The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) announced today the launch of the Commonwealth’s Student Loan Relief for Nurses (Student Loan RN) Program. The available funding for the program is expected to provide student loan relief for licensed Pennsylvania nurses…
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging reminds Medicare beneficiaries that the Annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period is now underway until December 7th and Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight, PA MEDI, is here to help. PA MEDI, formerly known as APPRISE,…
Fair Districts Pennsylvania (FDPA) recently released its final People’s Maps to the Pennsylvania Legislative Redistricting Commission (LRC) for their consideration. The LRC is tasked with drawing official Pennsylvania House and Senate voting districts for the 2022 elections and the coming decade…
The Bucks County Short Fiction Contest is pleased to announce the winners for Fall 2021. Lynn Levin of Southampton won first place for her story, “Tell Us About Your Experience.” Megan Monforte of Doylestown was awarded second place for her…
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two proposed rules to significantly reduce methane and other harmful pollutants from both new and modified as well as existing oil and gas operations. These rules would require companies to find and fix…
Steinberg will read from her works Sunday, Nov. 14, at Bucks County Community College in Newtown Nicole Steinberg of Newtown has been named the 2021 Bucks County Poet Laureate, officials at Bucks County Community College announced. Steinberg, a published poet who…
by Stewart Gross Angels on a Leash is a non-profit therapy dog organization based out of Richboro, where President Bob Wharton resides. They currently have 70 members and dogs, known as champion teams, that help younger students learn how to…
Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid is encouraging all eligible Pennsylvanians to learn more about elections by signing up to be poll workers in their county for the November 2nd, 2021, election. “Poll workers play an integral role in the electoral…
The Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) on September 1st by a vote of 3-2. Established in 2008, RGGI is a bipartisan multi-state program that addresses carbon pollution by setting a…
Ed Preston to be Recognized for Contributions to Community, Veterans Causes The chairman of the grass-roots organization that is bringing a Vietnam veterans memorial to Lower Bucks County next month will be among those honored as “Hometown Heroes” by the…
As the school year approaches, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) wants eligible children of veterans to know that the Educational Gratuity Program provides financial assistance for those attending post-high school education or training at an approved institution…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today the relocation of its Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania to help families and survivors impacted by the flash flooding on July 12, 2021. The DLOC will cease operations…