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Falls Township Looking for Volunteer Painters to Complete Park Mural This Weekend
With an unfinished mural on display in the area, officials from Falls Township are looking for artists to complete the large art piece. Nicole Rosenthal wrote about the mural and its potential painters for the Levittown, PA Patch. The township’s “Love Is The Answer Movement” mural is set to undergo finishing touches on Saturday from…
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Popular Yardley Salon Moves To Larger Location, Looking To Serve More Customers
A local politician just helped a popular Yardley salon celebrate their new location, a change that will allow them to see more customers. Salon Millan recently moved their operations to 27 E. Afton Avenue in Yardley, a larger location when compared to their previous spot. Their new spot is located near the Delaware Canal Towpath,…
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Morrisville Cigarette Outlet Sells One of Three Winning Lottery Tickets Worth $133,000
A Morrisville shop recently sold one of three winning lottery tickets, which will be split three ways by the ticket holders. Nicole Acosta wrote about the Bucks County store and its ticket sale for the Daily Voice Cumberland. Smoker’s Express, located at 813 West Trenton Avenue, sold a winning Treasure Hunt jackpot ticket for the Sunday…
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Doylestown Nonprofit Will Turn Bucks County Pink To Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer
A well-loved nonprofit will once again being turning Bucks County pink as a way of raising awareness to breast cancer. Jeff Werner wrote about the organization’s mission for the Doylestown Patch. Keith Fenimore, a Doylestown native, started Pine2Pink to in an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer. His nonprofit organization utilizes community outreach, business…
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Chalfont Christmas Store Bringing Oktoberfest to The Area Later This Month
Kicking off fall the right way, a Chalfont holiday store will be hosting Oktoberfest activities at the end of the month. Byer’s Choice, a year-round Christmas shop located at 4355 County Line Road, will be hosting their second Annual GermanFest, an Oktoberfest-like event that is a tell-tale sign of the fall season. “GermanFest 2022 will…
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Big Educational Value in Small Timeframe: DeSales MBA Offers One-Credit Courses
The DeSales University Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offers a series of one-credit courses available to college graduates interested in considering an MBA or just interested in updating their business acumen. Each one-credit course explores a topic related to business management and consists of 14 class hours scheduled over two weekends in both live and synchronous…
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These Spots In New Hope and Quakertown Make for Great Fall Getaways, Dinner Dates
If you are planning to take a trip out of town to enjoy nature and delicious food, these local spots will make for a great day. Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé wrote about the local spots for Philadelphia Magazine. New Hope is a historic town that makes the perfect backdrop for a day of snacking. One of their…
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Lower Makefield Township Is Spraying Adult Mosquitos to Fight Potential Viruses
The local township is currently spraying adult mosquitos in an effort to combat the transmission of viruses the insects can carry. The Bucks County Department of Health’s West Nile Virus Mosquito Control Program is conducting an ultra-low volume (ULV) mosquito control operation in the area. This is in an effort to control the mosquito population and lower…
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Newtown Private School To Host a Fall Open House for Potential Students in Late October
A well-respected private school in Newtown is hosting an open house of student and parents in late October. The George School, a private, Quaker-oriented boarding school located at 1690 Langhorne Newtown Road, is hosting a Fall Open House event on Oct. 23. The event will be held from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM at the…
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Bucks County, Surrounding Areas See Influx of New Yorkers Moving In, Changing Median Household Income
Bucks County is one of several areas near Philadelphia that has been seeing an influx of New York natives moving in over the last few years. Ryan Mulligan wrote about the trend for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Over the last few years, Bucks County had been one of the top Philadelphia-area regions that has seen…
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Captain of United Airlines Flight 175 Was a Lower Makefield Native, Loving Husband, and Father
21 years after the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, one of the Captains of Flight 175, a Bucks County resident, is still remembered as a loving family man. More than two decades after the events, we reflect back on his life through an obituary in The Beach Reporter published just two days after the tragedy.…
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Retired Bucks County Journalist Continues Search For Living Kidney Donor
A former journalist from the Bucks County area is continuing her search for a living kidney donor so she can get a much-needed transplant. The journalist, Petra Schlatter, wrote about her search for the Lower Southampton Patch. Schlatter, a retired journalist who wrote for The Advance of Bucks County, Yardley News and BucksLocalNews.com, is looking…
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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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Warminster Community Park To See Updates To Infrastructure, Shading To Be Added For Children’s Safety
A popular park in Warminster is set to received several upgrades to make it a more fun and safe place for all Bucks County families. Dino Ciliberti wrote about the local safety measures for the Warminster Patch. Township Manager Tom Scott recently gave updates on an addition to Warminster Community Park: a large cover that…
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Gwynedd Mercy University to Prospective Enrollees: Remember the ABCs, Ask before Committing
As discussed in Part 1 of Gwynedd Mercy University’s recommendations for students visiting a college or university for the first time, the process may seem overwhelming. In Part 2, Aimee Huffstetler, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment, Gwynedd Mercy University, provides a list of topic-specific questions that will help students and their families when visiting colleges.…
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Spurred by Boyfriend’s Death, Manor College Grad Embarks on a Life in Law
Sheresa Palmer lives by the saying, “God only gives his battles to his toughest soldiers.” “People look at me and say that you smile so much, you wouldn’t know you went through anything,” Palmer said. “But I’m not afraid to tell my story. “And here’s somebody else out there that has their own story and…
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Looking Forward to Fall? Here Are 10 Bucks County Spots To View the Foliage From
Known for its natural beauty, Bucks County will soon be changing colors with fall fast approaching, a favorite time of year for locals and visitors. Staff writers at Visit Bucks County listed 10 great places to see the fall foliage. Known for its parks, beautiful towns, and wide-open, protected fields, Bucks County is renowned for…
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Langhorne Museum Hosts Tours for Pennsbury Teachers, Showing Them Local Connections to Underground Railroad
A local museum has been giving tours to teachers of Pennsbury School District to show them local spots connected to the Underground Railroad. Lisa Gage wrote about the recent events for the Yardley Patch. The African American Museum of Bucks County, located in Langhorne, took Pennsbury teachers and staff on a tour thought Bucks County…
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