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Skippack, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Mother urges safer driving after Skippack crash injures husband and toddler
  • Meet the Pottstown comedy producer turning hardship into connection

Also on today's calendar: Victorian Holiday House 2026: Travels & Traditions and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Morning rain, then a shower, with a high of 43 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 45, low: 35.
  • Sunday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 50 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mother speaks out as family recovers after Skippack crash: ‘I thought that I lost everything that I had' (northpennnow.com) — A father and his 2-year-old daughter remain hospitalized after a driver struck them at a Skippack crosswalk Nov. 8. Police say the vehicle failed to stop and yield on Skippack Pike. As Zach and Hailey MacDonald recover, Nicole MacDonald is urging drivers to watch for pedestrians.
   

• For Pottstown's Daniel Keota, Die Laughing Turns Personal Hardship Into Community Connection (montco.today) — Comedy helped Pottstown resident Daniel Keota find connection while living with serious lung disease and waiting for a transplant. Now he and his wife run Die Laughing, producing shows that support health causes and bring people together, primarily in downtown Pottstown. Their venues also include Hotel Fiesole in Skippack.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday November 13
  • Reiff Park Rain Garden Planting →
    Jacob Reiff Park, 775 Quarry Rd, Harleysville
    12:30 pm
  • MSW Green Team - Lip Sync
    Perkiomen Valley SD Collegeville, PA 19426
    7:00 pm
  • Sex Toy Bingo
    Upper Wismer
    9:00 pm
    • Saturday November 14
  • Scouting for Food (Tag Drop Off)
    Boy Scout Troop 119 Collegeville, PA 19426

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💬 Chatter

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  • Michael Page posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - Precision Metals - Skippack, PA in Skippack. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Collegeville

  • Mizzou gymnastics signs four recruits on National Signing Day (komu.com)
  • This Pennsylvania Italian Bakery Serves Homemade Bread On The Table As Locals Spread The Word (takingthekids.com)
  • Senior Global Marketing Specialist jobs near me in Springfield, PA at THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (dow.com)

Harleysville

  • Harleysville Estate With 11 Generations of Rittenhouse Family History Is Up for Sale (montco.today)

Norristown

  • Neil Makhija, Jamila Winder, Tom DiBello Announce Reelection Campaigns For Montco Commissioner (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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