🌱 How Villanova’s newest sprint star dominated the BIG EAST this season

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In today's newsletter:

• How Villanova’s newest sprint star dominated the BIG EAST this season

Also on today's calendar: Register Now for October Art and Culture Retreat in Spain with a Philly-Area Artist!.

Today's riddle: What do the letter "t" and island have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Heavy thunderstorms, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
• Monday: Humid; a morning shower, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Carlota Colomer Guasch - Swimming & Diving (villanova.com) — Villanova University swimmer Carlota Colomer Guasch is emerging as a standout Wildcat, already a 14-time All-BIG EAST performer and 2026 BIG EAST Women’s Most Outstanding Swimmer. The Barcelona native has rewritten program sprint records, anchored multiple championship relays, and balanced her success in the pool with academic honors as a psychology major on the Main Line.
   

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📸 Around Villanova

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Villanova

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 16

• Register Now for October Art and Culture Retreat in Spain with a Philly-Area Artist! →
  Private Luxury Estate in Seville, Spain,
  12:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• Explore Your Creative Potential →
  Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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📣 Villanova Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 16

• 7th Annual March to Yorktown Day
  Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Park 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King Of Prussia, PA 19406
  12:00 pm
• PTA Kindergarten Meet Up @ Houston Playground
  Green Woods CS 900 Grakyn Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19128
  1:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Staff PD week
  Walter B Saul Philadelphia, PA 19128
• Creative Citizen Studios Art Workshop →
  Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Brookline, 708 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh
  10:30 am
• Welcome Back: Healthy Kids Start Here: Growing Strong: Eating, Sle
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  5:30 pm
• Uniform Swap
  Green Woods CS Philadelphia, PA 19128
  6:00 pm
• Storytime: Family Fun →
  Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Brookline, 708 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh
  6:30 pm
• School Board Work Session
  Norristown Area SD 401 N Whitehall Rd, Norristown, PA 19403, USA
  7:00 pm
• Board of Supervisors Meeting →
  Easttown Town Calendar -
  7:00 pm
• Municipal Authority Meeting →
  Newtown Township, PA Calendar, 209 Bishop Hollow Road, Newtown Square
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• New Teacher Induction
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
• Golf Boys Varsity Away Upper Perkiomen
  Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Villanova University posted a job opening for Assistant Director - Career Education & Student Initiatives (Part Time) in Villanova. Apply here.
• Oak View Group, LLC posted a job opening for Cashier | Part Time | Villanova University Athletics in Villanova. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Villanova here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Radnor

• Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) Director Sells 15,007 Shares of Stock (insidertrades.com)
• Rackspace Technology, Inc. Investors: September 28, 2026, Deadline in Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit - Contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (natlawreview.com)
• Mineralys Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MLYS) Downgraded by Zacks Research to "Strong Sell" (marketbeat.com)

Newtown Square

• Newtown Square's General Recreation Helps Reimagine Wilson Farm Park Tot Lot (vista.today)
• Delphinus Adds Strategy Chief as Navy Demand Drives Growth (mychesco.com)
• Delaware County church services file for Aug. 14, 2026 (delcotimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They're both in the middle of water (Thank you Dianna S. for sending it in!)
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