🌱 How Collingdale firefighters helped contain a fast-moving Upper Darby rowhome blaze

Good day Collingdale! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Collingdale firefighters helped contain a fast-moving Upper Darby rowhome blaze

Also on today's calendar: 25th Anniversary of 911 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 6 residents displaced, 1 firefighter hurt in multi-home fire in Upper Darby (delcotimes.com) — Fire crews from Upper Darby and nearby towns, including Collingdale, knocked down a College Avenue rowhome blaze Monday evening that displaced six residents and left one firefighter with a minor injury. Collingdale’s firefighters were among several mutual-aid companies called on a second-alarm equivalent response as crews opened walls and roofs to stop concealed flames that heavily damaged three homes.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Collingdale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11

• 25th Anniversary of 911 →
  4955 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square
  8:00 am

Saturday September 19

• Corey Holcomb →
  Lansdowne Theater, 31 N Lansdowne Ave, Lansdowne
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9

• Back to School Night
  Southeast Delco SD 801 W Ashland Ave, Glenolden, PA 19036, USA
  6:00 pm
• Education Committee Meeting
  William Penn SD Primos, PA 19018
  6:30 pm

Thursday September 10

• PWHS Back-to-School Night
  William Penn SD Primos, PA 19018
  5:00 pm

Friday September 11

• PBIS Pep Rally
  Southeast Delco SD Darby, PA 19023

Thursday September 17

• Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza →
  The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9

• Core Fusion with Dania Green
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Matchbox Tarble Commons Upper Level
  7:30 am
• Kindergarten Early Dismissal
  Interboro SD Essington, PA 19029
  8:10 am
• Exhibit: The Hidden World of Fungi
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Ad Hoc Exhibit 1
  10:00 am
• Mobile Office Hours (Ridley Township Public Library) →
  Ridley Township Library, 100 East Macdade Boulevard, Folsom
  11:00 am
• Pilates with Cathy Raymond
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Matchbox Tarble Commons Upper Level
  12:00 pm
• Merchant Meeting →
  Swarthmore Borough-Main Calendar - Swarthmore PA 19081
  12:00 pm
• German Studies Language Table
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Dining Center 207 - Lewis H. Lazarus '78 Dining Room
  12:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Sharon Hill

• Meet the Class of 2030: Angelina Brown, '30 (lasalle.edu)

Darby

• Upper Darby man guilty on all counts in rape case (delcotimes.com)
• Swarthmore College to host Fungi Fest with variety of events (delcotimes.com)
• Lawsuit Over Pandemic-Era Eviction Ban Expands To 2,600 Landlords As Feds Eye Settlement (bisnow.com)

Lansdowne

• Delaware County restaurant inspections: Restaurant ordered closed, then OK'd to open next day (delcotimes.com)
• Lansdowne man dies after being struck by two vehicles in East Norriton (fox29.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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