children's bedtimes Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania: A giant M&M is dropped at midnight UTC to correspond with midnight in sister city Letterkenny in Ireland. This changed to a Dove chocolate bar in 2012–13; both Dove and M&M's are manufactured in Elizabethtown. Falmouth, Pennsylvania: A stuffed goat is dropped. Halifax, Pennsylvania: A Hemlock tree is dropped. Hallam, Pennsylvania: A replica of the Haines Shoe House is dropped. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: A strawberry is dropped. Hanover, Pennsylvania: A Three Foot Pac-Man is Dropped at Midnight Hershey, Pennsylvania: A Hershey Kiss replica is raised. Highspire, Pennsylvania: Highspire drops candy in commemoration of the Knights Candy Store that operated there during the 1950s to 1970s. Hummelstown, Pennsylvania: A lollipop is dropped. Ickesburg, Pennsylvania: A french fry is dropped.' Kennett Square, Pennsylvania: For 2014, a steel mushroom was dropped. Kennett Square, often called "The Mushroom Capital of the World", is one of the largest growers of mushrooms. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: A red rose is dropped. Lebanon, Pennsylvania: A 100-pound stick of Lebanon Bologna is dropped. The bologna itself is distributed to a local food bank and animal shelter following the drop. For the 2016-2017 this has been modified to ten 20 sticks. Lewistown, Pennsylvania: A bag of Hartley's potato chips is dropped. Lisburn, Pennsylvania: A pair of yellow pants or "britches" is dropped in honor of the Yellow Breeches Creek. Lititz, Pennsylvania: A Moravian star is raised. Liverpool, Pennsylvania: A canal boat is dropped. Marysville, Pennsylvania: A replica of the Rockville Bridge that was made my a local Cub Scout Pack is being dropped Media, Pennsylvania: A ball is dropped. Manheim, Pennsylvania: A ball is raised. McClure, Pennsylvania: A kettle is dropped in honor of McClure Bean Soup Festival. McVeytown, Pennsylvania: An ice cream cake is dropped. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: A wrench is dropped. Middletown, Pennsylvania: A metal Rhombicuboctahedron, referred to by the organizers as a "sphoctagon" (portmanteau of sphere and octagon), is dropped. Myerstown, Pennsylvania: A tablet of Bayer aspirin has been dropped since 2013–14; Bayer operates a manufacturing plant in Myerstown. New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania: A box huckleberry is dropped. Newville, Pennsylvania: A big spring is dropped. Palmyra, Pennsylvania: "The Giant Shoe" is dropped. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A ball representing the planet earth, made of recycled materials, was raised for 2007. Plains Township, Pennsylvania: , for 2023, a replica brick is dropped. Port Royal, Pennsylvania: A sprint car is dropped. Pottsville, Pennsylvania: A bottle of Yuengling beer is raised. Reamstown,