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🌱 Were you in Jenkintown during the SPS fire? See if you qualify.
And check out Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib on the Jenkintown Patch calendar
Hey hey Jenkintown! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Were you in Jenkintown during the SPS fire? See if you qualify.
- Meet a mental-health-focused local author at Capricorn Books this Sunday.
Also on today's calendar: Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SPS Technologies reached an agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit over a massive 2025 factory fire in Montgomery County (inquirer.com) — Residents of Jenkintown who were affected by last year's SPS Technologies factory fire may soon qualify for cash payments under a proposed $5 million class-action settlement. The deal would compensate nearby homeowners, workers, and businesses for unreimbursed losses, and specifically notes smoke damage and evacuations that heavily impacted neighboring Jenkintown, with claim forms due by early December if the court approves. 
• Glenside author, Abington grad to host book signing at Capricorn Books in Jenkintown on Sept. 13 (glensidelocal.com) — A local author is holding a book signing at Capricorn Books in Jenkintown on Sunday, September 13, from noon to 3 p.m., giving residents a chance to meet him and explore his mental-health-focused stories. The longtime Glenside resident has self-published 13 books, including children's titles about anxiety, and the shop has recently moved to a new Yorkway Place address.
📸 Around Jenkintown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jenkintown
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★ Featured events ★
- Second Tuesday - Community Shredding at Upper Moreland Public Lib →
Upper Moreland Public Library, 109 Park Avenue, Willow Grove
8:30 am - Special Service In Observance Of The 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 →
Calvary Presbyterian Church, 217 Fernbrook Ave, Wyncote
12:00 pm - Philadelphia Sports Venue Furniture Liquidation | Hospitality Furnishings →
Online Auction,
8:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 11
Tuesday September 15
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Other local events
- HS Jazz Band
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
7:15 am - Gaming Club
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
2:45 pm - V Soccer vs. Plumstead (HOME)
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
3:45 pm - V Field Hockey @ Plumstead (AWAY)
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
3:45 pm - Auditions for Newsies
Jenkintown El Sch Jenkintown, PA 19046
7:00 pm - Girls Tennis vs Dock (HOME)
Jenkintown SD Jenkintown, PA 19046
3:45 pm - V Field Hockey va. Bristol (HOME)
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3:45 pm - Paws for the Cause →
Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia
9:00 am - Community Youth Choir →
2160 Wharton Rd, Glenside
5:45 pm
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
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- The Faulkner Organization posted a job opening for Automotive Service Advisor/Writer in Jenkintown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Wyncote
- Philadelphia Rock Gyms – Wyncote: Check Out Our Kids Day Off and Birthday Party Packages; Book Your Field Trips and Team Building Programs with Us! (glensidelocal.com)
Glenside
- Glenside Lanes to add concert and event space this fall, The Inquirer says (glensidelocal.com)
- House of Magic in Glenside to host Reynold Alexander Sept. 11-12, Jonathan Burns Sept. 18-19 (glensidelocal.com)
- Noah Jenckes (backstage.com)
Abington
- One Garden, a Whole Lot of Impact (glensidelocal.com)
- Montgomery County municipalities receive $1.2 million in grants post Ida (northpennnow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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