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Archbishop Wood Senior Becomes First Pa. High School Competitor to Run an Under-Four-Minute Mile
The first Pa. high school student ever to break the four-minute mile threshold did so at last weekend’s Phila. Catholic League championships. Gustav Elvin lapped up the good news in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Senior student Gary Martin had flirted with the Pa. record in the past. But at the regional competition, held at Delaware County’s…
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Dublin’s $26-Million Mixed-Use Site Is Set to Drive the ‘Next Frontier’ of Local Economic Opportunity
The transformation of 17 acres in Dublin into a vibrant, mixed-use development continues. Natalie Kostelni updated readers in the Philadelphia Business Journal on the final preparations of the Dublin Town Center. It’s a $26-million retail-residence-open space community. Nehemiah Development Co., itself a Dublin business, is currently working on a 15,000 sq.-ft. building that will hold…
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Shantelle Gammon of Bucks County Children and Youth on Her Work: ‘These Are *Our* Kids’
Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services in Doylestown advocates for a population often unable to further its own well-being: children. Shantelle Gammon, Volunteer Recruiter for the organization, described her mission to uplift them in a recent edition of the Bucks County Conversations podcast. The local network of foster parents and volunteers has close to…
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YMCA Is More than a Place Just for Toning Bodies; It Also Sharpens Minds
The YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties is big on instruction. Its staff members routinely guide members through exercise classwork, individual equipment training, and healthy lifestyle education. But it also offers content from the American Red Cross, providing the public with potentially lifesaving information. The curricula’s mainstays are general information in how to respond to…
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C&N Bank Brings Big-Time Personal Touch to Small Business Week
C&N Bank did not celebrate the May 1–7 Small Business Week with giveaways of corporate-branded tchotchkes. Rather, it offered a home-spun representation of its personal relationships with commercial customers. Employee teams home-baked cookies to thank business banking clients. The sweets were one of a number of gifts delivered to customers; others included donuts and flowers.…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: A Levittown Residence That Will Reflect Well on Its New Owner
The sartorially minded new homeowner of 105 Mill Drive, Levittown, will hold the deed to a property that enables plenty of opportunities to ensure his or her look is just-so. Hair in place? Check. Shoes not scuffed? Nope. Any unsightly wrinkles in the outfit? Certainly not. Sleeping quarters are an appropriate place to check out…
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Firstrust Bank CEO Richard J. Green Delivers Anti-Hate Message at ADL Event: ‘Be That Somebody’
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) event that honored Firstrust Bank Board Chairman and CEO Richard L. Green became an opportunity for the corporate leader to decry society’s alarming rise in hate. Green’s comments came during his acceptance speech for the ADL’s Americanism Award. The Americanism Award recognizes individuals or companies in the financial services industry for…
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Forget Running with Bulls; 11 Bristol Residents Are Walking with Clydesdales
The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales are clomping their way through Bristol this weekend. John Foy horseshoed in the news of these extraordinary equines in an edition of the Levittown Patch. The May 22 parade, which steps off at 1 p.m., was organized by Raising the Bar, a Bristol Facebook group designed to promote the borough as…
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Torres Family at Holy Family University: One Clan, Two Years, Three Graduates
When the Torres’ attend the college reunions of their future, they can easily rideshare. That’s because three members of the same family — dad Joel Torres and daughters Stephany and Crystal — will all have degrees from Holy Family University. Moreover, Joel and Stephany are members of the Class of 2022, graduating together. Crystal, now…
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Gasping for Breath from Inadequate State Medicaid Payments, Fox Subacute at Warrington Closes Pulmonary Center
Fox Subacute the Warrington pulmonary care center, has closed, transferring 35 of its 48 respiratory patients to other nearby facilities. The business proved unsustainable when state Medicaid payments proved inadequate to cover rising operational costs. John George reported the story for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The healthcare entity specialized in ventilator-dependent patients. It had 60…
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CBS News Reporter Is Turned away from GOP Senate Candidate Kathy Barnette’s Warminster Rally
Not even political reporter Robert Costa’s teenage connections to Bucks County could get him into a Warminster weekend rally for GOP Senate candidate Kathy Barnette. Costa, a Pennsbury High School alum, was stopped at the door and told the public event was closed to media. Victor Fiorillo interviewed Costa about it for Philadelphia Magazine. Costa,…
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New Hope Culinary Congregants Earned Its Parish the ‘Caring Cooking Church of the Year’ Distinction
St. Martin of Tours Parish in New Hope has been named the “Caring Cooking Church of the Year” by Phila.-based Caring for Friends, one of the largest regional food banks. Kate Fishman boxed up the reasons behind the honor in the New Hope-Lambertville Patch. The St. Martin’s amateur chefs have been preparing meals for the…
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Allentown Branch for Penn Community Bank Marks Its Lehigh Valley Expansion
Penn Community Bank is officially entering the Lehigh Valley market. The financial institution announced its newest branch and business center in Allentown. The 3090 Tilghman Street site is the bank’s first retail office outside Bucks and Montgomery Counties. It will support the organization’s existing commercial banking and lending presence. “As a proud Lehigh Valley native,…
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Bucks County’s Employment See Saw: Where Were Its Ups and Downs Most Volatile?
The Philadelphia Business Journal has compiled a list of greater Phila. public companies gaining and losing the greatest number of employees last year. Reporter Ryan Mulligan provided the details. The tabulation yielded 20 firms with the biggest swings in human resources, identifying enterprises that did the most hiring in 2021 and those that downsized to…
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Cost of a Turnpike Trip to Rise Five Percent in 2023, Offsetting the Pandemic’s Toll on Tolls
With more motorists on the road again, the Pa. Turnpike is looking to recoup some of its pandemic-related losses with a toll increase of five percent, writes Holly Herman for the Phoenixville Patch. The Turnpike Commission approved a $425.2 million operating budget on May 3, along with a $651 million capital budget, effective June 1.…
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Bucks County Brick Shop Helps Local LEGO Fans Click into Their Creative Sides
The Bucks County Brick Shop in Chalfont is a mecca for area LEGO fans. Alex Butler snapped-to in bringing its story to PHL17. Chris Byrne is owner-operator, lining his shelves floor-to-ceiling with merchandise relating to the interlocking building toys that debuted as wood blocks in 1932. The name LEGO is derived from the Danish phrase…
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Richboro Film Documentarian — Who Illuminated Nurse-Heroes of the 1980s — Addresses Grads
Brendan Gaul, now a documentary producer who grew up in Richboro, spoke to the Thomas Jefferson University class of nursing graduates at their 2022 commencement. Alicia Vitarelli covered his impactful words for 6abc. Gaul was invited to speak based on his collaborative work on the 2018 film documentary 5B. It is the true story of…
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Pa. Biotechnology Center: What Has Its Economic Impact Been over the Past Half Decade?
When first proposed in 2001, the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) in Doylestown was meant to stimulate scientific thought and innovation. It’s made good on that promise but has also proven valuable in a much broader sense. As one of the nation’s most successful life sciences incubators, the PABC and its member companies generated $7.3 billion…
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