🌱 Patch AM: College Baseball Player ID'd As Man Shot By Police In Montgomery Co.: DA

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In today's newsletter:

• Upper Pottsgrove community reels after police shooting of local ballplayer

Also on today's calendar: Free art show- Allowed to See Differently and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• College Baseball Player ID'd As Man Shot By Police In Montgomery Co.: DA (patch.com) — Residents around Pottstown are mourning 23-year-old Glen "Bubba" Pysher, an Upper Pottsgrove High School graduate and college baseball catcher who was fatally shot by police in Upper Pottsgrove after a late-night misunderstanding at the wrong house. Montgomery County detectives are investigating the shooting, while a GoFundMe organized by friends and family has already raised thousands to support his loved ones.
   

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Wednesday September 9
• The Horsenecks and Burnt Mills Highballers →
  118 North, 118 N Wayne Ave, Wayne
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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Pottstown Metropolitan Regional Planning Committee - 7:00 PM →
  Pottstown, PA Calendar Pottstown, PA 19464
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Free art show- Allowed to See Differently →
  Black Moth Tattoo and Gallery, 2209 E High St, Pottstown
  10:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Red Horse Car Show →
  Pottstown, PA Calendar Pottstown, PA 19464
  1:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - BOROUGH HALL CLOSED →
  Pottstown, PA Calendar Pottstown, PA 19464
Thursday September 10
• ARC Blood Drive at Sanatoga Ridge Community →
  2461 E High St, Pottstown
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• DJ Gary Wiley's Oldies, '80s & More Dance →
  Keystone Fire Company, 240 N Walnut St, Boyertown
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• The CFC Blended Burger Battle - POTTSTOWN, PA →
  The Alley on High Street, 228 E High St, Pottstown
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Adam Hunter →
  SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook, 50 Sunnybrook Rd, Pottstown
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Amber Wallin →
  SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook, 50 Sunnybrook Rd, Pottstown
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Goodnight, Texas at 118 North →
  118 North, 118 N Wayne Ave, Wayne
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• SoulJoel's - Comedy Fundraiser to Benefit TLC — To Love a Canine Rescue, Inc. →
  SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook, 50 Sunnybrook Rd, Pottstown
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Comedy Open Mic →
  SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook, 50 Sunnybrook Rd, Pottstown
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Root Settaz at 118 North →
  118 North, 118 N Wayne Ave, Wayne
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Dream Asia Food Festival 2026 →
  The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Pottsgrove

• 1 Dead After Police Shooting In Montgomery Co., Investigation Underway: DA (patch.com)
• College Athlete Shot Dead After Drunkenly Trying to Go to Wrong House (wideopencountry.com)

Boyertown

• Gov. Mifflin football: Mustangs looking to get back to winning ways (centredaily.com)

Royersford

• Train Hits Vehicle In Royersford (patch.com)
• Spring-Ford starts new school year, and 10-year capital plan (dailylocal.com)

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