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Good morning West Chester! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which West Chester kitchens failed recent county health inspections?
  • Which West Chester and Chester County authors should be on your shelf?
  • How worried should West Chester families be about measles now?

Also on today's calendar: Family Fun Day at Newtown Square's Train and Trolley Museum and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Food Tossed as Inspectors Flag West Chester Kitchen Problems (mychesco.com) — Health inspectors recently cited several West Chester eateries and West Chester University's Commons for unsafe food temperatures, sanitation lapses, and equipment issues, forcing some food to be discarded and repairs ordered by early October. Brother's Pizza, Two Birds Cafe, the Commons' Freshens & Rammy's Market, and Buffalo Wild Wings To Go all received specific corrections, while other nearby school and restaurant kitchens were found in compliance.
   

2. Chester County's Modern Literary Scene Include Bestsellers, New Voices (vista.today) — West Chester readers are part of a thriving Chester County literary scene that includes hometown names like suspense novelist Bryan Reardon and memoirist Donna Y. Ferris. The article spotlights bestselling, children's, and local-history authors from across the county, and notes that many of their books—and occasional readings and signings—are available through area bookstores and libraries.
   

3. Chester County Measles Outbreak More Than Triples to 83 Cases (mychesco.com) — Chester County's measles outbreak, centered in the region around West Chester, has surged to 83 confirmed cases, making it the Philadelphia area's only active transmission hotspot. Health officials are ramping up school outreach and temporary vaccination clinics as statewide cases near 1,000, stressing that most infections are among unvaccinated people and urging residents to check their MMR protection.
   

4. Pa. assembled a council of reading experts to guide literacy reforms — but members say they've had little say in the process (pennlive.com) — Pennsylvania's new Reading Leadership Council, which includes a West Chester University professor, is supposed to guide districts toward stronger, research-based reading programs but members say they've had little real input so far. As the state revises curriculum lists and shifts leadership, the debate over local control, funding gaps, and how prescriptive Harrisburg should be will affect how West Chester-area schools teach reading.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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