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Gregory Vellner
Solar Panels OK'd for New Center
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- The new Lower Bucks Government Services Center here in Bucks County will be outfitted with an array of energy-producing solar panels, under a recently approved plan that is the latest “aggressive” step in the Administration’s aim to make the area “a cleaner, greener” place to live.
Historic Farm to be Preserved
LOWER MAKEFIELD, Pa. -- Something’s sprung here at the 234-acre Patterson Farm in Lower Makefield Township and its not cantaloupe, zucchini, tomato or sweetcorn. What’s budded at the farm that’s been in the agriculture business for 340 consecutive years?
Mall Plans to Reinvent Itself
BENSALEM, Pa. -- Lower Bucks shoppers for years have found sales at Neshaminy Mall here in Bensalem Township, but now find the “exceptional” regional center that’s in a “go-to destination” with a million-square-feet of space to be itself a sale – for sale, that is, for about $25 million.
Billboards, Charging Stations Under Review
WRIGHSTOWN, Pa. -- There’s a lot of talk these days in neighboring Newtown, Upper Makefield and Wrightstown townships about a certain issue. The concern? Billboards and electric vehicle charging stations. Should stations be allowed and where? And in the case of billboards, are more expected to join the lone billboard that exists today on Route 413 in Wrightstown?
County Seeks Owners of $700,000
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Looking for money? Here’s where $700,000 can be found. That’s the amount of unclaimed funds the Bucks County Controller’s Office here wants to return to a long list of rightful owners, according to Controller Pamela Van Blunk, whose office last year successfully repaid $427,330 and now seeks to find a place for remaining homeless money.
Residents Warned to Beware Coyotes
LANGHORNE, Pa. -- Just as Bucks County, Pa., residents recall the sad event, Pennsylvania Game Commission authorities remember the death of a pet dog in a Langhorne backyard by a coyote two years ago and warn it could occur again this year – if residents aren’t careful.
Study Finds Population Decline
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- A peak into the near future finds Bucks County’s population will drop 7.5 percent, or by 48,596 people, over the next 30 years while other suburban Philadelphia counties instead see growth, according to a new study, citing aging Baby Boomers and a stagnant birth rate as major causes for the decline.
Butterfly Garden to Memorialize Flood Victims
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. -- Recall the tragic day last summer when a merciless storm unexpectedly ruptured here in Upper Makefield Township and stole seven innocent lives 9-monthss- to 78-years-old in an intolerable flash flood. Town folk today hope that in memory of the dreadful moment, hearts can heal.
Bucks Budget Hikes Taxes
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Bucks County homeowners on average will pay an additional $60 in property taxes in 2024 under a new $486.8 million budget that retains all departments and services like Courts and Row Offices, while erasing the county’s long-running structural deficit.
Final Plans Finally Approved
NEWTOWN BOROUGH, Pa. -- More than a decade after headlines announced a major undertaking was proposed in this charming Bucks County town, the big news today is this about the long-pursued venture that would be the largest in town history with residential, retail and restaurant establishments: Final Approval Granted.
Three Chosen in Fiction Contest
NEWTOWN, Pa. -- Elizabeth Luciano had facts about fiction – the Short Fiction Contest, that is. “There were 57 entries in this year’s contest – more entries than we’ve ever had before,” said Luciano, professor, Department of Language and Literature, Bucks County Community College, and administrator of the contest that was open to all adult county residents. “Every year, I continue to be amazed at the quality of the writing in Bucks County. We have a lot of people who are strongly dedicated to writing, and who are producing very fine work.”
Report Foresees Hot, Wet Weather
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- How’s the weather?. Recent reports about Bucks County’s changing climate – from three days a year now at 95 degrees or higher to 37 annually, and more of those severe, deadly rainstorms like the one that struck this past July – have been followed up by a new analysis offering a grim overview of conditions.
Hunt on for Borough Manager
NEWTOWN BOROUGH, Pa. -- If a Help Wanted advertisement had been posted, it might have read like this:. NOW HIRING: Chief Administrative Officer in Office of Borough Manager. Duties could include oversight of all municipal departments; enforcement of ordinance regulations; preparation and submission to Borough Council a budget message and budget proposal; preparation of meeting agendas, and attendance at meetings. Borough has a population of 2,296, with a 4.8 percent annual growth rate, a $198,158 average annual household income and is 11.9 square miles in size.
Deer on the Move, Authorities Warn
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. -- Bucks County motorists have a 1-in-59 chance of a vehicular accident involving a big game animal like a deer, warns the Pennsylvania Game Commission, noting the risk is strong now with the end of Daylight Savings Time and the start of the deer “rut” season.
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