🌱 What Rothman’s reelection means for Carlisle in the 34th District.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Carlisle! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Rothman’s reelection means for Carlisle in the 34th District.
- How a Carlisle professor is challenging ideas about presidential power.
Also on today's calendar: Your Choice Pantry and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Fog this morning; some sun, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy and warm with showers, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
- Friday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chairman of Pa. GOP wins 2nd term in state senate (pennlive.com) — Voters in Carlisle and surrounding Cumberland County areas will continue being represented by Republican Greg Rothman, who won a second term in the 34th state Senate District with nearly 57% of the vote. The district includes Carlisle, and Rothman emphasizes tackling rising costs through economic growth, tax cuts, and regulatory and permitting reforms in Harrisburg. 
• Professor Amy C. Gaudion to present at constitutional law colloquium (cumberlink.com) — A Carlisle-based law professor is gaining national attention as she presents her latest constitutional law research at a major colloquium in Florida this week. Her work examines limits on presidential power and the role of inspectors general in national security, putting Carlisle’s academic community in the spotlight for cutting-edge legal scholarship.
📸 Around Carlisle
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Farmstand →
Project SHARE Farmstand, 123 Lincoln St, Carlisle
9:00 am
Thursday November 5
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Other local events
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Your Choice Pantry →
Project SHARE Headquarters, 5 N. Orange St. Suite #4, Carlisle
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Cumberland-Perry Drug & Alcohol Commission Community Advisory Board →
Dennis Marion Public Services Building, 16 W. High Street, Carlisle
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Book Club: The Mad Wife by Meagan Church →
The Winery at the Long Shot Farm, 1925 McClure’s Gap Road, Carlisle
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Colby Dove "The 12-String Wonder of the World" at Totem Pole Ranch & Winery →
Totem Pole Ranch & Winery (Carlisle Tasting Room), Carlisle
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MUSIC BINGO with Colby Dove →
Totem Pole Ranch & Winery – Carlisle Tasting Room, 940 Cranes Gap Road, Carlisle
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TRIVIA NIGHT with David 'Bubba' Billman →
Totem Pole Ranch & Winery – Carlisle Tasting Room, 940 Cranes Gap Road, Carlisle
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Farmstand →
Project SHARE Farmstand, 123 Lincoln St, Carlisle
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Lunch Mixer - Home Imagined →
Home Imagined, 1150 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle
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Your Choice Pantry →
Project SHARE Headquarters, 5 N. Orange St. Suite #4, Carlisle
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17th Annual Carlisle Christmas Craft Show →
Carlisle High School, 623 West Penn Street, Carlisle
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Bunting and Banners Photo Program →
Todd Hall, 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle
10:30 am
Thursday November 5
Friday November 6
Saturday November 7
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🗞 Nearby News
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- A Jamaican woman extradited from Panama faces charges in a fake Publishers Clearing House prize scheme that told victims to prepay taxes and fees (newsbreak.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary! (Thank you Bee G. for sending it in!)
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