🌱 Patch AM: American Communities 1776-2026 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Newtown Square Farmers Market
• Earthquake and Kym Whitley at Lansdowne Theater
• American Communities 1776-2026 at Swarthmore College - Featured Events

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
• Thursday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Newtown Square Farmers Market →
  395 Bishop Hollow Rd, Newtown Square
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Earthquake and Kym Whitley →
  Lansdowne Theater, 31 N Lansdowne Ave, Lansdowne
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• American Communities 1776-2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
  8:30 am
• Swarthmore Send-Off: San Francisco 2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Swarthmore, PA 19081
  6:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Swarthmore Borough-Main Calendar - Swarthmore PA 19081
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• American Communities 1776-2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
  8:30 am
• Committee of the Whole
  Southeast Delco SD Darby, PA 19023
  6:00 pm
• FLI-POP Welcome Celebration
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Matchbox Tarble Commons Upper Level
  6:00 pm
• Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting →
  Swarthmore Borough-Main Calendar - Swarthmore PA 19081
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• International Student Orientation
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Swarthmore, PA 19081

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Public Safety Committee Meeting →
  Swarthmore Borough-Main Calendar - Swarthmore PA 19081
  8:00 am
• Bird Walk with Scott Arboretum and Gardens
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Swarthmore, PA 19081
  8:30 am
• American Communities 1776-2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
  8:30 am
• CHS Senior Student Orientation
  Chester-Upland SD Chester High School
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on Baltimore Pike...
  There is road construction on Baltimore Pike reported at 9:18 AM. "Roadwork on BALTIMORE PK / BALTIMORE AV eastbound between GRANDVIEW RD and TURNER… (Nextdoor )
• There is a lane closed on SR-352 • Edgmont Ave...
  There is a lane closed on SR-352 • Edgmont Ave reported at 8:54 AM. "Roadwork on PA 352 southbound between DUTTON MILL RD and WHITELEY RD. All… (Nextdoor )

• Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Clifton Heights. Apply here.
• DSV posted a job opening for Freight Forwarder in Chester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Media

• Senior Shelter Pit Bull Nobody Applied for Finds His Happy Ending After One Woman Steps Up (paradepets.com)
• Offensive coordinator Sean Mannion not panicking after Eagles' ugly preseason debut (delcotimes.com)
• ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests (delcotimes.com)

Swarthmore

• Building Communities of Belonging Through Faith, Compassion, and Presence A Conversation with Ailya Vajid (town.news)

Radnor

• Vaccination Rates Vary At Radnor Twp. Schools: See Newly Revealed Data (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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