Lower Makefield
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Toodle-oo, Baloo! Bucks County Bear No Longer Tromping through Yards in Yardley
Bucks County’s visiting bear has been caught. NBC10’s David Chang and Matt DeLucia reported his recent wanderings, eventual entrapment, and removal. The ursine visitor first showed up in Lower Makefield around the Memorial Day weekend. Video of him ripping down a birdfeeder hit the local news, and residents upped their watchfulness. Michelle Coyle of Yardley spotted the animal while entertaining guests for the holiday weekend. “My friend looked at me and…
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Lower Makefield Parks & Rec Outlines a Gradual, Cautious Return of Summer Events
Lower Makefield Township’s pool is coming back; so is its camp and outdoor programming. Health concerns will alter their look and feel. But participants who can adapt will have a good time, reports Jeff Warner for Bucks Local News. Parks and Rec director Monica Tierney announced the good news at a board of supervisors’ meeting. The Pool at LMT will reopen in May, after being shuttered since last spring. Locking…
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Attention Shoppers: Wegmans’ Second Bucks County Store is Now Cleared for Lower Makefield
Warrington’s Wegmans won’t be the only in-county opportunity to pick up marshmallows and merlot in the same trip. A second store — along with housing and retail sites — is coming to Lower Makefield, writes Chris Ullery for the Bucks County Courier Times. A 4-1 vote from township supervisors paved the way for a mixed-use development across from Shady Brook Farm. …
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911 Memorial Trail to Connect Bucks County Site to Hallowed Ground in DC, NY
As a symbol of the unity and resiliency that arose in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a memorial trail has been suggested to connect its three sites in Pennsylvania, Washington and New York. The route — of which Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is one of three proposers — hopes to be officially designated in time for the 20th anniversary of the cataclysm, reports Bucks Local News. The September 11th…
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New Airline Safety Legislation Bears the Name of a Bucks County 911 Hero
It’s been nearly 20 years since United Flight 175’s pilot, Victor Saracini of Lower Makefield Township, was overtaken by terrorists in his seat behind the jetliner’s controls. But this local hero lives on in a strengthened piece of safety legislation that bears his name, reports Bucks Local News. The Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act (S.119), introduced by U.S.…
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In Committing to Change the World, Nine Bucks County Teens Win Girl Scout High Honors
Nine Lower Makefield teens were awarded Gold and Silver Awards from the Girl Scouts of America, reports Bucks Local News. The effort took a combination of nearly 400 hours of research and work. Both distinctions are exercises in vision, leadership, community involvement, execution and assessment of results. Gold Awards are open to high-schoolers and is the most prestigious…
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Bucks County WWII Vet Surprised by Star-Spangled Honor
It’s not every March birthday boy who is serenaded by 50 family members, neighbors and friends on a birthday, especially one requiring social distancing. But not every March birthday boy is a World War II veteran who has made it to 95 years old, reports Jeff Werner for Bucks Local News. Ed Torres emerged from his Lower Makefield garage to find his driveway crowded with well-wishers who…
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