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BUCKS COUNTY SHORT FICTION CONTEST ANNOUNCES WINNERS

November 9, 2021

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…

November 2, 2021

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…

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Nicole Steinberg Named 2021 Bucks County Poet Laureate

October 28, 2021

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…

October 3, 2021

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…

Secretary of State encourages Pennsylvanians to learn about elections by serving as a poll worker

September 2, 2021

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…

September 2, 2021

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…

Lower Bucks Vietnam Memorial Chair to be Feted as Hometown Hero by Phillies

August 19, 2021

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…

August 10, 2021

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…

SBA Relocates Disaster Loan Outreach Center From Lower Bucks Government Services Center to Bucks County Free Library

August 5, 2021

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…

July 7, 2021

Summer is heating up; kids and pets remain at risk. The Delaware Valley is sizzling with temperatures topping 90 degrees yesterday and today. If you think it’s hot outside, it’s even hotter inside your car. Every nine days, across the…

PUC Holds Public Input Hearings on PECO Rate Increase Request

May 19, 2021

Telephonic Hearings Scheduled for June 8 and 9, to Gather Public Input from PECO Electric Customers and Other Concerned Parties The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced a series of four early-June telephonic hearings to gather public input on a rate…

April 21, 2021

We are gratified that the jury in this case knew that what we all saw on that tape was purely and simply murder. They recognized that a badge is not a shield from accountability. Unfortunately, even since the murder of…