🌱 How vaccinated are students at your Colonial School District campus?

Good morning Plymouth Meeting! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How vaccinated are students at your Colonial School District campus?
• How Flock cameras led police to a murder suspect at Plymouth Meeting Mall

Also on today's calendar: Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
• Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vaccination Rates At Colonial Schools: See Newly Revealed Data (patch.com) — Families in Plymouth Meeting can now see detailed vaccination rates for Colonial School District schools, including Plymouth Elementary, Colonial Middle, and Plymouth-Whitemarsh High. State health officials released school-level data for key vaccines like MMR, polio, and hepatitis B for the 2025–26 year. Most local schools meet or approach herd immunity thresholds, helping parents gauge community protection levels.
   

• Killer Of NC Basketball Coach Tracked To Plymouth Twp. Using Flock Cameras: Police (patch.com) — Police used Flock license-plate cameras to track a homicide suspect from North Carolina to the Plymouth Meeting Mall area, where Plymouth Township officers arrested him after a brief confrontation. The man is accused in the fatal stabbing of a Raleigh teacher and basketball coach and is being held in Montgomery County pending extradition. The case highlights how local police are using new camera technology in major investigations.
   

📸 Around Plymouth Meeting

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plymouth Meeting

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 →
  Ukrainian American Sports Center, 1 Lower State Rd, North Wales
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• CSD Convocation/Teacher In-Service Day
  Colonial Sch. District 230 Flourtown Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Tuesday August 25
• CSD In-Service Day
  Colonial Sch. District 230 Flourtown Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Wednesday August 26
• CBOSD General Meeting CHANGED: This event has been changed.
  Colonial Sch. District CES General Meeting Room
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• CSD In-Service Day
  Colonial Sch. District 230 Flourtown Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Monday August 31
• CSD First Day of School/Kindergarten Orientation
  Colonial Sch. District 230 Flourtown Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Nature Explorers – Turtles →
  Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd, Norristown
  10:15 am
• Golf Boys Junior Varsity Away Upper Merion Area
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:00 pm
• Golf Boys Varsity Home Upper Merion Area
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:00 pm
• Whitpain Summer Concert Series: Erich Cawalla & The Uptown Band →
  Wentz Run Park, 1000 Anvil Ln, Blue Bell
  7:00 pm
• Zoning Hearing Board Meeting →
  Whitpain Township, PA Calendar, 960 Wentz Rd, Blue Bell
  7:00 pm
• Summer Movie Series 2026 →
  Norristown, PA Calendar, 340 Harding Blvd, Norristown
  8:15 pm
Saturday August 22
• August Open House Days
  Montgomery County Historic Sites Pottsgrove Manor - 100 West King St Pottstown PA 19464
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Plymouth Meeting. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for Guest Advocate (Cashier or Front of Store Attendant/Cart Attendant) (T1269) in Plymouth Meeting. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plymouth Meeting here.

🗞 Nearby News

Conshohocken

• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001420506-26-001862 (sec.gov)
• Plymouth Township officially moves data center zoning hearings back to smaller township meeting room (morethanthecurve.com)
• Madrigal Adds J&J R&D Chief to Board as MASH Push Expands (mychesco.com)

Blue Bell

• EDED Construction Expands Services Across 15+ Montgomery County PA Towns (desmoinesregister.com)

Norristown

• Montco's 9/11 Memorial To Be Moved From Eagleville To Norristown (patch.com)

Ok Plymouth Meeting! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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