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🌱 Patch AM: Why Abington is scrapping its Flock cameras years before contract end

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Hello Abington! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Abington is scrapping its Flock cameras years before contract end
  • Remember using the Old York Road white horse as your hospital landmark?

Also on today's calendar: Multi Family Garage Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunshine and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Abington Township votes to replace Flock Safety cameras due to data leaks (glensidelocal.com) — Abington Township commissioners have voted to replace the police department's Flock Safety license-plate cameras with a new Axon system over data privacy concerns, even though the current contract runs through 2028. Police say cameras help solve crimes, but officials are now seeking to end the Flock deal early and will quietly relocate the new cameras to higher-crime areas.
   

• History with Mike: The Abington Antique Shop and its famous white horse (glensidelocal.com) — If you've ever used the white horse on Old York Road as your landmark for turning toward Jefferson Abington Hospital, you'll appreciate this look back at its 90-year history. Locals share memories of the Abington Antique Shop, the Steinberg family, and how neighbors rallied to replace the beloved horse statue after a 2016 crash.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Jenkintown

  • SFA Therapeutics Shifts Leadership as Drug Programs Advance (mychesco.com)
  • Jenkintown Plans for the Future of Its 187-Year-Old Library (montco.today)
  • Flood warning issued for Bucks County (phillyburbs.com)

Glenside

  • Tica's Tacos now open inside Creekside Market & Tap in Elkins Park (glensidelocal.com)
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Elkins Park roots profiled by Philadelphia Magazine (glensidelocal.com)
  • TOM KEIFER Breaks Silence On Tour-Ending Vocal Injury: "I'm Taking Things One Day At A Time" (sonicperspectives.com)

Hatboro

  • Flash Flooding Hits Hatboro-Horsham Roads, Neighborhoods (patch.com)

Ok Abington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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