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Upper Dublin Church to Host Thanksgiving Meal for Local Families in Need
A church just outside of Bucks County is working to ensure that local families in need get a proper Thanksgiving meal this holiday season. Upper Dublin Lutheran Church, located at 411 Susquehanna Road in Ambler, in partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Ambler and Giant Food Stores, will host UD Strong Thanksgiving on Nov. 24.…
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Vice President of Bucks County Car Dealership Chain Nominated For TIME Dealer Of The Year Award
A Bucks County businesswoman is on her way to being named one of the top car dealers of the year by a major publication. Jeff Werner wrote about the local businesswoman for the Doylestown Patch. Beth Beans Gilbert, the president of Fred Beans Volkswagen of Devon and vice president of the Fred Beans Automotive Group…
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Famed Activist Investor Sets His Eye on Yardley Food, Beverage Manufacturer
A well-known investor has been working with a Bucks County company, which saw major improvements to its revenue thereafter. Harold Brubaker wrote bath the investor for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crown Holdings, a Yardley-based manufacturer of food and beverage cans, saw its shares jump sharply after it was reported that activist investor Carl Icahn had accumulated…
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Sesame Place Worked With Fairless Hills Nonprofit for Major School Supplies Drive, Receives 5,000 Items
A popular amusement park in Bucks County recently worked with a local nonprofit to collect school supplies for nearby children. United Way of Bucks County, based out of Fairless Hills, just held a school supplies drive with Sesame Place, which saw the two organizations gather over 5,000 school supplies items. “We’d like to thank everyone…
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Bucks County Foundation Ready to Help ‘Strike Out Hunger’ as Part of Fundraising Challenge
A Bucks County philanthropic foundation recently partnered with a food bank to raise funds for local residents facing food insecurity. Jeff Werner wrote about for the Newtown, PA Patch. The Gene and Marlene Epstein Foundation in Bucks County is ready to help Strike Out Hunger as it joins a baseball-inspired fundraising challenge between Philabundance and…
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These Four Businesses Will Soon Be Opening Their Doors in the Village at Newtown
As the area continues to bring in new shops, four new businesses will soon be opening their doors to Bucks County residents in Newtown. Jeff Werner wrote about the new shops in the Newtown, PA Patch. The Village at Newtown, a part of the town rich with shops and restaurants, has just announced that they…
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Bucks County Tennis Association Gives Local Children the Chance to Enjoy Their Favorite Sport
A Bucks County sports association is working to ensure that local children can enjoy playing their favorite sport as a team and a community. Staff writers at the Lower Bucks Times wrote about the recent tennis games. The Bucks County Tennis Association recently hosted programs for the “Kids On Court” series, which aims to promote…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Nation Folk-Style Farmhouse in New Hope
A Bucks County home, rich with local history and immaculate design, has recently gone up for sale in one of the area’s most beautiful towns. . . Located in the Jericho Valley development in Upper Makefield Township, this is one of the most spacious homes in the whole area, with plenty of custom furnishings making…
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Feasterville Organization Partners With SEPTA To Teach Pennsbury Students Important Lessons on Travel
A Bucks County organization recently teamed up with SEPTA to teach important lessons on transportation to local students. Staff writers at the Lower Bucks Times wrote about the recent event. Students from the Pennsbury School District learned about the process of boarding and leaving a bus, a skill that will help them in their commutes…
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Villanova’s School of Business, College of Nursing to Jointly Offer New Certificate Program for Healthcare Leaders
Two of the schools that comprise the core of Villanova University’s vibrant academic community have joined forces to launch an online executive education program to provide healthcare leaders with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to manage the increasing complexities of the healthcare landscape. The Villanova School of Business (VSB) and the M. Louise Fitzpatrick…
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These Richboro Inns Were Once Hot Spots for Locals and Visitors to the Area
Having been demolished and reconstructed decades ago, these two Bucks County inns were once the center of the community in a small town. The White Bear Hotel was once a very popular spot for visitors to Richboro, as well as for local residents. It sat in the middle of the town, where countless people came…
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With Wawa Looking to Expand in Bucks County, One Township Has Decided the Fate of a Proposed Location
While Wawa has been expanding in the Bucks County area, one township recently made a decision on a proposed location in their area. Damon C. Williams wrote about the Wawa’s fate in the Bucks County Courier Times. Newtown Township recently stopped the development of a long-talked about Wawa location, which would have sat at Newtown…
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8,778 Pounds of Unused Meds Collected During National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in Bucks County
Several Bucks County police departments partook in a drug take back event this weekend, with thousands of pounds of prescriptions collected. Dino Ciliberti wrote about the take back event for the Levittown Patch. Participating police departments collected 8,778.78 pounds of unused, unneeded, or expired medications during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. Additionally, 339.47…
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Sorry, Phillies Fans, No Earthquake from Harper/Bryce Homeruns
We’d all like to believe that the Game 3 World Series home runs by Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm Tuesday night was an earth-shattering event, as reported by a Twitter post. Sadly, it just ‘ain’t so. Here’s how @JeanLucPicard84 set up the Twitter post at 10 p.m. Nov. 1: “Harper and Bohm home runs are…
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A New Starbucks Location is Being Proposed for Milford Township, Giving Local Residents a New Coffee Spot
A Bucks County township is floating the idea of a new coffee shop, which would be located in a busy development for local residents. Kari Dimmick wrote about the new spot for WFMZ 69 News. The Milford Township board of supervisors granted conditional use of Milford Village, a mixed-use development in the township, for a…
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PennDOT Reviews Options for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway, Which Would Have a Stop in Bucks County
With talks of building a Roosevelt Boulevard subway, with a stop in Bucks County, PennDOT is studying what it would take to make it a reality. Ryan Mulligan wrote about the organization’s recent reviews in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is currently studying the options for what it would take in…
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Pipersville Meat Processor to Bring Lancaster-Style Foods to Bucks County
A Bucks County meat processing facility is utilizing traditional methods of food production that have been a longtime standard in Lancaster. Dan Sullivan wrote about the processor for Lancaster Farming. Kingdom Provisions, located in Pipersville, is operated by Ephraim Stoltzfus and his son Samuel, along with business partners Ken and Kerry Rush. The team, primarily…
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Penn Community Bank Contributes $15,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties
Penn Community Bank has contributed $15,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties (Habitat MontDelCo). The donation aligns with its home-ownership programs: Home Buying, Almost Home Financial Empowerment, and Neighborhood Revitalization programs. Home Buying The Home Buying Program serves residents earning 30–80 percent of the median income with significant housing needs. Habitat MontDelCo…
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