Good morning Newtown! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
Beloved Wrightstown chicken shop closing, but its food trailer stays
Will Newtown's busy Goodnoe Corner get a new preschool and pool?
How new signal upgrades could change your drive near the Newtown Bypass.
Also on today's calendar: Third Thursday - Community Shredding at Shady Brook Farm and 19 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
Friday: Some sun, then clouds; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fried Chicken Sandwich Shop Closing Its Doors In Bucks Co. (patch.com) — Skip's Chicken on Durham Road in Wrightstown is closing its brick-and-mortar restaurant on Sept. 1, a change that will be felt by many Newtown regulars the owners specifically thanked. The popular spot, known for gluten-free options, will keep serving the Newtown and Wrightstown area through its food trailer, while honoring gift cards through August 30 or buying them back afterward.
• Parking, Safety Concerns Raised Over Plans For Preschool In Newtown (patch.com) — Newtown Township officials are weighing a proposal to turn the former Rite Aid at Goodnoe Corner into an Apple Montessori preschool with an outdoor saltwater pool and fenced play area. Supervisors are raising safety and parking concerns about putting a 142-student school in the busy shopping center lot, and have suggested the Newtown Business Commons as an alternative while plans head back to the planning commission.
• Big Oak and Makefield Roads Signal Project Is Finished (lowerbuckstimes.com) — Lower Makefield has finished major signal and crosswalk upgrades at Big Oak and Makefield roads, improving safety for nearby Pennwood and Boehm middle school students. The same state grant also retimed lights along Yardley-Newtown Road and tied them into fiber so PennDOT's adaptive system on the Newtown Bypass can better manage traffic through the corridor.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Greystone Restaurant Parcel Development Proposal —John Mack Read on Patch
Could anyon recommend a good garage door repair person? We need new molding and a new garage opener. Thank you. (Nextdoor Newtown Grant)
I just ha an unknown garage door company with a Trenton address call me. I did not know that Next Door gave out cellphone numbers. It was a little disturbing. (Nextdoor Newtown Grant)
Meriwether Godsey posted a job opening for Food Service Associate (Part-time) in Newtown. Apply here.
SavATree posted a job opening for Tree Climber in Newtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newtown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Langhorne
Route 1 Service Roads To Become Local Streets Under Revised PennDOT Plan (levittownnow.com)
Dave Portnoy Calls Fairless Hills Slice 'Top Tier' in Latest Pizza Review (vista.today)
Fairless Hills
County To Spray Levittown Area For Mosquitoes Wednesday (levittownnow.com)
Levittown Woman Arrested After Slipping Police Twice (levittownnow.com)
Parole denied for Levittown killer in 1978 case: 'Feels like justice' (phillyburbs.com)
Ok Newtown! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!