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💡This Week's Guide to Local Life In the Upper Merion Area
Spooky Events Galore 👻 | What Does it Mean to Cross File 🫏🐘 | Lotsa Price Drops This Week 👀
Corey Luttrell
October 14, 2025
Good Morning, Upper Merion Area 👋
It’s officially official. It’s fall. Know how I know? I wore sweatpants to walk my dog, Murray, yesterday. Not to mention, spending my weekends in Jersey watching softball 🥎 is a good indicator as well. While I love watching my daughter do what she loves, I miss a lot of the awesome local events. I was going to ask you folks to take some pics for me to share, but I think I have a better idea. Here it is! Let me know what you think 😉
Ok, let’s get to the newsletter!
God Bless,
Corey 💡
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LOCAL TRIVIA 🧠
❓This week’s question: Before it was a national park, Valley Forge was a Pennsylvania state park. What number PA state park was it?
🙋♂️Think you know the answer? Click the button below to submit your response on our Facebook Page. All participants answering correctly will have their name entered into a drawing for this week’s prize, a gift card from The Kibitz Room King of Prussia. Responses must be made by this Sunday evening.
Last week’s Answer:
The famous princess who once enjoyed horseback riding on the McKaig nature trails was none other than Philadelphia born, princess Grace Kelly. To learn more about her, you can check out the Princess Grace Foundation here.
Last week’s Winner 🏆: Jessica J.
Thank you to Pepper’s by Amedeo’s for donating this week’s prize and to Vytas Masalaitis, park ranger at McKaig Nature Center for the great question. Have a trivia suggestion related to the area? E-mail me: [email protected]
NEWSY 📰
LOCALLY
2025 Upper Merion Area School District School Board “race”:
This fall’s Upper Merion Area School Board race includes four seats. Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, and one at-large position. Only Region 3 is contested. The other three seats will likely be filled by candidates running unopposed and (some) who cross-filed, meaning they appeared on both the Democratic and Republican primary ballots, and won. This seems to be confusing quite a few folks locally, and rightfully so. Read more about “cross filing” in our Safety and Civics section below.
25 Pa. Stat. § 2936 - Pennsylvania’s election law allows school board candidates to do this, and in this case, both successful cross-filers are registered Democrats who also won the Republican primaries. That’s why on November’s sample ballots, you’ll see two names listed with both a “D” and an “R” beside them. If I’m understanding correctly, the official ballots will have no party affiliation next to candidates who win both primaries. Click Here to read more about running for a school board position.
STATEWIDE
Shapiro Says “Hands Off Our Guard” in Fight Over Trump’s Deployment Orders:
Governor Josh Shapiro filed a multistate amicus brief opposing President Trump’s recent National Guard deployments to U.S. cities without governors’ consent. He argues such actions “erode trust” in civilian control and violate states’ rights. Shapiro emphasized that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under his command. Twenty states plus D.C. joined the brief, saying the deployments are unconstitutional and dangerous. Read the full story here.
TRENDING
Peace in the Middle East
Federal government is still shut down.
What is a Nor’easter anyway?
James Franklin fired from Penn State!
Yesterday was Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day. See who celebrated what, where, and how.
UPPER MERION AREA HOUSING MARKET 🏠
Upcoming open houses:
Check out these open houses in King of Prussia and Bridgeport
Price drop alert:
EVENTS THIS WEEK 📅
Spotlight Events 💡
There’s no shortage of spooky-season fun (and good deeds) in the area this week! 🎃 On Wednesday, Upper Merion Middle School hosts a Trunk or Treat just for our middle schoolers. Friday night, grab your glow sticks for Glow Bingo, supporting the incredible Super T’s Mast Cell Foundation. Then on Saturday, the Booport Parade brings its usual mix of costumes and community cheer, plus don’t miss the Fall Fun Festival at Nor-View Farm for food, games, and fall vibes galore. And anytime this week, swing by the UMDGC to enjoy their glowing display of Halloween inflatables. Free fun for the whole family! 👻
To see even more events OR get your event on our online calendar, click the button below!
More Events⏩
🎃CHECK OUT OUR HALLOWEEN TO DO LIST FOR THE UPPER MERION AREA!
👻Glow Bingo (Super T’s Mast Cell Foundation Fundraiser) | Spring Mill Ballroom | October 17th, 6PM
🎖️Gettysburg Trip | Hosted by the UMSCC | October 23rd
👻Free Family Event | Arnold’s Family Fun Center | October 25th
🏆Big Bingo | Upper Merion SSC | October 26th
🚒Not Your Average Bingo | Swedesburg Vol Fire Co. | November 8th
👜Designer Bag Bingo | Hope Community Church | November 14th
Recurring Events ♻️
🎸Live Music on the Green | KOP Town Center | Thursdays April through October
🚜Fall Fun Festival | Nor View Farm | October 11th, 18th, 25th, 10-6 PM
🗣️Comedy | Stress Factory Comedy Club | Saturdays and Sundays
🧠 Trivia | Screwballs Sports Bar and Grille | Tuesdays at 7pm
🎤 Karaoke | Peppers | Tuesdays 7-11PM
❓JoJo Trivia | Peppers | Wednesdays 7-9 PM
🔢 Bingo | Bridgeport Ribhouse | Mondays 5-8PM
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Love dressing your pup up for Halloween?
There are two events coming up for you dog lovers who just love dressing up the pups!
Dog-Gon Halloween Spooktacular at Frosty Falls on October 19th
Halloween on the River at Puddler’s Kitchen and Tap on October 25th
UPPER MERION AREA WEATHER
🌤 Weekly Forecast: Upper Merion Township, PA
Tue (Oct 14): ☁️ Cloudy — High 65°, Low 50°
Wed (Oct 15): 🌤 Partly Cloudy — High 65°, Low 43°
Thu (Oct 16): ☀️ Sunny — High 61°, Low 39°
Fri (Oct 17): ☀️ Sunny — High 62°, Low 44°
Sat (Oct 18): ⛅ Mostly Cloudy — High 70°, Low 53°
Sun (Oct 19): ⛅ Mostly Cloudy — High 73°, Low 52°
Mon (Oct 20): 🌤 Partly Cloudy — High 62°, Low 48°
Thank you for reading today! Have something I can share for you? Please let me know by filling out THIS FORM📃 You’re also welcomed to e-mail with questions or suggestions at [email protected]
Corey 💡
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