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The BSR September 2024 repertory movie roundup
Summer’s over, but the fall repertory cinema season is just beginning. September has a packed lineup at the region’s repertory theaters, including a ‘70s comedy classic, the start of a series of world cinema seminars, and a series of L.A. shaggy dog adventures. The highlights. Sunday, September...
Local Family Steps Up, Files Title IX Complaint Against Phoenixville Area School District
Kenzie Padilla, an all-American swimmer headed to Harvard, observed many discrepancies between girls' and boys' sports at her Phoenixville school. A Phoenixville family recently filed a complaint against the Phoenixville Area School District citing alleged disparities between the boys’ and girls’ teams, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tenfold helps pilot study of landlord incentives
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is encouraging agencies that help homeless households find rentals to consider including financial incentives for landlords as part of a broader engagement effort. Doing so can dramatically reduce the time it takes for families to secure housing, it says. The evidence? A pilot program conducted...
DNC unveils billboards in Pennsylvania claiming Trump threatens IVF access
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled billboards Friday in Pennsylvania claiming that former President Trump threatens access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), ahead of his rally in the Keystone State. In a statement exclusively sent to The Hill, the DNC argued Trump has lied about his position on IVF and wants to ban the procedure.…
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce $17M for projects along Delaware River Watershed
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Federal funding from the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund will go toward removing dams to help fish move freely, reducing stormwater pollution and restoring habitat for horseshoe crabs, among other initiatives.
How much can you get for rare 1982 dimes circulating in Bucks County? Experts weigh in
A viral buzz circulating among amateur coin collectors has been the value of a 1982 Roosevelt dime that is missing the mint mark. The rumor had some believing the coin could be worth $1,000. According to the US Mint, it is a rare error coin that collectors have recognized and...
Bucks County held $800K in property owner funds for years. Who is getting that cash now?
The Bucks County treasurer is cutting checks to every municipality and school district in the county, after she learned of two bank accounts that had been holding money owed to residents for nearly 20 years. The accounts, first opened in 2003, held proceeds from tax sales. The tax claim bureau, which is the...
Playcrafters to stage ‘An Inspector Calls’ in Skippack starting Sept. 13
SKIPPACK — They say absolute power corrupts absolutely. However, for one wealthy upper-class family in 1912 England, lives are turned upside down when justice rises from the scorching ashes of corruption to reveal truths they would rather have burned. Next on the Playcrafters’ stage is a domestic melodrama with...
Souderton Area residents press for school board member to resign over social media posts
SOUDERTON — Tensions flared at the Souderton Area School Board meeting Thursday evening as residents sounded off on a string of objectionable social media posts by board member Bill Formica, with Formica resisting community demands to resign. “The motto of the Souderton Area School District is ‘Character Counts,’” said...
Pope John Paul II Defense pulls out all the stops in 18-0 shutout of Neumann-Goretti
ROYERSFORD – Pope John Paul knew what it was getting itself into when they made their non-conference schedule for the 2024 season. After earning a 34-27 win over a strong Springfield Township team a week ago, the Golden Panthers moved onto the next step of its early season gauntlet against state-ranked Neumann-Goretti.
CB South football ground attack proves too much for Souderton
FRANCONIA — The physical aspect, getting bumped around and making hard tackles worked, for a while for Central Bucks South senior quarterback Owen Pinkerton. Then it was time to move on from playing soccer. ...
Human remains found at site of historic mansion slated for warehouse development
LIMERICK — Human remains have been uncovered at the site of the historic Hood mansion where developers have plans to erect a giant warehouse facility. A team of specialists brought in by the Eastern Pennsylvania Preservation Society discovered what they believe to be the remains of members of the Hood family, which owned the property for several generations.
Bucks County Italian Market Launches Alto Bakery & Caffè in Warminster
Inside of Altomonte's, the Italian grocery store in Warminster and Doylestown that will be soon launching Alto Bakery & Caffe. Altomonte’s, the iconic Italian market and delicatessen operating in Doylestown and Warminster, is launching a bakery and cafe, writes Jeff Werner for The Patch. Alto Bakery & Caffè, which...
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