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Matrimony on the Move: Hoboken Couple Opts for Bucks Photos Ahead of Delco Ceremony
The families and friends of Kristen Konski and Stephen Keller will need good GPS systems to keep up with the couple as they progress toward their June 11 wedding. The Hoboken pair traveled to Tyler Gardens (Newtown) for an engagement shoot. And from there, they’ll trek to Delaware County next month for the vows. Kristen…
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‘I Know the Cost of Time’: Chesco Woman Celebrates 10 Years of Cancer-Free Living on Mother’s Day
For some mothers and their children, this year’s Mother’s Day had extra meaning. This past weekend, Denise Teter celebrated 10 years of cancer-free living with her family, as she writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Surviving cancer taught Teter how important every moment of her life is. “I really watch and listen to what is going…
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Upper Dublin Writer and His Grandson Explore a Family Tree Splintered by the Holocaust
Upper Dublin author Richard Bank and his grandson, Hayden, have been working on a project together to tell their family history, writes Tamala Edwards for 6abc. Bank, who once practiced law, has been writing since he was 15. His true passion turned into an Auschwitz-related trilogy. Feig, I Am Terezin, and The Tree of Sorrow,…
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Weekend Wanderer: I’m Afraid to Fly
I’m flying this week. I’m not afraid to fly. I actually love to fly. It feels cosmopolitan and cultured. And who doesn’t relish the inherent promise of exploring a new place? So I’m not afraid to fly. But I am terribly afraid to crash. Most of the time, I’m fine. But when I’m awake at…
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After the Unthinkable Happened to Their Son, Exton Couple Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities
After their son Cailen, who has an intellectual disability, was assaulted during a shoplifting incident at Acme (his place of employment), Exton residents John and Denise Bailey have taken to fighting for the rights of those with disabilities. J.F. Pirro reported their advocacy efforts in Main Line Today. While individuals with disabilities are hired, there are often…
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Bucks County Human Services Recognized as ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Protecting Children
Meg Snead, Acting Secretary for the Pa. Dept. of Human Services, congratulated the Bucks County Human Services Division recently for its visionary structure. The Doylestown department is an all-encompassing resource whose long-term support has curbed incidents of child abuse in the county. The Bucks County Human Services Division is an organized variety of solutions that…
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Wynnewood Man, PR Wiz During Spectrum’s Golden Years, Dies at 81
Larry Rubin, a public relations wizard during the old Spectrum’s glory years who organized and promoted performances of numerous rock stars, sports teams, and five-star entertainers, died on April 28 at his Wynnewood home aged 81, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rubin, who previously lived in Narberth, started his career as a reporter…
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Pottstown Mom-to-Be Sees Her Sassy Infant Execute Fetal Flip Off
Seeing your baby during an ultrasound is a new mom’s great joy, but this mom-to-be saw her baby doing something unexpected, reports Ben Cost for the New York Post. The fetus is appearing to actually “give the finger” in the womb during the ultrasound. “I could possibly have the sweariest baby ever if she’s doing…
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Weekend Wanderer: Learning a Second Language
My husband was on an excursion in the Canadian wilderness. Trips like that reduce communication routes to satellite phone, for contacting the trip outfitter, and a GPS device he uses to text me or to alert emergency rescuers of bear attacks. When the satellite phone died, I became the sole link to civilization. An urgent…
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Weekend Wanderer: Greeting 48 Like It’s 14
It’s my birthday. Don’t wish me well. I’m clinging to my 40s like Chrissy Watkins clung to that buoy in Jaws. I’m sure some women anticipate their 50s with all the joy of a child awaiting Santa on Christmas Eve. I’m just not one of them. I’m more like Barbra in Night of the Living…
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Families Will Soon Need Another Visual Icon Telling Them ‘How to Get, How to Get to Sesame Place’
The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (BCWSA) tower in Middletown Township is coming down. Its loss won’t mean much to customers, as it has been empty for years. But its absence may disappoint area children, reports Peg Quann in the Bucks County Courier Times. The 145-foot tank was once a dull gray. But in…
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Legal Matters: Navigating Summer Camp Plans with Your Co-Parent
By Inna Materese Spring has officially sprung, which means the school year is winding down. Thoughts of the hot summer months — and summer camp — have probably crept into view, along with questions about payment arrangements for co-parents. Support orders typically provide for basic child support based on statewide guidelines, as well as the division…
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Weekend Wanderer: Why Am I the One Always Going Outside?
The temperature was a dusty 97 degrees. I was parked in a remote parking lot of Yellowstone National Park. Two dark figures ambled on the horizon. They were the only things moving on the flat, windless plain. “Are those specks them?” my mother-in-law asked. She leaned forward beside me, squinting as she tried to focus…
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Mom of Trans Student from Central Bucks High School – East Makes Anti-Book Banning Plea to Congress
A Congressional hearing yesterday morning brought Mindy Freeman, mother of a transgender student at Central Bucks High School – East, to Washington D.C. There, she testified against the growing trend of book banning. On the Oversight Committee’s YouTube livestream, Freeman told Lily’s story. She described her now 15-year-old as being into expected “kids stuff” for…
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Widespread Trauma Brought on by Bee Sting Fells Hatboro Police Officer Ryan Allen
Officer Ryan Allen has passed away from the brain trauma and heart attack that resulted from a bee sting last year. The 6abc Digital Staff carried the sad update. James Gardner, Hatboro Police Chief, announced that Officer Allen passed away, surrounded by his friends and family. “Officer Allen will be deeply missed by not only…
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Kravchenko Family Cites ‘Nonstop Prayers’ as Aiding the Escape of Adopted Son from Ukraine
A Bucks County family is now whole. Dmitry and Maryana Kravchenko were finally able to pick up their son, 16-year-old Maksym, this past weekend, rescuing him from the war in Ukraine. His parents frantic efforts and his narrow escape were reported by Peg Quann in the Bucks County Courier Times. Maksym was adopted by the…
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A Roarin’ Good Time, Blending the Jurassic and the Fantastic, Set to Stomp into Oxford Valley Mall
Oxford Valley Mall meets Ilsa Nublar (the ill-fated island of the Jurassic Park novels and film franchise). From May 6–15, the Langhorne retail mecca is hosting Jurassic Quest, an interactive, experiential, and startlingly lifelike dino meet-and-greet. Jurassic Quest Holdings, LLC, of Conroe Tx., created the traveling show in 2013. Its exhibitions — comprising 90 events…
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Former Dairy Barn on Chester Springs Property — Once Home to Owen J. Roberts — Boldly Reimagined
In 2007, Erik Kolar bought the former residence of Owen J. Roberts, the former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, in Chester Springs to transform it into a home for his family to be together, writes Bill Donahue for Suburban Life Magazine. Kolar, the CEO of Patriot Equities in Wayne, bought the property, comprised of a…
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