🌱 Did your New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket just win $50,000?
Cheers Middletown! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Did your New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket just win $50,000?
Also on today's calendar: Comedy Night at The Vineyard at Hershey! and 3 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Middletown? Post it to Middletown photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 44, low: 25.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 47 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two $50,000-winning Millionaire Raffle tickets sold at Central PA retailers (fox43.com) — Middletown-based Pennsylvania Lottery officials say two New Year’s Millionaire Raffle tickets worth $50,000 each were sold nearby in Loganville and South Hanover Township. Local players are urged to scan their tickets using the official app or at retailers, and winners must claim their prizes in person at a Lottery office before the big Jan. 3 drawing. 
📸 Around Middletown
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Upcoming Events in
Middletown
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★ Featured events ★
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Ladies Night out at The Vineyard at Hershey
The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey, 598 Schoolhouse Rd, Middletown
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Library Closed
Middletown Public Library , 20 North Catherine Street , Middletown
8:00 am -
Free Gift Wrapping
Middletown Public Library , 20 North Catherine Street , Middletown
1:00 pm -
Comedy Night at The Vineyard at Hershey!
The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey , 598 Schoolhouse Rd , Middletown
7:00 pm -
Comedy Night at The Vineyard at Hershey
The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey , 598 Schoolhouse Rd , Middletown
7:00 pm -
All 80's Trivia at The Vineyard at Hershey
The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey , 598 Schoolhouse Rd , Middletown
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tiny Tots Storytime
Middletown Public Library , 20 North Catherine Street , Middletown
10:30 am -
Wee Readers Storytime
Middletown Public Library , 20 North Catherine Street , Middletown
1:00 pm -
Tales with T.A.I.L.S.
Middletown Public Library , 20 North Catherine Street , Middletown
6:00 pm -
Holiday Concert 7th, 8th, HS Orchestras
Lower Dauphin High School
7:00 pm -
Holiday Concert 2nd & 5th Grade (2pm and 6:30pm)
East Hanover elementary -
Conewago Santa workshop
Conewago Elementary School
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance Team Member- Up to $16/Hour in Middletown. Apply here.
- Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Coverage Merchandiser - Grocery in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hummelstown
- The most exciting new family hotels and resorts opening in 2026 (familyvacationist.com)
Hershey
- Preparing a year in advance: How Hershey plans for the holidays (fooddive.com)
- Lancaster, Milton S. Hershey medical centers named 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospitals (psu.edu)
- ‘It's never easy': Lancaster County bank closing branches in Dauphin, Cumberland counties (pennlive.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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