🌱 Why E-town schools are raising taxes despite more state funding
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Elizabethtown! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why E-town schools are raising taxes despite more state funding
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 95, low: 71.
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lancaster County school districts to receive $360M in state education funding for 2026-27 (lancasteronline.com) — Elizabethtown Area School District will see only a modest $63,783 increase in basic state education funding for 2026-27, forcing continued budget tightening despite a 4.3% property tax hike and school construction plans. Local leaders say late budgets and rising special education costs are squeezing E-town taxpayers, prompting cuts like full-day kindergarten while they question why nearby, smaller districts receive similar state aid. 
📸 Around Elizabethtown
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132,
2:00 pm
Saturday July 18
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Other local events
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Buildings & Grounds Committee Meeting (Formerly Physical Plant Committee)
Lower Dauphin SD Elizabethtown, PA 17022
8:30 am -
The Downward Dogs @ TJ Rockwells →
T.J. Rockwell's, 800 Mt Gretna Rd, Elizabethtown
6:00 pm -
Samara Summer Social 2026 →
Moonstone Manor, 2048 Zeager Rd, Elizabethtown
5:30 pm -
JasonKnorrMusic: TM Entertainment Presents: Jason Knorr @ Moo Duck Brewery →
Moo-Duck Brewery, 79 S Wilson Ave, Elizabethtown
5:30 pm
Wednesday July 22
Friday July 31
Saturday August 1
📣 Elizabethtown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Strength & Stretching 50+ →
Palmyra Public Library , 50 Landings Dr, Annville, PA, 17003, United States
10:00 am -
Artist Lecture - Details to be announced — Mount Gretna School of Art →
The Hall of Philosophy at PA Chautauqua, 212 Gettysburg Ave, Mt Gretna
10:00 am -
Book Sale @ 1st UMC
Palmyra Public Library Palmyra 1st United Methodist Church, 520 E Birch St, Palmyra, PA, 17078, United States
10:00 am -
Wondrous Wednesday
Middletown Public Library 20 North Catherine Street, Middletown, PA 17057
10:30 am -
Little Explorers Downtown @ PCOB
Palmyra Public Library Palmyra Church of the Brethren, 45 N Chestnut St, Palmyra, PA, 17078, United States
10:30 am -
Tax Collector Hours
Middletown Borough Hall Borough Hall Tax Office, 60 W Emaus Street, Middletown, PA, 17057, United States
5:00 pm -
South Central Transit Authority →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 45 Erick Rd, Lancaster
6:00 pm -
The Exactlys @ Mt. Gretna Hideaway →
Mount Gretna Hideaway, 40 Boulevard Ave, Mt Gretna
6:00 pm
Wednesday July 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Elizabethtown College posted a job opening for Assistant Cross Country Coach in Elizabethtown. Apply here.
- ManpowerGroup posted a job opening for Starbucks Distribution Forklift Operators in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elizabethtown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hershey
- The Hershey Co. launches Reese's Pieces innovation (foodbusinessnews.net)
- Your chance to win tickets to Hersheypark (audacy.com)
- Orphan bear cubs among new animal additions at ZooAmerica (fox43.com)
Columbia
- Intermittent road closures, detours ahead for Malleable Road in Columbia (fox43.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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