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Despite Owning Property in Chester County, Benjamin Franklin, Unlike Pal George, Never Actually Slept There
Despite owning a sizable property in southern Chester County, there is no proof that Benjamin Franklin ever actually slept here, writes Michael Rellahan for The Phoenix Reporter & Item. Franklin’s connection to the area was highlighted last week by Chester County Archives and Records. “John Morton was not the only signer of the Declaration of…
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Bucks County’s Post-Pandemic Job Recovery Rate Outpaces That of the Nation
Bucks County communities from Bedminster to Zionhill — and every lettered community in between — reported encouraging news on area unemployment. The market for new job seekers is as healthy as the vaccinated population that yielded it, reports Rich Scinto for the Newtown Patch. Nationally, hiring is up, as are hourly wages. But the return…
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COVID-19 Blog, ‘Dear Pandemic,’ Was Yardley Nurse’s Idea for a ‘Dear Abby’-Style Forum for Health Advice
Nurse Ashley Ritter, from Yardley, spent the coronavirus lockdown looking at online information about the health crisis. There was good info out there, but there was a lot of sketchy “advice,” too. She launched a blog to cull the wheat from the chaff. Katie Fishman, MSN, reports on “Dear Pandemic,” named for the “Dear Abby”…
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Doylestown Painter’s Art Career Began When Her Drawing of a Dog as a Nine-Year-Old Won an Award
As a budding artist, Doylestown’s Ilene Rubin painted things. Yes, she captured objects on canvas. But she also painted things, as in her parents’ mailbox, her closet doors, and a massive mural in a college dorm room. Michele Malinchak reported on her latest passion, landscapes, for Bucks County Magazine. Her talent earned early recognition. As…
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Curious Teenager Learns the Hard Way That Wildlife Is Called Wild for a Reason
A Bucks County teen learned that despite the mnemonics about snake colors — red on yellow, deadly fellow… or is that yellow on red? — sometimes it’s best to leave them alone. Michael Tanenbaum reported for PhillyVoice on her dangerous encounter. Audrey Weir, 17, was at High Rocks Park in Tinicum Township when she came…
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Mysterious Disease in Local Songbirds Silences the Summery Sounds of Their Trilling and Chirping
Groups of songbirds have recently been turning up dead throughout Bucks County and the greater Delaware Valley. Their cause of death remains a mystery to scientists and wildlife officials, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Similar deaths have been reported in other parts of Pennsylvania and across several other states, going back to April.…
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William Penn Bank’s New EVP Is Known for ‘Insatiable Need to Improve Her Little Corner of the World’
William Penn Bank, Bristol, has a new Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Officer, Jeannine Cimino. The role brings her from New Jersey’s Berkshire Bank to this side of the Delaware. “I am excited to be joining the William Penn team and look forward to continuing to build the William Penn brand. This opportunity allows…
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Bensalem Hockey Reporter Makes a Breakaway for Edmonton to Take His Shot at Web Content
Bensalem’s Frank Seravalli spent six seasons covering the Flyers for The Philadelphia Daily News. In 2015, he glided over to The Sports Network (TSN). He’s now taking his expertise to DailyFaceOff, as president of hockey content. Jeff Blumenthal followed these career tracks for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Seravelli sees this latest move as a haven…
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It’s Time for Someone Other Than Your Spouse to Listen to You Rant About Driving to/from Philadelphia
TMA Bucks is working with PennDOT this summer on a survey to help gather important information from Bucks County commuters who drive Interstate-95 (I-95). As commuters prepare for the gradual restoration of “normal activity” following the COVID-19 pandemic, TMA Bucks is working to get ahead of the curve. The advocacy group, along with PennDOT and…
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Help for the Helpers: In the Aftermath of COVID-19, Medical Personnel Find Themselves in Need of Healing
For Bill Engle, a nurse at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Langhorne, COVID-19 meant daily grief, stress, and burnout. The resulting emotional burden, shared by many healthcare professionals, was tallied by Jason Laughlin at The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Every day going into work and knowing I was going to be in that N95 and seeing these people…
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Bensalem Couple, Married Nearly 40 Years, First Connected Over Rock and Roll, Freedom, and Wanderlust
Two twentysomethings met in 1976 by happenstance. Bensalem provided them with a home base, but only as a jumping-off point for their eventual global exploration. Kellie Patrick Gates corralled them long enough to get their story for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Marianne and Joe Trovato introduced themselves to each other at a church dance. The event…
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In a Cruel Twist of Irony, Bristol Firefighter Is Killed on a Road on Which He Saved Others
Firefighter Danny Santiago didn’t have a driver’s license. But that didn’t stop the Bristol 53-year-old from serving Goodwill Hose Fire Company No. 3. He rushed to fire calls on his bike, a transport that unfortunately became his undoing, reported Kelly Rule for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Just after midnight on June 29, Santiago was fatally struck on his bike by a hit-and-run driver on Bristol Pike. Ironically, the site of his death…
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Bucks County’s Newest Millionaires — Perhaps Understandably — Prefer to Remain Anonymous
At the request of the five winners of the May 21 Mega Millions lottery, the only public knowledge about the lucky ticket purchasers is this: They bought what became a very valuable slip of paper at a Levittown 7-11. The winners have stepped forward through a trust, eager to claim their prize but hold onto…
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Bucks County Has Primo Golf Courses With Greens Fees That Can Cost You Less Than a Tankful of Gas
The popularity of golf skyrocketed during the pandemic. It’s understandable: The sport is outdoors and contactless among players (substituting an elbow bump for a back pat to celebrate those exceptionally good shots). It can also be expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. Laura Brzyski, for Philadelphia Magazine, reported these Bucks County greens fees of less than $30: The…
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Florida Condominium Disaster Hits Close to Home as Bucks County Son Mourns the Loss of His Parents
An unanswered June 24 text from Holland resident Jonathan Epstein to his mom was his first sign that something was amiss. The news then broke of the tragic structural fail of Epstein’s parent’s Surfside, Florida, condominium. He maintained hope for a few days, but when rescue workers recovered their bodies, his optimism turned to grief.…
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Solar Panels Pitched to Bucks County’s Panel of Commissioners
A ProtoGen, Inc., presentation to the Bucks County commissioners sought to make the case for solar energy. Jeff Ward covered the idea for WFMZ 68 News. Kevin Wright, co-founder of Quakertown-headquartered ProtoGen, Inc., presented the findings of his sustainable-energy study, which was supplied free of charge at the county’s request. Wright amortized the initial $28.6-million…
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Chew on This: Despite Its Dental Benefits, Support for Fluoridated Water Supplies Is Going Down the Drain
While Philadelphia fluoridates its drinking water, many of its surrounding suburban towns do not. How this public service got scaled back was explained by Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Fluoride’s beneficial effect on teeth was discovered more than 100 years ago, according to Catherine Carstairs, a professor of history at the University of Guelph in Ontario.…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Vintage Newtown Farmhouse with All the Modern Bells and Whistles
A circa 1846 luxury estate on 4.5 acres of manicured landscape in Newtown ready to welcome new owners. The four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home still features its traditional farmhouse roots, but the interior has been given an integrated contemporary style in a series of phased renovations stretching from 2006-2009. . . The foyer is an immediate…
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