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🌱 Worried about your new Lancaster County assessment? Here’s what it really means.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Lancaster! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Worried about your new Lancaster County assessment? Here’s what it really means.
  • Lancaster County man faces multiple charges after alleged Manheim Township altercation.
  • See how a Lancaster dad’s big makeover turned out on TV

Also on today's calendar: SparkDate: Speed Dating for App-Burned Singles and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: A blend of sun and clouds, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
  • Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here's more than you wanted to know about the 2026 Lancaster County property reassessment (lancasteronline.com) — Every property in Lancaster County is getting a new assessed value for taxes as the 2026 countywide reassessment takes effect on January 1, 2027. The piece explains why values jumped, how millage rates must adjust, and what homeowners should know about appeals, timelines, and how the changes could affect their future property tax bills.
   

• Lancaster man accused of strangling person during fight, threatening to kill them: police (local21news.com) — Police in Lancaster County have charged a local man in connection with an alleged assault and threats made during an argument in Manheim Township. The incident reportedly happened on Knollwood Drive, and the defendant is currently free on bail while awaiting a preliminary hearing in county court.
   

• Watch: Lancaster dad gets makeover on NBC's 'Today' show (lancasteronline.com) — A local Lancaster father, Marty Molitoris, just got a national spotlight with a dramatic makeover on NBC’s “Today with Jenna and Sheinelle.” After losing more than 150 pounds, his family helped surprise him with a sharp new look and fresh confidence, which they shared proudly with LNP|LancasterOnline and viewers across the country.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning nieghbors,this is a post in response to the request for grapes and watermelon 🍉, Stauffers of Kissel hill has watermelon slices @99 cents per lb.
    ,watermelon @3.99lb,do ,friday-sunday,do not know if they are seeded . (Nextdoor East Side)
  • Giant Food Stores, LLC posted a job opening for PT Janitor (evenings & weekends) - 6484 in Lancaster. Apply here.
  • TreeHouse Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation-2 in Lancaster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lancaster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Millersville

  • Archaeological dig uncovers one of Lancaster County's oldest taverns (wgal.com)
  • Lancaster County Juneteenth events include block party, reenactment, mixer, jazz festival (lancasteronline.com)
  • Iron Leg charity football game is a chance to relive glory days and raise money for a good cause (lancasteronline.com)

Lampeter

  • Retailer for ‘preppy American lifestyle' to open another store in central Pa. (pennlive.com)
  • Rocky Springs Carousel's future with Choo Choo Barn signed into reality (lancasteronline.com)
  • People stuck on Dutch Wonderland ride had to be rappelled down to the ground (lancasteronline.com)

Ok Lancaster! 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 synonym roll! (Thank you Sue P. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lancaster

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.