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Dauphin, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Do you need to change where you vote in Dauphin County?
  • Planning a Hersheypark trip? Here’s what changes at the gate

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Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 48.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Changes coming to several Dauphin County polling places (abc27.com) — If you vote in Dauphin County, double-check your polling place before the May 2026 primary, because several districts in Middletown, Derry Township, Lower Paxton, and West Hanover have new locations. Updated voter ID cards and postcards will remind affected residents, and mail ballots for the primary are being sent out soon.
   

• Hersheypark fans react to new safety measures coming this year (local21news.com) — If you’re heading to Hersheypark in Dauphin County this season, expect new photo-based reentry checks instead of the old hand stamps. Park officials say the system should cut down on ticket misuse and improve safety after a recent opening-weekend fight, though some guests are uneasy about the change. Regular visitors say they’ll accept the photos if it keeps families feeling secure.
   

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  • The Giant Company posted a job opening for PT Janitor - 6090 in Halifax. Apply here.
  • Foundation Building Materials posted a job opening for Stocker in Harrisburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dauphin here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Cumberland County is closing 6 libraries this week for an important reason (pennlive.com)

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Harrisburg

  • Lawsuit claims Harrisburg leaders mishandled harassment, discrimination complaints (local21news.com)
  • 'I'm disappointed': Harrisburg JCC fitness community left in dark amid closure, furloughs (local21news.com)
  • Community rally to increase funding for rape crisis centers held at PA State Capitol (fox43.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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