Jamison
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Light the Fuse! Bucks County Prepares for a Somewhat-Back-to-Normal Ultra-Festive July 4
America’s 246th birthday party is shaping up to be a return to the old-style, hot-dogs-and-ice-cream, parade-down-main-street bashes of years past. Things are certainly looking up for July 4, 2022, and that’s not just a comment on the sight lines of firework-show viewers. The following event information, culled from various sources, is accurate as of the…
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C&N Bank Makes Significant Donation throughout the Collar Counties to Bolster Education Efforts
C&N recognized the importance of investing in local education with donations totaling $800,000 to area educational improvement, scholarship and prekindergarten scholarship organizations. The donations were made under the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). Education is key to a strong and prosperous community. However, there are many budgetary roadblocks preventing children from receiving the level…
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Exelon’s Full Scholarships to Bucks County Female STEM Students Will Help Branch Out Their Careers
Exelon, the international energy firm, may have its corporate headquarters in Chicago, but it’s shown great interest in the intelligence of students in Bucks County. Its desire to encourage local future experts — particularly college-bound teenage girls — in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has led to two startlingly generous awards here. The company…
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Tossing the Calendar Aside in the Name of Fun, Mummers Meet Mardi Gras in Warrington
The fact that both New Year and Ash Wednesday 2022 were long in the rear-view mirror didn’t dim Neshaminy Manor’s Mardi Gras party with the Uptown String Band. All Around Bucks County covered the afternoon of strutting and music. The Langhorne mummers’ appearance — a surprise to residence’s seniors — came about from the Twilight…
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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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Jamison Exercise Pool Contractor Installs Stationary Way to Move Fitness Goals Forward
A half-hour of freestyle swimming, according to the Just Swim website, burns about 300 calories, making it an excellent addition to a fitness regimen. But most backyard pools — rectangular shaped or, worse, oval — are ill-suited for laps, owing to their geometric limitations. The frequency of turns inhibits the heart rate from reaching its…
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15 for 15: Foundations Community Partnership Commemorates Anniversary with Grants
Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) celebrated its 15th anniversary with an Apr. 12 “Partnership in Youth Services” luncheon in Doylestown. The event celebrated the organization’s decade-and-a-half of success in promoting behavioral health among children, inspiring youth, and creating partnerships to enhance the local quality of life. At the event, the FCP funded 15 local organizations with…
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Jamison Elementary Fifth Grade Teacher Provides a Window for Students to See the Importance of Compassion
Jared Hottenstein’s annual fifth grade field trips don’t go very far geographically. In fact, the Jamison Elementary students traveled just about a block. But in terms of building compassion, the outing covered great distance, as reported by Beccah Henderson at 6abc. Hottenstein didn’t let the pandemic interfere with the yearly trek to the Bridges of…
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Bucks County Commissioners Address 2022 Budget, Vaccination Info, and Small Business Stimulus
The trio of Bucks County Commissioners — Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Bob Harvie, and Gene DiGirolamo — had a busy pre-holiday docket. Samantha Bambino of the Lower Bucks Times covered their last meeting of 2021 and announced plans for 2022. 2022 Budget The board voted unanimously for a new budget that represented no increase in taxes and…
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Local Lawmakers Collaborate to Ratchet Up Funding for Technical Trade Education in Bucks County
Technical trade education in Bucks County got a high-octane shot of fuel as county lawmakers secured nearly $100,000 in state funding, according to an item in the Doylestown Observer. State Reps. Perry Warren, John Galloway, and Tina Davis — as well as state Sen. Steve Santarsiero — secured the infusion of capital from through Pennsylvania…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Jamison Field Stone Farmhouse That’s Sure to Gallop Off the Market
2753 Rushland Rd., Jamison, is an 1860s field stone farmhouse that is ideal for a horse owner — or the discerning buyer looking for a beautiful property in which to spread out. The freshly painted interior features exposed stone walls, original random width flooring, and deep-set window sills. . . A recently remodeled eat-in kitchen…
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Bucks County Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) Honors Forensic Nurses
The Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) of Bucks County honored a special group of health professionals during Forensic Nurses Week, according to a staff report in the Lower Bucks Times. Forensic nurses are specially trained to treat the trauma associated with various forms of violence that include sexual assault and domestic abuse. They play an…
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Jamison’s Twilight Wish Foundation Counters the Notion that Only Kids Enjoy Having Dreams Come True
Stories abound of ill children and youth being granted wishes by philanthropic individuals and institutions. And deservedly so. But the Twilight Wish Foundation, in Jamison, takes that concept and applies it to senior citizens, answering desperate needs and fulfilling life-long bucket-list items. Local resident Cass Forkin established the outreach. In 2003, she watched a trio…
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Bucks County Wineries’ Harvest Celebration, Which Starts Today, Is Sure to Give Attendees a Grape Time
Harvest Celebration 2021, running today and tomorrow, is one of the last opportunities to taste the fruits of the grape-growing season. The Reporter Online served up the information on this sweet opportunity. The event, coordinated by the Bucks County Wine Trail, offers the expected wine tastings. But it also enables visitors to try some of…
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New Jamison Elementary Autism Spectrum Disorder Playground: Students Surprise Staff with Their Inventive Fun
Jamison Elementary School welcomed children back for the 2021-2022 schoolyear with a playground specially designed for youngsters with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). FOX29 Philadelphia’s Bob Kelly got to experience the fun firsthand. The playground memorializes Renee Ford, a Jamison special needs instructor. She lost her life to breast cancer in early 2021. Her husband was…
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Four Bucks County School Districts Make Top-Ten List for Highest Financial Investment in Teachers
Bucks County is home to four of the highest-paid school districts in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking by the World Scholarship Forum. The Council Rock School District ranked highest on the list, in fourth place. This school area spends over $12,000 every year per student, excluding special education students. Teachers earn an average salary…
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Bucks County Network of Victim Assistance Receives Donation from Local Chapter of 100+ Women Who Care
A generous donation from the local chapter of 100+ Women Who Care is going to the Bucks County Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA). Founded in 1974, NOVA in Jameson supports, counsels and empowers victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes. 100+ Women Who Care Bucks County contributed $23,000 to further NOVA’s Child Advocacy Center (CAC).…
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Jamison Elementary’s Autistic-Support Playground Honors Special Ed Teacher Taken by Cancer
The nonprofit organization Sauers Cares organized volunteers to construct an autistic-support playground at Jamison Elementary School. Designers laid out the space to reflect sensitivity toward students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), reports WFMZ 69 News. The playground memorializes Renee Ford, a Jamison special needs instructor who was particularly devoted to the students in her care. Ford passed away from complications related to…
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