Keep Drones Grounded Over School Stadiums Ahead of Friday Kickoff
Feasterville Trevose, PA · September 24, 2026
A crisp autumn breeze is rustling the neighborhood branches early today, making for quiet morning commutes before our local libraries roll out a full Thursday schedule.
The Lead
With fall sports in full swing, Neshaminy School District administrators issued a public reminder Wednesday prohibiting unauthorized drone flights across all district properties. District officials emphasized that state interscholastic rules bar unmanned aircraft directly above playing fields and spectator stands during games, citing safety hazards for student-athletes and fans. Regional air traffic considerations add extra legal weight to the warning: several campus facilities sit within the regulated flight corridors of Northeast Philadelphia Airport and the nearby medical helipad at St. Mary Medical Center, requiring federal clearance alongside district approval. Recreational pilots caught buzzing Friday night games or practice fields face immediate grounding by campus security and potential federal scrutiny. Administrators are asking spectators and neighborhood hobbyists to leave their quadcopters packed away at home as home bleachers fill up this weekend.
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What's On Around Town
Today
Thursday Movie Club The Township Library of Lower Southampton (1983 Bridgetown Pike), 10:30 AM–12:00 PM · Free Screening of an offbeat mystery comedy with fellow neighborhood film lovers.
Silly Scissors Society The Township Library of Lower Southampton (1983 Bridgetown Pike), 5:00–6:00 PM · Free Hands-on crafting, collage, and paper art for elementary students.
Mindfulness: "Being" in a "Doing" Life Southampton Free Library (947 Street Rd), Southampton, 6:00 PM · Free Practical evening session on grounding habits and stress reduction techniques.
Tomorrow
- Preschool Explore! Southampton Free Library (947 Street Rd), Southampton, 10:30 AM · Free
- Friday Movie Matinee Southampton Free Library (947 Street Rd), Southampton, 2:00 PM · Free
- The Magic of Heart The Newtown Theatre (120 N State St), Newtown, 8:00–10:00 PM · $35–53
Saturday
- Lower Southampton Township Community Day Russell Elliot Memorial Park (150 Buck Rd), Noon–4:00 PM · Free
- The Discoteks: '70s Dance Tribute The Newtown Theatre (120 N State St), Newtown, 8:00–10:00 PM · $35–53
Spotlight & Story
- Harding Cemetery Tucked between commercial storefronts on Street Road, this secluded burial ground holds thirteen graves spanning from 1764 to 1857. It remains the lone physical footprint of Feasterville’s original 1737 Dutch Reformed Church building, which the congregation abandoned two centuries ago.
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