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Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Warwick Twp. OKs United Zion Retirement Community expansion, displacing mobile home residents (lancasteronline.com) — Warwick Township supervisors have approved United Zion Retirement Community’s Lititz expansion, a move that will displace about 70 Plateau Village mobile home households by year’s end while adding 78 new senior units. Supervisors also cleared a larger mixed-use building to replace the former La Piazza on Lititz Pike and okayed Rock Lititz testing a temporary structure for a major UFC event.
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2. East Cocalico Twp. property sold for $3.9M [Lancaster County deeds recorded: April 20, 2026] (lancasteronline.com) — Recent Lancaster County deed filings include a property transfer on Pennwick Drive in Lititz Borough and multiple sales in nearby Warwick Township and along Lititz Pike. The list details who bought and sold each property and for how much, offering a snapshot of current real estate activity around Lititz and the wider county.
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3. The 9 Most Peaceful Towns In Pennsylvania That Will Make You Forget All Your Troubles (familydestinationsguide.com) — Lititz is highlighted as one of Pennsylvania’s most peaceful towns, praised for its brick-lined main street, Lititz Springs Park, and long-running Wilbur Chocolate tradition. The article invites you to slow down here with local shops, family-friendly park gatherings, and relaxed small-town charm that helps worries fade. It also compares Lititz with eight other tranquil Pennsylvania getaways.
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4. Lititz retirement community honors seniors turning 100 this year (fox43.com) — Five residents at Luther Acres in Lititz just celebrated reaching 100 years old, complete with roses, cake, and a rousing “Happy Birthday.” Friends, family, and staff gathered at the local retirement community to honor the centenarians, including Evelyn Spiese, who reflected on the life lessons that come with a full century.
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5. UFC Built Its Freedom 250 White House Arena in Small-Town Pennsylvania First, and Locals Thought a Rollercoaster Was Going Up (middleeasy.com) — If you saw a huge framework rising in Lititz and wondered about a new thrill ride, it was actually the UFC quietly test-building its massive Freedom 250 arena. The promotion assembled the structure here before hauling it to Washington for a high-profile White House event, briefly turning Lititz into a behind-the-scenes hub for one of its most ambitious shows.
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