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Retired New Hope Borough Police Officer Remembered for Friendship, Leadership, and Wisdom in Department
An officer with the New Hope Borough Police Department is being remembered for his leadership and friendship among the community and his co-workers. Officer Robert “Bob” Forbes, who passed away last week, first joined the police department in 1970. With over 40 years of service to his community under his belt, Forbes had retired in…
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Human Relations Commission Created In Solebury Township After Local Supervisors Vote
Supervisors from Solebury Township are in the process of creating a commission to deal with discrimination complaints. Staff writers at the Bucks County Herald wrote about the recent developments. The Township will be creating a Human Relations Commission to deal with aforementioned complaints. The board of supervisors voted unanimously to create the panel. Board members…
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FBI Crime Stats Show Bucks County’s Safest Places to Live
Bucks County is home to nine of the 100 Safest Places to Live in Pennsylvania, according to a 2022 list from ElitePersonalFinance. To determine which places are safest, the website extracted the latest available data from FBI crime statistics. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents or those that did not report crimes to the FBI…
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Standardized Test Results Propel Bucks County School Districts to Statewide Best-of List
Two Bucks County school districts made the 2022 list of best educational environments across Pa. The analysis — done by the Pittsburgh Business Times — assessed standardized test scores. Ryan Mulligan reported the findings for the Philadelphia Business Journal, PBT‘s sister publication. The yardstick to measure statewide performance comprised two annual evaluations: The Pennsylvania System…
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Local High School Students Can Hardly Restrain the Excitement of Winning 2022 Seat Belt Challenge
New Hope-Solebury High School has won the 2022 Bucks County High School Seat Belt Safety Challenge. The promotional competition, organized by TMA Bucks, requires students to use innovative ways to raise seat belt use across high school campuses countywide. Winners are determined by measurable increases in buckling up. New Hope-Solebury’s teenage drivers demonstrated a 97…
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Solebury Township Gets to the Root of Its Erosion Problem; Now Its a ‘Tree City’
Solebury Township was lauded with laurels last week, as the Arbor Day Foundation of Lincoln, Neb., recognized it as an official “Tree City.” The honor cites the area’s commitment to growing and maintaining its community forests, while ensuring plentiful habitat for wildlife and native flora. Strengthening the township’s arboreal commitment were the after-effects of last…
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Two Bucks County Schools Make U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best-of List
Two Bucks County schools rank among U.S. News & World Report’s 20 best public high schools in Greater Philadelphia, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. U.S. News ranked more than 17,800 public high schools across the nation, rating them based on criteria that included: College readiness State assessment performance and proficiency Underserved student…
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Bucks County Community College’s Short Fiction Competition Honors Novice Novelists
Three local high-school authors earned recognition for their short fiction from Bucks County Community College. The annual literary competition is funded by the college, including its Department of Language and Literature, which also supplied Professor Joseph Shakely as judge. The three winners are: Maria Kesisoglou, ninth-grader, New Hope-Solebury High School Bethany Conover, sophomore, Council Rock…
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Ambler Savings Bank Adds Financial Fuel to the Fire of STEAM Education in Bucks County
Ambler Savings Bank recently donated to the New Hope-Solebury School District’s STEAM Initiative. The funds will boost the education of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math in grades K–12. The donation from the bank, made through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, will help with startup costs to equip a brand-new STEAM lab…
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Kona Compost Co., Yardley, Wins Environmental Stewardship Award, Pays It Forward to Local Garden
In an act of one-good-turn-deserves-another, the Kona Compost Co. in Yardley took a monetary award and turned it over to another Bucks County nonprofit. Chris English covered the doubled-up windfall in the Bucks County Herald. Kona Compost Co. was named the 2021 recipient of the Lower Makefield Township Advisory Council Environmental Stewardship award. The honor…
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Rep. Wendi Thomas of the 178th District Announces Retirement: ‘I’m Not a Lifer’
Rep. Wendi Thomas — whose 178th District encompasses Northampton, Upper Makefield, Solebury, Wrightstown and New Hope — will retire at the end of her term. Samantha Bambino covered the representative’s exit for the Lower Bucks Times. Thomas never set out to be a politician. Her career path included health insurance and healthcare advocacy. But the…
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Pa. Forum on Educational Funding Shows Bucks County As Scholastic Land of Haves and Have Nots
Karen Downer, president of NAACP Bucks County, shared her observations of disparities in educational funding on a local level, particularly in two Lower Bucks school districts. Samantha Bambino instructed Lower Bucks Times readers on Downer’s assertions. Downer voiced her opinion on the status of school finances at a virtual rally for fair education. Her comments…
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Three Bucks County ZIP Codes Included in List of Most Expensive Homes in the Philadelphia Metro Area
A Stacker assessment of real estate homes by ZIP Codes reveals three Bucks County communities with the highest real estate values. The ranking used Zillow data from October 2021 to assess values across Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area geographies. The following three ZIP Codes reflect the Bucks County market: Rank ZIP Code Geography Typical Home Value One-Year Price…
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Civic-Minded Newtown Businessman Montu Patel Is Elected to Ambler Savings Bank Board of Trustees
Ambler Savings Bank is pleased to announce the election of Montu Patel to its board of trustees. Patel serves as the President of Innovative Hospitality Management (IHM), in Newtown and is also the Principal at Lotus Park Senior Living in Marietta, Ga. He grew up in the hotel industry, taking interest in the hotel management…
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New Hope-Solebury Girl Scout’s Woodworking Project Turn Her into a Wildlife Contractor
Thanks to the efforts of New Hope-Solebury student Chloe McNabb, the birds and bees in her neighborhood spent the summer safely nested under cover. McNabb, a Girl Scout, tackled the intricate woodworking project of building birdhouses and bee hotels. Kate Fishman nailed down the story for the New Hope-Lambertville Patch. The idea for these shelters…
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Bucks County Ranks High Among Best Counties for Public Schools in Pennsylvania
Bucks County is one of the best counties for public schools in Pennsylvania, according to a newly released report by Public School Review. The ranking is based on the percentage of schools within a county that placed in the top ten percent of all schools in the state. The schools were ranked based on their…
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Oh Deer! Solebury Township Considers Options in Curbing Population Explosion of Bucks and Does
Massive numbers of deer threaten Solebury Township. They endanger motorists and gnaw the local environment to the point of destruction. The Board of Supervisors is considering solutions, reports Brigitta Wolf for the Bucks County Herald. Dr. Jay Kelly of Raritan Valley Community College presented drone evidence that demonstrated the breadth of the current deer population. He documented more than 2,000 in the township’s 27-square-mile footprint. Culling those…
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BCCC Recognizes Solebury Student-Poetess as Being Well-Versed
Casey Epstein-Gross, a senior at The Solebury School, was named the 2021 Bucks County High School Poet of the Year. Her distinction was awarded by Bucks County Community College and covered in The Centurion, the community college’s school newspaper. Epstein-Gross rose to the top of more than 150 entrants. The competition, with a 30+ year history, is part of the…
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