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

In today's newsletter:

  • How Pennsbury's looming budget crunch could hit Yardley taxpayers next.
  • Have you checked whether your Yardley home is actually covered for floods?
  • How a Yardley resident is honored in a university's 9/11 tribute.

Also on today's calendar: Six‑week guided memoir workshop: Two Sessions Starting Sept. 22, 2026 and 21 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun yielding to clouds, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
  • Monday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Pennsbury To Look At Ways To Manage Costs (levittownnow.com) — Pennsbury School District, which serves Yardley Borough, is warning of looming budget challenges that could mean more tax hikes, staffing changes, and possible school rebalancing after 2027. With enrollment falling and costs rising, officials plan to adopt zero-based budgeting, rely less on reserves, and finalize a long-term facilities and staffing strategy as the new high school project advances.
   

2. Insurance Dept., PEMA Highlight Progress On Helping Pennsylvanians Better Prepare For Flooding, Evaluate Your Flood Insurance Options Now (blogspot.com) — State officials joined Lower Makefield and Bucks County leaders to highlight new efforts making flood insurance easier to understand and obtain, building on a task force law signed in Yardley in 2023. With flooding risks increasing statewide, residents are urged to review what their homeowners or renters policies actually cover and consider NFIP or private flood insurance well before the next major storm.
   

3. Saint Francis University Marks September 11 Anniversary (francis.edu) — Saint Francis University's 25th-anniversary 9/11 ceremony specifically honored alumnus Larry J. Senko, who was living in Yardley on Sept. 11, 2001. The campus gathered for prayers, a bell tolling, and readings of victims' names, recalling how students and staff first responded with vigils, blood drives, and volunteer efforts after the attacks.
   

4. Pennsylvania's 9/11 victims remembered on the 25th anniversary (pennlive.com) — A statewide remembrance of Pennsylvania's 9/11 victims highlights several from Yardley and nearby Bucks County, including Michael Andrew Bane, Donald G. Havlish Jr., Larry John Senko, and others. The piece shares brief portraits of their lives, families, and careers, offering Yardley readers a detailed, personal roll call of neighbors and community members lost 25 years ago.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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