🌱 Which Mechanicsburg-area Fulton Bank branch is closing in February?

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• Which Mechanicsburg-area Fulton Bank branch is closing in February?

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 24 degrees.
• Wednesday: Not as cold with some sun, temps: high: 46, low: 26.
• Thursday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘It's never easy': Lancaster County bank closing branches in Dauphin, Cumberland counties (pennlive.com) — Fulton Bank is shutting its Silver Spring Commons branch on the Carlisle Pike near Mechanicsburg on Feb. 6, consolidating customers to its Camp Hill location. A Hershey-area branch will also close, but the bank says it’s responding to more people banking online while still keeping six branches open across Dauphin and Cumberland counties.
   

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Saturday December 20

• Live Harpist & Candle Making Event !
  The Gleeful Candle Co. , 62 W Main St , Mechanicsburg
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Agility Workshop with Cynthia Horner
  Bella Vista Training Center , 730 Mt Airy Rd , Lewisberry
  9:00 am
• Preschool Story Time
  Dillsburg Area Public Library , 204 Mumper Ln , Dillsburg
  10:30 am
• EV - Choir Concert
  Eagle View Middle School , 6746 Carlisle Pike , Mechanicsburg
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Kids Craft Night
  Dillsburg Area Public Library , 204 Mumper Ln , Dillsburg
  6:00 pm
• Stormwater Authority Meeting
  Penbrook Borough , 150 S 28th St , Harrisburg
  6:30 pm
• MV Orchestra Concert
  Mountain View Middle School , 30 Bali Hai Rd , Mechanicsburg
  7:00 pm
• MS/HS Winter Band Concert
  HS Auditorium
  7:00 pm
• Public Works Committee Meeting
  123 N Front St , Steelton
  10:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• CARC Coffee Group — December 18 2025
  Caffe 101 , 101 Front St , Boiling Springs
  10:00 am
• Planning Commission
  Carlisle Borough , 53 W South St , Carlisle
  5:30 pm
• Real Estate Fundamentals
  Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS , 424 N Enola Dr #1 , Enola
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Upper Allen Police Participate in Shop with a Cop Event
  On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the Upper Allen Police Department participated in Silver Spring Township’s 11th Annual “Shop With a Cop,” along with… (Nextdoor )
• Friday night, I was traveling along a stretch of Simpson Ferry Road just outside of Shiremanstown where there are no streetlights.
  This area is also heavily lined with large trees, making visibility very poor. Suddenly, a person dressed entirely in black and riding a powered… (Nextdoor Koser Park)

• Office Pride posted a job opening for Morning EVS Housekeeping Cleaner Team Member in Mechanicsburg. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Camp Hill

• McAlister's Deli announces grand opening in Cumberland County (abc27.com)
• VIDEO: Car Smashes Into Bakery Patio In Camp Hill, Sends Debris Flying During DUI Crash: Police (dailyvoice.com)
• Meet PennLive's 2025 YAIAA All-Star High School Football Team (pennlive.com)

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