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🌱 Patch AM: Want to explore Springfield’s fire trucks and learn safety tips firsthand?

Also check out AMCC's Fall Community Market - The Market That Brings People Together in Havertown! on the Springfield Patch calendar

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Good morning Springfield! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to explore Springfield's fire trucks and learn safety tips firsthand?
  • What services does Springfield's new Trinity Health primary care offer?
  • What really happened during the fight at Springfield's Urban Air?

Also on today's calendar: AMCC's Fall Community Market - The Market That Brings People Together in Havertown! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 66.
  • Monday: Cloudy with a shower possible, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Delaware County Fire Companies Host Community Events for Fire Prevention Week (upperdarbynow.com) — Springfield Fire Company is inviting residents to an open house and housing ceremony on Wednesday, October 9, from 5 to 7:15 p.m. at 217 Saxer Avenue, with station tours, safety demos, and a welcome for new apparatus Tower 44 and Utility 44. Alongside a similar South Media event, the week focuses on hands-on fire safety tips, especially safe charging of everyday battery-powered devices.
   

2. Trinity Health celebrates opening of Springfield primary care (delcotimes.com) — A new Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic primary care practice has opened at 905 W. Sproul Road in Springfield, expanding local access to primary and surgical outpatient services for Delaware County residents. Local and state leaders joined a ribbon-cutting and blessing ceremony, highlighting the facility's role in filling gaps left by Crozer Health's decline and offering more convenient care close to home.
   

3. Springfield police reports: Breaking up a brawl at Urban Air (delcotimes.com) — Recent Springfield police reports detail several local incidents, including a fight at Urban Air where an employee-customer dispute turned physical and led to assault and disorderly conduct charges. Officers also handled thefts at Springfield Mall, a local dealership, CVS, and a Providence Road home, plus underage drinking near Memorial Park, all involving nearby residents and businesses you likely know.
   

4. Pennsylvania health officials urge early measles vaccinations as outbreak grows (6abc.com) — With Pennsylvania's measles outbreak growing, health officials are urging families in and around Springfield to vaccinate children earlier than usual, including infants as young as six months. Local pediatric practices are proactively calling families, following state guidance to accelerate first and second doses so schools and clinics face fewer exposures as case counts and concerns rise statewide.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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