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Hello Media! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Media professor makes chemistry click for every student
  • Why a Linvilla Orchards trip belongs on your fall weekend list
  • How a Media-based student turned social media into a tool for good

Also on today's calendar: AMCC's Fall Community Market - The Market That Brings People Together in Havertown! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; low humidity, temps: high: 74, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Brandywine professor Eshani Lee talks simplifying chemistry on 'We Are Chattin'' (psu.edu) — Penn State Brandywine in Media is spotlighting chemistry professor Eshani Lee in a new "We Are Chattin'" episode, where she explains how her immigrant background shaped her love of teaching science clearly. Local students and families can hear how she makes chemistry more accessible and supports learners from diverse backgrounds, with full episodes available on the campus website.
   

2. Senior Sentiments: Making The Most Of A New Season (villanovan.com) — Villanova seniors are being urged to finally act on those saved fall plans, including a trip to Linvilla Orchards in Media just 20 minutes from campus. The writer highlights easy regional outings, from pumpkin patches to haunted houses and football games, encouraging students to use nearby transit and weekends to fully enjoy their last Philadelphia-area fall.
   

3. Brandywine student internship: Using social media as a force for good (psu.edu) — A Penn State Brandywine student based in Media turned an initially internship-free summer into a meaningful role creating social media, photography, and articles for Horizons at the Episcopal Academy. Her work blended communications skills with her human development studies, reinforcing her goal of using media to support children, education, and equal opportunities in nearby communities.
   

4. Man convicted after 130-MPH police chase through Delaware, Montgomery counties (upperdarbynow.com) — State troopers from the Media barracks helped pursue a driver who hit 130 mph on I-476 and I-95 before being stopped near the Ben Franklin Bridge, and that New Jersey man has now been convicted on gun and fleeing charges. The July 2025 chase crossed Montgomery and Delaware counties, involved a modified handgun, and ended with the defendant jailed awaiting sentencing.
   

5. Union's Cavan Sullivan, 16, gets call-up to U.S. national team (delcotimes.com) — A rising 16-year-old Union star has been called into the U.S. men's national soccer team, and there's a local angle: Media native Auston Trusty is among the Union-connected players returning to the national setup. The roster mixes veterans with promising young talents, offering area fans a fresh reason to follow the upcoming four-game international window.
   

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  • Don't Miss South Media Fire Company's Open House on October 4 —The Communication Solutions Group Read on Patch
  • General Dynamics Electric Boat posted a job opening for Pipe Welding Instructor - Rhoads in Media. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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