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Recently Added Content

VIDEO: Independent Environmental Impact Analysis Requested for Sewage Treatment Plant Project – At the November 26, 2024, BOS meeting, Swan Point, Middletown resident Bill Everett expressed concerns abou the environmental impact of the proposed sewage treatment plant on Lower SIlver Laks Road. Mr. Everett spoke about the impact on Core Creek - the “Crown Jewel” of the Bucks County park system. He noted that the delay in Wawa construction was due to the need to drill a waste water tunnel in bedrock UNDER Core Creek. He recommended an INDEPENDENT environmental impact analysis.

PATCH ARTICLE: Residents Think a Gas Leaf Blower Ban Would Be “Ridiculous” & “Overreaching” – Over 300 Newtown Township residents responded to my Gas Leaf Blower Ban Survey. Many were not in favor. Read what they had to say.

MEETING SUMMARY: 13 November 2024 BOS Meeting – Sewage Treatment Plant Presentation, Proposed Gas Leaf Blower Ban, October 2024 Police Report, Newtown-Yardley Road Sidewalk Discussion, Amended 2025 Budget. more…

Most Viewed Web Pages

November 2024

The following pages - not including the home page and menu pages, etc. - were among the top most viewed pages in November 2024:

1. BLOG POST: Pedestrian Safety Issues in the Neighborhoods
2. BLOG POST: Fire & EMS Tax Survey Results
3. BLOG POST: #NewtownPA Sewer Authority Rates to Increase 43%!
4. MEETING SUMMARY: 13 November 2024 Board of Supervisors
5. MEETING SUMMARY: 23 October 2024 Board of Supervisors

Year 2023

The following pages - not including the home page and menu pages, etc. - were among the top most viewed pages in the Year 2023, during which there was a total of 20,700 (estimated) page views::

1. PAGE: Meet Mack Monday
2. MEETING SUMMARY: 9 August 2023 BOS Meeting
3. PAGE: Blue Point Grill's Liquor License Transfer Not Approved
4. MEETING SUMMARY: 20 June 2023 Planning Commission Meeting
5. NEWS: September 2023 Issue of News of Interest

Most Viewed News Stories

Year 2023

The following stories from the News of Interest and Newtown News Update email newsletters were among the top most viewed news stories in 2023:

1. Redevelopment Plan for Corners at #NewtownPA Place Presented to Planning Commission (Pub: 23 August 2023 NOI)
2. LDR Trail Guardrails: Why Metal and Not Wood? (Pub: 23 August 2023 NOI)
3. Are You Ready for Newtown Zoning Armageddon™? (Pub: June 2023 NTNU)
4. Single-Hauler Township Trash Pickup Survey (Pub: 6 June 2023 NOI)
5. A “Major” Historic Resource Re-Discovered! (Pub: 3 January 2023 NOI)

Most Viewed Videos

November 2024

The following are the Top 5 viewed videos in November 2024. Click on video image or link below the image to see the video.

1	Friends Village Residents Ask Newtown to Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
2	Wawa Drive By No.2
3	The Case for a Sidewalk Along Newtown-Yardley Road
4	NBCJMA (Sewer Authority) Capital Project Update
5	Frank McCarron Comments on the 2025 Budget

TOP 5 Videos Viewed in 2023

In 2023, there were 4,948 views of videos on my "Newtown's Voice" Youtube channel. The following are the Top 5 viewed videos in 2023. Click on the links below to view the videos.

1. Loose LDR Guardrail
2. SPOOKY STOP SIGN SAWER STRIKES IN NEWTOWN!
3. Supervisor Mack Responds to KRE's Motion to "Muzzle"
4. Work Begins Anew on Lower Dolington Rd Trail
5. Repaving of Lower Dolington Road

Recently Curated Content

I "scoop" - curate - stories from regional and local news sources and pages of my website that may be of interest to Newtown Township area residents. Each "scoop" is an edited summary and links back to the original source article and related information. Any opinions and/or insights appended to these article summaries are solely those of John Mack and do not represent the opinions of any other person or entity.

Most Listened To Audio Podcast

November 2024

To date in 2024, there were 2,458 plays of audio recordings/podcasts on my "Newtown's Voice" Soundcloud channel. The following is the TOP podcast/audio listened to in November 2024. 

TOP 5 Audio Podcasts in 2023

1. Planning Commission Split Regarding Capital Grille Signage
2. EDC Discussion of Overlay to the LI and OLI Zoning Districts
3. Attorney Joel Winston Answers Questions Regarding JZC Draft Wireless Communication
4. Speed Limits, Crosswalks and Pedestrian Safety
5. Gormley Speaks About Plans for Sewage Treatment Plant in #NewtownPA