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JD Vance rallies voters at wealthy Republican donor’s business in Bucks County
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. Ohio Sen. JD Vance made a campaign stop in Bucks County yesterday to rally voters in one of the most narrowly partisan split areas of the country. The Republican...
Souderton Area School leaders dodge questions as controversy brews
The controversy continues for the Souderton Area School Board.Thursday night was at least the third Souderton Area School Board meeting where members of the community showed up in large numbers calling for board member Bill Formica's resignation.Some feel he is unfit to serve the school district due to disparaging online posts about teachers, gay people, racial issues, and lewd comments about Vice President Kamala Harris.READ MORE: Souderton school board member addresses community in heated meeting after Kamala Harris commentSouderton school board member addresses community in heated meeting after Kamala Harris comment"Mr. Formica has called his posts impulsive, and one post...
Delaware River bridge stays closed to Pa. bound traffic indefinitely
🚧The New Hope-Lambertville Bridge has been closed to NJ-bound traffic. 🚧A rusted steel pin will keep it closed into 2025. The New Hope-Lambertville Bridge will remain closed to traffic headed to New Jersey as a rehabilitation project will last longer than expected after an "unforeseen structural condition" was discovered.
Subway Line That Would End in Neshaminy Included in PennDOT’s New Proposals for Roosevelt Boulevard
1970's artists rendition of the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Line. PennDOT has submitted three new proposals for the Roosevelt Boulevard corridor, including a Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Line that would run up to Neshaminy in Bucks County. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has submitted three new proposals that aim to make the...
Ticket-splitting in Pennsylvania and Maryland
This is an updated version of a column that appears in the October issue of The Business Monthly, serving Howard and Anne Arundel counties. The presidential election this year may well be determined in places like the neighborhood where I grew up in Croydon, Pennsylvania, an aging white working-class town in lower Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia.
Bucks County YWCA Will Salute Local Women Who Make a Difference with October Gala
The 70th year of the YWCA is here in Bucks County, and the organization will be hosting its 32nd Annual Salute to Women Who Make a Difference event on Oct 17. This is a hallmark event of the YWCA that honors female leaders who live and/or work in Bucks County.
This Falls park will get four new pickleball courts as game gets popular in Bucks County
Four pickleball courts will be coming to Quaker Penn Park in Falls. The Board of Supervisors voted last January to spend $294,000 on the courts, and were they supposed to be completed last summer. “There was an issue with one of the contractors, but I think it’s back on track now,” said chairman Jeff Dence.
Bucks County this weekend: Warrington Day, NOVA Upstander Day and history in Bristol
(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Fall is official here and we know you are looking for things to do in Bucks County each weekend to soak up the season. ...
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with LisaBeth Weber: Using Creativity in Service to the World
Take a walk through Bucks County and the extended region and chances are, you will see someone wearing a colorful and whimsical pin with an important message, such as “Are you registered to vote?”, “Love is Love”, “Black Lives Matter”, as well as “Global Peace.” With the current presidential campaign in full swing, she has added to her line which encourages people to vote for the Harris/Walz ticket. Her pins have a distinctive style that those in the know recognize as the work of LisaBeth Weber. She and I are part of several overlapping soul circles, all revolving around the importance of creating a peaceful, vibrant and sustainable planet. Singer-songwriter, freelance writer/marketing consultant, artist, and activist, LisaBeth is passionate about what she does, and it is evidenced in the quality of her work. I’ve seen her in action, at the retirement tribute concert for beloved folk music aficionado, WXPN host, and longtime Philadelphia Folk Festival emcee Gene Shay who sadly succumbed to COVID in 2020. She was part of an event in Doylestown a few years back that was a fundraiser for the Playing for Change Foundation (of which she was a board member) that included a songwriting workshop. Such fun to be involved with that collaborative effort!
New Hope-Lambertville bridge to remain partially closed until 2025
Work on a Delaware River bridge connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey will continue for "several more months" longer than anticipated, officials said Thursday. Construction on the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge will be extended because of an unexpected structural issue, the Delaware River Joint Bridge Commission announced. A comprehensive rehabilitation project began in late January, and the bridge has been closed to New Jersey-bound traffic during that time. Pedestrian crossings have also been restricted to a temporary walkway. Officials initially expected to be able to reopen the 120-year-old bridge this fall, but during the work, crews found a steel pin that supports a critical...
Schuylkill River Passenger Rail is Chugging Toward Approval
The Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority is nearing completion of its first phase to connect Montco with neighboring counties. The Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority is nearing the end of the first phase to restore train service between Philadelphia and Reading, reports Karen Shuey for the Reading Eagle. In a...
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