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In today's newsletter:

  • What changes could West Chester see under the prison's new warden?
  • When and where West Chester's Little League team finally plays tonight

Also on today's calendar: Tap with Pax: A Guided EFT Experience 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 78 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 73, low: 66.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brian Sheller appointed warden of Chester County Prison (dailylocal.com) — Leadership at Chester County Prison in West Chester is shifting permanently, as longtime law enforcement leader Brian Sheller has been appointed warden after serving as acting warden and deputy warden. Sheller brings decades as Parkesburg's police chief and extensive county-level experience to the role. Local residents can expect continuity in ongoing prison operations and reform efforts under his direction.
   

• Pa. team to see first Little League World Series action on Friday. Here are the details (pennlive.com) — West Chester's Little League team finally hits the World Series stage tonight, facing Bayonne, New Jersey at 7 p.m. at Lamade Stadium after rain forced a major schedule shuffle. The Pennsylvania squad, fresh off its Mid-Atlantic title, will be the last of eight games played Friday as all 20 teams complete their first tournament action.
   


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🗞 Nearby News

Exton

  • Exton Square Mall Closure Leaves Local Nonprofits Scrambling for Space (delco.today)
  • Malgudi Cafe Draws Noncompliant Follow-Up Inspection (mychesco.com)
  • Whitford Country Club Cited for Food Safety Violations (mychesco.com)

Downingtown

  • Four Chester County High Schools Land Among Nation's Top 1,000 in U.S. News Rankings (vista.today)

Chesterbrook

  • Roadway Partially Collapses In Tredyffrin (patch.com)

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-- 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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