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Tu BiShvat, Jewish ‘New Year of the Trees,’ Recalls a Concentration Camp Sapling Saved in New Hope
Tu BiShvat, today’s Jewish “New Year of the Trees,” features a number of ecologically oriented celebrations. But it also recalls a significant silver maple tree steeped with meaning. Sasha Rogelberg covered the historic sapling for the Jewish Exponent. The tree is known as “The Theresienstadt Tree,” named for a concentration camp located in what is…
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Bucks County Gains a ‘Visit House,’ Enabling Foster Children and Their Parents to Reconnect
A new $330,000 facility in Middletown Township will become a key component in strengthening the effectiveness of Bucks County foster care. The opening of a “visit house,” where foster children and their parents connect in a supervised environment, was covered by Gregory Vellner of the Community Voice. Commenting on the new resource, Marjorie McKeone, director,…
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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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In the Pandemic New-Normal of Online Life, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions Keeps Devices Humming
Although it’s true our lives were digitally focused before the pandemic, now, with work-at-home provisions becoming even more entrenched, tech reliability is a major priority. Professionally and socially, users simply cannot afford to have the devices they rely on fail. The effort to keep them clean and healthy, however, is now more convenient in Bucks…
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A New You In ’22: Start With a Desales University One Credit Workshop
Give yourself a new start in January of ‘22, enroll in a DeSales University’s 1-credit course today! The DeSales University MBA program is proud to announce its next series of 1-credit courses geared toward the working professional. “Voice of the Customer” will teach you how to capture, analyze and report on customer feedback – expectations,…
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Over or Under? Chester Paper Plant Managers Give Official TP Ruling
You hang toilet paper rolls over, not under. “That is the official Scott Paper answer,” says Robert Barkhau, senior engineering manager at Chester’s Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill where 60 percent of the national supply of Scott 1000 toilet paper is created. A recent visit to the plant gave a behind-the-scenes look at toilet paper operations, reports…
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West Chester Man Pays Forward a Kindness Shown to Him by Helping the Disabled and Senior Citizens
Following a personal mission of giving back, West Chester resident John Kane offered to help the disabled and senior citizens clear snow from their driveways during harsh weather for free. Fran Maye scooped up his reasons for the Daily Local News. Last year, Kane started his small lawn care business, which he had been dreaming…
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Gladwyne Residents Rise Up Against New Senior Luxury Living Facility That Sleeps Only Eight
Affluent residents of Gladwyne are up in arms over Rosette, a new luxury senior living facility that will serve as a home to eight people, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Seniors living at Rosette will receive more personal attention and care, owing to the facility’s smaller size. “We are here to provide a level…
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Via Transformative Journey, Tyler Murphy, Langhorne, Lost Weight But Not Sense of Humor
Langhorne resident Tyler Murphy was an emotional eater as a child. His mother routinely “cured” skinned knees with a serving of pudding. In 2016, however, he caught the running bug, a pastime that transformed him from severely overweight to downright svelte. Wayne Fish laced up the loose ends of Murphy’s tale for Flying Fish Hockey.…
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Great Skates: Bucks County Is Graced with Numerous Sites for Traditional Pond Ice Skating
The blustery January weather has gotten Bucks County off to a full-bore parka, mittens, scarf, double-socks, chapped skin winter. But there’s something bracing in facing the cold outside, on its own terms, and finding enjoyable things to do. Like good, old-fashioned ice skating — traditional, outdoor-style. Visit Bucks County has a list of fresh-air sites…
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Floridian Chef Susan Cohen Takes Reverse-Snowbird Migration Route to Start Anew in Langhorne
Floridian Susan Cohen’s multifaceted career included work as a natural foods chef, a cooking instructor, a yoga teacher, a foot reflexologist, and a massage therapist. In 2019, when she decided to pack up in a reverse snowbird move and leave the Sunshine State for Langhorne, it was a career reset for her. She arrived with…
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Weekend Wanderer: Getting ‘Stuck’ with a Christmas Tree
So I never got to my butchered Christmas tree last week. I have a word limit. Not a self-imposed word limit — my husband’s grandfather once told me I talk too much. His other grandfather also told me I talk too much. My word limit is editor-imposed. I’m pretty sure no matter how awesome I…
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Starting a Business? Drexel Hill’s SmallBizLady Wants to Chat
If you happen to be out and about in Drexel Hill you may run into Melinda Emerson. And if you’re thinking of going into business for yourself, you might want to offer her a friendly hello. Emerson just happens to be America’s No. 1 expert on successfully starting, keeping, and growing small businesses. She’s known…
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Investigation Starts Into Drexel Hill Helicopter Crash; Pilot’s Father Speaks Out
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was on the ground Wednesday in Drexel Hill investigating the medical helicopter emergency landing Jan. 11 on Burmont Road at Drexel Hill United Methodist Church, reports Brian Roche for WGAL. “We’re just going to document the cockpit, the switchology, all those things here—the major components as found,” said NTSB…
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Perkasie Teacher of the Year Earns Honors for Work with English-as-Second-Language Students
TESOL International Association — formerly the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages — has named Meg Eubank from Perkasie its 2022 Teacher of the Year. Fares J. Jaram covered the announcement and Eubank’s backstory for TESOL Connections. Eubank is currently a professor at Bucks County Community College (BCCC). For the past 11 years…
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Elkins Park Teen Entrepreneur Travels a Mile on Skateboard to Return Missing Wallet to Owner
An Elkins Park teen entrepreneur who was out skateboarding went out of his way last week to return a missing wallet he found sitting in the parking lot of a Walgreens, reports Matteo Iadonisi from 6abc Action News. Nigel Greene had stopped off at the Walgreens in his car in order to buy a birthday…
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Rash of Resignations Puts Women’s Health Associates of Bucks County Out of the Baby Business
The resignation of five physicians at Women’s Health Associates, Langhorne, is compelling the need for alternate delivery arrangements for its maternal patients. Peg Quann reported the development for the Bucks County Courier Times. Labor-and-delivery services at the healthcare center are scheduled to end March 26, 2022. The reason for the numerous resignations was not made…
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Renown Phila. Executive Chef Transplants to Pineville Tavern to Branch Out the Menu
Matthew Levin, the regionally and nationally celebrated executive chef, has packed his knife set and moved it from his former Philadelphia kitchens to Pineville Tavern. There, he intends to honor the dishes that solidified the restaurant’s historic reputation, while also interjecting a modern twist or two. Levin is the former Executive Chef at Lacroix in…
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