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‘Investing in Infrastructure’ Event Discusses Area Transportation and Maximizing Federal Funds for It
Leaders from some of the largest transportation and planning agencies in the region gathered at the Investing in Infrastructure event. There, they discussed the future of transportation in the region and how best to capitalize on the $1 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Ryan Mulligan tuned into their thinking for the Philadelphia Business…
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United Way of Bucks County Increases Education Scholarships for Veterans’ Children
Bucks County’s military families can access additional education funding, thanks to an increase in available scholarship support from the United Way. The Lower Bucks Times mustered the details on these additional resources. The help targets families that reside in Bucks County that also need help covering Pre-K or childcare costs for the 2022–2023 scholastic year.…
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Pennridge High School Students Successfully Craft a STEM-Strum Mashup
In the waning days of the 2021–2022 academic year, four Pennridge High School students received some music-to-their-ears news: They had successfully completed a long-term, complex assignment. Dan Sheridan tuned this story’s details for abc13 Eyewitness News in Houston. The task, presented by Technology Education teacher Matt Pietzman, was an in-depth application of the disciplines of…
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Telford Nut Butter Company’s Success Is a Testimony to Its Young Founder’s Grit
Resilient Caleb Mangum arose phoenix-like from the ashes of a failed trail-mix brand to conquer the local nut butter market. Lisa Dukart cracked open the story of his Nutty Novelties brand for the appropriately initialed PBJ, Philadelphia Business Journal. Mangum started in the nut business after graduating from Temple University. He developed a build-your-own approach…
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Yardley Chief Financial Officer Noses His Career in a New Direction
Optinose, the Yardley pharmaceutical company, has announced that Chief Financial Officer Keith A. Goldan has accepted a position at another public company. Optinose focuses on patients treated by ear, nose and throat (ENT) and allergy specialists. Chief Executive Officer Peter Miller stated, “On behalf of our entire team, I would like to thank Keith for…
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How a Long-Ago Bucks County Jail Tour Led to a High-Profile Career in Criminal Justice Advocacy
When New York criminal justice activist Carol Shapiro was only a teen, a high-school course changed her life. She spoke about it to interviewer Beth Schwartzapfel of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit journalism organization. When Shapiro was 16, her sociology studies teacher covered injustices in bail in the Empire State courts. The issue caught her…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Hosts Prospective Students; Engages Them When ‘Something Happened at Assumption Hall’
Gwynedd Mercy University took the traditional college tour for potential attendees — “Here’s the library; there’s a mocked-up dorm room; enjoy a chicken sandwich in our cafeteria” — and turned it into something vastly more engaging at a recent on-campus event. Its faculty and leadership, including Aimee Huffstetler, MA, AVP for Enrollment, made the session…
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YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties Seeks to Vault Veterans’ Vitality
The YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties has a targeted program to ensure that veterans and their families remain healthy and engaged. The Veterans Pathway Program is open to any member of any branch of the service, active or retired, at any age. The elements of the Veterans Pathway Program are all-encompassing, bolstering body, mind,…
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Bucks County Native Is Now Introducing Philly’s Parks to the Rest of the Nation
Bucks County’s Catherine Nagel surely gained her appreciation of green space from the local landscape in which she grew up. She’s now highlighting that asset in Phila. for the nation’s public officials. Frank Kummer cultivated her story for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nagel is now executive director of City Parks Alliance, Washington D.C. It hosted the…
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Tossing the Calendar Aside in the Name of Fun, Mummers Meet Mardi Gras in Warrington
The fact that both New Year and Ash Wednesday 2022 were long in the rear-view mirror didn’t dim Neshaminy Manor’s Mardi Gras party with the Uptown String Band. All Around Bucks County covered the afternoon of strutting and music. The Langhorne mummers’ appearance — a surprise to residence’s seniors — came about from the Twilight…
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The Downy and Dirty: Chester County Firefighters Save Ducklings Stuck in Storm Drain
While firefighters spend most of their time dealing with fires, sometimes they get calls to save animals stuck in unfortunate circumstances, according to a report from the Daily Local News. That was the case last week for the Keystone Valley Fire Department, which was contacted by West Sadsbury Township Police. The emergency? A brood…
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Area Pols Find Common Ground to Help Keep Household Hazardous Waste from Bucks County Soil
Bucks County Senator Steve Santarsiero, D–10, has joined with two area legislators — one Republican, one Democrat — to propose a change in funding for county disposal of hazardous household waste. The bill they introduced increased the limit on matching funds that each county may receive from $100,000 to $250,000. Their intent is to ease…
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Local Orchestra Conductor, Far from His Beginnings as a Harmonica Player, Leads Concert in Ivyland
Joseph Lovecchio, Music Director/Conductor of Warminster Symphony Orchestra, remembers his first real exposure to an instrument. He was a boy. And it was a humble harmonica. But what he recalls isn’t that he played it like a typical kid, blowing and sucking air to make it wheeze shrilly. He actually played it. His upbringing in…
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Co-Owner of Blue Moon Acres, Buckingham ‘Always Liked the Idea of Growing What We Eat’
When Jim and Kathy Lyons started their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business in 1992, it was just a seed: one acre and 20 members. It’s now the go-to crop supplier for more than 300 Big Apple accounts. Kendra Lee Thatcher, of River Towns Magazine, reported the flourishing of Blue Moon Acres, a Central Bucks Chamber…
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Langhorne Theater Group Continues to Produce ‘Plays That You Probably Won’t See Anywhere Else’
Langhorne Players’ latest production, A Kid Like Jake, closely aligns with the troupe’s desire to present compelling and relevant drama. The play’s themes — as covered by Stephi Wild of Broadway World — include modern-day parents facing their preschool son’s identity, a topic of much discussion locally and nationally. The plot explores Manhattan parents Alex…
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200 Motorcyclists to Traverse Bucks County’s Scenic Covered Bridges for Charity
Bucks County’s historic covered bridges may rattle a little in a June 26 event. but given what they’ve endured thus far, a little shake should not matter much. Besides, the source of the tremors is a good one: the 2022 Livengrin Ride, as reported in the Lower Bucks Times. The 200-cyclist road trip is a…
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Bensalem Tree Expert Seeks to Put a Bee Bee in the Bonnet of New Tree Purchasers
Environmentalists have long sung the praises of the common bumblebee. And although beekeepers give them a proper environment in wooden hives, even everyday homeowners can also encourage their numbers. For example, the addition of a Bee Bee Tree to a property can make a significant impact. What is a Bee Bee Tree? And where does…
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Millennials, Center City’s Saviors, Fled the Pandemic to the Burbs; Many May Not Return
Center City saw tremendous progress over the past three decades, becoming a go-to spot for millennials who enjoyed the cultural, professional, and recreational opportunities there. But the pandemic led to yet another statistical round of residential flight to the suburbs, one of a number of population cycles the city has endured. Tom McGrath covered one…
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