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The Athletic: Local Customer on His Project Contractor: “I Have a Professional MLB Player Doing My Floors!”
Lou Trivino, Oakland Athletics pitcher, uses the typical tools of the trade on the field: ball, glove, rosin bag. Off the field, he’s using tools, too: nail gun, ladder, sawhorses. Each off-season, Trivino returns to his parents’ home in Doylestown to work in his dad’s construction company, reports Alex Coffey for The Athletic. Trivino grew up a time when daycare was scarce. So Little Lou was…
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Bucks County Community Locks up Number Three Spot on List of Safest U.S. Towns
Safewise, an analyzer of national crime and safety trends, has ranked the 100 safest towns in the U.S. Buckingham Township ranked third, behind two communities in Massachusetts. Data for the findings were culled from 2019 FBI crime report statistics, the most recent available. Analysts sifted only crime data, not other possible safety factors such as COVID-19 cases. The slice-and-dice of information centered on reported…
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Large Spikes at Applebrook, Stonewall Golf Clubs Refer to Increased Business — Not the Underside of the Shoes
The pandemic has sparked an increased interest in golf, and as a result, local clubs are overflowing with potential members and eager players, writes Jim Finnegan for Delaware Today. “Our play was up 30 percent,” said Dave McNabb, head pro at Applebrook Golf Club in Malvern. “Membership was capped, and we now have a waiting…
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Bucks County COVID-19 Cases Down 87 Percent, Lowest Stat Since Late Summer Last Year
The long-term strategies to beat coronavirus infections throughout Bucks County have quelled the outbreak to encouraging lows. The progress in putting the pandemic behind us for good was covered by a county press statement in Bucks Local News. May ended with a seven-day average of only 23 new cases countywide. That’s an 87 percent drop from April’s statistics. The…
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Toodle-oo, Baloo! Bucks County Bear No Longer Tromping through Yards in Yardley
Bucks County’s visiting bear has been caught. NBC10’s David Chang and Matt DeLucia reported his recent wanderings, eventual entrapment, and removal. The ursine visitor first showed up in Lower Makefield around the Memorial Day weekend. Video of him ripping down a birdfeeder hit the local news, and residents upped their watchfulness. Michelle Coyle of Yardley spotted the animal while entertaining guests for the holiday weekend. “My friend looked at me and…
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Doylestown Medical Device Company Sells More than a Million Syringes, Easing Those Aching Knees
Syringe sales of its TriVisc syringes bolstered the bottom line of Doylestown’s OrthogenRx, Inc., throughout the first half of 2021. The medical device company doesn’t supply them for COVID-19 vaccinations. Its product line instead focused on the 14 million U.S. adults with osteoarthritic knees. OrthogenRx used multiple sales channels and partnerships to market its syringes. Their uses include prescribed three-week injections of…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Strike While the Iron’s Hot; This Newtown Estate Has a Bowling Alley
A luxurious and entertaining lifestyle awaits at this exquisite custom estate with six bedrooms and six-full/four-half bathrooms in Newtown. . . Built eight years ago by Mack & Roedel and professionally decorated by Rittenhouse Interiors, the home impresses from the start with its dramatic two-story entrance foyer with marble floors and a floating staircase. .…
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Take It from a Local Family That Knows: A Quick Body Check after Being Outside Can Be Lifesaving
It’s something you can pick up without even knowing it. On a daily dog walk. While weed pulling. Even during a round of golf. It’s a deer tick bite. And although Lyme disease is its most obvious danger, it’s not the only one, reports Abby Alten Scwartz for The Sentinel Source. Jeff Naricchia of Newtown Township was an outdoorsy guy. He regularly hiked Tyler State Park, adjacent to his property. “He was active, healthy,” said his wife,…
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Junk? Gem? Find Out at a Local Filming of PBS’ ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Season 26
Scour the attic! Dig through your basement storage bins! PBS’ Antiques Roadshow is shooting an episode this fall in nearby Hamilton, NJ. But don’t let any dust accumulate on your desire to participate. “Audition” entries must be submitted online to Antiques Roadshow by June 7. Grounds for Sculpture is the location for the PBS reality-series shoot. Continued safety precautions will nix the…
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In the Cold, Distant World of COVID-19, Caregiver Exudes Warmth and Friendship
The coronavirus outbreak meant masks, plastic shields, and limited physical contact. But a Doylestown family appreciates the hands-on care their disabled son received as the health crisis raged. His caregiver-friend led with her heart, reports Becca Henderson for 6abc. When Sue Burkhard visits Christopher Strasburg she enters through the garage of his Doylestown home. As the door trundles up, he can hear that she has arrived. And his giggles of joy start…
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Unhappy Nappy Purchasers, Including a Levittown Mom, Wrinkle Their Noses Over High Diaper Prices
A shortage in the chemical compound used to make diapers is driving their prices up. Samuel Willings covered the supply-chain cause for NewsTrends 7. Acrylic acid is the propylene-based compound that gives diapers their absorbency. Its production relies on a crop-based component that was negatively affected by a February cold snap in Texas. COVID-19 delays in transport and shipping further bunched up the diaper supply chain. The…
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How to Hedge your Bets in the Big Gamble of Releasing Information to the Press
Last week, we discussed some of the organizational events that can trigger the issuance of a press release. As a recap, it must be timely information that a journalist’s readers will find valuable. Now that the decision has been made to go forward with a press release, how do you assure that it will get…
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Pandemic-Driven Increase in Home-Improvement Projects Keeps Local Lumber Suppliers Busier Than Ever
High demand is keeping family-owned Peter Lumber Company and its yard in New Garden Township busier than ever, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. “We are busier as far as delivery, store traffic — the whole nine yards right across the board,” said John Hood, a branch manager at Peter Lumber Company. The…
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Regional Study Shows That New Hope Lived Up to Its Name During the Pandemic
A new study by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) found that Philadelphia-area downtowns with a diverse mix of uses — such as New Hope — fared better during the pandemic, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The DVRPC reported several characteristics that shielded downtowns like New Hope from the worst of the pandemic’s implications: Mix of residential and retail uses Transportation options Permanent residential populations Access to…
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Former BCCC Fire and Public Safety Instructor Hangs up His Helmet as Altoona Deputy Chief
Michael Tofano shepherded hundreds fledgling firefighters as part of the Fire and Public Safety curriculum at Bucks County Community College. Although he left academia to head the Altoona Fire Department (away from which he is now transitioning), his influence will long continue. His next professional move was covered in the Altoona Mirror. Tolfano, Altoona deputy chief since 2012, is transferring to North Carolina to serve in the Lexington Fire Department. It’s a change he’s…
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Pennsylvania Agriculture Department to Lanternflies on the Move: ‘No Hitchhiking!’
In its strategy to slow the spotted lanternfly infestation, Pennsylvania is using a pesticide to deter the buggers from latching onto vehicles heading into the state, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crews armed with backpack sprayers and truck-mounted spray equipment are focusing on railways, interstates, and other transportation rights-of-way. The tactic is meant to kill lanternflies that attach vehicles leaving infested areas. The insecticide’s active ingredient, bifenthrin, is highly toxic to both…
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SEPTA Union’s Feathers Ruffled over Bucks County After-Hours Shuttle Service, the ‘Owl Link’
When SEPTA recently hired a contractor to oversee its new Owl Link service in Bucks County, it did so without first turning to transit union workers. That state law violation may represent a monkey wrench in the works, reports Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. An unfair labor practice complaint has not yet been shared with SEPTA, making a…
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You’d Never Guess from Rush Hour on Street Road, but PA Drivers Are among the Nation’s Best
Pennsylvania might have some of the most congested roads in the country, but not everything is as bleak as that statistic may imply. The Keystone State also has some of the nation’s best drivers, writes Steve Trevelise for New Jersey 101.5. According to a new study by the law firm of Friend, Levinson, and Turner,…
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