🌱 How new state funds will reshape roads and bridges around Glenside.

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In today's newsletter:

• How new state funds will reshape roads and bridges around Glenside.

Also on today's calendar: A Taste of The Tropics Signature Series Event and 3 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Liz C.!

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
• Thursday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cheltenham, Lower Moreland, Rockledge to receive investments through PA's Multimodal Transportation Fund (glensidelocal.com) — Major transportation upgrades are coming to the greater Glenside area, with Cheltenham, Lower Moreland, and Rockledge receiving state Multimodal Transportation Fund dollars for a bridge replacement, fire station access improvements, and street repaving. These projects aim to improve safety, support local development, and make everyday travel easier for residents who live, work, and drive around Glenside.
   

📣 Glenside Shout Outs!

• 🎉 Glenside United Church of Christ on Wharton Road in Glenside, Pa has a new pastor that arrived this past May 2026. Pastor Laura Oesterle is settling in with excitement for the future. Come say hello —Liz C.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glenside

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 19
• A Taste of The Tropics Signature Series Event →
  Mercer Hill at Doylestown, 2010 S Easton Rd, Doylestown
  3:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 →
  Ukrainian American Sports Center, 1 Lower State Rd, North Wales
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• FINAL GA TICKETS – LAST CHANCE TO SEE Mat Kearney LIVE AUG 22 | SELL-OUT ALERT →
  Keswick Theatre, 291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside
  8:00 pm
• Mat Kearney →
  Keswick Theatre, 291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside
  8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Copper Beech Kindergarten Tour
  Copper Beech Sch Copper Beech Elementary School, 825 Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 190
  8:00 am
Friday August 28
• Inward Bloom Community Open House →
  Inward Bloom Wellness, 2425 Blair Mill Rd, Willow Grove
  11:00 am

🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Varsity Golf vs. Church Farm (HOME)
  Jenkintown SD Jenkintown, PA 19046
  3:30 pm
• Finance Committee
  Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin High School, 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, P
  6:00 pm
• Policy Committee
  Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin High School, 800 Loch Alsh Ave, Fort Washington, P
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• V Soccer vs. New Hope (HOME- S)
  Jenkintown SD Jenkintown, PA 19046
  11:00 am
• V Field Hockey vs. Sacred Heart (HOME - S)
  Jenkintown SD Jenkintown, PA 19046
  12:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Teacher In Service
  Jenkintown SD Jenkintown, PA 19046
• WISE – Stay Health & Meet New People (R) →
  Salem Adult Citizens, 2414 Arlington Ave, Abington
  10:30 am
• ASHS Field Hockey Girls Varsity Away Play Day @ Pennsbury HS (Scrim →
  Abington SHS Abington, PA 19001
  8:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pennsylvania State University posted a job opening for Part Time - Music Voice - Vocal Instructor in Abington. Apply here.
• Giant Food Stores, LLC posted a job opening for PT Janitor - 6522 in Flourtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glenside here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wyncote

• Bishop McDevitt grad, former Olympian to be inducted into the Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame (glensidelocal.com)

Jenkintown

• Peds 360+ of Jenkintown to host collaborative wellness evening in Glenside on Aug. 19 (glensidelocal.com)

Abington

• Family seeks answers after father of 4 fatally shot in car in North Philadelphia (6abc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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