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Coffee in hand, Yeadon? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Wilmington kidnapping ended in a deadly Yeadon industrial park

Also on today's calendar: Celtic Christmas Experience and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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

  • Thursday: Clouds and sun; windy, colder, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 26.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three Facing Prison Time In Kidnapping Murder, One For Life (firststateupdate.com) — A brutal 2021 kidnapping-murder that ended in an industrial park in Yeadon has led to three lengthy federal prison sentences, including life for the gunman. Federal, state, and Yeadon Borough police worked together on the multi-state investigation, and more defendants are still awaiting sentencing in Delaware and Pennsylvania courts.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 11
  • Lankenau Medical Center Holiday Jewelry Sale
    Lankenau Medical Ctr , 100 E Lancaster Ave , Penn Wynne
    9:00 am
  • Storytime: Family Fun
    Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Brookline , 708 Brookline Blvd , Pittsburgh
    10:30 am
  • Teen Advisory Club
    Sharon Hill Public Library Teen Collaboration Space,
    3:30 pm
  • SSD Gold Pass Academy - Open House Registration
    Springfield High School
    4:00 pm
  • Nature Snow Globe Family Pop-In
    Wister Center – Gillespie Room , 500 College Avenue , Swarthmore
    5:00 pm
  • Community Artificial Intelligence Forum
    Strath Haven Middle School Library SHMS Library
    6:00 pm
  • Chatham Park Community Open House
    Chatham Park Elementary School , 400 Allston Rd , Havertown
    6:00 pm
  • Tri-State Fire Safety and Shelter in Place / 331222
    Tri-State Training and Fire Protection , 228 Ridley Ave , Folsom
    6:30 pm
  • Winter Concert/Art Display
    Aronimink Elementary School Drexel Hill, PA 19026
    7:00 pm
    • Friday December 12
  • Children’s Morning Movie
    Sharon Hill Public Library Community Collaboration Space,
    10:30 am
    • Saturday December 13
  • Senior Holiday Luncheon — The Borough of Folcroft
    Ethan Joner community center , 797 Ashland Ave , Folcroft
    11:00 am
  • Philly Pops Christmas Spectacular Morning Rehearsal Time tbd 3pm Concert
    Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts , 300 S Broad St , Philadelphia
    3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Who do you call if you’ve been hear a house alarm going off since 7:00 a.
    m and it now 6:03 pm, Not sure who house it is; but it on the 700 (hundred ) block of Yeadon Ave or behind Yeadon Ave. I hear the alarm louder in the… (Nextdoor Yeadon)

🗞 Nearby News

Darby

  • Son who fatally stabbed father in protection of mother gets county time (delcotimes.com)
  • Annie Actresses Talk About Their Experience at Media Theatre (delco.today)
  • With a Giant in Place, the Shoppes at Concord in Glenn Mills Can Proceed (delco.today)

Lansdowne

  • One of Philly's ‘Most Wanted' captured in Lansdowne (delcotimes.com)

Ardmore

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