Lower Makefield
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Newtown Resident, Pennsbury Alum To Helm Philadelphia Youth Symphonic Band as Conductor
The Philadelphia Youth Symphonic Band will soon have a Bucks County native as its new conductor, just in time for upcoming auditions. Staff writers at the Lower Bucks Times wrote about the band’s updates. Patrick Bailey, a resident of Newtown and a graduate of Pennsbury High School, will act as the band’s conductor this fall.…
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Newtown Rotary Club To Host 9/11 Memorial Service, Proceeds to Benefit ‘Shop with a Cop’ Program
A Newtown-based club will be hosting a 9/11 memorial service, with the proceeds going on to benefit local organizations. The Newtown Rotary Club will host the event at Pickering Field on Lincoln Avenue in Newtown on Sept. 9 from 6PM to 7:30 PM. Luminaries will be sold by the Newtown Hardware House for $20 a…
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Bucks County Filmmakers Create Documentary on Philly Power Plants, Looking For Final Kickstarter Donations
Two filmmakers from the Bucks County area are wrapping up on a passion project documentary, and they are looking for the last donations before the Kickstarter ends, since the campaign is all-or-nothing if they don’t reach the goal. John Kramer and Ben Kees, two Bucks County documentarians with a love of local history, have been working…
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Lower Makefield To See Road Paving In The Next Few Days. Read To Learn When and Where
Several roads in Lower Makefield are scheduled for road paving this week, with the majority of the work taking place on Thursday. Nicole Rosenthal wrote about the construction plans for the Yardley Patch. Road work will begin in the following neighborhoods on Aug. 25: Stoney Hill Homes Big Oak Bend Bexley Orchards Oxford Glenn Tanglewood …
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Longtime Bucks County Judge, Former DA Set To Retire, But She Will Still Be On The Bench
A longtime Bucks County judge has announced her upcoming retirement, but she will not be leaving the bench for good. Jo Ciavaglia wrote about the judge’s plans for the Bucks County Courier Times. Bucks County Judge Diane Gibbons will be formally retiring on Oct. 2. However, she will be moving into a new position as…
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Here’s What To Know About the Lower Makefield Township Community Day Returning This Weekend
The annual Community Day event will be returning to Lower Makefield Township this weekend, with lots of fun events planned for the day. The event will be held on Saturday at the Lower Makefield Township Community Park. The annual event is something that all local residents will be looking forward to as the week comes…
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FBI Crime Stats Show Bucks County’s Safest Places to Live
Bucks County is home to nine of the 100 Safest Places to Live in Pennsylvania, according to a 2022 list from ElitePersonalFinance. To determine which places are safest, the website extracted the latest available data from FBI crime statistics. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents or those that did not report crimes to the FBI…
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Bucks County Lawmaker Announces Mental Health, Safety Funding for Local Schools
A Bucks County lawmaker has announced thousands of dollars to go to Pennsylvania school districts towards mental health and safety procedures. Jeff Werner wrote about the new funding for the Newtown, PA Patch. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero joined members of the Bucks County government and Pennsbury School District on Thursday to announce details on the…
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‘Bearly’ to Be Believed: Another Bucks County Neighborhood Reports Ursine Visitor
A Doylestown homeowner’s Nest cam recently caught sight of a nocturnal visitor, a bear, in the driveway. Jillian Mele reported on the wild development for 6abc. The ursine visitor can be seen lumbering onto the property of Alberto Córdova, eyes shining eerily in the reflected glow of a porch light. He or she casually knocks…
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Legislative Push for Kayden’s Law: ‘Although We Can Never Right That Wrong, We Are Advocating for Reforms’
Two Bucks County Democrats continue to urge Harrisburg to pass Kayden’s Law. The legislation is named for Kayden Mancuso of Lower Makefield Township. At the age of seven, she was tragically killed by her father during a 2018 scheduled custody visit. John Fey covered the progress in the Yardley Patch. The measure, now championed by…
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Essential Utilities’ Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Acquires Lower Makefield Township Assets
Essential Utilities Inc. announced that its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has acquired the wastewater system of Lower Makefield Township, which serves approximately 11,000 customer connections in Lower Makefield, Falls, and Middletown townships and Yardley Borough for $53 million. The acquisition brings Aqua Pennsylvania’s total number of customer connections to more than 500,000. “We are proud to…
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Kona Compost Co., Yardley, Wins Environmental Stewardship Award, Pays It Forward to Local Garden
In an act of one-good-turn-deserves-another, the Kona Compost Co. in Yardley took a monetary award and turned it over to another Bucks County nonprofit. Chris English covered the doubled-up windfall in the Bucks County Herald. Kona Compost Co. was named the 2021 recipient of the Lower Makefield Township Advisory Council Environmental Stewardship award. The honor…
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Flushed with Anticipation, Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Lower Makefield Sewer System
Aqua Pennsylvania has acquired the sewer system of Lower Makefield Township, along with its 11,000 wastewater customers. Andrew Maykuth got a handle on the deal’s particulars for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission unanimously approved the deal, which reportedly set Aqua back $53 million dollars. The 11,151 commercial and residential customers along the…
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Pennsbury School District Censorship Ruling May Ripple Through Other Districts as Well
The fallout of the federal court order against Pennsbury School District may have implications for neighboring educational systems, and perhaps further than that. Maddie Hanna addressed the development for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The order came from U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter, responding to an Oct. 1 suit filed by four residents in the Pennsbury School…
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President Signs September 11th National Memorial Trail Legislation
President Biden has signed H.R. 2278, the bipartisan legislation to designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail. It will link: The National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City The Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia The Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania It was introduced by representatives that included Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).…
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Pennsbury H.S. Grad Robert Costa Co-Authors Book on ‘One of the Most Dangerous Periods in American History’
Washington Post reporter Robert Costa, Pennsbury High School graduate from Lower Makefield Township, collaborated with journalist Bob Woodward on a new book, Peril. It chronicles the transition from the Trump Administration to the Biden Administration. The two authors assert that that transfer of power represented “one of the most dangerous periods in American history.” Costa…
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Media Personality and Bucks County Native Michael Smerconish Highlights Commemorative 9/11 Pin
Steven Singer Jewelers of Philadelphia hangs much of its advertising on the counterintuitive tagline “I Hate Steven Singer.” But a new pin, honoring local lives lost on 9/11, is apt to turn that “hate” into love. Bucks County media personality Michael Smerconish introduced it on Facebook. The piece of jewelry commemorates the 20th anniversary of…
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Child Protection Law, Named for Seven-Year-Old Victim from Lower Makefield, Passes PA Senate
Legislation that will make Pennsylvania’s child custody stature safer has passed the state Senate. It now heads to the House, reports Bucks Local News. It is on the docket as Bill 78. But it is more compellingly known as Kayden’s Law, named for the seven-year-old Lower Makefield Township victim who inspired it. Jeffrey and Kathryn Mancuso, divorced, were engaged in a bitter, drawn-out…
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