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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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Central Bucks East Football Team Mourns Loss of Former Player Who Battled Cancer
Central Bucks High School East’s football team is mourning the recent loss of a former player who battled cancer over the last few years. Drew Markol wrote b about the player and the team for the Bucks County Courier Times. Connor Boyle, a former member of the high school’s football team and a recent graduate,…
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Doylestown To Turn Town Teal For Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Doylestown Borough will be decorating their town with teal ribbons and other items to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. Jeff Werner wrote about the upcoming color changes for the Doylestown Patch. This Saturday, volunteers will begin placing teal ribbons on 400 lampposts in the area. Like other forms of cancer, a specific-colored ribbon represents awareness…
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Sellersville Church Dedicates New “Little Free Library” For Congregation, Local Residents
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ of Sellerville officially opened its Little Garden Library with a ribbon cutting and dedication service on Aug. 21. The ‘take a book, share a book’ community library box is part of the national and international Little Free Library network. “At St. Paul’s we strive to live out our call to serve the…
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Longtime Newtown Township Police Officer Set To Retire After 40 Years of Service
A longtime officer of the Newtown Township Police Department has retired after 40 years of work. Jeff Werner wrote about the longtime officer for the Newtown, PA Patch. Officer Jules Ferraro will be retiring his badge to spend more time with his friends and family. A veteran officer of 40 years, Ferraro has spent the last…
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Antique & Classic Car Show Returning To Newtown This Weekend. Find Out How To Register Your Unique Drive
The Antique & Classic Car Show will be returning to Newtown this Sunday, with classic vehicles on display for all to see. Newtown’s busy South State Street will be closed from 10 AM to 3 PM. Cars that will be present at the show range in manufacturing year from 1900 to 1997; 140 cars are…
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New Britain-Based Girl Scout Troop Creates Free Libraries For Bucks County Residents
A Bucks County Girl Scouts troop used their skills to create little free libraries for all Bucks County residents. Staff writers at Lower Bucks Times wrote about the troop’s activities over the past year. Troop 2113 of New Britain was recently interviewed both all the activities they had participated in over the last few months.…
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Here’s What To Know About the Lower Makefield Township Community Day Returning This Weekend
The annual Community Day event will be returning to Lower Makefield Township this weekend, with lots of fun events planned for the day. The event will be held on Saturday at the Lower Makefield Township Community Park. The annual event is something that all local residents will be looking forward to as the week comes…
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Historic Bucks County Estate Makes List of Best Wedding Venues in the Philadelphia Region
A well-known Bensalem estate has recently made a list for the best wedding venues in and around the Philadelphia area. Staff writers at Philadelphia Magazine, in collaboration with Walden Green, wrote about the beautiful Bucks County spot. The Andalusia Historic House, Gardens and Arboretum, which has stood in Bucks County since 1794, made the top…
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Weekend Wanderer: Lake Swimming Is Scary
I have gone completely off the rails. The underwear was bad enough. What I did next was absolutely chilling. I swam in a lake. I know! Me! The girl having a nervous breakdown over alligators! To be clear, I was very worried about alligators each time I swam. I scanned the lake before each dive,…
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Bucks County Lawmaker Announces Mental Health, Safety Funding for Local Schools
A Bucks County lawmaker has announced thousands of dollars to go to Pennsylvania school districts towards mental health and safety procedures. Jeff Werner wrote about the new funding for the Newtown, PA Patch. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero joined members of the Bucks County government and Pennsbury School District on Thursday to announce details on the…
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“Scarecrows in the Village” To Return To Peddler’s Village. Find Out How You Can Participate in the Fun
The popular “Scarecrows in the Village” event will be returning to Peddler’s Village in September, kicking off the local Halloween season. From Sept. 5 to Halloween Day, the Lahaska village will see an army of scarecrows standing around the area. Each year, entrees become more and more creative with their spooky creations. From Disney characters…
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Wall Street Journal: Morrisville Elementary School One of Many Using Messaging Apps to Keep Parents in the Know
An elementary school in Morrisville is one of many schools around the nation using messaging apps to organize school news for parents. Julie Jargon wrote about the messaging apps for The Wall Street Journal. As the new school year fast approaches, parents throughout America are not looking forward to a particular aspect of the back-to-school…
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Legal Matters: Who Pays for the Kids’ After-School Activities?
By Elizabeth J. Billies With the summer winding down, it’s time to think about the upcoming school year and gulp: childcare, tuition, and after-school expenses. Do your children participate in after-school activities such as music lessons or sports? Do those activities cost money? If so, you may ask, who pays for those expenses if you…
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Bensalem School District Installs Cameras on Buses to Ensure Students’ Safety
Following the injuries of a young girl and multiple complaints about children’s safety throughout the years, the Bensalem School District will be installing cameras on school buses. Christopher Dornblaser wrote about the safety measure for the Bucks County Courier Times; the story was also republished in The Intelligencer. The big red sign on the sign…
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Want to Go to an Eagles Game? Costs for Family Football Outing Will Increase By 2025
Taking the whole family to a Philadelphia Eagles game will become much more punishing to fans’ wallets in the next three years, according to a staff report from CBS Philly. A new study from Betway found that the costs of going to a game are expected to soar over the coming years. The study looked…
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Sesame Place Will Begin Training Employees on Diversity, Inclusion to Avoid Future Incidents
After their famous theme park made headlines following a recently recorded incident, Sesame Place said that they will begin training employees on diversity and inclusion. Staff writers at The Associated Press wrote about the training in Bloomberg. The recent controversy surrounding a the alleged ignoring of a child by a park employee, dressed as a…
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Weekend Wanderer: I’m Scrapping My Dad’s Minivan, and It’s a Lot Harder Than It Sounds
I’m getting rid of my dad’s car. On its face, getting rid of a car sounds easy. Trade it in. Maybe give it to a grandchild about to earn a license. Donate it. But my dad isn’t the standard octogenarian dispensing of a car. My dad is a Delco native who survived The Great Depression…
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