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Wiser Wealth: 4 Tax-Smart Ways to Share Your Wealth with Kids
As you get older, you want to know that your children will be taken care of and receive all the savings you want to bestow upon them. You likely realize taxes will factor into that, but once you start looking into it the taxes might be significantly higher than you thought. Kiplinger outlined some of…
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Sen. Robert ‘Tommy’ Tomlinson Foregoes Run for Seventh Term; Decides Instead to Retire
State Sen. Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson has announced his exit from Harrisburg. The Republican’s decision, posted on Facebook yesterday, caps nearly 30 years of service to Bucks County’s Sixth District, which covers Bensalem, Bristol, Hulmeville, Ivyland, Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Lower Southampton, Middletown, Northampton, Penndel, Warwick, and Wrightstown. “When I look back to that first senate race…
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Doylestown Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Scott Levy Offers Good-News/Bad-News on Omicron Variant Spread
The weekly video update of Dr. Scott Levy, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Doylestown Hospital, describes the current good-news bad-news developments in the regional fight against the omicron variant of COVID-19. Dr. Levy framed the persistent spread of the possibly fatal illness as “…something we’ve never seen in the history of medicine, with…
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Career Corner: When Negotiating Your Salary, Be Machiavellian
If you have been performing well at your job for a long time, you no doubt would like an opportunity for advancement. Maybe a role promotion, or even just a raise. But the thought of having that conversation with your boss is awkward and a source of anxiety. Per book author Stacey Vanek Smith in…
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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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Positive Test Results for Coronavirus Are Showing Up in Pennsylvania’s Deer Population
In a recent federal study 44 percent of Pennsylvania deer tested positive for coronavirus, writes Justin Heinze for MSN. Researchers are puzzled how the deer showed up with the coronavirus antibodies. The deer came from central and southeastern Pennsylvania. The risk of deer spreading it to humans is low, according to the U.S. Department of…
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Andrew in the Garden: Beyond Rhododendrons: Great Broadleaved Evergreens for the Garden
By Andrew Bunting As we leave winter behind, I am reminded of how important evergreen trees and shrubs are to the garden. On the East Coast, we enjoy an amazing diversity of evergreen rhododendrons and azaleas, which are staples in many of our gardens. However, there are many other fantastic broadleaved evergreen shrubs to consider…
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Federal Grant Opens the Window to Additional Care for Mercer Museum Collection
A $40,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency, is enabling the Mercer Museum to ensure its curated items aren’t in danger of being harmed by streaming sunlight or dripping rain. The funding will support the herculean task of surveying all 256 windows, dormers, and skylights located in the original 1916 National…
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Cement Sailboat Abandoned in Tullytown Marina Gets Makeover Series on YouTube
A cement sailboat abandoned at D&S Marina in Tullytown has a new owner who is documenting the rehabilitation in a YouTube video series, Float Jawn, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Amede Bennett got the 1974 sailboat that is docked in the Delaware River from Craigslist. The price was the main driving point for…
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Warminster Husband Honors Late Wife with Valentine’s Day Blood Drive
Warminster’s Michael Greenberg honored his late wife, Alison, who died of leukemia, with an annual Valentine’s Day blood drive, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “I really can’t even put in words what it means to give blood right now,” said Greenberg. He learned about the crucial need for blood donations after his wife’s sudden diagnosis.…
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Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District Proved To Be Competitive Among Philadelphia Suburbs
Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, which includes the entire of Bucks County and parts of Montgomery County, turned out to be the most competitive among Philadelphia’s suburbs in the latest election, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The district recorded the highest number of so-called ticket-splitters – people who chose to cast their vote for…
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Main Line Health’s New COO ‘a Champion of Patient Experience, Safety, Nursing Excellence’
Main Line Health has named Barbara Wadsworth its Chief Operating Officer. She is the health system’s first Chief Operating Officer. Wadsworth has been a member of the Main Line Health team since 2012, when she joined as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. She will continue to serve in the role while taking on…
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Lake in Nearby Berks County Could Hold the Key to Killing the Spotted Lanternfly
Blue Marsh Lake in nearby Bucks County could hold the key to finding an environmentally friendly solution to killing the spotted lanternfly, writes Lisa Scheid for The Reading Eagle. A six-acre lot in a remote section of Blue Marsh National Recreation Area is being used for large-scale research aimed at evaluating the efficiency of biological…
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LinkedIn Ladies
By Lynne Williams One cannot deny the fact that a lot of women like to get together with other women and just talk. Perhaps that is why there are so many women’s groups that exist. It’s a bonding thing and LinkedIn can help keep it going. LinkedIn can be the online connector to help build…
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With New Acquisition, Tower Health to Become Region’s Largest Provider of Urgent Care
Tower Health, a healthcare system that includes Brandywine Hospital, and Premier Urgent Care have signed an asset purchase agreement for Tower Health to acquire Premier’s 19 urgent care locations that will expand Tower Health’s network of urgent care facilities throughout its service area. When the transaction closes later this fall, Tower Health will become the…
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West Conshohocken ‘vetera-preneurs’ target worker engagement
Never ask a veteran how many people he or she has killed in the line of duty. Never assume, either, that a veteran suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and is likely to be emotionally unstable in civilian life. Such insensitivity can lead to problems in the workplace. Indeed, forty-two percent of veterans will leave their…
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Mid Penn Bancorp Buys Malvern’s First Priority Financial for $82M
Mid Penn Bancorp is entering the lucrative southeastern Pennsylvania market by acquiring Malvern’s First Priority Financial, writes Joel Berg for Central Penn Business Journal. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The area is attractive to the Millersburg bank due to its growing population and above average household income, according to Rory G. Ritrievi, Mid Penn’s president and CEO. The…
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