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Feasterville’s Best Photo Is the Picture of Longevity, Outlasting Technology Shifts and Pandemic Restrictions
Nick and Carol Pacitti are industry survivors. Their Feasterville camera store, Best Photo, has outlasted sweeping technology changes, shifting consumer habits, and even a pandemic. Eric Herr explains how they navigated these developments for the Bucks County Herald. At one point, most American suburban landscapes featured a camera shop. It was a place to drop…
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NEXGEL, Hydrogel Provider in Langhorne, Appoints New CFO, Adam Drapczuk
NEXGEL, a Langhorne-based medical supply manufacturer, has named Adam Drapczuk as Chief Financial Officer. The firm produces a hydrogel that serves healthcare and consumer users. In the healthcare industry that NEXGEL serves, hydrogels are commonly used for skin patches that can be safely worn for extended periods. The compound’s consumer applications include diapers, contact lenses,…
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Tourism Gems in Our Own Backyard: If You Haven’t Been to Andalusia in Bensalem Township, It’s Time to Go
Sometimes, it takes an outsider to enlighten residents about nearby treasures. Reporter Lauren Rude of abc27 profiled Andalusia for her Harrisburg audience. But her spotlight on the Bucks County historic property should justifiably entice locals as well. Situated along the Delaware River, the 1700s estate features a historic house, gardens, and arboretum. “There is something…
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As Bucks County Residents Debate First or Second Shots, Others Line Up for Yet a Third in a COVID-19 Series
Complying with guidance from both the Center for Disease Control and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bucks County has started giving third shots in a COVID-19 series to immunocompromised residents. Kate Fishman covered the protective measure for the Bensalem Patch. As of early last week, 11 residents rolled up their sleeves for a third vaccine.…
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Baker’s Dozen of Bucks County Businesses Shine on 2021 Inc. Magazine List
Inc. Magazine’s 2021 list of the 5,000 Fastest Growing Private Companies spotlights 13 Bucks County businesses whose revenue growth warranted notice. The following Bucks County businesses were among the top performers. Rank Company Percentage Growth Rate2020-2021 Line of Business Location 675 TapeManBlue 720 Business Products & Services Newtown 710 A-Team Home Care 690 Health Feasterville…
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Warrington Staples Presents Back-to-School Supply Kits to Centennial School District Students
Whether you dreaded it or treasured it, the first day of school always meant freshly sharpened pencils, multicolored crayons, and binders full of crisp loose-leaf paper. To ensure that level of readiness for Centennial School District students, the Warrington Staples donated them 1,068 school supply kits. The Warrington effort raised more than $5,000 from its…
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Trans-Bridge Bus Service to Bucks County Trundles Back to Life after 18-Months of Pandemic-Related Idling
Motorcoach service from the Lehigh Valley to Bucks County and beyond is back on the road. Trans-Bridge Lines, Bethlehem, has ended its pandemic hiatus, as reported by Anthony Salamone for The Morning Call. Full service, however, will return in stages. Certain routes and schedules are still unavailable as the company gradually gets its engines moving…
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Media Personality and Bucks County Native Michael Smerconish Highlights Commemorative 9/11 Pin
Steven Singer Jewelers of Philadelphia hangs much of its advertising on the counterintuitive tagline “I Hate Steven Singer.” But a new pin, honoring local lives lost on 9/11, is apt to turn that “hate” into love. Bucks County media personality Michael Smerconish introduced it on Facebook. The piece of jewelry commemorates the 20th anniversary of…
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Federal Charges of Embezzlement Become Albatross Around the Neck of USGA Employee from Perkasie
Perkasie resident Robert Fryer is in a hole. But it’s nothing to celebrate. The U.S. Attorney’s office has snagged him for alleged embezzlement of golf event tickets. John George teed up the story in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Fryer is a former USGA employee. For the past eight years, he has been stealing tickets to…
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The Monkey’s Uncle Sells Memorable Vintage Sports Merch, Aided by Mentees You Won’t Forget, Either
Doylestown’s sports memorabilia shop, The Monkey’s Uncle, boasts an inclusive inventory of vintage Phillies, Eagles, 76ers, and Flyers apparel. But its inclusiveness extends to the workforce as well. Vittoria Woodill reported on the store’s unique employees for CBS3 Philly. When owners Jeanell and Derrick Morgan’s son Braden was born with autism, it was time for…
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Bet You Can’t Guess How the Bucks County Gaming Industry Performed as Pandemic Restrictions Eased
Pennsylvania casino revenues hit the jackpot for July. Its one-month record of $423 million signifies good times for the gaming industry at large. But it’s especially encouraging for Bucks County, as Parx led the state’s 15 licensed casinos. Megan Tomasic rolls through the data for TribLive. The July 2021 results were a whopping $35 million…
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American Baseball Coaches Association Lauds Two Local High School Baseball Teams for Smarts, Not Slides
Two Bucks County high school baseball teams gained national recognition from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) in its 2020-2021 ABCA Academic Excellence Awards: Central Bucks High School – West Quakertown Community High School The players were evaluated against athletes representing nearly 200 ABCA-member high schools across the country. As is evident from the title…
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Bucks County Health Department: The Hard-Won Progress in Defeating COVID-19 Is Slipping Away
Much to the chagrin of the Bucks County Health Department, efforts to defeat COVID-19 are losing ground. According to county data, the seven-day average from August 1-7 reached 80 new cases per day. This rate represents the highest caseload since mid-May and more than double the cases from late July. The county noted one death…
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In the Conundrum of a Mask-on, Mask-off School Year, the Bucks County Health Department Makes a Decision
Amid rising COVID-19 cases and the ongoing public outcry — both pro and con — surrounding masks for the upcoming school term, the Bucks County Health Department (BCHD) has clarified its recommendations for the 2021-2022 scholastic year. Its statement to county parents and students included a caveat about the department’s limitations. The BCHD states that…
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Council Rock School District Decision to Forego Masks Has Serious Implications for Newtown Sixth Grader
Nine-year-old Carolyn Austin was eager to return to Goodnoe Elementary to start fifth grade. But her Leukemia diagnosis has cancelled her chances at in-person attendance without a mandated mask policy from Council Rock School District. Maggie Kent covered the Newtown family’s concern for 6abc. Elizabeth Austin, Carolyn’s mom, feared sending her into a school building…
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Upcoming Football Film, The Hail Mary, Celebrates the Catholic Sisterhood That Guided Its Local Director
As its director, Daniel Roebuck’s current film, The Hail Mary, is a high school football saga. As its screenwriter, however, the story is a nod to some influential teachers early in his school years. 6abc’s Alicia Vitarelli visited the set at its Lehigh Valley filming location. Roebuck hails from Bethlehem. His early career was as…
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Doylestown USAF Colonel Gregory Marston (Ret.), Who Served in Afghanistan, Hopes Kabul Unrest ‘Doesn’t Get Really Bad’
Retired USAF Col. Gregory Marston is closely following the current international news from Afghanistan. With the embassy there evacuated, he fears erasure of the inroads U.S. troops made during his tenure there. Jamie Stover gathered his recollections for WFMZ 69 News at the Bucks County Global War on Terrorism Monument. In the years following 9/11,…
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Paul Martino, CB-West Parent, Backs PAC to Advocate for Keeping Bucks County Schools Open
Partnering with a political action committee stared by local mom Clairice Schillinger, Paul Martino is furthering his desire to keep schools open next month. Linda Stein reported on the venture capitalist’s desire in the Delaware Valley Journal. Martino, father of a son and daughter in the CB – West School District, collaborates on his in-person-classroom…
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