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🌱 How did growing up in Jenkintown shape Bradley Cooper’s Hollywood journey?

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How did growing up in Jenkintown shape Bradley Cooper’s Hollywood journey?

Also on today's calendar: Mother's Day Weekend and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Before Hollywood, Bradley Cooper Was Just a Kid From Jenkintown (montco.today) — Jenkintown takes center stage as the hometown that helped shape Bradley Cooper’s grounded personality and career, contrasting Hollywood glamour with Montgomery County roots. The story traces his path from growing up locally and attending area schools to becoming a respected actor-director who still feels deeply connected to the Philadelphia suburbs.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is an emergency vehicle on I-476 N reported...
    There is an emergency vehicle on I-476 N reported at 9:40 PM. "Slow Down Move Over. PA Turnpike Emergency Responder on scene." (Nextdoor )
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    There is an emergency vehicle on I-476 N reported at 6:23 PM. "Emergency Response on scene" (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News

Glenside

  • Jefferson Health, Penn Medicine targeting Montgomery County for new care centers, Jefferson Abington receiving ER expansion (glensidelocal.com)
  • Lower Moreland police arrest man for public drunkenness, criminal mischief, and related charges (glensidelocal.com)
  • Letter: Together, we can defeat Trumpism (thetimes-tribune.com)

Abington

  • Abington-Jenkintown Connections Project Completed (patch.com)

Hatboro

  • Crooked Billet Elementary School Marks Revolutionary War Battle (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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