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🌱 Will Gettysburg school taxes rise to close a $1.8M gap?

Morning Gettysburg! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Gettysburg school taxes rise to close a $1.8M gap?
  • What Gettysburg Borough Council just decided about trash, streets, and November crowds
  • What Gettysburg residents should know as former mayor appears in court

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 58 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gettysburg School Board must tackle budget deficit (gettysburgconnection.org) — Gettysburg Area School District leaders are weighing a 3.5% property tax increase to help close a $1.8 million budget deficit for 2026-27, with a final vote set for June 1. Residents can ask questions and comment at school board meetings on April 20, May 4, and May 18, all at 7 p.m. at the District Administration Building on Biglerville Road.
   

2. Gettysburg advances projects; welcomes new police chief (gettysburgconnection.org) — Gettysburg Borough Council approved a new five-year trash and recycling contract, advanced several street and sewer projects, and confirmed dates for spring brush collection and overnight work on Buford Avenue. The meeting also introduced new Police Chief Dave Snyder and continued planning for November’s major “Lincoln at Gettysburg” anniversary event expected to draw large crowds.
   

3. Former Gettysburg Mayor expected to appear in court (abc27.com) — Former Gettysburg Mayor Chad-Alan Carr is due in Adams County Court following his arrest in Texas on serious charges filed by Pennsylvania authorities. Gettysburg residents are urged to contact State Police in Gettysburg or PSP Tips if they have relevant information as the investigation continues and borough leaders move forward with a new mayor.
   

4. Daniel Edward Barnhart - Worcester County News Bayside Gazette (baysideoc.net) — Gettysburg-area readers are remembering Daniel Edward Barnhart, born in Gettysburg and a longtime member of the Gettysburg Eagles Aerie, who passed away March 31 at age 66. Services are planned in Ocean City, Maryland on May 9 and a local Celebration of Life will be held at Legion Woods Pavilion in Biglerville on July 11.
   

5. Softball Secures Split Against Bullets in Resumed Second Game, 9-1 (godiplomats.com) — Franklin & Marshall’s softball team finished off a weather-delayed game in Gettysburg on Thursday, topping the Bullets 9-1 in five innings to earn a series split. Gettysburg College fell to 14-18 overall and 5-5 in the Centennial Conference, as F&M’s offense broke the game open after play resumed from Tuesday’s lightning stoppage.
   

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  • US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Gettysburg. Apply here.
  • Gettysburg College posted a job opening for Part Time Housekeeper in Gettysburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gettysburg here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gettysburg

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gettysburg

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.