Warrington
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Tactical Ops Expert from Warrington Heeds DOJ Call to Travel to Texas Elementary School
In response to a U.S. Dept. of Justice request, Warrington technical operations expert Mark Lomax will bring his professional eye to Uvalde, Tx. Alicia Roberts, CBS3, reported his responsibilities there. Lomax’ near 30-year career includes service with Pa. State Police and experience as a U.N. tactical ops expert in Liberia and West Africa He was…
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Warrington, Warminster May Become the Safe-Drinking Water Standard for Communities Nationwide
Last week, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory revised the level of harmful PFAS substances — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — by which drinking-water is evaluated. As communities nationwide now face stricter standards, they seek the guidance of early adopters that include Warrington and Warminster. Chris Ullery dipped into the details in the Bucks County…
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Tossing the Calendar Aside in the Name of Fun, Mummers Meet Mardi Gras in Warrington
The fact that both New Year and Ash Wednesday 2022 were long in the rear-view mirror didn’t dim Neshaminy Manor’s Mardi Gras party with the Uptown String Band. All Around Bucks County covered the afternoon of strutting and music. The Langhorne mummers’ appearance — a surprise to residence’s seniors — came about from the Twilight…
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Three Local Enterprises Make Regionwide Listing for Best Places to Work
A Philadelphia Business Journal 2022 assessment of Bucks County’s best workplaces has yielded three firms that noted as treating employees especially well. Lisa Dukart tallied the local employment cream of the crop. The list resulted from the publication’s collaborative evaluation with Quantum Workplace, an Omaha business-tech firm. Employees nominated their own places of business in…
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Pa. Lottery to New Bucks County Millionaire: ‘Come on Down!’
A $20 investment in a Price Is Right–themed lottery ticket has paid off handsomely to its Sellersville buyer. He or she is walking away with a million dollars, as reported by John Misinco at The Morning Call. The seller was Jashan Convenience on North Main Street, also in Sellersville. Its owner will receive $5,000 just…
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Warrington CEO Makes National List of 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Businesses
The corporate leadership shown by Donna Dorozinsky has caught the attention of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) and JPMorgan Chase. The two institutions have named her one of the 50 fastest growing women-owned and -led companies in the U.S. Dorozinsky is President/CEO of Just in Time GCP in Warrington. The consulting firm helps biopharma companies…
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Warrington EMS Officers Go Back to Middle School for Coursework That’s Anything But Kids’ Stuff
Warrington Township’s Emergency Services (EMS) Dept. recently schooled police officers at, appropriately enough, a Bucks County education site, Tamanend Middle School. The training provided officers with information and guidance for how to interact with members of the public who are on the autism spectrum. Given national statistics on the neurological condition, the public servants’ need…
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Warrington Officer — Founder of the Township’s K9 Corps — Taken at Age 38 by Cardiac Arrest
Stephen Plum, an award-winning veteran of the Warrington Township Police Department, has passed away at age 38, victim of cardiac arrest. His career included military service and popularity as a township K9 officer, an initiative he pioneered. Gary Miles chronicled the life and loss in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Officer Plum, who resided in Warwick Township,…
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Chalfont Student — Adopted as a Guatemalan Infant — Earns Scholarship, Commits to Helping Others
Jamie Hennigan of Chalfont — with her 3.5 GPA and twin studies at Central Bucks High School – South and Middle Bucks Institute of Technology — is the 2022 recipient of a Warrington Lion’s Club scholarship. Hennigan’s academics, combined with her backstory, made the award an easy one to bestow on her. She was born…
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Big Bash for Girls in a Sash: Local Scouts Win Gold Awards, the Organization’s Highest Honor
The Gold Award — an official recognition of leadership, time management, creativity, initiative, and skill of Girl Scouts — was presented to 23 Bucks County high-schoolers in a May 22 ceremony. The Advance of Bucks County was fired up to report the recognition. The girls’ works involved individually identifying a community problem, developing a plan…
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U.S. Golf Association Identifies Bucks County Public Golf Courses as Best Picks to Bring the Sticks
The United States Golf Association (USGA), the sport’s domestic governing body, has compiled a national list of best public courses. Fifteen of them are right in our own backyard. If the mention of public golf conjures images of divot-pitted fairways, pockmarked greens, and boorish players, the stereotype is unfounded. The USGA finds that many of…
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Local Superintendent on Texas School Shooting: ‘There Is a Profound Sadness That Is Difficult to Explain’
Dr. Abram M. Lucabaugh, Central Bucks School District Superintendent, shared his heartfelt reaction to the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Tx., in a recent Facebook post. “The tragic loss of life at an elementary school … has once again shaken our nation,” he wrote. “For those who work in education, horrifying events like what…
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Warrington’s Shops at Valley Square Acquired by New Jersey Real Estate Investment Co.
The Shops at Valley Square — a lifestyle center of nearly 300,000 sq. ft. in Warrington — has been acquired by Lamar Companies of Fairfield, N.J. The mixed-use site at 1501 N. Main St. hosts retail, commercial and multi-family residential properties; it was built in 2007. One of the deciding factors that caused Lamar to…
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Gasping for Breath from Inadequate State Medicaid Payments, Fox Subacute at Warrington Closes Pulmonary Center
Fox Subacute the Warrington pulmonary care center, has closed, transferring 35 of its 48 respiratory patients to other nearby facilities. The business proved unsustainable when state Medicaid payments proved inadequate to cover rising operational costs. John George reported the story for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The healthcare entity specialized in ventilator-dependent patients. It had 60…
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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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Rita’s Italian Ice in Warrington Thanks K9 Officer Team for Licking Local Crime
This week, Officer Murphy of the Warrington Police Department received a tangible thank-you for his work. He consumed the honorific — a vanilla custard — in only a matter of seconds and found its topping to be especially delicious. The frosty snack didn’t come with fudge, a cherry, or candies. It was crowned with a…
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St. Anne’s Church, Warrington, Partners on Ukrainian Donation Effort, Amasses Semi-Truck Caravan of Help
An estimated 5,000 boxes worth of donations — enough to require several tractor trailers to haul — will leave the suburbs today to help the war-torn citizens of Ukraine. The packaged items were amassed by St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, in collaboration with Presentation of Our Lord parish in Lansdale. John McDevitt profiled the benefactors…
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‘Special Equestrians’ Generates Unbridled Enthusiasm in Supporting Persons with Disabilities
Unlike therapy interactions with small-scale animals (dogs, cats, rabbits), Special Equestrians in Warrington thinks big. Its sessions routinely pair special-needs individuals with 660 lbs. of equine friendliness, as reported in The Business & Arts Journal, the publication of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Special Equestrians began with one dedicated person: therapeutic riding instructor Kathy…
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