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‘Bucks County Courier Times’ Will No Longer Thud on Area Driveways on Mondays
The Bucks County Courier Times, citing a “rapid shift toward digital news consumption” is deepening its use of digital news delivery. The Monday paper-based edition ceases Apr. 25. The revised publication schedule brings traditionally printed to readers on Tues.–Fri. and Sun. Its altered frequency also applies to the The Intelligencer out of Doylestown. A “continued…
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EPAM Deepens Commitment to Employees and Families in Ukraine, Establishes Additional Assistance Fund
EPAM Systems, Inc., the Newtown digital transformation services and product engineering company, is doubling down on its commitment to Ukrainian aid. Its newly established Ukraine Assistance Fund provides additional support targeting charitable aid organizations working in the war-torn country. The new fund augments EPAM’s previous $100 million contribution. “With more than 14,000 Ukrainian employees, and…
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Fairways & Dreams, Conshohocken, Offers Golf Rounds Realistic Enough That Players May Seek a Caddy to Tip
Intrepid golfers are already hitting local links, braving April weather of damp mornings and freakish snow squalls. Their intent, however, is to muscle through, toning up the skills necessary to be top-of-game for the sport’s pending sweet-spot months. A high-tech, startlingly lifelike option is now nearby, which provides ideal practice conditions without the chill: Fairways…
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Allentown Author Writes Children’s Book on Mental Health, Helping Her Escape a ‘Really Dark Place’
Allentown author Heather Mishel Williams’ children’s book is intended to help youngsters struggling with mental health issues. The fable turned out, however, to help Williams herself, a Temple University grad and present-day faculty member. Matthew Aquino shone a light on this story for Temple Now. Williams found herself in a “really dark place” after surviving…
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Bucks County’s Cultural Atmosphere May Rate A+, But Its Ozone Pollution Rating Earns an F
The American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report cards are an ongoing assessment of regional air pollution levels, granularized by county. The 2021 edition contained troubling news for Bucks County residents. Cassie Miller aired the reasons for the concern in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. The report compiles and analyzes air-quality ratings from the U.S.…
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Bears Bid Rebuffed: Warminster’s Rick Bates Remains a Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bills guard Rick Bates, once a force at Archbishop Wood High School, is remaining in western New York State. Nick Fierro, of FanNation, tackled the assignment of reporting his retention. After growing up a Warminster guy, “Ryan” Bates played football for Penn State. In 2019, as an Eagles undrafted free agent, he was traded…
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African American Agribusiness-woman Starts Local Seed Farm, Cultivates Culturally Rooted Crops
Amirah Mitchell is a transplant. She’s taken her Phila. business to nearby Emmaus and set down roots, an appropriate development for an agribusiness. Taylor Allen, in AXIOS, cultivated the tale of Mitchell in her role as seed farm operator. Mitchell’s business makes her something of an anomaly: As a person of color, she shares her…
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College Credit Consortium: Bucks County Community College Pairs with DeSales for Continuing Ed Initiative
A dual-admission arrangement between Bucks County Community College and DeSales University is good news for the area’s continuing ed students. Janelle Hill schooled her readers on the program’s particulars in The DeSales Fund. Students at Bucks County Community College can continue their educations at DeSales University, elevating a two-year associates degree to a four-year bachelor’s…
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Public School Coaches Say They Don’t Have a Prayer Against Catholic Competitors Like Archbishop Wood
Basketball coaches from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) are miffed. They claim that some schools against whom they vie for championship titles have a competitive advantage. Mike White suited up to cover their concerns in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The complaint — echoed by fans and administrators — stems from the fact that public…
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Servi with a Smile: Bensalem Senior Residents Tests Fleet of Food-Service Robots
Woody Allen’s futuristic comedy Sleeper included a sequence in which he disguises himself as a robotic servant. The notion of an automaton domestic assistant may have been played for laughs in 1973, but it’s a reality now at Juniper Village in Bensalem. The Lower Bucks Times plugged into its use of “Servi,” a high-tech food-service…
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Peddler’s Village Presents Spring FunFest and Sidewalk Sale, Apr. 23–24
Peddler’s Village presents its Spring FunFest and Sidewalk Sale from April 23–24. The family-friendly event will feature live entertainment, family activities, crafts for children, outdoor food and drinks, and a morning charity walk in partnership with Kelly’s Kidz, a nonprofit organization that Bob Kelly (FOX29 Philadelphia reporter) founded to benefit pediatric hospital patients. The event,…
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C&N Donates $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County
C&N, a leading financial services company across Pennsylvania and New York, recently donated $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County to support its Home Repair Program. Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County’s mission is simple: Building Communities, Empowering Families. The organization partners with qualified homebuyers and homeowners to offer affordable home ownership and home…
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Beach Bungalows or Ski Chalets, Penn Community Bank Can Help Keep Vacation Homebuyers from Getting Burnt or Snowed Under
As quickly as a Nor’easter can wreck a beach trip or a run of global-warmed spring air can melt the enthusiasm of a ski weekend, a vacation home ownership dream can quickly become a nightmare. With advice from Penn Community Bank, however, escapists seeking respite from their ordinary work-home-chores-sleep routines can slip away to a…
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Hay! What a Good Idea! Quakertown Inventor Harvests Abundant Savings on Heating Oil Costs
A Quakertown mechanical engineer has reconfigured a biomass boiler — a natural-burning, hot-water producer for home heating — to run on hay fed to it automatically. Tom Venesky harvested this story in Lancaster Farming. Michael Kramer wanted to get the high cost of home heating oil off his back. His ah-ha moment came from a…
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Disney+ Reboot of ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ Includes Multifaceted Nine Year Old from Doylestown
The Disney+ re-do of Cheaper by the Dozen has, among its vast cast, Leo Abelo Perry, a Doylestown actor of the ripe age of nine. Despite his youth, however, this performer is also a podcast host, dancer, and social justice advocate. Samantha Bambino caught the rising star in the Lower Bucks Times. The latest version…
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Across Pa., the COVID-19 Death Rate Varied Some, But One County Experienced ‘Pure Hell’
As the COVID-19 situation continues to quieten, statisticians are now looking at the impact locally, regionally, and nationally. The Philadelphia collar counties, it turned out, recorded some of the lowest COVID-19-related death rates in the state. However one Pa. community was hit worse than almost any other county nationwide. Phil Galewitz revealed which one in…
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St. Anne’s Church, Warrington, Partners on Ukrainian Donation Effort, Amasses Semi-Truck Caravan of Help
An estimated 5,000 boxes worth of donations — enough to require several tractor trailers to haul — will leave the suburbs today to help the war-torn citizens of Ukraine. The packaged items were amassed by St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, in collaboration with Presentation of Our Lord parish in Lansdale. John McDevitt profiled the benefactors…
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Plenty to ‘Like’: Social Media Post Leads to New Kidney for Langhorne Resident
Social media can be blamed for numerous societal downsides: rumor-mongering, bullying, hate speech. But as proven recently in Langhorne, it can also be an agent for good. JoAnn Pileggi, of FOX29 Philadelphia, reported the story of how a public post led to a needy patient’s new kidney. In 2021, FOX 29 profiled local resident Joe…
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