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Native American Festival Educated Junior ‘Hunters’ on Felling Hula Hoops with Corncobs
The First People’s Festival in Doylestown got off to a solemn start. But it didn’t take long for the fun to take over. Jeff Werner drummed up the details in the Doylestown Patch. The festival’s organizer was Arrows 4 Native Americans, a Yardley outreach that committed to protects, preserves, promotes, and provides for indigenous peoples.…
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Doylestown Patient Travels to D.C. to Deliver Message: ‘Healthcare Needs to Be Equal and Fair’
Michael Riotto took a trip recently from his Doylestown home to Washington, D.C. It wasn’t a sightseeing excursion. He was there to advocate for healthcare affordability, an issue that resonates with him personally. Mike Black reported on the trip and its impact for WFMZ 69 News. Riotto, diagnosed with a rare blood disease, was part…
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2022 Bucks Beautiful Award Given to the Cultivator of Doylestown YMCA’s Memorial Garden
Bucks Beautiful has recognized Melissa Eiseman with its 2022 Leadership Award. Melissa, president of Eiseman Construction (New Britain), undertook several public works, including a memorial garden for her husband, Phil. It now beautifies the exterior of the Doylestown Branch of the YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties. “Melissa has been a highly regarded board member…
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Doylestown Health Assists Gen-X Adults Faced with Taking Car Keys from Boomer Parents
With Bucks County Baby Boomers continuing to age, acuity issues are becoming increasingly worrisome to their Gen-X offspring. When it comes to driver safety, however, the valid concern may be a life-and-death one. Doylestown Health’s Clinical Driving Screening program can help. It’s a one-hour evaluation of driving essentials, including cognitive ability, memory, attention, visual skills,…
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This Juneteenth, Delve into Local Civil War History, Preserved at a Doylestown Museum
U.S. citizens well know Bucks County’s role in the fight for independence, thanks to the lore of General Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Lesser known — but altogether worth exploring with the approach of Juneteenth 2022 — is the county’s Civil War significance. The Bucks County Civil War Museum, a Central Bucks Chamber of…
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After Nearly 40 Years, Doylestown Music School Must Lay Down Its Baton
The conductor’s baton at The Conservatory, a Doylestown music school, will beat time and cue players no more. After a 34-year history of lessons, performances, and therapy work, the program has taken its final bow, as reported by WFMZ 69 News. The announcement came via the school’s website, in a letter signed by its executive…
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Standardized Test Results Propel Bucks County School Districts to Statewide Best-of List
Two Bucks County school districts made the 2022 list of best educational environments across Pa. The analysis — done by the Pittsburgh Business Times — assessed standardized test scores. Ryan Mulligan reported the findings for the Philadelphia Business Journal, PBT‘s sister publication. The yardstick to measure statewide performance comprised two annual evaluations: The Pennsylvania System…
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Swimmers from Central Bucks High School – East Tutor Upcoming Pool of Next-Gen Competitors
After a two-year pandemic drought, a local high school’s swim clinic was back in the pool. The legacy educational program pairs swimmers and coaches from Central Bucks High School – East with competitors just diving into the sport. Suburban One Sports floated the story. The tutoring session targets competitive swimmers 6–12 years old with veteran…
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Doylestown July Tennis Event Celebrates the Sport’s Grassroots Beginnings
The Lower Bucks Times reports that the 2022 National Public Parks Tennis (NPPT) Championships is coming to Doylestown this summer. The competition celebrates tennis’ beginnings, which were directly influenced in the 1830s by the invention of the lawn mower in Great Britain. The pushed clippers enabled grass to be trimmed short enough to enable a…
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Page Continues to Turn for Doylestown’s Former Library as It Transition to Condos
Multilevel units for residences are replacing the former multilevel shelves for books that once lined the walls of 50 N. Main St. in downtown Doylestown. The ongoing renovation of the former library there will result in The Residences, an upscale condo, as reported by Freda R. Savana in the Bucks County Herald. The site will…
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Making Scents of Spring’s Bounty: Peace Valley Lavender Farm in Doylestown
For centuries, lavender has been harvested for medicinal purposes. Its restorative powers are considered to relieve common maladies from blemishes to insomnia. But its most beneficial aspect may result from a low-stress, fresh-air afternoon harvesting it, as PHL17’s Alex Butler found out at Doylestown’s Peace Valley Lavender Farm. Patty Lyons co-owns the farm with her…
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Doylestown Hospital Hops to the Top of Leapfrog Patient Safety Ranking, a National Rating of Care
Doylestown Hospital received an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. The national distinction recognizes the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error while onsite for treatment. It’s the 12th straight annual A for the healthcare provider. “We are driven to provide the highest quality care possible,” said Scott…
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William Penn Foundation Funds Bucks County Effort to Promote, Protect Pleasant Pathways
The William Penn Foundation has awarded $5.9 million in grants to help extend the Greater Philadelphia Circuit Trails network. More than $1 million of the investment is earmarked for projects in the four collar counties, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Circuit Trails network is planned to stretch for about 800 miles, with…
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Big Bash for Girls in a Sash: Local Scouts Win Gold Awards, the Organization’s Highest Honor
The Gold Award — an official recognition of leadership, time management, creativity, initiative, and skill of Girl Scouts — was presented to 23 Bucks County high-schoolers in a May 22 ceremony. The Advance of Bucks County was fired up to report the recognition. The girls’ works involved individually identifying a community problem, developing a plan…
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U.S. Golf Association Identifies Bucks County Public Golf Courses as Best Picks to Bring the Sticks
The United States Golf Association (USGA), the sport’s domestic governing body, has compiled a national list of best public courses. Fifteen of them are right in our own backyard. If the mention of public golf conjures images of divot-pitted fairways, pockmarked greens, and boorish players, the stereotype is unfounded. The USGA finds that many of…
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YMCA Fairless Hills Pool Renovation Hits Choppy Waters; July Opening Now Planned
When the YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties cut the ribbon on its newly renovated Fairless Hills branch in April, the new fitness rooms, updated equipment, modernized locker rooms, and reinvigorated staff were all ready to go. The Fairless Hills pool still needed some work. And unfortunately, through no fault of the Y, its revival…
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Doylestown Boarding Facility Holds Out-of-This-World ‘Star Wars’ Pet Prom
The Holiday House Pet Resort and Training Center in Doylestown is aptly named. To engage its guests, the staff fills the calendar with events themed to various holidays, making it one of the more imaginative members of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. The business does much more than just mind pets whose owners are…
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Doylestown Man’s Mom — a Famed Puppeteer Who Strung Together an Influential Career — Passes Away at 99
Margo Lovelace was a working mother like countless others. But the performing career in which supported her family was anything but common. Her now-adult son, Doylestown’s David Visser, remembered her story-filled, storied life for Janice Compton at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Lovelace’s career lasted more than 30 years, during which she performed puppet shows in Pittsburgh’s…
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