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Hi Media! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What really happened on that chaotic Baltimore Avenue construction detour?
  • How is a Media resident tied to the Penn State drug probe?

Also on today's calendar: Newtown Square Farmers Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Media, PA: Goofball Mercedes Driver On Baltimore Ave Disregards Construction Flagger, Heads Head-On Into Oncoming Traffic (tiremeetsroad.com) — A recent dashcam video from just outside downtown Media shows a Mercedes driver ignoring a construction flagger on West Baltimore Avenue, forcing another car onto the curb to avoid a head-on crash. The story breaks down exactly where it happened, how flaggers were directing traffic, and what citations and penalties drivers in Media can face for disobeying work-zone instructions or hopping a curb in an emergency maneuver.
   

• Penn State fraternity drug ring: Philadelphia ties revealed after over a dozen charged (fox29.com) — Media gets a brief but notable mention in a statewide drug-trafficking case, as investigators say one of the people charged, Kyle Ridpath, is from Media. Authorities allege a coordinated cocaine operation tied to Penn State fraternities, with multiple defendants from the Philadelphia region and ongoing questions about how long the ring operated and who else might be charged.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

  • PGA of America Golf Professional Braden Shattuck Successfully Defends at 105th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship (pga.com)
  • Why Delaware County Is One of the Philadelphia Suburbs' Most Versatile Places to Live (delco.today)

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Brookhaven

  • Second man to plead in Marketplace robbery case first to be sentenced (delcotimes.com)

Ok Media! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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