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🌱 Patch AM: Which Yardley youth sports fit your child’s age, budget, and schedule?

Be sure to catch Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville on the Yardley Patch calendar

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Cheers Yardley! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Yardley youth sports fit your child's age, budget, and schedule?
  • How a five‑county traffic crackdown pulled Yardley into Newtown's July stats

Also on today's calendar: Summer Opera Fest Aug 28-30: Romeo & Juliet, Il Trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Barber of Seville and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Youth Sports in Yardley: Clubs, Fields and Sign-Up Dates (lowerbuckstimes.com) — Families in Yardley can tap a wide range of youth sports, from Yardley‑Makefield soccer and Lower Makefield football to basketball, lacrosse, tennis, and swim programs, all played on township fields with Yardley mailing addresses. The article breaks down fees, age groups, field locations, and key dates, and explains how Pennsbury school sports fit into local options through middle and high school. It also offers tips on finding schedules and registration details across school and township sites.
   

• Newtown Borough Police: 214 July Calls, 57 Citations (lowerbuckstimes.com) — Newtown Borough police just wrapped a busy July, issuing 57 traffic citations as part of a five‑county aggressive driving crackdown that also involved Yardley and other Bucks departments. The chief highlighted bar disputes, fraud scams targeting residents, and ongoing concerns about drivers running red lights at key intersections. He also flagged an upcoming prescription drug take‑back day and a heavier fall event schedule for the small force.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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