
Joe Hermitt
Photo Department Lead at The Patriot-News
Photo Lead for The Patriot-News and @PennLive. Been here since 1997, covering @PennStateFball since 2000. Opinions are my own. Former legit blue check holder.
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1 month ago |
dailyitem.com | Joe Hermitt
The Penn State football team made their annual visit to the Penn State Health Children’s Hospital Wednesday afternoon. The team gathered in the Tree House Café inside the Children’s Hospital to spend time with patients and their families, doing arts and crafts and playing games. kF=mk=:m$:8? FA 7@C E96 !6??{:G6’D !6?? $E2E6 ?6HD=6EE6CD[ E96 52:=J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^=:?<]A6??=:G6]4@>^;@:?^e7=^D:8?FAQ E:E=6lQ9EEADi^^=:?<]A6??=:G6]4@>^;@:?^e7=^D:8?FAQm!6??
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pennlive.com | Joe Hermitt
Penn State FootballPublished: May. 28, 2025, 10:05 p.m.Penn State football team visits children's hospitalThe Penn State football team made their annual visit to the Penn State Health Children’s Hospital Wednesday afternoon. The team gathered in the Tree House Café inside the Children’s Hospital to spend time with patients and their families, doing arts and crafts and playing games.
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pennlive.com | Joe Hermitt
PromsUpdated: May. 17, 2025, 9:03 p.m.|Published: May. 17, 2025, 9:02 p.m.West Perry High School prom, 2025West Perry High School held its prom Saturday night at the Stone Ridge Acres in McAlisterville. We hope you enjoy the photos captured at the event, taken by PennLive photographer Vicki Vellios Briner. PennLive will be sending photographers to many central Pa. proms throughout the season, which continues through early June. Our coverage can be found on our prom page.
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1 month ago |
pennlive.com | Joe Hermitt
PromsUpdated: May. 16, 2025, 5:16 a.m.|Published: May. 16, 2025, 5:15 a.m.Unique looks from area proms, 2025Prom season is in full swing and PennLive photographers have been traveling far and wide to cover proms from Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, York and Adams Counties. We hope you enjoy the photos. PennLive will be sending photographers to many central Pa. proms throughout the season, which continues through early June. Our coverage can be found on our prom page.
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1 month ago |
pennlive.com | Joe Hermitt
Food & DiningPublished: May. 16, 2025, 5:10 a.m.Pork souvlaki from the PA Greek FestIf you’re craving gyros, moussaka and baklava, the region’s biggest Greek festival is the place to go. Started in 1972, the three-day PA Greek Fest at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Wormleysburg has grown into one of the largest ethnic festivals in the state, attracting more than 30,000 visitors. Church volunteers invest hundreds of hours preparing traditional dishes from pastitsio to pastries.
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Ephrata High School prom: See 58 photos from Saturday’s event by Abe Jais. https://t.co/BrS2aJ3Y5O @PennLive @GoMounts https://t.co/DrAIYIg9hC

Dover High School prom: See 75 photos from Saturday’s event by Chase Hellwig. https://t.co/mK9mn2q7DH @PennLive @dasdhighschool https://t.co/1FfARBV2Sh

Hempfield High School prom: See 55 photos from Saturday’s event by Clara Hill. https://t.co/f4gwUP7ibh @PennLive @hempfield https://t.co/p1rT9RTUa9