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🌱 Patch AM: Earned Income Tax Vote Set For Tuesday In Yardley

Happening soon: Golf 4 Girls on the Yardley Patch calendar

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Hey there, Yardley! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Yardley residents brace for pivotal vote on new income tax
  • Why Yardley police are probing hateful vandalism at a local golf course

Also on today's calendar: Golf 4 Girls and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Earned Income Tax Vote Set For Tuesday In Yardley (patch.com) — Yardley Borough Council will vote Tuesday night on adopting a new Earned Income Tax to address budget shortfalls, with supporters citing rising costs and limited property tax options. Residents are urged to attend the Borough Hall meeting, where some, including community advocate Dawn Perlmutter, plan to voice strong opposition and question the borough's financial projections and fiscal discipline.
   

• Swastikas At Golf Course, Fatal Fire Under Investigation: Lower Bucks Co. News (patch.com) — Yardley Borough Police are investigating hateful vandalism at Yardley Country Club, where swastikas and racial slurs were carved into the greens. The roundup also notes a teen charged over a Neshaminy school threat, a fatal Andalusia house fire, a gun incident at a Bensalem workplace, and a Warminster motorcycle crash, all from the past week in Lower Bucks.
   

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Ok Yardley! 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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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