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Pennsylvania Bankers Association Recognizes Penn Community SVP Jacob Iampietro as a ‘Future Under 40’ Honoree
Penn Community Bank is pleased to announce that Jacob Iampietro — Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking — has been named a winner in the Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s (PA Bankers’) inaugural Future Under 40 Awards. The honor recognizes only 10 banking-industry leaders, aged 40 and younger, who have made a tremendous impact in…
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Artwork From Local High School Student Becomes Centerpiece of Morrisville’s LOVE Is the Answer Day
Carolina Gonzalez-Espino, a senior at Harry S. Truman High School in Levittown, will see her benevolent message spread in a big way. It was chosen to brighten up a high-traffic underpass, inspiring everyday kindness for the September 17 LOVE Is the Answer Day observance. Kate Fishman sketched in the details for the Levittown Patch. LOVE…
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Bucks County Leadership: Rich Nourie, Head of School, Abington Friends School
Rich Nourie, the Head of School at Abington Friends School, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in suburban Boston; the influence his activist parents, who were very spiritual, had on him; and his ear for music and how it helped with the difficult move to the Philadelphia area his family made when he was…
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Remembering Phoenixville Native Mike Piazza’s Home Run That Lifted a Wounded City’s Spirits in Wake of 9/11
Mere weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Phoenixville High School grad Mike Piazza took the field with his New York Mets teammates under a shroud of caution and grief. By the eighth inning, he brought the crowd at Shea Stadium in New York City to a fever pitch with an emotional two-run homer. Ken Rosenthal,…
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Hatfield Youth Soccer Club Welcomes All, Focuses on Building Relationships
David Jones started Hatfield’s North Penn Soccer Club in April to fill a void in the community and help youth who could otherwise not afford to play their favorite sport, according to a staff report from the Etown News. Jones set up a low-fee structure for North Penn. He charges only a nominal fee to…
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Stockholder Approval of Strongbridge Biopharma Merger Takes It Out of Bucks County… And Pennsylvania, Too
The recent shareholder decision regarding the merger between Strongbridge Biopharma and Xeris Pharmaceuticals was a nearly unanimous yes. John George covered the implications of that vote for the Philadelphia Business Journal. More than 99 percent of the votes cast — representing 67 percent of shares outstanding and eligible — favored the transaction. Both parties expect…
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Richboro Native Brings 21st Century Thinking to an Ancient Concept: The Mitzvah of Tzedakah
The concept of a synagogue tzedakah box is nothing new. But in our current cashless society, complying with the Torah’s mitzvah of tzedakah — its precept of righteousness toward others — by filling it with donated funds can be tough. A Richboro native, however, eased the donation problem with a high-tech solution. Sasha Rogelberg reported…
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Philadelphia’s Basketball History Well Represented at Jay Wright Hall of Fame Induction
Jay Wright brings together a lot of Philadelphia history for his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame, writes Pat Ralph for phillyvoice.com. Wright, from Bucks County, was exposed early to the Big 5 and the Sixers NBA championship in 1967. In the 80s, he coached at Drexel before joining Rollie Massimino’s Villanova staff.…
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‘Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience’ at Tower Theater? ‘Not Too Bad ‘
It was a shaky opening for “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby thanks to some early mis-communication about when and where it would open. But the show itself? Not too bad, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Two timed tickets cost $99 for a Sept. 5 show. Inside,…
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Holy Cow! Escapee Bull Runs with the Traffic on Route 113 in Hilltown Township
Although bulls run the streets in Pamplona, Spain, each July, nobody expects one in the middle of a Bucks County highway in September. But an escapee bull is exactly what trotted along with afternoon commuters on Wednesday. Michael Tanenbaum corralled the details for PhillyVoice. A malfunctioning door and perhaps the bull’s sense of doom contributed…
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Levittown Girl Scouts Join Effort to Brighten the Memory of a Dark Day on 9-11 20th Anniversary
For first responders nationwide, 9-11 is a dark day. To brighten its 20th anniversary for local rescue personnel, a corps of volunteers, including Girl Scouts from Levittown, crafted a unique gift for them. Jeff Warner, for Bucks Local News, reported on the small token with a big impact. The idea of presenting fire, police, and…
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Fearless Femme Racing Team, Born on a ‘Snowy Day Over a Bottle of Bourbon,’ Rides the Bucks County Classic
The fearless leader of the Fearless Femme Racing Team had a twisty road in cultivating its highly successful women cyclists. Ahead of their appearance in Sunday’s Bucks County Classic, PEZ Cycling News glided through the athletes’ backstory. Arounkone Sananikone is the team’s founder, owner, director, and mechanic. Sananikone was born in Laos, immigrated to Texas…
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Weekend Wanderer: Getting a Dog Was Great for My Kids. But Was It the Best Thing for Me?
I’m not a dog person. We should just get that out of the way right now. We’ve been together in this column, you and I, for eight months. I feel like I can come clean about this. I’m not a dog person. This is not, apparently, some kind of genetic flaw because I managed to…
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Sale of Bensalem Warehouse Sees Nearly 100 Percent Return for Its Owner in Just Three Years
The booming commercial real estate (CRE) business in Bucks County shows no signs of abating, if the sale of a Bensalem warehouse is any indicator. Natalie Kostelni, of the Philadelphia Business Journal, reported on the recent transaction that illustrates the current CRE frenzy. A 430,373 square-foot industrial building in Bensalem, purchased in 2018 for $23.7…
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Hurricane Ida Confirms Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s Stance That the Waterway Is Both Risky and At-Risk
Even without the deluge caused by Hurricane Ida’s recent stomp across Bucks County, the Delaware River’s water levels have been rising. Keeping watch is the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN), a Bristol nonprofit environmental advocacy group. Daelin Brown waded through its ongoing advocacy efforts for Inside Climate News. Owing to a variety of factors — some…
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Point Pleasant Couple Transforms Bamboo- and Poison-Ivy Choked Plot to the Pristine Gardens at Mill Fleurs
Barbara Tiffany’s husband, Robert, had his heart set on a 10,500-square-foot space in Point Pleasant, near the Delaware River. He saw potential. His wife saw a plot so in need of effort that her reaction to its purchase was: “Over my dead body.” FOX 29 Philadelphia dug up the story of how they acquired the…
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Physician, Flex Thyself! CrossFit Names Chalfont Practitioner Fittest Medical Doctor in the World
Dr. David Bozak, D.O., a pain management rehabilitation physician from Chalfont, is 2021’s CrossFit Fittest Medical Doctor. Dr. Bozak earned his title — representing age group 45-49 — in the fitness regimen’s annual Preliminary Competitions. Dr. Bozak is a physician with the Pennsylvania Pain and Spine Institute. As an avid CrossFit and physical activity participant,…
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Two Bucks County Colleges Graduate onto Pennsylvania Best-of List
According to a recently released list by Niche, two Bucks County colleges ranked among the top 100 best colleges in Pennsylvania for 2022, writes Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. To determine the best colleges in the Keystone State, Niche performed a rigorous analysis of academic, admissions, financial, and student life. It collected data…
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