The Neshaminy School Board announced Monday, Dec. 3 that the last day of school for students will now be June 21, 2013. It was originally scheduled for June 20. Students will also now be in school March 6 and June 20, which were supposed to be staff development days. School will also be in session May 21 when school would normally be closed for Election Day. The last day of school for teachers will now be June 28. Hurricane Sandy power outages and damage forced the Neshaminy School District to cancel classes for students for five days in October. Superintendent Robert Copeland said Monday …

Students, staff and parents of Samuel Everitt and Albert Schweitzer elementary schools worked to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Samuel Everitt’s entrance foyer was filled with an enormous amount of donated food items that came from the school's families and staff. Many local food pantry shelves were depleted due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Over a three day period, canned and boxed non perishable food items were brought in and placed in large boxes. In the end, twenty six boxes were delivered to the Appletree section of the Salvation Army in Levittown. Students at …

Neshaminy School District schools will reopen Monday, Nov. 5 for students and teachers following Hurricane Sandy. District officials announced last weekend that the schools would be closed Monday and Tuesday in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy causing flooding, damage and power outages. Schools remained closed the rest of the week due to ongoing power outages throughout the district. Lower Southampton Fire Marshal and Neshaminy School Board Member Bill Oettinger told Patch that only 50 percent of the district's schools had electricity Thursday and only 40 percent were guaranteed to have power …

Many residents in the Neshaminy School District are still waiting for PECO to restore their power that was knocked out by the effects of Hurricane Sandy. In order to help those residents, the Neshaminy School District is opening up two of its middle schools for hot showers and cell phone charging. Poquessing Middle School in Feasterville and Carl Sandburg Middle School in Levittown will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. Related articles: Where to Charge Your Cell Phone in Lower Southampton VIDEO: Sandy Causes Damage Across Bucks County Lower Southampton Reschedules Halloween Sandy: Local Closings & …

Hurricane Sandy came through the area and ripped down trees and knocked down power lines. Because of this, power outages have been widespread across the tri-state area. In Bucks County alone 119,000 customers still didn't have power at noon Thursdayn and 4,096 customers in Lower Southampton are still without power. Many parts of the township are still in the dark and a number of Lower Southampton Patch Facebook users said they still have yet to see PECO crews in their neighborhood. So, based on your experiences, how would you rate PECO's response to Hurricane Sandy? Let us know by voting in …

Hurricane Sandy knocked down trees and power lines, leaving Lower Southampton residents without power. Fire Marshal Bill Oettinger said that about 4,096 customers in Lower Southampton are still without power. And as of noon Thursday, about 119,000 customers across Bucks County still don't have power. "Hurricane Sandy now ranks as the most damaging storm in (PECO's) history—interrupting electric service to more than 850,000, or roughly one out of every two customers," as stated by PECO in a press release. Based on an assessment of the extent of damage, PECO expects to be able to restore …

Due to ongoing power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy, Neshaminy School District schools will be closed again Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. According to the district's website, 40 percent of the district's schools still do not have power.  Despite schools being closed to students and teachers, buildings will be open and administrators, clerical staff and custodians will report at their normal time. Neshaminy Kids Club will be open for care from 7:15 a.m. through 6 p.m. at Herbert Hoover Elementary School. This service will only be available to all current Kids Club clients and only at Herbert Hoover…

As we learn about closings and cancellations, we will post them here for you.  Schools - Neshaminy School District is closed for teachers and students Friday. District offices will be open with adminstrators in office. The District Internet provider is currently down due to weather conditions. This will effect all Neshaminy email correspondance and VPN connections. - The Neshaminy High School home football game against Pennsbury has been moved from Friday to Saturday. Kickoff will be at 2:30 p.m. Government Offices & Services - The township offices will be open for residents without …

Are you like thousands of area residents who have lost power? Well, at least you can still charge up your phone. Lower Southampton Patch has compiled a list of local places where you can charge your phone. If you know of one that's not listed, please add it in the comments section. Action Karate Studios: Representatives from Action Karate said their power has been turned back on and they are open for anyone that wants to come charge their cell phone or enjoy the heat. Lower Southampton Library: The library has been able to open back up to the public. Head over to charge your phone, check your…

Hurricane Sandy may bring several inches of heavy rain, sustained winds up to 45 miles per hour and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, throughout Bucks County, according to The National Weather Service. And with wind gusts and heavy rain comes downed trees and power lines and flooding. Patch will keep you posted on what areas are closed and without power. Follow PECO's outage map and report an outage here. Update Friday., 10 a.m. Stuart Perrone, the president of the Pine Tree Farms Homeowners Association, told Patch that most homes in that section of the township have regained power, but are…

Hurricane Sandy's path left trees down, power lines down and most of Lower Southampton's residents without power. Due to the damage, the township is still in a state of emergency. Residents that had damage done to their property are being urged to contact the fire marshal's office to report it if they haven't already. Call 215-357-7300 ext. 349. PECO is estimating that it will take seven day to make repairs necessary to restore power to the township. Lower Southampton's public works has been working on cleaning up the township, but there are still downed wires. Township officials are asking …

Neshaminy schools will be closed again Thursday, Nov. 1. According to the district's website,  PECO was unable to ensure that all of the district's buildings will have electricty Thursday, leading officials to close school for students and teachers. The district's building will be open and all administrators, clerical staff, and custodians will report at their normal time. Related articles: VIDEO: Sandy Causes Damage Across Bucks County Lower Southampton Reschedules Halloween Levittown Postpones Halloween Sandy: Local Closings & Cancellations Sandy: Share Your Storm Photos  

Can you see any flooding, downed trees, wires or any damage from Hurricane Sandy? Have you been evacuated and are at a local shelter? Snap a picture and upload it here. Related articles: Sandy: Local Closings & Cancellations Lower Southampton Road Closures, Power Outages Prepare for Hurricane Sandy in Lower Southampton Lower Southampton Prepares for Hurricane Sandy For instant Hurricane Sandy updates, follow Lower Southampton Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

Tuesday evening, PECO crews were out in Lower Southampton assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. According to township Fire Marshal Bill Oettinger, when PECO tried to turn the power back on along the Brownsville Road area a few fires broke out. "There were a couple of brush fire calls and a reported house fire after they tried to turn the ower back on," Oettinger said. Right now, PECO has an "electric strike" team currently set up in the Trevose Shopping Center that are trying to get a "good assessment" of damage before turning the power back on, Oettinger said. He said that when …

Lower Southampton Township offiicials have decided to reschedule Halloween and trick-or-treating to Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. With the majority of Lower Southampton residents still without power, downed power lines and trees caused by Hurricane Sandy, officials decided that it was just not safe for children to go trick-or-treating tonight. Police Chief William Wiegman wanted to reschedule Halloween but had the difficult task of finding a way to inform the entire community of the change due to so many residents still without power. Therefore, Fire Marshal Bill Oettinger said that next Wednesday…

While there weren't any injuries or flooding in Lower Southampton, the amount of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy "wasn't expected" by township officials. Fire Marshal Bill Oettinger told Patch there were numerous trees down and on top of houses throughout Lower Southampton and there was debris all over the place.  "I wasn’t expecting this much damage. We're lucky we didn’t get any flooding on top of this," Oettinger said, noting that the worst damage occurred in the Pine Tree Farm section of the township. Public works and township employees were out Wednesday cleaning up all of the downed …

Neshaminy School District will keep its schools closed again Wednesday, Oct. 31 due to weather and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy. District offices will be open and administrators, clerical staff and custodians will report at their normal time. The district announced Sunday night that its schools would be closed Monday and Tuesday and its offices would be closed Tuesday. The district's Internet Service Provider was knocked out by the weather and has been effecting Neshaminy email correspondanceand VPN connections. Any Halloween events that had been planned to be held at Neshaminy …

Due to the dangerous wind speeds associated with Hurricane Sandy, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, the PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will temporarily reduce the speed limit to 45 mph and restrict certain types of vehicles on some southeast Pennsylvania roadways. PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways: Interstate 76 in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties; Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, Bucks and Delaware counties; Interstate 476 in Delaware and Montgomery counties; …

  With Hurricane Sandy predicted to hit us hard today, losing power is a threat.  The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service prepared a fact sheet for keeping food safe during an emergency, including losing power. The USDA says to "keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature." But, the refrigerator will only keep food safely cold for about four hours if unopened during a power outage, according to the USDA. A full freezer will hold the temperature for about 48 hours if full (24 hours of half full), the USDA says. The USDA emphasizes "…

Hundreds of PECO staff are at the ready should Hurricane Sandy pummel the region, knocking out power.  However, according to news posted to Lower Southampton Township's website, PECO is estimating that power restorations stemming from a "direct hit," could warrant a "multi-day restoration." The company said it is prepared to bring in additional crews from its sister utility ComEd in Chicago and from as far away as Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi to support storm restoration efforts. Customers should also prepare for possible storm damage:  Keep PECO's emergency telephone number…