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Blazing with Colors in the Sun, Stained-Glass Window Glorifies the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
A stained-glass window, at least a century old, now catches the springtime sun at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, painting the chapel floor with beams of color. Gracing a wall of the Shrine’s lower church, the window depicts St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr. In 1079, at the age of 48, Stanislaus was killed in Krakow, Poland, after prolonged animosity with the king. The window is one of two that…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Stately Home on 25 Picturesque Acres in Chalfont
A stately home with seven bedrooms and eight full bathrooms (and two half bathrooms) is available for sale in Chalfont. This family estate is set on 25 picturesque acres and includes three residences: the gorgeous stone main home, a second house and a guest house. . . The impressive exterior boasts a professionally manicured landscape, tranquil pond with a…
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Warrington Police Department’s Hard Work Earns State Certification
The Warrington Township Police Department has earned accreditation from the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC). The program assesses law enforcement’s ongoing commitment to professional objectives and best practices, writes Ilena DiToro for the Warminster Patch. PLEAC accreditation involves establishing a framework for: Evaluating agency practices and procedures Improving law enforcement and community relations Encouraging problem-solving activities within the agency Chief Daniel Friel remarked, “Achieving…
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Making Way for Air Force One, Chester County Flying Field Cools Its Heels on Standby as Revenue Soars Away
When Joe Biden assumed the Office of the Presidency, a small airport in Chester County faced a new set of restrictions that have severely impacted its operations, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. Whenever Biden travels to Greenville, Del., temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) are initiated over a 12-nautical-mile radius around his home. New…
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Renowned Free Area Garden Welcomes Visitors Back Safely With Re-Imagined Garden Spaces
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will welcome guests back to Meadowbrook Farm beginning April 14, 2021 with timed and reserved tickets available to the public starting April 1, 2021. Meadowbrook Farms will be open through October 30, 2021. Meadowbrook Farm is a 25-acre garden property that was entrusted to PHS by the late J. Liddon Pennock,…
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Bucks County Township Has Eyes on How You Drive around its Schools
Bensalem is using a high-tech solution to increase traffic safety around its schools, reports CBS3. Officials reported the installation of 27 beacons that transmit live traffic information to police. This smart technology uses cameras and radar to report activity around the township’s 14 schools. The goal is to cut down on speeding and other dangerous driving in school…
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Commuter Cone-sternation: Route 1 Overhaul Creeps into Next Phase
PennDOT’s large-scale project to overhaul Route 1 moved into its second phase this week, writes Tom Sofield for LevittownNow. The state transportation department confirms that the second phase of the project will begin work between the Neshaminy Interchange in Bensalem and just past the Penndel/Business Route 1 (Lincoln Highway) Interchange in Middletown Township. Construction barriers are already appearing…
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Dancing in the Streets: Bristol’s Newest Mural Honors its Doo-Wop Past
First, came the dances at the Good Will Hose Company, a Bristol fire hall where a step called The Stomp became a thing. That step was eventually memorialized in a song, “The Bristol Stomp,” which was a massive hit for The Dovells. Now, the public arts program of Bristol Borough is celebrating those original teenyboppers and their doo-wop ditty with a mural, writes Tom Sofield of LevittownNow. …
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Thousands of New Jobs and Millions of Square Feet of Industry Set to Revive Former U.S. Steel Site
By this summer, construction should be well underway to transform U.S. Steel’s Falls Township site from a vestige of the area’s grim industrial past to a harbinger of economic resurrection, reports Bucks Local News. Rising from the former hulks of steel-producing machinery will be the first 1 million square feet of large-scale warehouse space on the eastern side of River Road, south of Biles…
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Memorializing a Long-Term Commitment to Bucks County Beautification: A Tree Grows in Doylestown
The December 2020 passing of Bob Byers, Sr., co-founder of Bucks Beautiful, was remembered in a recent tree-planting ceremony in Doylestown, reports the Bucks County Herald. Members of the Bucks Beautiful Board, in partnership with Cole Nurseries, Inc., donated a weeping green beech tree, known for its growth into a leafy canopy, which turns rustic bronze in the fall. The massive tree, 20 feet tall…
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Local Entrepreneurs Ready to Evaluate Students’ Flashes of Business Brilliance
The judges for the second-annual Spark Bowl — the Shark Tank-esque competition at Delaware Valley University — are eagerly anticipating the new business concepts that will be pitched to them. Five local businesses and their student consultants will face this panel, vying for awards, capital and bragging rights. The competition rewards visionary, noteworthy concepts among Bucks County entrepreneurs, innovators and nonprofit organizations. All participating teams address a social,…
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State Funding Boosts Solebury Police Department Commitment to Protection and Transparency
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has allocated more than $16,000 to the Solebury Township Police Department to upgrade its in-car video capabilities to body cams, reports Doug Gross in the New Hope-Lambertville Patch. In announcing the technology shift, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero said, “Keeping our communities safe requires ensuring our local police have adequate resources, including body-worn cameras that increase accountability. These…
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With Pediatricians Receiving Curiously Large Shipments of Vaccine, Area Doctor Turns Frustration into Action
Frustrated with the state’s rollout method for the COVID-19 vaccine, Chester County physician Christine Meyer started a Facebook group to help people who are seeking vaccination secure their appointments, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Meyer has been working on getting doses for her practice and its 20,000 patients, at least 5,000 of whom…
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Doylestown Considers Reduction in Penalties for Low-Level Marijuana Possession
The Doylestown Borough council is preparing for an April decision on an ordinance that redefines penalties for minor, nonviolent possession or personal use of marijuana. In advance of that determination, it voted to advertise its final stance, writes Peter Blanchard for the Doylestown Patch. Borough council voted to publicize its marijuana-related directives to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. Possessing less that 30 grams of marijuana in the borough would become a non-summary violation for arrestees. …
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Neshaminy Mall’s Massive Historical Dioramas Are Saved by a Partial Rescue
The Historical Society of Bensalem has rescued four of the seven the massive Neshaminy Mall dioramas, keeping them safe for the time being, reports 6ABC. As reported two weeks ago, these intricate displays — installed as part of the Strawbridge & Clothier department store — were large-scale representations of local history. Through animated figures and music, they captured local moments in history, such as the winter encampment at Valley Forge and the…
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Perkasie Tax Abatement Clears Path for Replacing Blighted, Abandoned Gear Factory with Housing
A former Perkasie gear factory, which thrived in the early 20th century but sat dormant since 2007, is about to make way for a development of townhomes and apartments, reports Peg Quann for the Bucks County Courier Times. Bolstering the $20-million plan called The Delbar was a tax abatement arrangement recently approved by the Bucks County Commissioners. The developer, The Moser…
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New Owner of Three Ambler Properties Plans to Raze Them, Make Way for New Mixed-Use Development
Three properties in the heart of Ambler have been purchased by real estate firm Station Partners for $1.15 million from the Daniel G. Ritter Trust, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new owner plans to raze the structures and erect a new mixed-use development in their place. The three properties total 15,000…
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ABC: Baldwin’s Book Barn, a West Chester Staple Since 1934, One of Largest Used Book Stores in the World
With its more than 300,000 used books, Baldwin’s Book Barn, a West Chester staple since 1934, remains one of the largest used book stores in the world, writes Amanda Brady for ABC. A bookworm’s dream, the store offers 25,000 square feet of books – including rare and old literature – spread over five floors. The…
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