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🌱 Patch AM: How Pennsbury’s new residency checks could affect Yardley families
Spotted on the Yardley calendar: Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville

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In today's newsletter:
- How Pennsbury's new residency checks could affect Yardley families
Also on today's calendar: Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pennsbury Cracks Down On Nonresident Enrollment Using Technology (levittownnow.com) — Pennsbury schools are tightening residency checks to ensure only students from Falls, Lower Makefield, Yardley Borough, and Tullytown receive district-funded education, using new Thomson Reuters CLEAR software. The district also approved several tech contracts and will roll out a Lightspeed Parent Portal so families can better monitor student device use outside school hours.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yardley
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★ Featured events ★
- Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville →
Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
2:00 pm - Property Restoration Business Liquidation | Langhorne, PA | Tools | Commercial Equipment →
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8:00 pm - Interior Remodeling: Kitchens and Bathroom Brunch and Learn →
4814 York Rd, Doylestown
11:30 am
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- New Life Thrift Shop →
1700 Makefield Rd, Yardley
10:00 am - Yardley Farmers Market →
Buttonwood Park, Yardley
9:00 am - The Painters' Collective Gallery at Prallsville Mills →
Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler St, Stockton, NJ, 08559
12:00 pm - The Painters' Collective Gallery at Prallsville Mills →
Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler St, Stockton
12:00 pm - Our Founding Waters - A Community River Festival →
Washington Crossing Historic Park, 1112 River Rd, Washington Crossing
9:30 am - Quakers and Slavery:From Enslavers to Allies →
The Old Library by Lake Afton, 46 W Afton Ave, Yardley
7:30 pm - Yardley Friends Meeting Flea Market →
Yardley Friends Meeting, 65 N Main St, Yardley
8:00 am - The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution →
Yardley-Makefield Branch, Bucks County Free Library, 1080 Edgewood Rd, Yardley
2:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Academic Success Program Orientation →
Cairn University Manor Hall Building Manor Hall
11:00 am - Welcome Back Teachers!
Mill Creek Levittown, PA 19055 - Community Gathering/Student Welcome →
Cairn University Chatlos Chapel Auditorium
1:00 pm - Welcome Week →
Cairn University Chatlos Chapel Auditorium
8:00 am
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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- Lower Makefield Seniors Offer Free Lunch & Learn Event —Lower Makefield Seniors Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News
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Newtown
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Levittown
- Alert Issued Following Arrest In Point-Of-Sale Skimming Operation In Bucks Co. (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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