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In today's newsletter:

  • What Narberth's looming gas leaf blower ban means for your yard
  • How a Narberth athlete closed St. Joe's storied jumps program

Also on today's calendar: Kelly Center - Imagine Lennon LIVE Returns. Music of John Lennon and the Beatles and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy with peeks of sunshine, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
  • Saturday: An afternoon shower possible, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lower Merion's Leaf Blower Ban Is Working. It's Also Costing Thousands. (montco.today) — Narberth residents face their own phase-out of gas leaf blowers, with a full ban targeted for 2029, mirroring Lower Merion's stricter rules already generating hundreds of complaints and fines. The article explains what equipment is currently allowed, how enforcement works, and why staffing and neighborhood tensions are rising as Main Line towns push toward quieter, cleaner lawn care.
   

• St. Joe's Ends Track and Field Jumps Program After Decades of Local History (delco.today) — A Narberth native, senior jumper Lily Ferguson, closed out St. Joseph's University's long-running track and field jumps program with the final jump at this spring's Atlantic 10 championships. The university, whose campus sits in Lower Merion Township, has eliminated jumps to focus resources on other events, ending a decades-long chapter that once produced Montgomery County's only NCAA champion.
   

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