The Penbrook Borough Police Department is currently accepting applications for the position of full-time police officer from any Act 120 certified persons. The department is a premier accredited agency with 9 full-time and 1 part-time officers. Act 120 Certified is preferred but not required. Those hired without previous training will be paid to attend the academy and their tuition paid as well. Borough Council recently approved a lateral transfer incentive for up to 10 years of full-time experience. Under the current contract, officers with 6 to 10 years will earn a base salary of $80,488.00 in 2026. Paid time off will be commensurate with prior years of service as well. Please click the Additional Information button for more info and download an application.

Penbrook Borough News

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The Borough of Penbrook seeks an Assistant Borough Manager to support daily municipal operations and assist the Borough Manager. This leadership role assumes Borough Manager duties in their absence.
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The Administrative office will be closed on Thursday, January 1st, 2026. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Administrative office will be closed on Thursday, December 25th, 2025. ... See MoreSee Less

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The December 17th Borough Stormwater Authority Meeting has been canceled. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Administrative Office will be closed November 27th and 28th, 2025 in observance of Thanksgiving. ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations to our newly elected administration/fire officers for 2026:

President: Joshua Sherrid
Vice President: Rob Robinson
Treasurer: Michaila Brady
Trustee: Frederick Daniels
Trustee: David Lugo
Trustee: Nakai Sheppard
Recording Secretary: Steven Murphy
Financial Secretary: Robin Bloss
Master at Arms: Dave Deardorff
Chaplain: Mark Halliday

Department Fire Chief: Steven Murphy
Deputy Fire Chief: Rob Robinson

Assistant Fire Chief, Captain, lieutenant will be announced in the next week.

We would like to welcome two new members who have been voted into membership:

Probationary ff: Grace Wagner
Probationary ff: Alex Prudhomme

We look forward to 2026 as we have a lot of events planned with our 120th anniversary!
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Mark your calendars! Santa will be doing his annual trip to Penbrook Saturday December 20th from 9AM-2PM. Listen for the sirens as Santa will only hit the main streets of the borough and will end at the borough building. We will post Santa’s location throughout the day. ... See MoreSee Less

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Engine 301 assisted with a 1st alarm building fire this afternoon/evening in swatara township. The engine also handled a transfer to Harrisburg city station 2 and a fire alarm downtown this evening.

Photo credit to Easton Watkins
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Engine 301 with 4, currently on a transfer to city station 2. ... See MoreSee Less

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