Community Corner
🌱 Why neighbors are rallying against a possible Trainer data center
Spotted on the Trainer calendar: Delco Revive! Free BLS CPR
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In today's newsletter:
- Why neighbors are rallying against a possible Trainer data center
- How a Trainer meeting could shape Crozer-Chester's healthcare comeback
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Nice with variable cloudiness, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 76, low: 61.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Delaware County Neighbors Organize Against Possible Trainer Data Center (delco.today) — A potential data center on Ridge Road has Trainer residents mobilizing, as Link Logistics weighs whether to formally propose building on an industrially zoned site close to homes and the Marcus Hook border. Neighbors packed a recent meeting to voice environmental and quality-of-life concerns, while borough officials emphasize no formal application or approvals have been filed yet. 
• Crozer-Chester Reopening Faces Long Road, Advocates and Officials Say (delco.today) — Trainer hosted a community meeting where Chester-area advocates pushed to restore accessible healthcare after the Crozer-Chester Medical Center's closure. Local leaders say reopening the Upland campus will take time, as new owners seek an operator and residents demand 24/7 emergency care, specialty services, and a long-term commitment to nearby medical access.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Delco Revive! Free BLS CPR
Keystone First Wellness & Opportunity Center, 1929 W. 9th Street, Chester
12:00 pm - Oldies in the Park
Ethel Waters Park, 2 Commission Street, Chester
6:00 pm - PBIS Dance Party
Chester-Upland SD CUSA
2:00 pm - Breast Cancer Awareness Kickoff
Chester-Upland SD STEM - "Sounds of Freedom" Musical Instrument Petting Zoo
Delaware County Arts Consortium Ridley Township Library, 100 E Macdade Blvd, Folsom, PA, 19033, United States
1:00 pm - Accessible Mushroom Tour
Scott Arboretum Offices, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
3:00 pm - Build Your Own Adventure with Cas
Delaware County Arts Consortium Nimble Craft
5:00 pm - Fungi Fest: Entangled Life: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake
Science Center 101, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore
6:00 pm - Recreation Board Meeting →
Upper Providence Twp - Upper Providence Township 935 N. Providence Road Media PA 19063
7:00 pm - Home Coming Weekend
Hilltop El Sch Aston, PA 19014 - PBIS Assembly
Chester-Upland SD ESA - Engineering Mini Camp For High School Students →
Chester PA
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- LOST DOG ALERT!
Have you seen this pet? Fat Boy was lost on September 26, 2026 and was last seen near Trainer, PA If you have information on their location, please… (Nextdoor Trainer)
🗞 Nearby News
Chester
- Mental health stabilization center opens in Upper Darby (delcotimes.com)
- Freedom Village at Brandywine Hosts 14 Senior Living Communities for CCRC Council Meeting (vista.today)
- Daily Times marks 150 years of being a 'mirror' (delcotimes.com)
Brookhaven
- 5200 Hilltop Dr Unit 414 / U-9, Brookhaven, PA 19015 (redfin.com)
- Surrey opens new location in Middletown Township (delcotimes.com)
Media
- 6 Bedroom, 9 Bathroom Estate Sold In Media: See All Recently Sold Homes In Town (patch.com)
- Media Santa Parade Revived After The Holiday Tradition Was Set To Come To An End (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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