Quakertown
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Bucks County Organization Donates Free Helmets to Students at Quakertown Elementary School
Students of a Bucks County elementary school recently received free bicycle helmets as part of a recent safety training event. TMA Bucks recently came to Quakertown Elementary School to teach students about safety when riding their bikes. As part of the event, the organization gave out free helmets to all students who participated and learned…
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Bucks County Organization Will Give You $1,000 for Your Donated Vehicle
Wheelz2Work, a local nonprofit, is looking for Bucks county residents who want to donate their cars for cash. The program is part of an initiative from the BCOP to help those with financial issues. The donation of cars will help those in need by supplying them with transportation so they can go to work and…
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Bucks County Police Departments Lay Out Plans to Keep Students Safe for Upcoming School Year
Several Bucks county police departments are their police chiefs have begun to lay out their plans to keep students safe this school year. Damon C. Williams wrote about the Alcoa law enforcement’s efforts for the Bucks County Courier Times. Chiefs from police departments in New Hope Borough, Lower Southampton, Hilltown, Morrisville, Richland, and Bedminster have…
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Quakertown Firefighters, Rescue Team Awarded Medal of Valor for Rescues During Hurricane Ida
Several members of Haycock Fire Company No. 1 have been awarded the Medal of Valor for their heroic efforts during Hurricane Ida. Kathryn Finegan Clark wrote about the recent honors for the Bucks County Herald. Harry Grim IV, son of Chief Harry Grim of Haycock Fire Company No. 1, was one of several people recently presented…
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Quakertown Public Market Is Becoming a New Bucks County Hot Spot
For those looking for a variety of eats in one spot, look no further than the Trolley Barn Public Market in Quakertown. Vittoria Woodill reported on the Bucks County spot for her video segment Taste With Tori on CBS Philadelphia. “If you are looking for culture and cuisine and, again, something that will be a…
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Trumbauersville-Based School Bus Company Is Donating a Vehicle to Students in Ukraine
A bus manufacturer based in Trumbauersville is donated a vehicle to students in Ukraine who have had their educations uprooted by the recent conflict. Pryce Jamison wrote about the charitable act for the Bucks County Courier Times. The Levy School Bus Company is donated School Bus 737 to students in the Solomonova district in Ukraine.…
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Nockamixon State Park Implements New Hunting Guidelines To Increase Public Safety
In an effort to increase public safety, Bucks County’s Nockamixon State Park will be one of several local parks updating their hunting guidelines. Dayne Marae wrote about the new guidelines for 69 WFMZ News. Following the accidental shooting and killing of a Bucks County man at the park in 2020, local lawmakers have been working…
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Several Bucks County Companies Make the 2022 Inc. 5000 List for Fastest Growth
Ten Bucks County companies made the 2022 Inc. 5000 list. Ryan Mulligan wrote about the local companies that were featured in the list for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list ranks the fastest-growing companies in the nation based on their revenue growth in the last three years. To be considered, the companies have to be…
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Bucks County School Districts Continue Working to Feed Local Children in Need
Several school districts in the Bucks County area are continuing efforts to feed children throughout the area. Ella Castronuovo wrote about the charitable acts in the Bucks County Courier Times. Samuel K. Faust Elementary School, located in Bensalem, was one of several local schools working to stop hunger in the Bucks County area. As part…
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Quakertown High School Student Wins Major Tennis Championship Held in Newtown
A Bucks County high school student recently one a major tennis championship. William Rampe wrote about the local champion for the Bucks County Herald. Max Arkans, a junior at Quakertown Community High School, won the 2022 National Public Parks Tennis Championship (NPPTC) for the under 18 singles division back in July. He started in the…
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A New Perkasie Brewery Is Scheduled to Open on Saturday
Mystic Ways Brewing, a new brewery in the Perkasie area, will be celebrating their grand opening on Saturday. Staff writers for Breweries in Pennsylvania recently wrote about the new Bucks County brewery. Located on W. Walnut Street, the brewery will start off with 10 different beers on tap. IPAs, stouts, pilsners of all different flavor…
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Divine Intervention May Have Ended Controversy Over Use of Bush House Hotel in Quakertown
Bush House Hotel has partnered with the Quakertown Ministerium to open a social service resource center at its property. It will be available to both the residents of the rooming house and the greater Quakertown community. The collaboration may put an end to ongoing controversy surrounding the property. Over the course of its history, it…
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‘Cluckin’ Good’ Fried Chicken Chain to Strut into Quakertown
Bojangles — the national Cajun-chicken brand from Charlotte. N.C. — will nest itself in Quakertown. John J. Moser feathered his journalistic nest in reporting the story for WFMZ 69 News. The Bucks County edition of Bojangles will be only the brand’s second location statewide. Its nearest counterpart in Pa. is in Muhlenberg Twp., 35 miles…
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Want to Support Bucks County’s Trail System? Don’t Forget the TIP
As June’s Great Outdoors Month begins to wane the William Penn Foundation reminds Bucks County residents that the local Circuit Trail system — a treasured county asset — could use some public support. What’s more, getting behind the cause takes only a mouse-click nomination of the Liberty Bell Trail to the Pa. Transportation Improvement Program…
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Light the Fuse! Bucks County Prepares for a Somewhat-Back-to-Normal Ultra-Festive July 4
America’s 246th birthday party is shaping up to be a return to the old-style, hot-dogs-and-ice-cream, parade-down-main-street bashes of years past. Things are certainly looking up for July 4, 2022, and that’s not just a comment on the sight lines of firework-show viewers. The following event information, culled from various sources, is accurate as of the…
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Quakertown Nonprofit Builds Kids’ Confidence Right off the Bat
Pride of Quakertown (POQ) is a nonprofit community service organization that funds local kids’ extracurricular activities. Whether it’s playing a musical instrument, learning to horseback ride, or gaining karate skills, its leadership believes there is value in stretching kids physically, creatively, and competitively. Or at least in not allowing financial setbacks to keep preteens from…
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Kids of All Ages, Abilities Can Enjoy Newly Opened Inclusive Playground in Quakertown
A new, all-inclusive playground officially opened last week in Quakertown with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a staff report from WFMZ 69 News. QuiNBy’s Playground is now welcoming visitors at its location on the 600 block of West Mill Street. It was named by the squirrel mascot for QNB Bank, which added its corporate support…
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For Father’s Day, Roll into One of Bucks County’s Best Cigar Shops
For area dads who enjoy the relaxation and luxury associated with a primo cigar, tomorrow’s Father’s Day is an apt time to light up his eyes. A gift from one of Bucks County’s prime cigar shops — or perhaps just the presentation of a day to enjoy the onsite experience personally — can remind him…
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