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Vita Education Services announces new board leadership
Vita Education Services, Bucks County’s leading provider of adult education services, announced the election of Ellen Happ, principal of Ellen Happ Architect, as the president of its board of directors. Happ will lead a team of dedicated individuals committed to furthering Vita’s mission of empowering adults through education.
Scholarship opportunities available through ICC
The Scholarship Committee of the Indian Cultural Center of South Jersey, formerly known as Asian Indian Professionals Inc., announced the availability of 15-20 scholarships in amounts ranging from $1,500 to $2,500 for college students who have a parent or grandparent of Asian Indian descent. The scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants who are enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in the fall of 2024 and reside in one of the following counties in the Delaware Valley: Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Delaware, Philadelphia or New Castle.
Bucks County Community College receives $250K grant
Bucks County Community College’s Center for Workforce Development has been awarded a $250,000 grant through the PA Department of Labor & Industry to expand access to its Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship program. Bucks will be one of 14 recipients of the state’s $3.3 million Schools-to-Work initiative. The...
Neshaminy senior named Bucks County High School Poet of the Year
Neshaminy High School senior Cecelia Shine rose to the top of more than 100 entries to be named the 2024 Bucks County High School Poet of the Year. The 37th annual contest is part of the Bucks County Poet Laureate Program and administered by Bucks County Community College. With the...
Temple political science graduate is ready to make positive change
As Gianni Quattrocchi prepares to graduate from Temple University this week, he wants to instill one piece of advice on incoming freshmen: be open to change. When this Bristol Borough native began his collegiate journey in 2020, he was majoring in mechanical engineering. However, during his first semester, he realized that he didn’t feel particularly passionate about the field. Rather than stick with his initial plan and doom himself to an unhappy future, he allowed himself to switch gears and recognize his true interest: politics.
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Christopher Plytas, 43, has been arrested by Bensalem Police for the theft of $190,000 from a vehicle. On April 29, at 5 p.m., police responded to the Conoco Gas Station, 2700 Knights Road, for the report of a theft from a vehicle in the parking lot. Upon arrival, the victim told police that he had $190,000 in a box in the back seat of his 2017 Tesla, and that someone had broken the window and stolen all of the cash while he was inside the business. The victim is the owner of a company that owns skill machines throughout the area, and he was at that gas station servicing one of those machines when the theft occurred.
Women’s Animal Center seeks kitten foster volunteers
Kitten season is here and, during this critical time, many litters of stray, abandoned and orphaned baby kittens — newborn to less than 6 weeks old — are brought to Women’s Animal Center needing specialized care to survive, thrive and grow. The center needs additional kitten foster...
59th annual BCCC Student Art Exhibition runs through May 7 at Hicks
The Arts and Communication Department at Bucks County Community College is hosting the 59th annual Student Art Exhibition, a showcase of work made during spring and fall 2023 and spring 2024 by students in the department. Medias include ceramics, dance, digital media, drawing, film, fine woodworking, glass, graphic design, jewelry, music, painting, printmaking, photography, 2D design, 3D design, video and web design. The exhibition runs through May 9 in the Hicks Art Center.
Bucks Community College announces winners of 7th annual High School Short Fiction Contest
Olivia Beno, of Yardley, a junior at Pennsbury High School, was awarded first place for her story Death and Dreaming on the Golden Coast in Bucks County Community College’s 7th annual High School Short Fiction Contest. Alaina Kass, of Levittown, a junior at Neshaminy High School, won second place for The Sin of a Smile. Katie Krom, also of Levittown, a senior at Neshaminy, captured third place for Forever, Shattered. Dr. David Venditto, a faculty member at BCCC, made the final selections.
Lower Bucks Chamber keynote program
The Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its next keynote networking and breakfast meeting on Wednesday, May 8, at Woods Services, 40 Martin Gross Drive, Langhorne. Networking is from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and the program is from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Gary Lewandowski Jr., Ph.D., professor of...
St. Mary Medical Center becomes Kin Wellness sponsor
Kin, a nonprofit all-inclusive wellness and support center that provides free services through its unique 360-degree care model to cancer patients, their caregivers and local oncology healthcare workers across Bucks County, announced that Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic/St. Mary Medical Center has joined as an official sponsor. Grand View Health and Fox Chase Cancer Center (Bucks County) are continuing their sponsorships.
SCORE Bucks County offering May business webinars
In an ongoing effort to keep the small business community informed, SCORE Bucks County is offering 15 educational workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners in May. The online webinars feature a range of topics for every stage of the entrepreneur’s business journey, including social media basics; starting and operating a new business; an overview of Amazon fulfillment, warehousing and more; developing a marketing plan; managing human resources; and using artificial intelligence to create content, among other business-related topics. See the May calendar at score.org/buckscounty/local-workshops/score-bucks-county-workshop-calendar.
Lenape Valley Foundation’s 15th annual Golf Outing to benefit new crisis center
Lenape Valley Foundation is hosting its 15th annual Golf Outing on Monday, June 17, at Doylestown Country Club. Proceeds from this year’s event will support the opening of a new behavioral health crisis center in Bucks County. The new center, which will be located in Doylestown, aims to improve the environment and quality of care for children, adults and families who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Anticipated to open in 2025 and the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, the center will bring together under one roof all the components of crisis services that are now fractured across the system: mental health, drug and alcohol, intellectual disabilities and more, in an environment designed to deescalate the crises.
Penn State Master Gardeners hosting Plant Sale
The Penn State Master Gardeners of Bucks County are holding their 22nd annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their office location on the Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, 576 Penns Park Road, Newtown. Rain or shine. The sale offers many types of annuals, perennials,...
NOVA executive director wins Social Innovations Award
NOVA, Bucks County’s comprehensive crime victim services agency, announced that its executive director Penelope Ettinger won first place from the Greater Philadelphia Social Innovations Awards in the Community and Behavioral Health category for her work at NOVA. The 2024 Greater Philadelphia Social Innovations Awards honor the region’s most passionate...
CRIME ROUNDUP
Burglar targeting Asian American business owners arrested. Frederick Gray, 45, of Henry Avenue in Philadelphia, was recently arrested for burglarizing the local home of an Asian American business owner. On Sept. 30, 2023, a resident of Village Greene Boulevard in Bensalem, arrived home to find the front door unlocked, basement...
St. Mary Medical Center enters partnership with NAC
St. Mary Medical Center announced that it has partnered with the Newtown Athletic Club to support the health and wellbeing of the Bucks County community. As the presenting healthcare partner of the NAC, St. Mary will engage with NAC members and visitors through a variety of health-focused initiatives, including education seminars and an on-site concierge program. The concierge will assist NAC members with tasks such as scheduling and coordinating services, like outpatient testing and provider appointments, as well as resolving potential billing matters or ordering pharmacy prescriptions.
Andalusia hosting Garden Symposium May 3
Andalusia Historic House, Gardens & Arboretum announced the return of its Andalusia Garden Symposium. This year’s day-long event on Friday, May 3, features four world-renowned horticulturists speaking in Bucks County. The Garden Symposium brings together garden enthusiasts from near and far to hear from some of the most influential...
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