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🌱 Patch AM: Santa Claus Visits Jefferson-Abington Health NICU Patients

Coming up on the Abington Patch calendar: Lower Your Expectations 9

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Hello again Abington! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Santa brings holiday cheer to Jefferson Abington’s tiniest patients
  • How Abington crews rescued a driver from a car on its side
  • See rare Willow Grove Park footage and how it became today’s mall

Also on today's calendar: Lower Your Expectations 9 and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Abingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: A.M. freezing drizzle; cloudy, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 37, low: 35.
  • Monday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Santa Claus Visits Jefferson-Abington Health NICU Patients (patch.com) — Families with newborns in Jefferson Abington Hospital’s NICU got a heartwarming surprise as Santa stopped by for holiday photos, continuing a cherished annual tradition. The visit brought festive cheer to Abington Township parents spending their baby’s first Christmas in the hospital, alongside similar celebrations at other regional Jefferson facilities.
   

2. Multiple crews dispatched for a vehicle collision with a Jenkintown shopping center building, occupant safely removed (glensidelocal.com) — Abington Fire Company crews responded this afternoon after a vehicle crashed into a shopping center wall on Old York Road in nearby Jenkintown, leaving the car on its side with one trapped occupant. The person was safely rescued with help from Weldon and McKinley companies, and Abington police briefly closed a segment of Old York Road, which has since reopened.
   

3. Then and now videos: Willow Grove Park throwbacks and lengthy reviews of the current mall (glensidelocal.com) — Abington Township’s former Willow Grove Park amusement park and today’s Willow Grove Park Mall take center stage in a set of YouTube throwback and review videos highlighted here. Residents can revisit mid‑20th‑century park footage and learn how the abandoned site evolved into the modern mall, including a detailed look at the mall’s current performance.
   

4. Montgomery County woman earns college degree at age 65 (timesleader.com) — An Abington, Montgomery County resident has just earned her college degree at age 65, decades after leaving school, offering an uplifting example of persistence for local neighbors. Balancing chronic kidney disease, a transplant, a car accident, and breast cancer, she completed her remaining IUP classes online. She now uses her experience to motivate others, especially older adults and people living with chronic illness.
   

5. The Two Million Mile Man (saddlebagnotes.com) — A long-haul trucker who logged more than two million miles on the road was born in Abington giving locals a hometown connection to his cross-country story. Now retired in SaddleBrooke, he volunteers as a vetted driver for Senior Village, helping older adults get to appointments and errands. His journey blends small-town roots, a love of the open road, and community service.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • 12 million dollars has been invested in Abington Parks.
    High end environmental consultants have been employed nonstop. Yet, the Evergreen Manor Park is decimated by trash and destroyed trees. The trees… (Nextdoor Abington)
  • Hello neighbors,
    My niece is currently a senior in high school. She would like to go to college to be a vet. The colleges would already like for her to pick a… (Nextdoor Roslyn)
  • Pennsylvania State University posted a job opening for Part Time - Softball - Assistant Coach in Abington. Apply here.
  • Kelly posted a job opening for Substitute Teachers Upper Dublin School District in Willow Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Abington here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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