The end of summer is almost here, and August is a traditionally slower month. Many readers are away, the school year is about to get underway, and businesses and nonprofits don’t hold as many newsworthy events.
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In August, LevittownNow.com had just under 700,000 pageviews and, as expected, saw the bulk of our visitors from Lower Bucks County.
While we mentioned August being a slower month, our team remained busy covering various happenings, including a number of tragedies.
See what your neighbors were clicking on this month:
1. Driver Had Windshield Repaired After Striking 70-Year-Old Man, Cops Say
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Before District Judge John Kelly late Tuesday afternoon, Anthony M. Woods shook his head as the magistrate read in the charges he was facing.
2. Investigation Into Death Of Boy ‘Active & Ongoing’
The investigation into the death of a 2-year-old boy found late Saturday night in Tullytown continued Monday.
3. Three New Restaurants, Several Stores Coming To Lincoln Plaza & Oxford Valley Mall
A number of new businesses are coming to the Lincoln Plaza shopping center and the Oxford Valley Mall.
4. Middletown Man Killed In Croydon Wreck
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A 27-year-old Middletown man was pronounced deceased at the scene of a crash in Bristol Township’s Croydon section early Saturday morning.
5. Man Accused Of Exposing Penis Inside Wawa
A Bristol Township man is accused of exposing himself inside a Wawa last Friday evening.
6. Winning $1.7 Million Lotto Ticket Sold In Croydon
A winning lottery ticket worth $1.7 million was sold Wednesday in Bristol Township’s Croydon section.
7. Pennsbury Offering Counseling After 7-Year-Old Student Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide
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The Pennsbury School District will offer counseling services this week after a girl from Lower Makefield was the victim of what appears to be murder-suicide in Philadelphia.
8. Family Of Man Killed By Hit-&-Run Driver Speaks Out
Emmanuel Weintraub had just finished his favorite meal when he went to grab his favorite dessert – a vanilla and orange swirl ice cream cone – Tuesday night. As he walked back to his car parked across the street from Jo-Jo’s Ice Cream and Water Ice on New Falls Road in Falls Township’s Levittown section, a yet-to-be-caught driver struck him and fled from the scene.
9. Court Filings Reveal New Details In Sean Kratz Case
Prosecutors and Sean Kratz’s defense team filed a number of motions this week. The most notable revealed more details on Kratz’s past and asked for a change of venue for the trial.
10. Man Kills Himself In County Prison After Receiving Sentence
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Less than a day after being sentenced to state prison, a Bensalem man who crashed his pickup truck into his ex-wife’s Falls Township home killed himself while behind bars.
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Middletown Adds Paid Daytime Firefighters To Aid Volunteer Companies
In addition to its contingent of dedicated volunteer firefighters, Middletown now has a paid crew who are certified to fight flames during the busy daytime hours.
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