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Tactical Ops Expert from Warrington Heeds DOJ Call to Travel to Texas Elementary School
In response to a U.S. Dept. of Justice request, Warrington technical operations expert Mark Lomax will bring his professional eye to Uvalde, Tx. Alicia Roberts, CBS3, reported his responsibilities there. Lomax’ near 30-year career includes service with Pa. State Police and experience as a U.N. tactical ops expert in Liberia and West Africa He was…
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New Hope Calls ‘Roll ’em… Action!’ on 2022 Summer Film Festival
The 2022 edition of a movie menagerie that the Huffington Post described as “Sundance east” is back. The New Hope Film Festival (NHFF), July 22–30, will be hotter than a tub of freshly popped corn, as reported by Jeff Warner in the New Hope–Lambertville Patch. This year’s NHFF comprises 75 official selections of 66 films…
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National Association of Catholic Nurses Opts for Doylestown Shrine for Global Healthcare Event
The National Association of Catholic Nurses, headquartered in Crest Hill, Ill., has chosen Doylestown’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa for its 2022 world congress. The Aug. 2–4 event will bring nurses from 21 countries to Bucks County for presentations on scientific research and wellness proposals to improve health worldwide. His Eminence Peter Turkson,…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Start Saving Your Pocket Change for the Most Expensive Home Countywide
Interested in 600 River Road in New Hope? It’s a gorgeous property: new construction, sleek design, four bedrooms, waterfront access, infinity pool. But it’ll require sufficient resources to meet the $8 million asking price. It is, according to current real estate statistics, the most expensive home currently on the market in Bucks County. Google Maps…
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Bucks County Makes U.S. News National Ranking as One of 2022’s Healthiest Communities Nationwide
U.S. News and World Report issued its 2022 assessment of the 500 healthiest communities nationwide. The annual ranking uses 89 metrics to evaluate 3,000 localities on factors such as health, equity, education, public safety, and infrastructure. An environmental yardstick was added this year, designed to assess the growing effects of climate change on everyday life…
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Kids of All Ages, Abilities Can Enjoy Newly Opened Inclusive Playground in Quakertown
A new, all-inclusive playground officially opened last week in Quakertown with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a staff report from WFMZ 69 News. QuiNBy’s Playground is now welcoming visitors at its location on the 600 block of West Mill Street. It was named by the squirrel mascot for QNB Bank, which added its corporate support…
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Exelon’s Full Scholarships to Bucks County Female STEM Students Will Help Branch Out Their Careers
Exelon, the international energy firm, may have its corporate headquarters in Chicago, but it’s shown great interest in the intelligence of students in Bucks County. Its desire to encourage local future experts — particularly college-bound teenage girls — in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has led to two startlingly generous awards here. The company…
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Four-Year Collaborative Grand View/Penn Medicine Agreement in Sellersville Is Renewed
In August 2018, Penn Medicine and Grand View Health set a vision to develop collaborative services at Grand View Hospital in an effort to provide comprehensive care that kept patients closer to home. Four years later, the relationship is flourishing, with programs in: Cancer/radiation oncology Trauma Neurosciences Orthopedics The two organizations have therefore renewed the…
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State Rep. Tina Davis Announces Approval of $1.1M in Funding to Counter Rising Housing Costs
State Rep. Tina Davis announced the approval of over $1.1 million in funding for numerous Bucks County organizations for much-needed programs and services, according to a staff report from the Lower Bucks Times. “Our state and national economy suffered greatly in the months and years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while there…
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Firstrust Bank Promotion: Open a New Checking Account and Open the Door to Summer Fun for Local Kids
Firstrust Bank is again partnering with Variety – the Children’s Charity to support an accredited summer camp program for local families and children with disabilities. The promotion, which previously ran in 2018, is just one piece of the bank’s longstanding partnership with Variety. From June 13 to July 31, Firstrust will pledge a $100 donation…
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Doylestown Hospital Tech for Nurses: Soft Hearts with Software
It wasn’t that long ago that the physical components of a nurse’s workday — thermometers, charts, prescriptions, blood pressure cuffs — required no connections to either power or data. Advances in tech have, however, changed all that, enabling quicker, more accurate data that is savable and sharable in ways that prior generations in the field…
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At the Shore This Weekend? Have a Cracking Good Time at the Atlantic City Seafood & Music Festival
With Memorial Day in the rear-view mirror (ideally of a convertible, no less), Summer 2022 is heading into its prime. For lucky Phila. collar county residents with a place on a barrier island, the Friday afternoon jaunt is becoming habit. For those heading down tomorrow, this weekend’s Atlantic City Seafood & Music Festival makes an…
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Warrington, Warminster May Become the Safe-Drinking Water Standard for Communities Nationwide
Last week, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory revised the level of harmful PFAS substances — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — by which drinking-water is evaluated. As communities nationwide now face stricter standards, they seek the guidance of early adopters that include Warrington and Warminster. Chris Ullery dipped into the details in the Bucks County…
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New Hope Arts Announces Private $250,000 Matching Gift Challenge at 20th Anniversary Gala
In response to its Elevate the Arts Capital Campaign, the New Hope Arts Center has announced a $250,000 private matching gift challenge during its 20th Anniversary Gala, according to a staff report from the New Jersey Stage. The contribution is the nonprofit art center’s largest private monetary donation since it opened two decades ago. The…
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Bucks County Commissioners Seek to Protect Used Car Buyers from a Citric Squirt in the Eye
Pa.’s first used-car “lemon law” will roll out in Bucks County on Jan. 1, 2023. The ordinance, approved by the Bucks County Commissioners, calls for dealers to provide warranties on some cars, assurance of passing inspections, and provision of truthful data. Jeff Warner drove home the details in the Doylestown Patch. These protections are common,…
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Doylestown Marks Its First Juneteenth: ‘It’s Your History; It’s My History’
Doylestown held its first Juneteenth celebration earlier this week. Ed Doyle covered the event, held outside the Mercer Museum, for Tap Into Doylestown. The gathering featured speakers and presentations from the Black community. It also had musical and dance performers and several dozen vendors that featured Black-owned companies and Black-centric organizations. The Doylestown event was…
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Michener Museum Exhibit Explores Questions, ‘Do You See What I See? And If Not, Why Not?’
Art has always been subjective. Some viewers of a painting see the struggles of humankind captured on a canvas; others may see something resembling scrambled eggs on a breakfast plate. The Michener Art Museum, however, is seeking to understand those dichotomies in a newly opened exhibit. The initiative, titled “(re)Frame: Community Perspectives,” runs until March…
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Two Bucks County Sleepaway Camps Seek to Kindle a Sense of Normalcy for Summer 2022
Once upon a time, sending a child to a Bucks County sleepaway camp meant only the threat of homesickness, poison ivy, or sunburn. In 2019, however, COVID struck more fear into campers than a hockey-masked maniac in the woods. However, for 2022 — as reported by Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer — things are…
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