🌱 Will Army budget decisions stabilize jobs at Boeing’s Ridley Park plant?

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• Will Army budget decisions stabilize jobs at Boeing’s Ridley Park plant?

Also on today's calendar: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warm; breezy in the morning, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
• Sunday: Showers; breezy, not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Boeing Wants Army's ‘Commitment' To CH-47F Block II, As Lawmaker Cites Concern On Program's Fate (defensedaily.com subscription) — Boeing’s Ridley Park plant, where CH-47F Block II Chinooks are built, faces uncertainty as the company presses the Army for a firm long-term commitment to the program. A local congresswoman warns fluctuating funding has already triggered layoffs at the facility, even as lawmakers push to secure more helicopters and stabilize production in coming years.
   

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📸 Around Ridley Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ridley Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  Strath Haven Middle School, 200 S Providence Rd,
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Guitar Melodies For Beginners
  Delco Guitar Studios, 34 Yale Ave, Morton
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• MLB Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt Joins Dermatology Partners for "Play Sun Safe" Event
  Ridley High School , 901 Morton Ave , Folsom
  3:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Adult Coloring Club
  Aston Public Library
  10:00 am
• Spring Crum Woods Hike
  Matchbox , 500 College Ave , Swarthmore
  10:00 am
• Bird on a Wire Teen Craft Program
  Helen Kate Furness Free Library Chadwick Auditorium,
  1:00 pm
• Family Game Day
  Lansdowne Public Library Community Room,
  1:00 pm
• LGBTQ+ Book Club
  Newtown Public Library Community Room,
  2:00 pm
• HTFL Yoga Kids
  Haverford Township Free Library
  3:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market
  Park Ave. , Park Ave
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Swarthmore Makers Market
  The Inn at Swarthmore , 10 S Chester Rd , Swarthmore
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Cook in Ridley Park. Apply here.
• The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Paraprofessional / Educator in Morton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ridley Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Prospect Park

• High-end bicycles targeted in Prospect Park thefts, police say (6abc.com)

Swarthmore

• Playoff Push: Swarthmore Heats Up in Final Stretch Before Tournament Play (swarthmorephoenix.com)
• Letter to the Editor: Swarthmore Should At Least Be Honest About Its Values (swarthmorephoenix.com)
• Provost Rich Wicentowski on Overseeing Swarthmore's Academic Program (swarthmorephoenix.com)

Media

• Eagles Legend To Headline Charity Book Signing In Media (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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