🌱 How a New Jersey mail-theft ring may have hit Carlisle residents
Coffee in hand, Carlisle? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a New Jersey mail-theft ring may have hit Carlisle residents
- How Trinity’s latest win shapes the District 3 tennis race
Also on today's calendar: Collectors Online Auction | '57 Corvette | '57 Messerschmitt | Art | Antiques and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
- Saturday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 84, low: 51.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 57 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two NY Residents Busted In Multi-State Mail Theft Ring: Weehawken PD (dailyvoice.com) — Mail stolen in a New Jersey mailbox-fishing scheme included items addressed to residents in Carlisle, meaning some local checks or personal mail may have been compromised. Police in Weehawken are working with federal and regional agencies to pursue additional charges and contact affected jurisdictions. 
• Trinity boys take down Camp Hill, continue push for District 3 team tennis tournament berth (cumberlink.com) — Trinity’s boys tennis team continued its strong season with a Mid-Penn Colonial win over Camp Hill at Siebert Park, keeping their push for a District 3 team tournament berth alive. For Carlisle-area fans, the match adds context to a busy local high school sports scene that also includes upcoming projects and business changes mentioned in related coverage.
📸 Around Carlisle
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Collectors Online Auction | '57 Corvette | '57 Messerschmitt | Art | Antiques
Online Auction,
10:00 am
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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Central PA Cremation Society Morning Mixer
The Bridges at Bent Creek , 2100 Bent Creek Blvd. , Mechanicsburg
8:00 am -
Power Hour Networking Lunch - Monterrey Tacos
Monterrey Tacos , 29 E King Street , Shippensburg
12:00 pm -
Evening Mixer - Mud Luv Pottery Studio
Mud Luv Pottery , 210 C Street , Carlisle
4:30 pm -
Bowl for Kids' Sake
Midway Bowling , 1561 Holly Pike , Carlisle
6:00 pm -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
PA Outdoor Economy Summit + Industry Expo
Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center , 215 Innovation Blvd , State College
12:00 pm -
State of Education Breakfast 2026
Carlisle Comfort Suites , 10 S. Hanover St. , Carlisle
7:30 am
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
Tuesday April 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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2026 Match Madness Celebration
Carlisle Country Club , 1242 Harrisburg Pike , Carlisle
11:30 am -
2026 Dills Celtic Festival
Dill's Tavern , 227 N Baltimore St , Dillsburg
4:30 pm -
4/17/26- Painting With Sam- Lavender
The Winery at the Long Shot Farm , 1925 McClures Gap Rd , Carlisle
6:00 pm -
Spring Garden Party
The Mercantile of Mechanicsburg , 13 E Main St , Mechanicsburg
9:00 am -
William Penn Varsity Softball @ Boiling Springs
Boiling Springs High School , 21 Academy St , Boiling Springs
10:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’m a local beekeeper with my own apiary here in the carlisle area and I also run a full-service pest control business.
This spring/summer swarm season is picking up, so I wanted to let everyone know I’m available for honey bee swarm catching and colony cutouts … (Nextdoor Bottom of North Mountain) - I heard a loud boom about 10 minutes ago, and now there are a bunch of fire trucks racing north on I-81.
Anyone know what it was, if these are related? (Nextdoor Middlesex)
- Palette Hotels posted a job opening for Housekeeping Room Attendant - Homewood Suites Carlisle, PA in Carlisle. Apply here.
- Chilli's posted a job opening for Server - Carlisle Chili's in Carlisle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carlisle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Boiling Springs
- Waynesboro's John Kahl hits home run, also pitches in win over Boiling Springs (pennlive.com)
Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg sophomore thrives on the lacrosse field while managing Type 1 diabetes (fox43.com)
- Cedar Cliff's Ian Ripple homers in baseball victory over Mechanicsburg (pennlive.com)
- Child, 9, hit by car while biking to school in Cumberland County: police (local21news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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