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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model from West Chester Aims to Destigmatize Baldness in Women
After West Chester native Christie Valdiserri walked the runway for Sports Illustrated during Miami Swim Week two years ago, she did something no other model had done before: She slipped off her wig and revealed her baldness to all. Allison Norlian chronicled the brave act for Forbes. “It was the most liberating moment of my…
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Plymouth Meeting Fifth Grader One of Only Three Kids Nationwide Headed to World Series
Plymouth Meeting fifth grader Lori Flannery is a true softball star, writes Jamie Apody for 6abc. She can throw, hit, and run and she was able to show off all those skills recently when she won her age group at the regional Pitch Hit and Run Competition at Citizen’s Bank Park. “I wanted to win…
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Bucks County Wineries’ Harvest Celebration, Which Starts Today, Is Sure to Give Attendees a Grape Time
Harvest Celebration 2021, running today and tomorrow, is one of the last opportunities to taste the fruits of the grape-growing season. The Reporter Online served up the information on this sweet opportunity. The event, coordinated by the Bucks County Wine Trail, offers the expected wine tastings. But it also enables visitors to try some of…
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Archbishop Wood’s Matt Walp Named Eagles High School Coach of the Week
Matt Walp, veteran football coach of the Archbishop Wood Vikings, was chosen Coach of the Week by the Philadelphia Eagles. Jillian Odd, of Go Birds, detailed the many reasons why. Head coach Walp runs his team knowing that he represents much more to his players than drills, play calls, victories, and defeats. “These young men,…
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Weekend Wanderer: Apple Picking ‘Wears’ Me Out
We have to talk about apple picking for a minute. We’re suburban parents. Apple picking is as much a requirement for fall as pretending to be cordial with your annoying neighbor when the kids trick-or-treat at her house. My good friend and colleague Christine Tarlecki curated some lovely farms for apple picking just about the…
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DaVinci Science Center, Allentown, Hosts a Halloween Exhibit That Is Scientifically Designed to Be Spooky
All pumpkins have a stem. But the ones currently on display at Allentown’s DaVinci Science Center also have STEM, as in an accent on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Ali Reid of WFMZ 69 News became enlightened to the onsite seasonal displays and experiments. Public programs manager Jennifer Pors, says this is the fifth year…
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Truist Financial Donates $1,000 to Manor College ‘Bird Feed’
Manor College’s food pantry, known as the Bird Feed, received a generous $1,000 donation from Truist Financial recently. The food pantry is located on the second floor of Mother of Perpetual Help Hall on the Jenkintown campus, is meant to meet the immediate needs of Manor College’s students and their families. The donations will go…
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‘Phillies Porch Pirate’ Prowls Bensalem, Pinching Packaged Property
The so-called Phillies porch pirate, a thief trolling Bensalem neighborhoods, has been captured on video by various front door security cams. Kayla Thomas unwrapped the details for 94.5 WPST. Ring.com footage of a Baxter Avenue home shows him in action. In the video, the man casually walks up to a stoop, stacks four delivered boxes…
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Newtown Resident Dr. Michelle Burroughs Joins WSFS Bank as VP, Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
WSFS Bank named Newtown resident Dr. Michelle Burroughs its new Vice President, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I). Dr. Burroughs will support WSFS in creating and delivering a work environment designed to foster a culture of inclusion and ensure the long-term sustainability of the company’s DE&I efforts. Of his new colleague, Michael L. Conklin,…
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Devault Group, Inc., Holland Trucking Company, Files Suit Over Status as a Disadvantaged Business Entity
The Devault Group, Inc., of Holland, is suing the City of Philadelphia and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) over its designation as a protected business. Nicholas Malfitano reported the action’s particulars for the Pennsylvania Record. The trucking firm alleges that the city and the DOT threatened its status as a “disadvantaged business enterprise” (DBE),…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Langhorne Farmhouse Built by President George Bush’s Ancestors
This history of this charming classic stone Bucks County farmhouse, at 1573 Highland Avenue in Langhorne, indicates its original constructor were 1807 ancestors of President George Bush. The main house — there are also two other onsite dwellings included in the purchase — is surrounded by four acres that include a private, stocked pond. .…
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Muppeteer from Yardley, Bill Barretta, Performs in Halloween Special Now on Disney+
There are two casts in Muppets Haunted Mansion, streaming on Disney+ starting today. One is felt and feathers; one is flesh and blood. And that latter component, thanks to the talents of performer Bill Barretta, has a Bucks County connection, reports Tania Hussain for Pop Culture. The Muppets’ first-ever Halloween special sends its characters —…
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Healing the Healers: Ivyland Psychotherapist Dr. Mona Masood Details a Help Line for Healthcare Workers
A mental health resource for embattled healthcare workers has been very active for the duration of the pandemic. Its champion, Dr. Mona Masood, an Ivyland psychotherapist, provided details to 6abc’s Matt O’Donnell for Inside Story. Dr. Masood’s phone resource, the Physician Support Line, is open to anyone in the healthcare field. It is a free,…
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The Reasons Retirees Navigate Their Golden Parachutes to Land in Bucks County Are Numerous
Bucks County is among the best counties in Pennsylvania where retirees can live out their retirements, according to a recently released ranking by Stacker. Stacker compiled the ranking using data from Niche. The analysis looked at factors such as the cost of living, healthcare, recreation, and even the weather. Bucks County came in at No.…
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How the Main Line Suburbs Made a Permanent Mark on Philadelphia Commuters
While some might find it confusing that a structure in the heart of Philadelphia carries the name Suburban Station, there is a good reason for it that can be found nearby, writes Katherine Nails for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Broad Street Suburban Station opened at 16th Street and Pennsylvania Boulevard on September 28, 1930. It was…
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Honey Brook Resident Receives Presidential Scholarship from Immaculata
Immaculata University has announced that freshman Marie Wadlinger, a Honey Brook resident and graduate of Twin Valley High School, has earned the Presidential Scholarship. The amount of the Presidential Scholarship is equal to annual full-time undergraduate tuition and is awarded to a select number of students with a record of academic excellence. Students are evaluated…
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It’s Happening! M. Night Shyamalan’s Wynnewood Childhood Home Hits the Market
The Japanese-style childhood home of director M. Night Shyamalan has hit the market in Wynnewood for $2.175 million, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan lived there for nearly six decades. This 6,000-square-foot residence built in 1956 has six bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms. It…
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‘The Sassy Shrink’ Counsels Women from Her Ivyland Home, Providing ‘Good Magic through Zoom’
In her pre-pandemic professional life, Jaclyn Borgia of Ivyland counseled patients in person. Using the moniker The Sassy Shrink, she transitioned to virtual sessions last August. The Reporter Online chronicled the progression. Borgia felt as a teen she had the gift of empathy that would make her an appropriate healer. The death of a classmate…
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