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Greencastle, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Greencastle! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where to find a free Thanksgiving meal in Greencastle
  • Greencastle senior food distributions draw county recognition
  • Greencastle Galaxy teams finish fall soccer with tournament runs

Also on today's calendar: Allison-Antrim March Speaker Meeting and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with occasional rain, temps: high: 56, low: 41.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower; breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Where to get a free Thanksgiving meal in Franklin County in 2026 (publicopiniononline.com) — Greencastle residents have two free Thanksgiving meal options November 26: carry-out at Greencastle Presbyterian Church and dine-in or takeout at Greencastle Sportsman's Club. The club meal, hosted by Tuscarora Bible Church, also offers delivery for elderly and disabled residents. Reserve that meal by 5 p.m. November 20 at 717-414-3677.
   

2. Franklin County commissioners met today where they discussed hunger and homelessness (tristatealert.com) — Monthly food distributions at Greencastle Senior Center have served more than 700 seniors across six events, Commissioner John Flannery said. Helping Hands and Caring Hearts, the nonprofit organizing them, was slated for recognition as Franklin County commissioners focused on hunger and homelessness at their November 10 meeting.
   

3. Club soccer roundup: Smithsburg, Waynesboro crown champs at URSL Tournament (localnews1.org) — Greencastle Galaxy 2 reached its tournament bracket final after winning all three pool games, then fell 5-2 to Boonsboro AYSO Big Blue. Galaxy 1 also had a strong finish, taking second in its regular-season division with a 5-3 record and reaching a tournament final whose result was not reported.
   

4. Congress Turns Blue (theslateonline.com) — Rep. John Joyce won reelection in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District, which includes Franklin County, according to this election roundup. It also reports a second term for Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic majorities in both state legislative chambers, but provides no results for Greencastle's local offices.
   

5. Matthew 'Tater' Bookheimer 1998-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com) — Matthew “Tater” Bookheimer, 28, of Hustontown, who worked at Staples Warehouse in Greencastle and Franklin Storage in Chambersburg, died November 9 in Hershey. A Forbes Road High School graduate, he loved dirt track racing. His funeral is November 14 at 11 a.m. at Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home in McConnellsburg.
   

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    Thursday November 12
  • Besore - Fall Stem Program (Ages 6-12)
    Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library, 305 E Baltimore St, Greencast
    5:00 pm
  • Besore- LETS TALK ONLINE SAFETY: PROTECTING YOUR CHILD IN THE DIGIT
    Lilian S Besore Memorial Library, 305 E Baltimore St, Greencastle
    6:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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