🌱 How a $2,000 roof job ended in a felony trial

What's up North Wales! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $2,000 roof job ended in a felony trial

Also on today's calendar: Celebration of Lights at the Horsham Center for Jewish Life and 2 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around North Wales? Post it to North Wales photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 42 and low of 23 degrees.
• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 41.
• Friday: Windy; a little morning rain, with a high of 55 and low of 23 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Charge dismissed, other held for county trial against man accused of taking $2K roof deposit and abandoning job (northpennnow.com) — A North Wales Borough resident is headed to Montgomery County court on a felony charge alleging he accepted a $2,000 roof repair deposit from a local 70-year-old homeowner, removed her shingles, and never finished the job. One related charge was dismissed at a recent preliminary hearing, and the case now moves to county court in January, based on public court records.
   

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📸 Around North Wales

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Wales

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Celebration of Lights at the Horsham Center for Jewish Life
  Horsham Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Rd, North Wales, PA, 19454,
  3:00 pm
• Christmas Concert
  St Peter's Lutheran Church, 211 S Main St, North Wales, PA, 19454,
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Candlelight Christmas Eve Services - AUGUSTUS LUTHERAN CHURCH - 5:00 PM
  AUGUSTUS LUTHERAN CHURCH - 717 W Main St, Trappe, PA, 19426,
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Season of Celebration
  Bury The Hatchet , 430 Caredean Road , Horsham
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Museum Time for Minis at Pottsgrove Manor
  Pottsgrove Manor , 100 West King St , Pottstown
  11:00 am

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📣 North Wales Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• LGBA Holiday Event
  The Ambler Theater , 108 E Butler Avenue , Ambler
  8:30 am
• Makin’ music with Mr. Mike
  Lansdale Public Library , 301 Vine St , Lansdale
  11:00 am
• Trivia Night @ The East End in Hatfield
  The East End , 1903 Bethlehem Pike , Hatfield
  6:30 pm
• Council Business Meeting
  Lansdale Borough, PA Calendar , 1 Vine Street , Lansdale
  7:00 pm
• EAC Meeting – Dec 2025
  Ambler Borough Hall , 131 Rosemary Ave , Ambler
  7:00 pm
• NPHS Winter Concert I
  North Penn School District Lansdale, PA 19446
  7:00 pm
• WMS Band Winter Concert
  WHS Auditorium
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Board of Commissioners & Salary Board Meetings
  Montgomery County, PA Calendar
  10:00 am
• Drawings, Songs, and Silliness Concert
  Wissahickon Valley Public Library , 650 Skippack Pike , Blue Bell
  10:30 am
• Legal Outreach in Lansdale
  North Penn Commons
  11:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making North Wales PatchAM possible:

• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) — (484) 246-5006
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Ray was LOST on December 13, 2025 in Chalfont, PA 18914 near Railroad Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner,… (Nextdoor Win Circle/Weathersfield)

• Merck posted a job opening for Associate Director US Payer Marketing Immunology in North Wales. Apply here.
• francesca's posted a job opening for Retail Key Holder in North Wales. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Wales here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lansdale

• North Penn School Board discusses expanding therapy dog program (thereporteronline.com)
• 10-Year-Olds Bust Man Who Ripped Down Pride Flag (metroweekly.com)
• On Tutor Perini Project, Floor Slab Deflection Problem Apparently Had No Clear Owner (enr.com)

Blue Bell

• The 20 Wealthiest Zip Codes In The Philly Region (patch.com)

Norristown

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Ok North Wales! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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