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🌱 How a Manheim Township teen team became state robotics champions

Good morning Manheim! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Manheim Township teen team became state robotics champions
  • Why Manheim Township Police say a seriously injured pedestrian caused the crash
  • How a massive theft spree reached Manheim Township and ended in decades

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: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Windy and cooler with showers, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manheim Township robotics team wins state championship, aims for world title (wgal.com) — Manheim Township students on robotics Team 25650 just captured the Pennsylvania state championship and are now headed to the world competition in Texas, currently ranked 51st globally. The mostly eighth-grade, girl-led team, formed to fill a local robotics gap, is using its success to promote STEM and challenge gender stereotypes while representing Manheim Township on an international stage.
   

• Lancaster man seriously injured after being hit by vehicle was at fault, police say (abc27.com) — Manheim Township Police say a Lancaster man seriously hurt after being hit by a vehicle on Lititz Pike Wednesday night was at fault for suddenly entering the road outside a crosswalk. The driver, who had just left a nearby business, was not injured but their vehicle was damaged and towed. Police also interviewed a witness and issued the pedestrian a citation.
   

• Former Lancaster Township man gets lengthy prison sentence for stealing from 93 victims (lancasteronline.com) — A man has been sentenced to decades in state prison for a large series of thefts and burglaries across Lancaster County, including in Manheim Township. Investigators say he targeted cars, homes, and garages, stealing tools, electronics, firearms, and personal items from 93 victims. The lengthy sentence aims to keep local communities safer after what police described as calculated, large‑scale criminal activity.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found Cat - Secured
    Manheim- Fulton Street No chip. Unaltered male. Will be posted to lost/found pages in the morning. (Nextdoor Manheim)
  • What’s up everyone, I design websites for small to medium size businesses.
    I also modernize websites for business to help grow business in 2026. If you guys are interested in any of these services, DM me and we can get… (Nextdoor Manheim)
  • CRH Plc. posted a job opening for Yard Forklift Operator (Manheim, PA, US, 17545) in Manheim. Apply here.
  • WK Kellogg Company posted a job opening for Boiler Operator in Lancaster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manheim here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lititz

  • 21-Year-Old Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Stepping Into Traffic In Central Pennsylvania (dailyvoice.com)
  • Route 30 shutdown to begin Friday night in Manheim Twp. (lancasteronline.com)
  • The Iran war is secretly sabotaging your tap water and dentists are sounding the alarm (attackofthefanboy.com)

East Petersburg

  • Lancaster County lawmakers fall along party lines as Pa. House advances Gov. Shapiro's budget plan (lancasteronline.com)

Ok Manheim! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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 Manheim

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

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Manheim

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