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Widespread Trauma Brought on by Bee Sting Fells Hatboro Police Officer Ryan Allen
Officer Ryan Allen has passed away from the brain trauma and heart attack that resulted from a bee sting last year. The 6abc Digital Staff carried the sad update. James Gardner, Hatboro Police Chief, announced that Officer Allen passed away, surrounded by his friends and family. “Officer Allen will be deeply missed by not only…
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JetBlue Presents Unsolicited Bid for Spirt Airline Amid Frontier-Spirit Deal
A sudden bid from JetBlue for Spirit Airlines has thrown a Frontier acquisition deal off-kilter, writes Erik Bojansky for South Florida Business Journal, as reported in the Philadelphia Business Journal. New York-based low-cost airline JetBlue Airways presented an unsolicited $3.6 billion proposal Tuesday. Spirit is the fourth-largest carrier at Philadelphia International Airport. Frontier is the…
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Miracle Man: Meet the Chester County Resident Now Positioned to Potentially Save Thousands of Lives
Chester Springs resident Richard Hasz, the new CEO of Gift of Life, the organ procurement nonprofit based in Philadelphia, has helped to save thousands of lives since he joined the organization in 1993, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Hasz, who has a degree in biology and a master’s in forensic science, has helped…
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Kravchenko Family Cites ‘Nonstop Prayers’ as Aiding the Escape of Adopted Son from Ukraine
A Bucks County family is now whole. Dmitry and Maryana Kravchenko were finally able to pick up their son, 16-year-old Maksym, this past weekend, rescuing him from the war in Ukraine. His parents frantic efforts and his narrow escape were reported by Peg Quann in the Bucks County Courier Times. Maksym was adopted by the…
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The Gift (Card) of Life: Hero Saves Choking P.F. Chang’s Guest in Warrington
A simple gift card may have ultimately saved the life of a P.F. Chang’s patron in Warrington. Police officer Sean McCoy was lunching at the chain restaurant with his wife when an emergency interrupted their meal. Jon Campisi covered the public servant’s quick-thinking actions in the Lower Moreland Patch. Officer McCoy, 40, was about to…
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If, As a Teen, You ‘Lived’ at Willow Grove Mall, Its Owner May Just Make That a Reality
The owner of Willow Grove Park Mall (and others in the region), has an interesting idea to buck up the retail location’s finances: apartments. Bob Fernandez listed the thinking behind the plan in The Philadelphia Inquirer. PREIT has, like its counterparts nationwide, been suffering in this harsh landscape of post-COVID shopping climate. The malls are…
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Former Bucks County Residents Finally Get Around to Visiting Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa was founded in Doylestown in 1953. And over the nearly 70 years of its existence, presumably the bulk of Bucks County natives — at least the ones interested in seeing it — have been there. But according to former local resident John Hook, a reunion that returned…
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Stop the Presses! ‘The Centurion,’ Bucks County Community College Newspaper, Wins State Honors
The Centurion marched over other competitors in the 2022 Keystone Media Awards to keep its status as one of the most-honored student newspapers in the state. The Bucks County Community College periodical has amassed 150 official honors to its name over the years, a number that increased by 15 this year. The 2022 wins include…
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Music of Villanova’s Basketball Season Silenced, Yet Warminster’s Collin Gillespie Was Instrumental to Big Dance
The 2021–2022 Villanova Wildcats basketball season came within a hair’s breadth of advancing to the final round before it ended. The disappointment of the final outcome, however, shouldn’t overshadow the overall talent that took the squad so far. Tim Casey, in Forbes, profiled one of the players who contributed much to its success: guard Collin…
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Blue Bell’s CompanyVoice Committed to Providing Job Training and Licensing for Local Workers
CompanyVoice invests in staff development by helping its employees hone strengths, grow skills, and obtain insurance licenses. For their clients in the insurance industry, CompanyVoice hires workers who have insurance experience or are interested in adding a credential to their resume. Obtaining an insurance license better equips CompanyVoice operators to support insurance projects on which they…
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Russian Native, Proprietor of Kombucha Brewery in Phoenixville, Volunteers at Ukraine-Poland Border
Olga Sorzano — the owner of Baba’s Brew, a kombucha brewery in Phoenixville — flew to the Ukraine-Poland border last month to volunteer with the World Central Kitchen, writes Laura Brzyski for Philadelphia magazine. Sorzano, who was born in Russia, held a fundraiser in March at Baba’s Brew that raised $12,000 in two weeks for…
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Philly’s First Black Trolley Driver, at 101 Years Young, Finally Receives High School Diploma
Merrill Pittman Cooper, 101, one of the first Black trolley car drivers in Philadelphia, now has his high school diploma. Cathy Free opened the bi-fold doors on his story in The Washington Post. Cooper’s career in transportation began in 1945. “It was tough when I first started,” he said, remembering the racism along a route…
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A Roarin’ Good Time, Blending the Jurassic and the Fantastic, Set to Stomp into Oxford Valley Mall
Oxford Valley Mall meets Ilsa Nublar (the ill-fated island of the Jurassic Park novels and film franchise). From May 6–15, the Langhorne retail mecca is hosting Jurassic Quest, an interactive, experiential, and startlingly lifelike dino meet-and-greet. Jurassic Quest Holdings, LLC, of Conroe Tx., created the traveling show in 2013. Its exhibitions — comprising 90 events…
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Holy Family University Welcomes Its Sixth President, Anne M. Prisco, Ph.D.
The Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, and students of Holy Family University are pleased to announce the Inauguration of President Anne M. Prisco, Ph.D. as the University’s sixth President. President Prisco will be formally installed in office on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Holy Family University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus. Dr. Anne Prisco began her tenure…
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Renowned Nationally, Winery in Chester County Is Proud to Remain ‘Old School’ in 2022
Va La Vineyards in Avondale is staying true to its roots by letting patrons enjoy its premium wines without adding food trucks and live music (for the most part) into the mix. Paul Vigna plucked this story for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Va La Vineyards is well known throughout the country. It is the only Pennsylvania…
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Bala Cynwyd Facility Now Home to the Newest Sport Sweeping America
AFC Bala in Bala Cynwyd has opened the first public, indoor padel courts in the Philadelphia region, giving gym-goers a chance to try the popular international sport that has been slowly making its way to the U.S. John George served up the particulars for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Padel is a racket sport played on…
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Former Cardinal O’Hara Theater Director Edward Allen Has Died
Cardinal O’Hara High School teacher and administrator, Edward Allen, who actively built up the school’s theater and music program, has died. Edward (Eddie) Allen, Jr. of Morton died April 1, 2022, after a courageous fight against ALS. He was a 1977 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School and a 1981 graduate of St. Joseph University,…
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Wawa Tries to Recover from Community Support Goose Egg on New Store in Holland
Wawa continues to try to find a way to expand into Holland without ruffling neighbors’ feathers. The convenience store giant has resubmitted the proposal for its intended use of a plot at 287 Holland Road. John Fey reported the project’s latest revisions in the Northampton Patch. The ubiquitous coffee-newspaper-sandwich retailer’s original proposal met with swift…
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