🌱 Blackwood community rallies after heartbreaking backyard pool tragedy
Blackwood, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Blackwood! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
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- Blackwood community rallies after heartbreaking backyard pool tragedy
- How one Blackwood fan handled brutal heat at the Phillies game
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Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny; very hot, humid, with a high of 100 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 98, low: 76.
- Sunday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 3-Year-Old NJ Boy Drowns In Family Pool (patch.com) — A Blackwood family is grieving after their 3-year-old son Elijah drowned in the pool at their home, despite hospital staff briefly restoring his heartbeat. Loved ones are now preparing to donate his organs, and a fundraiser has already raised tens of thousands of dollars to help cover funeral costs and counseling for his siblings. Neighbors are reminded how quickly pool accidents can happen, even in familiar settings. 
• Phillies fans brave extreme heat as team offers cooling measures at Citizens Bank Park (6abc.com) — A Blackwood resident was among the Phillies fans who braved triple-digit heat at Citizens Bank Park, where the team relaxed bag rules, handed out free water, and set up misting stations. Fans from across the region came prepared with cooling gear, praising the team’s efforts even as the Phillies fell 6–1 to the Pirates. Another major, heat-exposed event is coming Saturday with the World Cup final at Philadelphia Stadium.
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