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Regional Roundup: Two Homes Go All Out for Halloween

Neshaminy's board president responds to the teachers union while the board rescinds a charter school agreement.

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: When you stand at the corner of Spring and Delft lanes in Hatboro look to your left then to your right. You are bound to see two of the most impressive Halloween displays in the area.

: The first issue he discussed was the recent phone calls being made NFT members to parents and taxpayers in which claims have been made that the district has $21 million of uncommitted personal funds. Not only did he say the claim is false, but noted that the district is not "sitting on piles of cash waiting to be spent on another collective bargaining agreement."

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: Prior to the 8-1 vote to rescind the charter, school board President Ritchie Webb said that it was his recommendation to that the School Lane Charter School approval be rescinded because the charter school did not lock in a location within the Neshaminy borders.

: The wholesale club was packed on opening weekend.

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: Police said 10 cars were hit. They also reported graffiti and theft.

: The Northampton Township Police Department will be conducting extra DUI patrols this weekend. Pennsylvania State Police will also have an extra presence on roadways, according to PennDOT.

: Saturday's forum will give residents an opportunity to express their concerns and ask questions about the Marcellus Shale drilling industry and its impacts on Pennsylvania.

Sue Martin attended what would later become Kutz Elementary at a time when pupils began the school day with prayer, recited poems from memory, ate lunch in the classroom and went ice skating on the frozen Neshaminy Creek.


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