🌱 When you can catch the Holiday Train Show in Hershey

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In today's newsletter:

• When you can catch the Holiday Train Show in Hershey
• What the massive new State Police Academy build means for Hershey

Also on today's calendar: Tanger Outlets Hershey and Lancaster Extend Holiday Shopping Hours for Last-Minute Gifting and 4 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Michael Y.!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: A few morning showers, temps: high: 53, low: 25.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Holiday Train Show At The Hershey History Center! Candy Cane Countdown (iheart.com) — Hershey families can enjoy the 2025 Holiday Train Show at the Hershey History Center, a detailed model railway display included with museum admission at 40 Northeast Drive. Extended hours run from November 28 through December 29, 2025, with Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday openings, early closures on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and last train admission at 3:45 p.m.
   

• Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner departing, to join FBI (abc27.com) — Hershey’s long-standing State Police Academy is getting its most significant upgrade since 1960, with a new five-story marquee building and expanded training facilities now under construction along East Hersheypark Drive. At the same time, State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris will retire in early 2026, with Lt. Col. George Bivens stepping in as Acting Commissioner.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hershey

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Live Music in Lobbies Today
  Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Ctr, 500 University Dr, Hershey
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Tanger Outlets Hershey and Lancaster Extend Holiday Shopping Hours for Last-Minute Gifting
  Tanger Outlets Hershey , 46 Outlet Square , Hershey
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• SOLD OUT-HOT COCOA BAR-Pick Your Project Workshop
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Hershey , 70 Outlet Square , Hershey
  10:00 am
• Bridgeport Islanders at Hershey Bears
  Giant Center , 550 Hersheypark Dr , Hershey
  7:00 pm
• Hershey Cubs vs Red Bank Generals
  Hersheypark Arena , 100 Hersheypark Dr , Hershey
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Hersheypark Christmas Candylane
  Hersheypark Stadium , 100 Hersheypark Dr , Hershey
  12:00 pm
• Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
  Giant Center , 550 Hersheypark Dr , Hershey
  12:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Debut Author Book Club @ Book Bar
  Book Bar , 50 N Railroad St , Palmyra
  11:30 am
• Palmyra Senior Community Center: Prize Bingo
  101 S Railroad St , Palmyra
  5:30 pm
• Songwriters Round
  Allen Theatre , 36 E Main St , Annville
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Tito's Takeover
  Rising Sun Bar & Kitchen , 2850 Horseshoe Pike , Palmyra
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Happy Hour with Santa
  Rising Sun Bar & Kitchen , 2850 Horseshoe Pike , Palmyra
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Penn State Health posted a job opening for Pharmacy Insurance Authorization Specialist - 25 Hope Dr Pharmacy in Hershey. Apply here.
• AEG posted a job opening for Senior Area Manager - Games in Hershey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hershey here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palmyra

• Palmyra swimming sweeps Gettysburg in MPC-Keystone action (pennlive.com)
• N. Londonderry Twp. officials approve 2026 general budget with no tax increase (lebtown.com)
• Featured Lebanon Valley events for the weekend of Dec. 19 to Dec. 21 (lebtown.com)

Hummelstown

• Pearl Catherine Miller (thesunontheweb.com)
• Ronald Joseph 'Joe' Koch (thesunontheweb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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