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In today's newsletter:

  • Broomall man jailed as investigators probe additional possible child victims
  • St. Luke Greek School in Broomall celebrates a hopeful first day
  • How one Broomall gardener keeps her beds colorful into fall

Also on today's calendar: Kelly Center - Jeffery Gaines Returns to Havertown and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 46.
  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Delco man charged with obtaining sexual photos from children (upperdarbynow.com) — Authorities say a 28-year-old Broomall man is jailed on high bail after being charged with using social media apps to solicit explicit photos from multiple children, some as young as 9. Investigators from Delaware County and Indiana linked alleged online accounts to his Broomall home through seized devices, and police warn that additional local victims may still be identified.
   

• The First Day of the New Academic Year at St. Luke Greek School (thenationalherald.com) — Families at St. Luke Greek School in Broomall just kicked off a new academic year with a warm welcome from administrators and a blessing from Fr. Christ Kontos. The gathering emphasized friendship, learning, and preserving Greek language and culture, reinforcing the school's role as a cultural hub for local families committed to passing traditions to the next generation.
   

• Colorful Summer Plant Combinations in Dot's Pennsylvania Garden (finegardening.com) — A Broomall gardener named Dot shares how her Zone 7b backyard is still bursting with color as summer fades, mixing roses, clematis, coneflowers, daisies, and nasturtiums in raised beds. Her creative plant pairings offer inspiration for Broomall homeowners looking to extend bloom time and refresh their own fall gardens with hardy perennials and bulbs.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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