🌱 How Christiana responders handled a heartbreaking Route 41 tragedy
Christiana, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Christiana! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Christiana responders handled a heartbreaking Route 41 tragedy
Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 62, low: 54.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pa. boy, 4, killed by tractor-trailer was crossing road to farm: police (pennlive.com) — Emergency responders from Christiana were called after a 4-year-old Amish boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Route 41 in nearby West Fallowfield Township on Sept. 24. Police say the child was crossing to help with farm work when he was hit, and the investigation continues with no charges filed so far. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
9:00 am
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
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High School Homecoming Week
Solanco SD Christiana, PA 17509
8:00 am -
High School Homecoming Football Game
Solanco SD Christiana, PA 17509
7:00 pm -
Knitting Club →
Moores Memorial Library, 9 W Slokom Ave, Christiana
1:30 pm
Monday October 5
Friday October 9
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Monster Truck Fall Bash →
Buck Motorsports Park & Entertainment Complex, 900 Lancaster Pike, Quarryville
6:00 pm -
Local Jokerz →
Andréa's Jazz Café, 236 Lincoln Highway East, Coatesville
7:30 pm -
Fall Shopping Package at Kitchen Kettle Village →
Kitchen Kettle Village, 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, (Route 340), Intercourse -
Household Hazardous Waste Collection - Downingtown →
Chester County, PA Calendar
9:00 am -
Tyler Ross at Stoltzfus Farm Service →
Stoltzfus Farm Service, 1043 Gap Newport Pike, Cochranville
12:00 pm -
Tyler Ross: Stoltzfus Farm Service Fall Show Appearance →
Stoltzfus Farm Service, 1043 Gap Newport Pike, Cochranville
12:00 pm -
400 Bears at Brothers on the Brandywine Beer Garden →
Brothers on the Brandywine Beer Garden, Coatesville
2:00 pm -
The Keystone Breakers →
Coatesville PA
2:00 pm -
In-Person Small Business Consulting Office Hours in Coatesville- Kutztown SBDC →
357 Lincoln Hwy E, Coatesville
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Parkesburg. Apply here.
- The Martin-Brower Company posted a job opening for Warehouse Inventory Cycle Counter in Coatesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Christiana here.
🗞 Nearby News
Quarryville
- LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Little Britain Township Board of Supervisors shall (lancasteronline.com)
- 32 new measles cases in Lancaster County this week; state total nears 1,000 (lancasteronline.com)
- 8 Best Hidden Pie Diners In Pennsylvania Worth Leaving Town For On Sunday (takingthekids.com)
Strasburg
- IHG 15% Off Awards At Select New & Refreshed Hotels Through March 31, 2027 (loyaltylobby.com)
- Rev. Robert L. Baldwin (solomonswords.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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