🌱 Township seeks mowing bids for Beaver Valley Pike land
Willow Street, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Willow Street! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Township seeks mowing bids for Beaver Valley Pike land
- Food inspections flag issues at three Willow Street establishments
- A smaller Prussian Street Arcade opens in Willow Street
Also on today's calendar: The 2026 Christmas Show: Winter Wonderland and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 56, low: 40.
- Friday: Cloudy, a shower; windy, with a high of 45 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SEALED BIDS FOR MOWING The Township of Strasburg is seeking sealed bids for the mowing (lancasteronline.com) — Strasburg Township is seeking bids for a three-year contract to mow about 31.5 acres near 1318 Beaver Valley Pike in Willow Street. Contractors must attend a Nov. 25 site meeting at 1 p.m. and submit bids by 3 p.m. Dec. 7 for work beginning Jan. 1, 2027. 
• Lancaster County food safety inspections for the week of Nov. 2-8 (spotlightpa.org) — Willow Street's George's at Kendig Square, Kendig Movie Square and S & M Caribbean Taste appear in the latest county food inspection roundup. Inspectors recorded two low-priority violations at George's and an expired manager certification at the cinema. Both violations at S & M Caribbean Taste were corrected during its Nov. 4 inspection.
• Prussian Street Arcade opens smaller vendor marketplace in Willow Street (lancasteronline.com) — Willow Street has a new marketplace featuring about 50 vendors selling handmade, vintage and curated goods. Prussian Street Arcade opened Nov. 7 at Willow Valley Crossroads, between Jersey Mike's and Domino's, offering a smaller neighborhood version of the marketplace its owners previously operated in Manheim.
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★ Featured events ★
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The 2026 Christmas Show: Winter Wonderland →
American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster
3:00 pm
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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Lancaster County Investment Board →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
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Valued Volunteers: Together We Read workshop
Burrowes Elementary, 1001 East Orange Street, Lancaster
5:00 pm -
Retirement Board →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
9:00 am -
1719 Museum | Longhouse Ecological Garden →
1719 Museum, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street
9:00 am -
The 2026 Christmas Show: Winter Wonderland →
American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster
3:00 pm -
Children & Youth Social Service Agency Citizens' Advisory Board →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
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Lancaster Airport Authority →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar
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County Commissioners' Work Session →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
10:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Board of Assessment Appeals →
Suite 310 - Conference Room, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
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Election Board Meeting →
Conference Room 701, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
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EMS Oversight and Implementation Advisory Committee →
Manheim Township Municipal Office, Lancaster
1:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Server in Willow Street. Apply here.
- Willow Valley Communities posted a job opening for Menu Dining Server in Willow Street. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Willow Street here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lampeter
- Lancaster man sentenced to prison for illegal handgun purchase conspiracy (wgal.com)
Lancaster
- Ollie's, Lancaster law enforcement team up for Toys for Tots shopping spree (abc27.com)
- Leak in a Lancaster neighborhood leaves a small business owner livid (fox43.com)
- Rising prices impact grocery shopping habits in Lancaster County (wgal.com)
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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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