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🌱 Which Downingtown students just earned coveted National Merit semifinalist honors?

Coming up on the Downingtown Patch calendar: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza

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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Downingtown students just earned coveted National Merit semifinalist honors?
  • How a nearby mega-development could reshape life around Downingtown
  • How does East Bradford's growth strategy differ from nearby Downingtown's?

Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 90 Chester County-Area Students Reach National Merit Semifinals (mychesco.com) — Downingtown families can celebrate 32 local students from East, West, and STEM Academy being named National Merit semifinalists, along with three seniors from Bishop Shanahan. They join high-achieving peers from Conestoga and West Chester schools in a prestigious national competition that recognizes less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and can lead to significant college scholarships.
   

• Uwchlan considers sprawling Lionville Station Farm development (delcotimes.com) — A massive housing proposal at Lionville Station Farm in Uwchlan Township, involving land owned by the Downingtown Area School District, could add nearly 500 homes and a large natatorium just outside Downingtown. Supervisors are weighing a zoning change, traffic impacts, open space preservation, and potential tax benefits, while residents remain sharply divided over whether to keep the land open or accept senior-focused development.
   

• East Bradford Puts Preservation Ahead of Commercial Growth (mychesco.com) — East Bradford officials are doubling down on open-space preservation and modest, resident-focused businesses even as nearby hubs like Downingtown, Exton, and West Chester grow more commercially. For Downingtown-area readers, the piece explains how this neighboring township's land-use, housing, and stormwater decisions shape regional traffic, recreation trails, and environmental resilience that affect the broader Chester County community.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • TMACC Invites Chester County Commuters to Change One Work Trip During TDM Week
    MALVERN, Pa. — The Transportation Management Association of Chester County is inviting residents who usually drive alone to test one different way... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • For everyone's info.
    It is illegal nationwide to charge a surcharge on a debit card, according to my research. Check it out. (Nextdoor Downingtown)
  • Does anyone do stretching?
    I am as stiff as a rock and this is creating back pain. I was told to do yoga. I just don't have the time nor motivation. (Nextdoor Downingtown)
  • Buffalo Wild Wings posted a job opening for Server in Downingtown. Apply here.
  • Ricoh Americas Corporation posted a job opening for Multi Site Customer Service Coordinator in Exton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Downingtown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Exton

West Chester

  • West Chester-Based Alice & Albert Inc. and Grapes Worldwide Form a Global Strategic Partner Network (mychesco.com)
  • DSP Recognition Week: Honoring Essential Professionals Who Make a Difference Every Day (vista.today)

Chesterbrook

  • Vehicle Overturns, Pole Snaps Across Roadway In Tredyffrin Crash (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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