🌱 How a new $90.8 million Osprey upgrade benefits Ridley Park
Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Ridley Park! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new $90.8 million Osprey upgrade benefits Ridley Park
Also on today's calendar: Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has hands but isn’t able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, breezy and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 44.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• US awards US$91 million contract to redesign V-22 Osprey flight control system (airdatanews.com) — A major U.S. Navy contract will send most of the redesign work for the V-22 Osprey’s flight control system to facilities in Ridley Park, potentially supporting local aerospace jobs for several years. The project, running through 2030, focuses on modernizing aging electronics, improving cybersecurity, and preparing the aircraft for safer, more automated operations well into the 2050s. 
📸 Around Ridley Park
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Upcoming Events in
Ridley Park
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★ Featured events ★
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Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market →
Park Ave., Park Ave,
5:00 pm -
Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
9:00 am -
Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
10:00 am -
Red, White & Boo! →
Delaware County Veterans Memorial, 4599 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square
11:00 am -
Trunk Or Treat →
PCS Theater, 614 Fairview Rd, Swarthmore
11:00 am
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
Saturday October 31
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Other local events
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Public Meeting
Interboro SD Essington, PA 19029
7:00 pm -
Historic Commission Meeting →
Borough Hall-Community Room, 105 E Ward St, Ridley Park
7:00 pm -
Bingo Meeting →
Borough Hall-Community Room, 105 E Ward St, Ridley Park
10:30 am -
H.A.R.B. Meeting →
Borough Hall- second floor, 105 E Ward St, Ridley Park
7:00 pm -
Nature Nook Fall Session
Wister Center, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
10:00 am -
Fright Night
Ridley Middle School Ridley Park, PA 19078
6:30 pm -
Swarthmore Makers Market →
The Inn at Swarthmore, 10 S Chester Rd, Swarthmore
10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
Sunday November 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Cook in Ridley Park. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member Folsom Dunkin in Folsom. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ridley Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Swarthmore
- State senator wants to change Constitution for tax relief (delcotimes.com)
- Scanlon: Delco nurse stopped by ICE on way to Disneyland has checked in on ankle monitor (delcotimes.com)
- Inaugural Richard Yarborough Lecture in Black Literature (ucla.edu)
Chester
- Hoff The Roof Contractor Launches 24/7 Storm Damage Roof Response (usatoday.com)
Haverford
- $85K Forklift Stolen From Store In Haverford Twp. (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has hands but isn’t able to clap?" — A clock! (Thank you Lois R. for sending it in!)
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