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Also on today's calendar: Fall Festival Weekends 2026 and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Update: New Owner's Money Lands in Bucks County: Spirit Golf Plans $25 Million Five Ponds Clubhouse (bucksco.today) — Spirit Golf's new ownership is bringing fresh investment to Bucks County courses, including Makefield Highlands Golf Club right in Yardley. While the biggest immediate project is a $25 million clubhouse at Warminster's Five Ponds, the company's expanded resources and long-term golf division plans could shape facilities, programming, and amenities for Yardley golfers and local events.
2. Transit Briefs: BART, PacifiCan, SEPTA (railwayage.com) — SEPTA reports modest ridership growth while noting that bus substitution service has been running on the West Trenton Line segment between West Trenton and Yardley, directly affecting local rail commuters. The broader transit brief also highlights record on-time performance at BART and new Canadian rail studies, but the key takeaway for Yardley residents is the temporary change on their Regional Rail line.
3. This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms (seattletimes.com) — From a Yardley resident's changing vote to crowded local events, this story dives into how Bucks County's 1st District race between Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Bob Harvie is unfolding right in your backyard. It explores Trump's influence, campaign attacks, and how neighbors in Yardley, Newtown, and Doylestown are weighing their choices before November.
4. AP Top News at 8:40 p.m. EDT (inquirer.com) — A national AP political story uses a Yardley voter to illustrate how some suburban Republicans are breaking with their party over Donald Trump in this fall's midterms. The piece centers on Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's reelection fight and how local frustrations with Trump's influence could affect Bucks County's closely watched 1st Congressional District.
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