Government & Politics
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YMCA Camp Bucks Kids Sit Down with High-Profile Lunch Buddy: Sen. Bob Casey
The kids at YMCA Camp Bucks had an additional adult attending a lunch session last week. It wasn’t a supplemental food server, nor an extra pair of eyes monitoring behavior. It was Senator Bob Casey, as reported by John Berry in The Trentonian. Casey was at the Fairless Hills site to visit with the campers;…
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Doylestown Gets $1M from State for New Rec Center
The project to build a new community recreation center in Doylestown Township has received a million-dollar boost from the state, writes Sarah Siock for the Bucks County Courier Times. The township is currently in the planning stages of development. The project is expected to cost almost $9 million. Last month, it received approval for a…
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DOJ Tapps Former Warrington Township Supervisor Mark Lomax for Uvalde Review Board
The Department of Justice has tapped Mark Lomax, a former Warrington Township supervisor and retired major with Pennsylvania State Police, to be a part of the team that will be investigating the response of law enforcement to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, writes Damon C. Williams for the Bucks County…
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Tech, Collaboration, and Diligence Keep Pa.’s Voter Rolls Clean and Current
Despite claims that Pa. voter rolls are unfairly stuffed with ballots cast by long-deceased residents, the state’s elected officials point to evidence that the process is clean and the list of eligible voters is accurate. Denise Clay-Murray was sufficiently credentialed to bring this story to readers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Voter integrity, say election administrators,…
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Pa. Dept. of Agriculture: WIC Funding Doesn’t Just Mean Bucks County’s Women, Infants, and Children
Bucks County’s summer crop abundance connects thousands of residents with vitamin-packed fruits and vegetables brimming with nutrition and flavor. For seniors, however, this bounty may be out of budget, especially as numerous influences have lifted grocery prices. In response, the state’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) ensures that residents who are 60+ eat well.…
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Mehmet Oz, Perhaps Not a Spelling Wizard, Gets Town Name Wrong on Campaign Form
Mehmet Oz, the GOP candidate for the Pennsylvania senate seat, spelled the name of his address in Montgomery County incorrectly on an official campaign form, writes Jake Lahut for the Business Insider. The celebrity doctor and Trump-endorsed candidate had been living in New Jersey in the years before he decided to run for office. However…
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‘Investing in Infrastructure’ Event Discusses Area Transportation and Maximizing Federal Funds for It
Leaders from some of the largest transportation and planning agencies in the region gathered at the Investing in Infrastructure event. There, they discussed the future of transportation in the region and how best to capitalize on the $1 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Ryan Mulligan tuned into their thinking for the Philadelphia Business…
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Area Pols Find Common Ground to Help Keep Household Hazardous Waste from Bucks County Soil
Bucks County Senator Steve Santarsiero, D–10, has joined with two area legislators — one Republican, one Democrat — to propose a change in funding for county disposal of hazardous household waste. The bill they introduced increased the limit on matching funds that each county may receive from $100,000 to $250,000. Their intent is to ease…
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Gov. Wolf Calls for $2,000 Payments to Pennsylvanians
Gov. Tom Wolf called on Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to support Pennsylvanians by passing legislation for the American Rescue Plan Act-funded $500 million PA Opportunity Program, which would send checks of up to $2,000 to millions of Pennsylvanians. “I first introduced this plan four months ago,” said Gov. Wolf. “A lot has changed since then, from inflation to…
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Idyllic Willow Grove Upbringing Didn’t Blunt the Philly-Girl Toughness in First Lady Jill Biden
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been facing all the challenges of her position with grace and conviction, qualities she links to her picture-book childhood in Willow Grove, writes Mattie Kahn for Harper’s Bazaar. In her memoir, Where the Light Enters, Biden recounts growing up as the eldest of five girls. She also idolizes the…
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Local Billionaire Jeff Yass Spent $18M Supporting School-Alternative Party Plank
Bala Cynwyd billionaire Jeff Yass spent at least $18 million in the 2022 primary to back candidates who have shown support for alternatives to public school, writes Stephen Caruso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The richest person in Pennsylvania has been pumping money into both Democratic and Republican primaries. Among the beneficiaries are Republican gubernatorial candidate…
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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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Attention Passengers: Federal REAL ID Requirement for Domestic Travel Starts Year from Now
Pa. travelers now have a year to get a federal REAL ID before it become a requirement for domestic air travel. The new documentation is being phased in as legacy verifications for boarding fade into history. Kiley Koscinski filed a first-class explanation on the issue for WHYY. After several pandemic-related postponements, the ID deadline has…
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Bristol Township Pairs Social-Service Experts with Police, Creating ‘Co-Responders’ to Trouble
To help Bristol Township police officers in situations in which social services may represent a better resolution to an issue than incarceration, the borough is joining other local communities using a “co-responder” program. A Lower Bucks Times report explained its intent. The Bristol initiative has paired Fetiye “Tia” Kazee and Keevon Johnson aside the men…
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Body of WWII Bristol Soldier, Killed and Interred Anonymously in Belgium, Now I.D.ed and Coming Home
A Bristol serviceman, killed in World War II, will at last rest in his native country and his home county. 6abc reported the story of Army Pvt. Walter G. Wildman, his unfortunate demise at 20 years old, and his final homecoming. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), a U.S. agency that recovers military personnel lost in…
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Rita’s Italian Ice in Warrington Thanks K9 Officer Team for Licking Local Crime
This week, Officer Murphy of the Warrington Police Department received a tangible thank-you for his work. He consumed the honorific — a vanilla custard — in only a matter of seconds and found its topping to be especially delicious. The frosty snack didn’t come with fudge, a cherry, or candies. It was crowned with a…
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Newtown’s Robin Wiessmann to Roll onto the Amtrak BoD from Position as Pa. Housing Finance Agency CEO
Pres. Joe Biden has nominated Newtown resident Robin Wiessmann to serve on the board of directors of Amtrak. The shift for the soon-to-be former Pa. Housing Finance Agency (PFHA) CEO was reported by Jeff Blumenthal in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Wiessmann has a deep history in public service. Before leading the PFHA, she was Pa.…
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New Hope Eagle Fire Company Marks 200 Years of Keeping Local Residents — and Their Pets — Safe
New Hope Eagle Fire Department will hold a birthday celebration this summer to mark its 200 years of local service. By all records, its 1822 founding makes it the oldest rescue organization in Bucks County. Lisa DeAngelis unrolled the plan details for a large-scale celebration in the New Hope News. The rescue service’s website chronicles…
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