper Dauphin Sentinel – Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill – as of the newspaper’s Monday afternoon, March 16 press time. That said, the Sentinel...
In doing our part to protect our communities from the spread of COVID-19, our office at 510 Union Street, Millersburg will be closed to visitors and the general public at this time. We will reassess the situation daily and will alert you when things change. If you need assistance, please...
BREAKING NEWS Wolf orders all schools closed through March 27 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced March 13 that all K-12 Pennsylvania schools will be closed for 10 business days effective Monday, March 16 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. At this time, closures will be in effect through Friday, March...
SPORTS UPDATE: State bocce tournament postponed Halifax Area High School’s scheduled participation in next week’s PIAA/IUS Indoor Bocce State Tournament has been postponed, due to concerns for participants’ health due to COVID-19 (Corona Virus Infectious Disease 2019). The Wildcats, who recently won the Greater Harrisburg Region Championship, were scheduled to open...
