🌱 Patch AM: How will Springfield handle Ridley’s nearly unbreakable defense next week?

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• How will Springfield handle Ridley's nearly unbreakable defense next week?

Also on today's calendar: Kelly Center - Imagine Lennon LIVE Returns. Music of John Lennon and the Beatles and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A little rain; windy, cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Brisk and cool with rain, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
• Monday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• H.S. Football: Another shutout merely meets expectation for Ridley at Radnor (delcotimes.com) — Ridley's dominant 38-0 win over Radnor keeps them unbeaten heading into a tougher Central League stretch that includes a key matchup with Springfield. The Green Raiders' defense has allowed just seven points all season, setting up a high-stakes test for Springfield fans watching the league title race tighten over the next few weeks.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Kelly Center - Imagine Lennon LIVE Returns. Music of John Lennon and the Beatles →
  Kelly Center, 4 E Eagle Rd, Havertown
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Rosemont College, 1400 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  Penn Wood High School, 100 Green Ave, Lansdowne
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Mt. Pisgah State Park Night Hike →
  Mount Pisgah State Park, 28 Entrance Rd, Troy
  7:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Entangled Life: Book Discussion Group
  Scott Horticultural Library, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Accessible Mushroom Tour
  Scott Arboretum Offices, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
  3:00 pm
• Fungi Fest: Entangled Life: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake
  Science Center 101, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• SubstiToothFairy Presents: A Night To Remember- Celebration For A Cause →
  Springfield Country Club, 400 West Sproul Road, Springfield
• Nature Nook Fall Session
  Wister Center, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
  10:00 am
• Prof. Leon Jay - SCJ East Coast Camp Philadelphia →
  MKA Karate, 151 S State Rd., Springfield
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Run For The Hills...& Trees! Newtown Square 5K to Support Local Open Space on 10/3 →
  On Point Farm, 6114 Goshen Rd, Newtown Square
  3:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Old Timers Panel - DELCO →
  Springfield Friends Meeting, 1001 Old Sproul Rd, Springfield
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Frozen Foods Clerk in Drexel Hill. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Media

• Brandywine Student Internship: Using Social Media as a Force for Good (vista.today)
• WoF Quickcap: 9/24/2026 (wordpress.com)
• In reality, great pretender betrayed her Jewish roots, people (delcotimes.com)

Swarthmore

• Old Science Hall Renamed to Honor Swarthmore Alum Edley, Professor Emerita Morgan (swarthmorephoenix.com)

Ardmore

• $3.2M Estate Sold In Bryn Mawr: See All Recently Sold Homes In Lower Merion (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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