January Unfortunately, the first major event of the year was the discovery of Trisha Edelman's murdered body in a Fifteenth Street apartment. Police allege that Adam Trump murdered her elsewhere and moved her body to his New Cumberland apartment. Trump sits in the Cumberland County Jail awaiting trial for criminal homicide, criminal homicide of an unborn child, possession of a firearm and theft by unlawful taking.
March After 3.1 million dollars and 16 months of renovations, the historic Iroquois Hotel celebrated it's grand reopening in March. The building was converted into senior housing and retail space. The hotel, which dates back to 1906 , fell into disrepair and was most recently was the site of a Meth lab bust in 2005. In it's rehabilitated form, it houses low income senior citizens and retail space.
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| Iroquois Hotel, New Cumberland, PA 2011 |
April-May-June The spring storms rattled our nerves and set the tone for the next several months. These violent storms were just a warning for what was to come later in the year. The local parks like Borough, Memorial field and others were soaked. Many baseball and softball games, as well as other outdoor activities, were postponed or canceled. Some storms had us hiding in our basements and had the Yellow Breeches Creek spilling out over her banks. By the end of the spring, we had thought we had seen the worst of it. Little did we know what was in store for us later in the year.
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| The baseball fields at Borough Park were soaked in 2011. |
April through present brought us more noise from the skies, but this time in the form of helicopters. People first started noticing the military helicopters flying low last spring. The choppers are part of National Guard training exercises taking place at Capital City Airport. While things seemed to calm down in May, the noise picked up again in September. Things have calmed down once again, and we hope for the residents affected, it stays quiet. New Cumberland and the military have a good, longstanding relationship. The National Guard has tried to adjust their flight plans as to not bother the residents as much, and that action is appreciated.
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| Military Helicopter flying over New Cumberland, PA |
June and July brought us an unusual sight. "Clown nose man," as he came to be known, started appearing on our streets and created quite a stir. A young man wearing a red clown nose and carrying a plastic toy gun roamed our streets. Some claimed he was harmless, while others alleged he attacked cars and pointed his toy guns at children. With so much violence in the news, New Cumberland residents didn't seem too patient on waiting it out to see if this guy was harmless or not. After much discussion and controversy, he soon disappeared from our landscape.
July A pedestrian was struck by a car on Bridge Street. I hope the man who was hit is recovering and wish him well. It was an unfortunate reminder to drivers to slow down and keep an eye out for pedestrians as well as a reminder to pedestrians to use crosswalks and not to assume a driver sees you or will stop.
July thorough September. The long awaited demolition of the Old Hillside school started in Mid July and was finally completed late September. The building served as a the site for education, activities and friendships from 1956-2011. This old building held many memories for both children and adults. It was sad to see it go. For more photo's of Hillside Elementary, before, during and after demolition, go to the Facebook page Hillside Teardown 2011
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| Hillside Elementary School awaiting demolition. |
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| Partially demolished first floor at Hillside Elementary. |
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| Partially demolished second floor at Hillside Elementary. |
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| Tearing down the multi-purpose room at Hillside elementary. |
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| The old Hillside Elementary site. |
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