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Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Elizabethtown! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- See which Elizabethtown homes just sold and for how much
- Why an Elizabethtown man now faces serious burglary and assault charges
- How Elizabethtown’s Bears powered past Warwick in their latest win
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Light The Way Gala and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Variably cloudy and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Warwick Twp. property changes hands for $5.3M [Lancaster County deeds recorded: Sept. 28, 2026] (lancasteronline.com) — Several Elizabethtown Borough properties just changed hands, including homes on Chestnut Street, North Hanover Street, and Mulberry Street, giving a snapshot of local real estate activity and prices. The county’s latest deed filings also note a transfer on Elizabethtown Road in nearby Rapho Township, alongside numerous sales across Lancaster County. 
• Lancaster County man threw planter, punched through glass door at ex's home, police say (pennlive.com) — Police say an Elizabethtown resident is jailed on $250,000 bail after allegedly trying to force his way into his ex-partner’s Turnpike Road home by throwing a planter through the glass door and reaching through broken glass. Officers reported he smelled of alcohol and carried Xanax pills, and he now faces burglary, assault, drug, and public drunkenness charges.
• LancasterOnline Helmet Sticker winners from L-L League football Week 5 games (lancasteronline.com) — Elizabethtown football fans can celebrate a big Week 5 win, as the Bears topped Warwick 33-18 behind huge nights from running back Prince Wratto and quarterback Kolton Eckinger. Wratto piled up rushing and receiving yards, while Rudy Brisbane added a touchdown grab and another interception to his impressive season total.
📸 Around Elizabethtown
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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2026 LIGHT THE WAY GALA — North Star Initiative →
The Star Barn at Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Ln, Elizabethtown
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
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Making It Plain: Why We Need Anabaptism and the Black Church
Young Center Bucher Meeting House
7:00 pm -
High School Picture Retakes
Lower Dauphin SD Elizabethtown, PA 17022 -
Trash & Recycling 4th Qtr Bills Processed
West Donegal Township, 1 Municipal Dr, Elizabethtown -
2026 Light The Way Gala →
The Star Barn, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown
6:00 pm -
Financial Aid Night
Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown, PA 17022
7:00 pm -
Mass Band Night
Hershey Park Stadium
7:00 pm -
Trash & Recycling Collection
West Donegal Township, 1 Municipal Dr, Elizabethtown
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Tuesday October 6
📣 Elizabethtown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Making It Plain: Why We Need Anabaptism and the Black Church
Young Center Bucher Meeting House
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Mass Band Night
Hershey Park Stadium
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Lower Dauphin Middle School Book Fair
Lower Dauphin Middle School -
Trash & Recycling Collection
West Donegal Township, 1 Municipal Dr, Elizabethtown
Tuesday September 29
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Elizabethtown. Apply here.
- Manheim Central School District posted a job opening for Day-to-Day Substitute Cafeteria Assistant, District-Wide in Manheim. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elizabethtown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hershey
- A Guide to Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend 2026 in Hershey (hersheypa.com)
- Armstrong CEO Mark Hershey on What Comes Next (buildingenclosureonline.com)
- 'Best decision I ever made': Young Penn State cancer survivors share photography stories (local21news.com)
Manheim
- Rare 226-Year-Old Log Cabin That Was Trucked 60 Miles Across Pennsylvania and Rebuilt Piece by Piece Hits the Market (lmtonline.com)
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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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