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O’Hara Grad, Ice Carver Robert LoFurno Takes 5th Place in Vermont Contest
Professional ice carver/chef Robert LoFurno of Concord Township, assisted by daughter Nicole and her boyfriend Mike Blundetto, recently took fifth place out of eight in the 21st annual Stowe Winter Carnival ice carving competition, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Each carver worked with two 300-pound blocks of ice. They carved their entries in…
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Grand View Health Continues Build-out of Sellersville Site for New Healthcare Campus in 2023
Grand View Health is building a 190,000 sq. ft., six-story healthcare pavilion in Sellersville, part of what is foreseen as an entire campus of community-accessible healthcare in the northwest sector of Bucks County. The site is expected to open in summer 2023. The hospital expansion project includes: 52 private patient rooms 10 state-of-the-art operating rooms…
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YMCA of Bucks County Seeks Applicants for Teacher/Childcare Positions
The YMCA of Bucks County has several jobs open across its various branches. It seeks applicants with teacher/childcare experience who are 21+ for lead positions and 18+ for aids and assistants. Childhood educational services through the YMCA of Bucks County are tiered: Therefore, the roles require some experience in caring for children who range in…
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The Birches at Newtown Recognized with ‘Best of Senior Living’ Award
Senior living community The Birches at Newtown has been recognized by A Place for Mom, a Seattle-based nonprofit senior care referral service. It was named a “Best of Senior Living” award recipient for 2022. The distinction is extended to only 1–2 percent of senior care providers nationwide and in Canada. A Place for Mom evaluates…
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Despite Student Sentiment, Twin Valley School District Won’t Prioritize Saying ‘Later’ to Mascot ‘Raider’
A student-led campaign to remove the Twin Valley School District’s mascot, the Raider, has gained little traction. Superintendent Patrick Winters’s indicated that eliminating the imagery of a Native American in a feathered headdress is not among the district’s priorities right now. Maddie Hanna unmasked the details for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The campaign to retire the…
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Peddler’s Village, Survivor of Numerous Boom-Bust Cycles, Wasn’t Going to Let a Pandemic Beat It, Either
Last year, despite a travel-tourism-retail environment of ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic, Peddler’s Village closed the 2021 books with record-breaking sales. In fact, the site has proven so resilient that the latest performance numbers top the previous sales pinnacle from FY2019, beating it by 35 percent. In 2020, the shopping-dining-performance destination had more than 2…
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Yardley’s Art McNally, the ‘Father of Modern Officiating’ Enters Pro Football Hall of Fame
Over the course of a half-century career in football officiating, Art McNally, now a Yardley retiree, must have endured countless barbs from unhappy fans: “Boo the ref!” His work, however, has now earned him one significant cheer career, as he was named the first on-field official to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame. McNally,…
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Penn Community Bank Puts Finishing Touches on New Lansdale Branch
Penn Community Bank’s final preparations on its newest branch signified to staff and customers alike that the financial institution’s expansion from Bucks County into neighboring Montgomery County is moving forward. The bank’s new Lansdale site at 490 Forty Foot Road is the brand’s second toehold across its county border to the south, joining a branch…
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Coventry Mall Owner Plans to Break the Retail Template — and Perhaps a Few Walls — to Ensure Its Survival
Pennmark Management plans to break the traditional template for interior malls to ensure a prosperous future for Coventry Mall in North Coventry Township. Evan Brandt bagged the story for the Daily Local News. “I don’t believe interior malls as we knew them are viable anymore,” said CFO Robert Sichelstiel, of Plymouth Meeting–based Pennmark. Pennmark acquired…
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Brutus the Centurion, Bucks County Community College Mascot, Celebrates Sixth Birthday
Brutus the Centurion, the Bucks County Community College mascot, turned six on Feb. 16. His outdoor party — attended by masked students — was marked with s’mores and cupcakes by a firepit, indicative of a February birthday. Given his Roman military background, however, he could have easily as toughed out a birthday dip in the…
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YMCA Bucks County Strong 5K Returns to the Streets of Doylestown
After back-to-back virtual versions of the YMCA Bucks County Strong 5K, the May 15 race is returning to its live format. That means an end to solo running and tracking of individual times and a resurrection of the camaraderie of group participation in a community race. The YMCA positions the event as ideal for both…
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Local Investment Properties Sold Record Numbers Last Year; Specific ZIP Codes Proved Lucrative
Investment properties sold at record levels nationwide and in the Philadelphia metro area last year, with some areas in Bucks County seeing more interest than others. Kevin Schaul and Jonathan O’Connell reported the shopping trend for The Washington Post. In 2021, investors bought close to one in seven homes sold in the nation’s top metropolitan…
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Unique Blends from Cidery in Elk Township, Chester County, Please Fans Right Down to the Core
For the past five years, Evan Gruber and his family have been making and selling a variety of ciders at Old Stone Cider in Lewisville, in Elk Township, Chester County. Roger Morris squeezed out their backstory for The Hunt Magazine. The cidery was created in a converted bank barn. It now boasts a modern tasting…
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Jamison Elementary Fifth Grade Teacher Provides a Window for Students to See the Importance of Compassion
Jared Hottenstein’s annual fifth grade field trips don’t go very far geographically. In fact, the Jamison Elementary students traveled just about a block. But in terms of building compassion, the outing covered great distance, as reported by Beccah Henderson at 6abc. Hottenstein didn’t let the pandemic interfere with the yearly trek to the Bridges of…
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Springfield Township Police Work to Ensure Specific Care of Residents with Specific Needs
Springfield Township is launching an effort in which residents will help them as they help residents. Its police officers hope to create a voluntary list of residents with specific needs that they would benefit from knowing about prior to arriving onsite. Josh Popichak reported the intended info-sharing initiative in the Saucon Source. The “Special Needs…
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Paralyzed Doylestown Web Designer, Swamped by Medical Bills, Sees ‘Silver Lining’ from Generous Neighbors
Husband-and-wife couple Kevin and Jane Sebesky have had a tough time of late. Kevin was stricken with a series of infections that left him paralyzed from the waist down. And upon his release, the full impact was felt when the bills began arriving. Kate Fishman reported the Doylestown community’s response in the New Hope-Lambertville Patch.…
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One Sign That the Pandemic Might Be Running Out of Gas: The Return of Traffic Snarls
While overall commuter traffic in North America was 14 percent lower in 2021 compared with 2019, congestion levels in Philadelphia are almost back to pre-pandemic levels. Joann Muller wended her way through the data for Axios. To determine how much time drivers spend in traffic, TomTom, a location tech provider, gathers hundreds of millions of…
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First-time Homeownership Can Be Tough; Penn Community Bank Makes It Easier
Purchasing a home can feel like a daunting task. The legal and financial details can make the buying process seem overwhelming even in a normal housing market. But in a white-hot market like today’s, it’s even more important for homebuyers to have an expert at hand. Penn Community Bank’s team of local residential lending professionals…
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