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Pennsbury H.S. Grad Robert Costa Co-Authors Book on ‘One of the Most Dangerous Periods in American History’
Washington Post reporter Robert Costa, Pennsbury High School graduate from Lower Makefield Township, collaborated with journalist Bob Woodward on a new book, Peril. It chronicles the transition from the Trump Administration to the Biden Administration. The two authors assert that that transfer of power represented “one of the most dangerous periods in American history.” Costa…
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Seven-Year-Old Perkasie ‘Treasure Hunters,’ Thinking They Found $5 Million, Unearth a Hand Grenade Instead
Jamie Hunt’s seven-year-old son was playing in his Perkasie backyard with a friend. They imagined themselves as treasure hunters, scanning the property for valuables. What they eventually found wasn’t diamonds; it was something much more dangerous. David Chang unpacked the details for NBC10. As the kids were playing, Hunt said, they discovered a box under…
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Falls Township Police Corporal Steve Langan Bids Farewell to His Long-Term Canine Partner
After Corporal Steve Langan met Tag — the dog who would become his 11-year partner — in April 2008, the two became virtually inseparable. The K-9 officer and the then three-year-old Belgian Malinois lived, worked, and even vacationed together. Tag ingratiated himself not only to Corporal Langan’s fellow officers and his family, but also to…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: A Unique Doylestown Property amid Real Estate’s Current Three-Ring Circus
If you’re a Bucks County house-hunter looking for something special amid what feels like a three-ring circus of property visits, inspections, offers, counteroffers, and paperwork, a local listing may be of interest. The home at 2512 Durham Road, Doylestown, offers a wholly appropriate opportunity. It once belonged to Howard Yonkers Bary, a circus proprietor and…
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Soccer Legend Carli Lloyd Plays Last Game Before Home Fans at Subaru Park
Home town fans of Carli Lloyd will have a chance to see her play one last game at Subaru Park in Chester before her retirement, writes Melanie Anzidei for NorthJersey.com. The Rutgers University graduate grew up 15 miles outside of Philadelphia, in Delran, New Jersey. Lloyd is one of the most decorated soccer players in…
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SportsRadio 94WIP Alums Launch ‘Last Out Media,’ a Feasterville Coaching Service for Budding Podcasters
John Barchard and Vince Quinn both left their producer-host roles at SportsRadio 94WIP to instead pass their accumulated knowledge to a new corps of broadcasters. Their Feasterville company, Last Out Media, helps podcasters with both content and finances. Jeff Blumenthal recorded their progress for the Philadelphia Business Journal. COVID-19 initially put a damper on national…
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Pennsylvania State Police Use Helicopter to Deliver Backpacks to Croydon’s Keystone Elementary School
Students at Keystone Elementary School found out recently that Santa’s not the only person who flies around with presents. First graders at the Croydon school each received a backpack that was delivered from above. Alicia Vitarelli picked up the details for 6abc. A Pennsylvania State Police chopper hovered over the campus this week. From an…
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Lynn Electronics, Fiberoptic Manufacturer in Ivyland, Restructures into Two New Divisions
Lynn Electronics of Ivyland, following its acquisition of Total Cable Solutions, has shifted the structure of its internal operations. The fiberoptic and copper cable assembly company now serves customers via a Data Center/Enterprise division and a Telecom/Broadband division. Lynn Electronics, deliverer of network connectivity products since 1964, acquired Total Cable Solutions this past March. The…
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Roburn, Bathroom Mirror Design Manufacturer from Bristol, Puts a Standard Fixture in a New Light
Your morning shave or make-up application is getting an upgrade. Robern, the Bristol bathroom cabinet manufacturer, has introduced a mirrored, over-the-bathroom-sink storage cabinet with adjustable lighting, Uplift Tech with TUN. The Roburn brand solidified its reputation by reinventing the standard medicine-cabinet bathroom mirror. Its product lines offer amenities that include no-swing doors, defoggers, magnification, interior…
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Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Partners with Immaculata University to Offer Dual Enrollment Courses
Officials from Conwell-Egan Catholic High School (CEC) in Bucks County and Immaculata University joined to sign an official agreement that entered both schools into a collaborative educational partnership that offers dual enrollment courses and an Academic and Career Academy for CEC students. With the partnership, Immaculata will provide three unique opportunities for CEC students to…
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First-Year Chestnut Hill College Student and Entrepreneur Launches Business While in High School
As Safiyyah Witherspoon ’25, spent the summer preparing to be a freshman at Chestnut Hill College, she is also celebrating her first year as a small business owner. Witherspoon launched her line, Feegenics, a vegan, cruelty-free cosmetic line, in June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and right as she completed her junior…
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Phoenixville Native Wins Ocean Mile Swim at Jersey Shore
Phoenixville native Maddie Cooke, who swam collegiately at Penn State, recently won the women’s division at the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim in New Jersey, writes David Biggy for The SandPaper. Cooke, a Phoenixville High School grad, participates in several lifeguard events as a member of the Barnegat Light Beach Patrol, which is both the…
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David’s Bridal Diamond Loyalty Program Reaches Over Half Million Members in the Past Seven Months
Less than seven months after Conshohocken-based David’s Bridal launched its Diamond Loyalty Program, the industry’s first-of-its-kind initiative has reached more than half a million members. The nation’s leading bridal and special occasion retailer launched the reward-based program in December 2020. By July, it had reached the milestone of signing up over 500,000 members. Diamond is…
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Burpee Seeds and Plants, Warminster, Partners with Feeding America on National Initiative to Fight Food Insecurity
One of the tactics of The Greatest Generation’s World War II efforts was the Victory Garden, a backyard plot of ground in which 1940s Americans grew food to supplement their rationed provisions. Burpee Seeds and Plants, partnering with Feeding America, is giving that concept a 21st Century twist in its effort to fight food insecurity…
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It’s Apple Picking Season, and Philadelphia Magazine Says Bucks County Blossoms with Options
If apple picking is on your fall bucket list, there are several places nearby that offer a perfect setting. Bailey King harvested the best-of list for Philadelphia Magazine. Three Bucks County orchards found their place among the nine recommendations. Whether you’re going to bake them in a pie, press them into cider, smother them with…
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‘Simpsons’ Fans Gather at Moe’s Tavern Pop Up in Springfield Mall
Springfield Mall shoppers were greeted this week by Marge Simpson outside the entrance to the Moe’s Tavern pop-up, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The temporary bar opened last Friday on the upper level of the mall. It’s staying put until Sept. 26. Inside, customers experience what it feels like to be in the…
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‘Mare of Easttown’ Was Courted by Amazon Studios But Lost to HBO
HBO’s detective drama “Mare of Easttown”, with 16 Emmy nominations at the Emmy Awards Sept. 19, is a television standout and got the attention of Amazon Studios, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. It’s a nice feather in HBO’s cap, and others will likely try to duplicate its successful formula of star power, storytelling and suspense.…
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South Perkasie Bridge, Already a Little Doddery in Her Old Age, Takes it on the Chin from Hurricane Ida
The Perkasie Historical Society and the Bucks County Covered Bridge Society were already concerned about the status of the South Perkasie Bridge. The structure — the oldest of its kind in the county — had already been saved once, when the historical society moved it in 1958. But now, according to Jack Reinhard of WFMZ…
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