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Hershey, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Hershey! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new vice dean could shape Hershey’s medical research future
  • Dauphin County community reeling after deadly shooting near Hershey Medical Center
  • How PSP cadets training in Hershey can now earn college credit

Also on today's calendar: Daniel Tosh.

Today's riddle: What did the big rose say to the little rose? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A.M. drizzle; cloudy and cool, with a high of 61 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer with a bit of rain, temps: high: 73, low: 62.
  • Tuesday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. College of Medicine appoints Indira Mysorekar to vice dean role (psu.edu) — Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey has named renowned researcher Indira Mysorekar as its new vice dean for research, basic science and graduate studies, effective July 1. Her appointment brings extensive NIH-backed experience and a strong mentoring track record that should bolster the College’s research profile, graduate programs, and collaborations that touch patients and trainees in the Hershey community.
   

2. Woman killed in Dauphin County shooting identified, man not expected to survive: troopers (local21news.com) — A Dauphin County woman died and her husband was critically injured in a Jefferson Township shooting that led responders to rush him by helicopter to Hershey Medical Center. State police say his wound was self-inflicted and there’s no ongoing public threat, while the community and colleagues from Upper Dauphin schools mourn the longtime agriculture teacher.
   

3. Local college, PSP to award credit for academy completion (abc27.com) — York College of Pennsylvania is now granting degree credit for Pennsylvania State Police cadets who complete training at the PSP Academy in Hershey, giving troopers a faster, cheaper path to an undergraduate degree. The new agreement turns academy coursework into college credits, creating a more flexible route for law enforcement professionals to advance their education and careers.
   

4. Weatherly Area alum graduates from Widener law school (standardspeaker.com) — A recent Widener Commonwealth Law School graduate now calls an apartment in Hershey home while he prepares for the Pennsylvania Bar Exam in July. The Weatherly native, Christopher “Steph” Yurchak, earned dean’s list honors, clerked for a Carbon County judge, and previously graduated from Penn State and Weatherly Area schools.
   

5. Sweet success (observer-reporter.com) — Hershey recently hosted the ceremony where Destination Candy of Washington received a 2026 Governor’s Achievement Employer Award for its second-chance hiring practices. The minority-owned candy shop and bakery partners with workforce programs to employ people facing barriers like addiction recovery and post-incarceration, showing how a statewide honor presented in Hershey reflects broader efforts to expand opportunity across Pennsylvania communities.
   

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  • Hello has anyone lost a cat in hershey ??
    Hes black and white tuxedo cat he may look like other lost cats but this one is very different . He has one white small spot on his lip and thats all… (Nextdoor Briarcrest)
  • Penn State Health posted a job opening for Medical Office Associate - Medicine in Hershey. Apply here.
  • Latitude Inc posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Specialist in Hershey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hershey here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hiya. Bud!! (Thank you Noreen F. for sending it in!)
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