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Also on today's calendar: Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Construction worker dies following worksite incident at Norristown High (timesherald.com) — A construction worker has died after a serious worksite incident at Norristown Area High School in West Norriton, where major renovations are underway as part of the district's $350 million facilities plan. District officials say no students or staff were involved, OSHA has cleared the site to resume work, and the incident remains under investigation.
2. Haunted places in Pennsylvania (cumberlink.com) — Selma Mansion, one of Norristown's oldest homes, is featured as a haunted destination where you can book visits, open houses, history days, and a Halloween House of Horrors. The piece spotlights spooky experiences across Pennsylvania, but gives Norristown residents specific ways to explore their own town's ghostly history.
3. Why Does Montco Look Like That? (montco.today) — Norristown is highlighted as a home-rule borough that looks and feels like a small city, in a broader explainer on how Montgomery County's 62 municipalities are structured. The piece breaks down why places like Norristown, Pottstown, and King of Prussia are governed differently, and how those invisible lines affect taxes, services, and who actually runs your neighborhood.
4. Harleysville man sent to prison for DUI crash that killed 2 in Hatfield (timesherald.com) — From the Norristown courthouse, a Harleysville man has been sentenced to 1½ to 4 years in state prison for a marijuana-related DUI crash that killed an elderly couple in Hatfield Township. The detailed account explains how investigators reconstructed the collision and why the judge imposed this sentence.
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