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🌱 What Mechanicsburg police handled during a busy late-September weekend.

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Mechanicsburg police handled during a busy late-September weekend.
  • How Mechanicsburg's late surge buried Cumberland Valley in field hockey
  • Why soaring insurance costs finally shut down Mechanicsburg's Williams Grove Park

Also on today's calendar: Grandparenting Matters and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Incident Blotter 9-28-26 (crimewatchpa.com) — Mechanicsburg police responded to dozens of calls between Sept. 25 and 27, ranging from noise complaints and school-related juvenile issues to hit-and-run crashes, intoxicated individuals, and suspicious activity around Memorial Park and Main Street. Officers also managed Fall Fest traffic and parking, assisted EMS and fire crews, and conducted numerous traffic stops and extra patrols throughout borough neighborhoods and school zones.
   

• Libby Olivetti, Mechanicsburg field hockey win physical battle with Cumberland Valley (pennlive.com) — Mechanicsburg field hockey fans just saw a big home win, as the Wildcats exploded for three fourth-quarter goals to beat Cumberland Valley 5-2 on Monday. Led by Libby Olivetti's two scores and key tactical adjustments, Mechanicsburg moved to 8-2 and showed how quickly momentum can swing when they focus on passing instead of physical play.
   

• 14 Abandoned American Theme Parks and Exactly What Closed Each One (discoverwildscience.com) — One of the most striking stories in this rundown of abandoned theme parks is Mechanicsburg's own Williams Grove Amusement Park, which operated from 1850 until insurance costs forced its closure in 2005. The piece explains how soaring liability premiums, not a lack of visitors, doomed Williams Grove and many other parks, and why beloved rides like the Cyclone coaster ultimately disappeared.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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