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Hersheypark’s Boardwalk: The SEAquel

Hersheypark's Boardwalk: The SEAquel

Have you heard the latest news?  Hersheypark is currently expanding their Boardwalk water area to accommodate two new water attractions.  They use an ingenious method to recycle old concrete from an attraction that had to be removed. ECTV-40’s Stephen Juliano has the story at the youtube link below.
Hersheypark’s Boardwalk: The SEAquel
Hersheypark’s Boardwalk: The SEAquel is [...]

Cloverleaf Construction Wrapping Up Soon

Cloverleaf Construction Wrapping Up Soon

As a driver you may have noticed the current construction in Elizabethtown area on Cloverleaf Road. This construcion has been underway for quite some time and has caused some heavy traffic as well as frustration to drivers.
Walt Eckerd Jr., a Transportation Manager at PennDot, explained that features of the construction are widening the road, improving [...]

Roads to Mars Factory Still Under Construction

Roads to Mars Factory Still Under Construction

      Elizabethtown is under construction.  Community members anxiously await the finalized construction of the new West College Avenue, the town’s second Square, which will be located on West College Avenue, and the removal of the High Street detour.  These all stem from the active construction on the community roads.  Though it may be an inconveinece [...]

The Simmons Estate Property: Now and Then

Listen to an audio article about the demolition of the Simmons Estate Property here at Elizabethtown College.
Past We-Town.com article about the Simmons Property
Etownian Article About The Property,
Estate article from The Etownian
The property was purchased last year, and the destruction began at the end of the ‘07-’08 school year.
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By Troy Machir
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Destruction for Construction

Destruction for Construction

Seven Elizabethtown College upperclassmen had to relocate after the end of last year, when the College purchased the property that the students live on.
What was done with this property?
Well, it is being knocked down and destroyed to make way for new dorms.
The Simmons Estate property, located adjacent from the Ober dorms across Cedar Street, was [...]

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