🌱 How a Drexel Hill apartment fire upended dozens of families’ holidays

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Drexel Hill apartment fire upended dozens of families’ holidays
• How Drexel Hill neighbors are lifting the Merry Christmas Fund

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Community Caroling and Cocoa.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 37 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 46, low: 32.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy with mist, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Delaware County firefighter dies in Drexel Hill fire: officials (fox29.com) — A devastating apartment fire in Drexel Hill killed longtime Lansdowne firefighter Anthony Rowley and displaced about 75 residents just days before the holidays. Rowley’s wife remains hospitalized with severe injuries, and local fire and EMS leaders are remembering his decades of service while investigators continue working to determine what caused the blaze.
   

• Double-digit number of donors push Merry Christmas Fund (delcotimes.com) — Drexel Hill residents are among the donors helping boost the Salvation Army’s Merry Christmas Fund, which has reached about 43 percent of its $50,000 goal. With contributions still being accepted through New Year’s Day, locals can add donations and short holiday messages that support food, toy distributions, and ongoing assistance for Delaware County families.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Drexel Hill

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Community Caroling and Cocoa
  Ardmore United Methodist Church, 200 Argyle Rd, Ardmore
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Kelly Center - Kala Farnham - Carole King Tribute with Leah R.G.
  Kelly Center, 4 E Eagle Rd, Havertown
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Kelly Center - Ben Arnold and Friends New Year's Eve
  Kelly Center , 4 E Eagle Rd , Havertown
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Track & Build Day @ MFL
  Middletown Free Library Community Collaboration Space, Second Floor,
  10:00 am
• Indoor Story Time @ MFL
  Middletown Free Library Children's Room,
  10:00 am
• Morning Movie for Seniors
  Sharon Hill Public Library
  10:30 am
• Coloring for Grown-Ups
  Helen Kate Furness Free Library Bonnell Community Meeting Room,
  1:00 pm
• Free Afterschool Meals for Youth
  J. Lewis Crozer Library Community Room,
  3:00 pm
• Community Development Committee (CDC)-Please note time change
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street Second Floor , Media
  4:30 pm
• Historic Architecture Review Board *Hybrid* 7:00 p.m.
  Lansdowne Borough Hall , 12 E. Baltimore Avenue , Lansdowne
  7:00 pm
• Pilates (Tuesday)
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street , Media
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Yoga (Wednesday)
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street , Media
  9:30 am
• Children's Story Time
  Sayre Public Library , 122 S Elmer Ave , Sayre
  10:30 am
• Environment Committee Meeting - Cancelled
  Swarthmore Borough, PA Calendar Swarthmore, PA 19081
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Beware of scams on Facebook Marketplace and Nextdoor.
  This lady on Nextdoor just offered to send me Zelle for a prank greeting card and then she said she had a business account and the $10 was on hold. I… (Nextdoor Drexel Gardens)
• Give the gift that keeps on growing this holiday season 🎄
  A Team Green gift card is perfect for your next outdoor project—or for treating yourself. Available now. Message us to purchase! (Nextdoor Marshall-Burmont)

• Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Drexel Hill. Apply here.
• Rose Group Applebee's posted a job opening for Line Cook (PT/FT) in Havertown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Drexel Hill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clifton Heights

• Keith Lockhart's History Mystery for Dec. 21, 2025 (delcotimes.com)
• Delaware County road projects, week of Dec. 21, 2025 (delcotimes.com)

Lansdowne

• Man fatally injured in Upper Darby fire was a longtime firefighter (delcotimes.com)
• Lansdowne Fire Company, Narberth Ambulance Partnership Helps Residents in Need (delco.today)

Havertown

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