🌱 Starbucks is leaving Gap—see when and why this store closes.

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• Starbucks is leaving Gap—see when and why this store closes.

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Very warm; a p.m. shower, temps: high: 84, low: 54.
• Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Starbucks is closing 250 stores, including these Pa. locations (pennlive.com) — Residents in Gap will soon lose their local Starbucks at 5360 Lincoln Highway, one of seven Pennsylvania stores the company is closing for performance reasons. The closures, mostly around Philadelphia plus locations in Stroudsburg, Pittsburgh, Blairsville, and Gap, are part of a 250-store reduction across the U.S. and Canada. Plan ahead if this shop is part of your regular routine.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• WIC Clinic - West Chester →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  8:30 am
• WIC Clinic - Coastesville →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  8:30 am
• WIC Clinic - Toughkenamon →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  8:30 am
• Tuberculosis Clinic - West Chester →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• STD/HIV Clinic - West Chester →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• WIC Clinic - Phoenixville →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  9:30 am
• Braves Book Club →
  The Factory Ministries, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise
  10:00 am
• JAZZ on the Patio →
  Ronks PA
  12:00 pm
• Town Tours and Village Walks: Kennett Square – A Hotbed of Social Reform →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Youth Center Open Door Night →
  The Factory Ministries, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• The Brakeman's Curse at Strasburg Rail Road →
  Strasburg Rail Road, 301 Gap Road, Ronks
• Fall Shopping Package at Kitchen Kettle Village →
  Kitchen Kettle Village, 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, (Route 340), Intercourse

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Weis Markets posted a job opening for Floral Sales Associate in Gap. Apply here.
• TJX posted a job opening for Cashier Full Availability in Parkesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gap here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Holland

• 7 events in Lancaster County this weekend, from I-105 Fallfest to Harvest Breakfast (lancasteronline.com)
• 2-day Amish wagon train will end with Stoltzfus family homestead pavilion dedication this weekend (lancasteronline.com)
• Lancaster County Births: September 30, 2026 (lancasteronline.com)

Strasburg

• Trains in the garden (riverreporter.com)
• Sellersville Man Ubers Hour+ For Sex With Teen Girl, Busted By Predator Hunters Instead: Cops (dailyvoice.com)

Ok Gap! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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