Through reading the 10 profiles of police, fire, EMS, hazmat and 911 workers inside these pages, you get a glimpse of what motivates these vol…
Four small tornadoes of swirling hot ash danced about 10 to 15 yards away.
Firefighting in the Carlisle area is mostly volunteer, but don’t be surprised if you see members of a paid fire department helping out if your…
It’s well known that volunteers provide many of the emergency services that keep Cumberland County residents safe, but one such group may have…
It was encouragement from a mentor that led Doug McDonald on a long path as a first responder, first as an EMT and later as a firefighter.
If Josh Rager didn’t want to immerse himself in the life of a first responder, he wouldn’t live in a firehouse.
When Margaret Myers was about 16 years old, she joined the Mechanicsburg Police Department’s Police Explorer program, a co-educational program…
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Why did Brian Hamilton choose a career as a 911 dispatcher?
When you call 911 to report a health emergency, you expect an ambulance to immediately hurry to your home.
Cumberland Goodwill Paramedic Lt. Murray — that’s Michael Murray, if you want his full name, but everyone calls him Murray — has seen a lot in…
Carlisle Police Detective Timothy Groller was an accounting major at Bloomsburg University when he had an epiphany: sitting behind a desk all …
Starting Nikoli’s Pizza 16 years ago in Lower Allen Township came out of Ricci Magaro’s innate talent as a pizza chef.
Starting Nikoli’s Pizza 16 years ago in Lower Allen Township came out of Ricci Magaro’s innate talent as a pizza chef.
“You just start slow, see if it sells,” Steve Knisely said. “You guess right and if you don’t, you get rid of it. There’s always 50 percent off.”
The big box stores have their algorithms to decide what to stock. The online giants have their algorithms that predict what customers might wa…
Cole’s Bicycles first met the needs of the Carlisle community by renting bicycles during World War II at a rate of 25 cents an hour out of the…
Jim and Karen Griffith needed a solution to shed more light on the Carlisle Christmas parade staging area.
People used to say that The Kitchen Shoppe was a “pretty nice store and cooking school for the middle of the cornfield,” according to owner Su…
“Most people come here because they know they’ll be unique items,” Kristin Tuckey said. “All of their sisters aren’t getting it for Christmas.”
Cars have changed in the past 60 years, as have gender norms — although not always at the same pace.
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When a congregation planned to leave its home on Walnut and Fourth Street in Boiling Springs, PJ Heyman was just a stained glass artist workin…
Our fall quarterly edition of Inspire shines the spotlight on 10 area teachers in Cumberland County who lead with passion and enthusiasm.
In a way, Chris Irvin would rather have his students teach themselves.
Heather Jamiolkowski knew she would become a Spanish teacher after spending a year in Spain as a high school exchange student.
The boy had something important to say to Megan Beecher.
Her life changed when Katie Madden saw a broadcaster in a teacher’s body.
Megan Miller, a veteran teacher at Mechanicsburg Middle School, said she initially chose her profession because “I wanted to give back.”
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