Community Corner

Five Things for May 24

What's going on around town today.

  • William Tennent High School has opened registration for several sports camps that are offered in the summer, including volleyball and basketball. Check out the school district's website for instructions on how to sign up.
  • Plans to expand the Wawa on Davisville Road and add gas pumps are moving forward, with the board of supervisors granting preliminary approval at the last meeting, phillyburbs.com reports.
  • Possible showers and thunderstorms today, with a high near 81, according to the National Weather Service.
  • Two female soldiers filed suit on Wednesday to scrap the U.S. military's restrictions on women in combat, claiming the policy violated their constitutional rights, Reuters reports. Command Sergeant Major Jane Baldwin and Colonel Ellen Haring, both Army reservists, said policies barring them from assignments "solely on the basis of sex" violated their right to equal protectio under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.
  • On this day, May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.


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