🌱 Why Oxford’s 100-year-old police force is being disbanded now

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• Why Oxford's 100-year-old police force is being disbanded now

Also on today's calendar: Oxford Student art Show & OxAA Members Art Exhibit and 2 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; humid, temps: high: 78, low: 67.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Despite public outcry, council votes 5-2 to disband Oxford's local police force (delcotimes.com) — Oxford Borough Council has voted 5–2 to disband the town's 100-year-old local police department and pursue regional policing with the Southern Chester County Regional force, despite strong public opposition. Residents, officers, and local leaders packed Monday's meeting in Oxford, voicing concerns about losing local control, the future of roughly 16 officers, and what this change means for safety in the borough.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Oxford Student art Show & OxAA Members Art Exhibit →
  Oxford Mainstreet Inc., 39 S 3rd St Suite 2, Oxford
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Town Hall with SCCR Chief Joe Greenwalt →
  Oxford Borough, PA Calendar, Penn's Grove Middle School Auditorium 301 S. 5th Street, Oxford
  7:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Parking Committee →
  Oxford Borough, PA Calendar Oxford, PA 19363
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Planning Commission →
  Oxford Borough, PA Calendar Oxford, PA 19363
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Oxford Student art Show & OxAA Members Art Exhibit →
  Oxford Mainstreet Inc., 39 S 3rd St Suite 2, Oxford
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Lancaster County Vacant Property Reinvestment Board →
  Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 28 Penn Square, Suite 200, Lancaster
  8:00 am
• WIC Clinic - West Chester →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  8:30 am
• WIC Clinic - Toughkenamon →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  8:30 am
• WIC Clinic - Coastesville →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  8:30 am
• Tuberculosis Clinic - West Chester →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• STD/HIV Clinic - West Chester →
  Chester County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• Prison Board →
  Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
  9:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is an emergency vehicle on US-202 N reported...
  There is an emergency vehicle on US-202 N reported at 7:13 PM. "Emergency Response on scene" (Nextdoor )
• There is a lane closed on I-76 W • PA Turnpike...
  There is a lane closed on I-76 W • PA Turnpike reported at 6:35 PM. "PTC:Road work on I-76 West. The left lane is closed." (Nextdoor )

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Oxford. Apply here.
• Redner's Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Oxford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Grove

• Jenner's Pond Opens Tech Series on AI, Aging and Care (mychesco.com)

Avondale

• Pennsylvania Directs $54 Million to 50 Transportation Projects (mychesco.com)
• Despite public outcry, council votes 5-2 to disband Oxford's local police force (dailylocal.com)
• West Earl Township awards $6M in contracts to renovate township offices, police headquarters (lancasteronline.com)

Kennett Square

• Why the Mushroom Capital of the World Belongs on Your Travel List (afar.com)

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