🌱 Patch AM: Abington Teachers, Staff Prepare For New School Year

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In today's newsletter:

• Abington teachers embrace new equity theme before classes resume Tuesday
• Why Abington police walked away from Flock surveillance cameras.

Also on today's calendar: Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Abington Teachers, Staff Prepare For New School Year (patch.com) — Abington teachers and support staff are gearing up for the new school year starting Tuesday after Labor Day, rallying around the theme "All In For All Students: ASD 2026." Staff heard from keynote speaker Katie Jameson about inclusive education, then joined reflective circles, and also received safety and security training from Montgomery County School Safety officials and Abington Township Police.
   

• A rural Burlington County town is considering a one-year ban on Flock cameras (inquirer.com) — Abington police in Montgomery County recently chose not to renew their contracts with Flock license plate reader cameras after a leak of thousands of search records, highlighting growing privacy concerns. That decision is now part of a broader debate, as Shamong Township in New Jersey considers a one-year moratorium on Flock and similar surveillance tools and Pennsylvania's governor signals openness to a statewide ban.
   

📸 Around Abington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Abington

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib →
  Upper Moreland Public Library, 109 Park Avenue, Willow Grove
  8:30 am
Wednesday September 16
• Women's Business Network Luncheon →
  LuLu Country Club, 1600 S Limekiln Pike, Glenside
  11:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Multi Family Garage Sale →
  The Meadowbrook School, 1641 Hampton Rd, Meadowbrook
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Chakradance: An Introduction to Moving Meditation →
  FLOW Wellness Center: 3 Hidden Lane, 3 Hidden Ln
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• FREE Recovery Dharma Group →
  FLOW Wellness Center: 3 Hidden Lane, 3 Hidden Ln
  6:00 pm
• FREE Craft & Connect →
  FLOW Wellness Center: 3 Hidden Lane, 3 Hidden Ln
  7:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Closed - Township Administrative Offices - Labor Day →
  Upper Moreland Township 109 Park Avenue and 117 Park Avenue - Willow Grove PA 190
• WISE – Stay Health & Meet New People (R) →
  Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Ave, Abington
  10:30 am
Tuesday September 8
• Roslyn Boo Hoo Breakfast
  Roslyn Sch Roslyn Elementary, 2565 Susquehanna Rd, Abington, PA 19001, US
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• Metropolitan Ballet Company Boys' Scholarship Audition →
  Metropolitan Ballet Company, 700 N Cedar Rd, Jenkintown
  4:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Paws for the Cause →
  Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia
  9:00 am
Monday September 21
• Community Youth Choir →
  2160 Wharton Rd, Glenside
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Labor Day weekend usually means one thing around here: cleanouts finally get done.
  Garages, basements, that pile you've been walking past all summer. We sort everything first and pass along what's still usable to local families or… (Nextdoor Abington)

• Nothing Bundt Cakes posted a job opening for Baker in Abington. Apply here.
• Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Jenkintown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Abington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jenkintown

• D3 NEWS: Mizzoni named Assistant Basketball Coach at Gettysburg (hoopdirt.com)

Glenside

• Abington resident opens Retro Auto Works of Glenside at the former Mark's K&R Tire (glensidelocal.com)
• Annual Rock the Knight Food Truck Festival kicks off Sept. 10, vendors & musical performances announced (glensidelocal.com)
• Keswick Theater: Schedule updates to shows September through 2027 (glensidelocal.com)

Wyncote

• A Glenside resident is preserving the former Wyncote Public School, a nationally registered historic building, for a forthcoming orthodontic practice (glensidelocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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