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🌱 Coatesville ambush plot ends with life sentences and a death at Paoli
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In today's newsletter:
- Coatesville ambush plot ends with life sentences and a death at Paoli
Also on today's calendar: Children & Teen Fall Classes 2026 and 9 more events.
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- Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
- Thursday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Judge sentences 6 Coatesville men in fatal 2023 assassination conspiracy (dailylocal.com) — A Chester County judge has sentenced six Coatesville men to lengthy state prison terms, including two life sentences, for a 2023 assassination plot that ended with a co-conspirator fatally shot and taken to Paoli Hospital. The case, investigated by Coatesville police and county detectives, underscores ongoing regional gun violence and how a planned ambush spiraled into a deadly friendly-fire killing.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Paoli
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★ Featured events ★
- Children & Teen Fall Classes 2026 →
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
12:00 pm - Pokémon Trivia Night (21+) →
Fun Dungeon - Brewcade & Billiards, 119 S Main St, Phoenixville
8:00 pm - The 2026 Midterm Election in the Keystone State →
Easttown Library, 720 First Ave, Berwyn
10:15 am - 4 Course Dinner + Cigars + NFL + Open Bar & Hors d' Oeuvres →
1 Liberty Blvd, Malvern
7:00 pm - Back to the Basics... Comedy Show →
227 Bridge St, Phoenixville
7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Keiki Club Volleyball
Great Valley Community Organization GVCO Courts 1 & 2
6:00 pm - Downingtown Heat AAU Basketball Practice
Great Valley Community Organization GVCO Center Courts 1 & 2
10:00 am - Uptown AAU Basketball Practice
Great Valley Community Organization GVCO Center Court 2
6:00 pm - Comfort, Care & Choices: Palliative Care vs Hospice Care →
Easttown Library, 720 First Ave, Berwyn
6:00 pm - GAP Bike Trip
Paoli Boy Scout Troop 1 Paoli , PA 19301 - GVBL Travel Team Tryouts
Great Valley Community Organization GVCO Center Courts 1 & 2
5:30 pm - Phila Badminton Club Practice
Great Valley Community Organization GVCO Center Court 2
9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
Monday September 7
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Sunday September 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Devon. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Malvern
- Full Stack Java/Python Developer – AWS, IAM, SSO, Ping Access / Auth0 - Innovative IT Solutions Inc - Hybrid in Malvern, PA, US (dice.com)
- Wegmans-Anchored Uptown Worthington in Malvern Hits Market at Possible $200 Million (delco.today)
- Zoren: Meet Hershey Felder and his play, 'Rachmaninoff and the Tsar' (dailylocal.com)
Berwyn
- Players from Pennsylvania, California compete in Challenger game (sungazette.com)
Chesterbrook
- 2 Berwyn Restaurants Ordered To Close Due To 'Extensive' Mouse Droppings, Health Violations: Officials (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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