🌱 Bench trial opens in deadly 2024 Delaware County Linen shooting
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In today's newsletter:
- Bench trial opens in deadly 2024 Delaware County Linen shooting
- Chester shooter gets up to 26 years for 2024 attack
- Know a Chester changemaker who deserves statewide recognition? Nominate them now
Today's riddle: When is the best time to buy a trampoline? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
- Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Trial begins for Chester man in 2024 mass shooting (delcotimes.com) — Testimony has begun in the bench trial of a Chester man accused of killing two brothers and wounding three others in a 2024 mass shooting at Delaware County Linen on West Fourth Street. Jurors are hearing how victims were treated at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, how police chased and arrested the suspect, and what forensic investigators found inside the laundry. 
2. Long prison sentence in 2024 Chester shooting (delcotimes.com) — A Chester Township man has been sentenced to 13½–26 years in state prison for a 2024 Chester shooting that left a 25-year-old man paralyzed. Prosecutors detailed surveillance, ballistics, DNA, and cellphone evidence tying him to a drive-by attack on Frank Young Avenue, while the defendant continued to insist on his innocence at sentencing.
3. PA Humanities Launches Civic Honors Program Ahead of U.S. Semiquincentennial (mychesco.com) — A Delaware County leader from Chester’s Cultural Arts and Technology Center has been named among 25 Pennsylvanians honored in a new statewide civic recognition program. PA Humanities’ “Window Keeper” initiative highlights residents who strengthen communities, and locals can now nominate other Chester changemakers for future honors before the July 31 deadline.
4. NOTHING LIKE FAMILIARITY: Scally says USMNT's closeness will be a key factor in the World Cup (frontrowsoccer.com) — Soccer fans in Chester may remember the U.S. men’s national team’s 2-1 win over Paraguay at Subaru Park as defender Joe Scally looks back on that matchup before the 2026 World Cup. He says the squad’s tight-knit chemistry and growing fan support could be crucial as they open the tournament against Paraguay again in California.
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Delaware County Arts Consortium Nimble Craft
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Weekday Bird Walk
Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
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11:45 dismissal
Edgewood Elementary School Folsom, PA 19033
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American Communities 1776-2026
Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
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Midweek Mindful Coloring
Mary M. Campbell Public Library Main Lobby, J. Lewis Crozer Library
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Wednesday June 10
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