Community Corner
🌱 How Prospect Park police helped end a regional shoplifting pursuit
Coming up on the Prospect Park Patch calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music!
Hello Prospect Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Prospect Park police helped end a regional shoplifting pursuit
Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with some sun returning, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Springfield police reports: Drexel Hill man charged with DUI on nitrous oxide, road rage over mall parking spot (delcotimes.com) — Prospect Park police assisted Springfield officers in stopping a vehicle near Route 291 tied to an earlier shoplifting case, leading to an arrest on a warrant. The broader report details several recent Springfield-area incidents, including DUI on nitrous oxide, retail thefts at Springfield Mall and Target, an assault over a parking spot, and underage drinking. 
📸 Around Prospect Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Prospect Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
Penn Wood High School, 100 Green Ave, Lansdowne
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Glenolden H&S - Kids Bingo
Glenolden School Gym and Cafeteria
4:30 pm - Gold Out R-Thon Game
Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
7:00 pm - Nifty Fifty's RMS Student Activities Fundraiser
Ridley Middle School Ridley Park, PA 19078
5:00 pm - Hope 4 Hallie - HOCO Football Game
Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
6:00 pm - Homecoming Dance
Ridley High School Folsom, PA 19033
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
📣 Prospect Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- "Sounds of Freedom" Musical Instrument Petting Zoo
Delaware County Arts Consortium Ridley Township Library, 100 E Macdade Blvd, Folsom, PA, 19033, United States
1:00 pm - Gentle English (Swarthmore PA) →
Park Avenue Community Center, 1229 Park Ave, Swarthmore
2:00 pm - Accessible Mushroom Tour
Scott Arboretum Offices, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
3:00 pm - Build Your Own Adventure with Cas
Delaware County Arts Consortium Nimble Craft
5:00 pm - Shade Tree Commission →
Media Borough, PA Calendar, 301 N Jackson Street Second Floor, Media
5:30 pm - Fungi Fest: Entangled Life: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake
Science Center 101, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
6:00 pm - HHS Athletics Open House
Haverford High School, 200 Mill Road, Havertown
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Prospect Park. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Glenolden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Prospect Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ridley Park
- Delloso hosting document shredding event in Norwood Oct. 31 (pahouse.com)
Swarthmore
- Swarthmore College Dedicates Academic Building to Two Black Scholars (jbhe.com)
- Delaware County Archives (delco.today)
- 6 Delaware County Towns Perfect for a Saturday Day Trip (montco.today)
Darby
- Warrant issued for woman accused of threatening victim in earlier harassment case (delcotimes.com)
- Man who hurled racist threats at motorist gets 23 months of probation (delcotimes.com)
Ok Prospect Park! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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