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🌱 Patch AM: 9 Radnor Students Chosen As National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

And check out Youth & Teen 2026 Fall Classes & Workshops on the Radnor Patch calendar

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Hi Radnor! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Nine Radnor students advance in prestigious National Merit competition
  • Why a Blue Route stabbing triggered a Radnor police search and lockdown
  • Why did Radnor scrap plans for a new district court site?

Also on today's calendar: Youth & Teen 2026 Fall Classes & Workshops and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
  • Saturday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 9 Radnor Students Chosen As National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (patch.com) — Radnor residents can celebrate nine local students who have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, putting them in the running for significant college funding. These Radnor High School scholars advanced based on their PSAT performance and will now compete nationally, with finalists chosen next spring based on academic records and other achievements.
   

2. Man charged in Blue Route stabbing was wanted for 2022 armed robbery in Delco (inquirer.com) — Radnor Township police arrested a Philadelphia man wanted in a 2022 armed robbery after a Blue Route road-rage stabbing led officers to East Lancaster Avenue and briefly put Villanova University on lockdown. State Police are handling the stabbing investigation, while the suspect remains jailed without bail as tests are conducted on a recovered knife.
   

3. Radnor nixes plan to renovate veterinarian's office into district court (delcotimes.com) — Radnor Township officials have dropped plans to buy and renovate a former veterinarian's office on West Wayne Avenue for a district court, after neighborhood feedback and financial review. They still aim to keep a district court within township borders and will schedule a town hall to explain court operations and gather input on better locations.
   

4. Security truck stolen from Longwood Gardens in Delaware County (6abc.com) — A stolen security pickup from Longwood Gardens led police on a chase through Chester and Delaware counties before ending in Radnor Township. Officers arrested the suspect on the 100 block of King of Prussia Road in Radnor, where the truck was recovered and towed from the scene.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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