🌱 Miss last week’s Lititz headlines? See what readers clicked most
Lititz, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Lititz! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Miss last week’s Lititz headlines? See what readers clicked most
- How a Lititz Run mill is becoming a $4.6M wedding venue
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a shower in spots, temps: high: 59, low: 49.
- Friday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire sold: Top 5 most-read stories May 4-10 (lancasteronline.com) — Last week’s most-read stories include a Lititz-focused tribute to OB-GYN Dr. Dan Kegel, who delivered thousands of Lancaster County babies and most recently practiced at UPMC Magee-Womens Lititz. Another widely read piece covered a Lititz man seriously injured while crossing Rothsville Road on the Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail, alongside broader county news and the sale of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. 
• Future wedding venue at Compass Mill on Lititz Run recruits former Lancaster chef as manager (lancasteronline.com) — A historic mill site along Lititz Run in Warwick Township is being transformed into a $4.6 million wedding and event venue slated to open in 2027, with Lancaster restaurateur Daniel LeBoon hired to run operations. The Compass Mill complex may also add a fine-dining restaurant in the nearby Pink House, while LeBoon simultaneously revives the Franklin House Tavern in Schaefferstown.
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Manheim Community Library, 547 N Penryn Rd, Manheim
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Sewer Authority Meeting →
East Lampeter Twp Police Department East Lampeter Township Municipal Offices Public Meeting Room, 2250 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA, 17602, United States
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5th to 6th Grade Parent Night Middle Schools
Hempfield SD East Petersburg, PA 17520
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Zoning Hearing Board Meeting
Penn Township, 97 N Penryn Rd, Manheim
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5th to 6th Grade Student Move-up Day
Hempfield SD East Petersburg, PA 17520
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My cat has recently got out of the house.
I’ve looked everywhere and it’s been 3 days and still no sign of him. His one ear is clipped. If anyone has seen him or does see him please contact… (Nextdoor Kissel Hill Commons)
- Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Shift Stocking Associate| Four 10 Hour Shifts in Lititz. Apply here.
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member - Up to $15.00 in Manheim. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lititz here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manheim
- Penny's ice cream to open walk-up window at Manheim Township production space (lancasteronline.com)
- Tyler Hubbard & Nate Smith to headline the 2026 I-105 FALLFEST Country Music Festival (wiov.com)
- Former ‘Make a Wish' kids join Mother's Day fundraiser in Lancaster County (pennlive.com)
Ephrata
- Man left child in vehicle for over an hour while playing skill games at Lancaster County store, police say (wtae.com)
- Hempfield, Conestoga Valley will square off for L-L League volleyball gold after semifinal wins (lancasteronline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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