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🌱 How new state grants will upgrade Souderton’s wastewater treatment plant

Coming up on the Souderton Patch calendar: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza

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Hello again Souderton! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new state grants will upgrade Souderton's wastewater treatment plant
  • Why a Souderton tip helped bring LifeWise Academy to Quakertown

Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a shower in places, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montgomery County secures $8 million in state grants (pottsmerc.com subscription) — State lawmakers secured part of an $8.4 million grant package to upgrade Souderton's wastewater treatment plant, a project that directly affects local infrastructure and environmental quality. Additional grants fund park improvements, sewer repairs, and public safety upgrades across Montgomery County, but Souderton's plant work is among the most tangible changes residents here will notice.
   

• LifeWise Academy Brings Bible Study Program to Quakertown Elementary, Eyes Four Other Bucks County School Districts (buckscountybeacon.com) — A church member told a Quakertown organizer that LifeWise Academy was expected to launch in nearby Souderton, prompting her to bring the Bible-based, school-day program to Quakertown Community Elementary. The piece explains how LifeWise operates under Pennsylvania's released-time law, outlines its conservative Christian nationalist ties, and highlights both supporters' hopes and local parents' concerns about church–state separation.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Hatfield

  • Local Gigs & Services: Business Liquidation and Asset Recovery (patch.com)
  • Senator Collett, State Reps Celebrate $6.1 Million for Public Safety & Infrastructure Projects Across Montgomery County (pasenate.com)
  • Pennsylvania Print Company's Large-Format Banners Helped Build Burning Man's Iconic Centerpiece Installation (businessinsider.com)

Harleysville

  • 53rd Apple Butter Frolic at Mennonite Heritage Center kicks off harvest season (thereporteronline.com)
  • Man who shot his gun in backyard while inebriated hit one neighbor's house, police say (northpennnow.com)

Lansdale

  • PHOTOS: At the Lansdale Beer Tasting Festival, beer connoisseurs taste the best beers from the borough and beyond (northpennnow.com)

Ok Souderton! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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