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Former Plymouth Meeting Lawyer and College Sweetheart Take Advantage of Their Second Chance at Love
Jill Arnstein, a former litigation lawyer in Plymouth Meeting, is enjoying the second chance at love she received with her college sweetheart, Jesse, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple met at Rutgers-Camden School of Law in 1991. “She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my life, and…
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Permanent Child Care Tax Credit, One-Time Property Tax Relief Now Available in Pa.
Families in Pennsylvania will now be able to claim thousands of dollars in benefits, thanks to a new, permanent child care tax credit approved by Gov. Tom Wolf. The break is part of the state’s new $45.2 billion budget, writes Kate Huangpu for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The budget also contains a onetime, $140 million expansion…
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Weekend Wanderer: My Husband Netflix Cheated
In the wake of Top Gun: Maverick, my marriage was the 1961 Ferrari 250GT convertible at the end of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – dented and cracked, but fixable. But my husband Netflix cheated while I was in North Carolina and now our marriage has gone through a window and landed at the bottom of…
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Permanent Child Care Tax Credit, One-Time Property Tax Relief Now Available in Pa.
Families in Pennsylvania will now be able to claim thousands of dollars in benefits, thanks to a new, permanent child care tax credit approved by Gov. Tom Wolf. The break is part of the state’s new $45.2 billion budget, writes Kate Huangpu for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The budget also contains a onetime, $140 million expansion…
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Elyse Lupin, Pres., Founder of Elysium Marketing Group, Joins Center for Loss and Bereavement Board
Elyse Lupin — President and Founder of Elysium Marketing Group (Ambler) — has joined the board for The Center for Loss and Bereavement in Skippack. Lupin is on both the community relations and marketing committees, where she will use her extensive marketing background to build awareness of the grief counseling services the organization provides. The…
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Council Rock School District to Host Community Forum on School Safety and Security
The Council Rock School District will be hosting the first of a series of community forums on school safety and security at Newtown Middle School. Jeff Werner wrote about the safety forums for the Newtown, PA Patch. Discussions on school safety are a response to the school shooting that took place in Uvalde, Texas. The…
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NYT: Legal ‘Outlaw’ from Cheltenham Marries Girlfriend, Thereby Becoming an In-Law
Kara Naseef and her wife, Hunter Davis met at the University of Michigan Law School, both as members of the Outlaws – a student LGBTQ organization. That connection deepened to a lifelong commitment as wife and wife, reports Tammy LaGorce for The New York Times. As a first-year student, Naseef signed up for volunteer work,…
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Tinicum Arts Festival Sees Massive Success After Return Following a Two-Year Hiatus
The popular Tinicum Art Festival in Bucks County made their return in July following a two-year hiatus. Andy Holtzman wrote about the festival’s return in the Bucks County Herald. Hosted by the Tinicum Civic Association, an estimated 6,000 visitors attended the event over the course of the festival weekend, which was held from July 9…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Rebelled on Vacation
What should we talk about this week? The guy dressed like Michael Jackson – single glove and all – I pass on the way to tutoring? My underwear? I don’t have a lot to say about the King of Pop’s doppelgänger. But I do have a lot to say about my underwear. I left my…
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After Years of Trying, Baby Brings Unbridled Joy to Bristol Couple
For years, Bristol couple Janelle and Matt Cannon had been trying to add a baby to their family, but all attempts resulted in disappointment, writes Anndee Hochman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dealing with repeated heartbreak, the pair decided to use cells donated by an anonymous couple. “I thought something must be wrong with me,” Janelle…
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National Night Out in Bucks County to Be Held on Tuesday
Several townships and boroughs in Bucks County will be hosting the annual National Night Out on Aug. 2, where locals can enjoy fun activities and community fun. Ella Castronuovo wrote about the upcoming events in the Bucks County Courier Times. The event, which is organized by local law enformcent agencies, will be held in Bensalem,…
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Montco Garden of Memories Serves as Site for Bittersweet Reunion of Long-Fractured Family
The reunion of two siblings at the Limerick Garden of Memories last week partly overcame decades of familial separation. Jo Ciavaglia reported the emotional story in the Bucks County Courier Times. The Cappetta family had nine members: father Michael, mother Dorothy, and children Harry, Michael, Helen, Diane, Pauline, Julie, and Millie. When the patriarchal Michael…
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BUCKSCO Today is on Vacation this Week; We’ll Be Back on Monday
Every year, the employees at American Community Journals, the parent company of BUCKSCO Today, take a one-week hiatus to recharge our batteries and spend some time with our families. That time has arrived this year, and as a result, we will not be posting any new stories this week, from Monday through Saturday. We will…
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Weekend Wanderer: Stirring Up a Little Trouble
I am in trouble. I have actually become quite adept at getting in trouble. And I am, at this moment, on a hot streak. I’m that good. I mean bad. With whom does a middle-aged woman get into trouble, exactly? I’ll tell you. It’s her parents. All day long. Her parents. I landed on my…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Love Hot Yoga. Don’t Judge Me
I want to say something. But I need you to hear me out before you walk away in total disgust. I tried hot yoga. And I loved hot yoga. I know what I sound like. I know. You’re thinking I take wine selfies during The Kardashians and hashtag them rosé all day. I blubber about…
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Brandon Dixon, Former Plymouth Whitemarsh Basketball Star, Taken at Age 30
Brandon Dixon, a former basketball star at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and a youth coach, has been taken at age 30 on May 9, writes Jennifer Lawson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dixon was shot while pumping gas in Philadelphia. He grew up in Germantown, but his mother moved them to Plymouth Meeting over concerns about…
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‘Jack’s Christmas Eve’: Santa Arrives Early for Two-Year-Old Battling Cancer
A North Coventry Township family recently received an outpouring of love and support from the community. A spectacular parade was organized for the small clan with help from the nonprofit Operation Nine Reindeer, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. Brian and Kristyn Rousseau watched with their two children as a line of motorcycles,…
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WSJ: 1977 Porsche Becomes a Rite of Passage for Bala Cynwyd Family
A 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo has been a mainstay in the lives of Paul Mudrick, a Bala Cynwyd investment banker, and his daughter, Lisa Cavanaugh, a software industry executive. They bonded over the car from the first moment it arrived in their garage over four decades ago, writes A.J. Baime for The Wall Street Journal.…
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