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Bridge in Quakertown named in honor of fighter jet pilot killed in 1967
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - A bridge in part of Bucks County has a new name. The bridge is now the Major Donald R. Kemmerer Bridge. Major Kemmerer was killed when the fighter jet he was in went down in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam in August of 1967.
Parx has OK to build hotel in Bensalem. Is the project stalled?
A year ago Parx Casino proposed building a grand, 13-story hotel with lavish amenities near its casino and horse race track on Street Road in Bensalem. Groundbreaking was set for late 2023 and officials said at the time it would be opened in 2025. However, there's been no vidible project...
See who are the high school softball top position players in the Bucks County area
Spring is here, and that means softball season is underway. Last season, we had a state champion in North Penn. Which players will lead the way to Penn State's Nittany Lion Softball Park? Here are our picks for the Top Returning Position Players this season. 8 Top Catchers ...
Dick Patterson, Longtime Director of the Bucks 5K Series, Supporter of Doylestown
Caption:Dick Patterson (left) with Johnny King-Marino. The two served together on the Bucks 5K Series, which hosts races throughout Bucks County. Credits:Kris Boger DOYLESTOWN, PA—Dick Patterson will leave behind a long legacy of volunteer work serving Doylestown, but he may be best remembered for his work with the Bucks 5K Series, a group that hosts races throughout Bucks County. Patterson, who died peacefully on March 24, served as the director of the race series for 20-plus years, putting him in touch with countless runners from the region and beyond. As an avid runner and advocate of both...
Family Dollar announces closure of two stores in single city sparking shopper frenzy with 50% sale off everything
FAMILY Dollar announced it would be closing two of its stores in one city as shoppers scramble to take advantage of a 50% off everything sale. Hundreds of deal seekers were drawn to the stores in downtown Trenton, New Jersey after the company shared the news. One location on East...
Daneishya Nicole Neal And Infant Daughter Missing In Bucks
Seventeen-year-old Daneishya Nicole Neal left the Christ Home for Children, 800 York Road, with her 5-month-old daughter Eliana Rae Neal on Saturday, March 23, police said. Neal left a message for Christ Home staff, "thanking them for all of their help and advising she was 'going her own way' with her 5-month-old daughter," according to authorities.
N.J. man admits conspiring with convicted Ponzi schemer on parole
A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, the convicted Ponzi schemer who was let out of prison early by former President Donald Trump in 2021. Joel Wittels, 57, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to engage in the unlicensed wholesale distribution of prescription drugs and conspiracy to obstruct justice in Trenton federal court on Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said.
WATCH: Vehicle Strikes Pumps at Sunoco in Lansdale
A blue BMW sedan sustained severe damage to nearly the entire vehicle after crashing into a dual-sided gas pump at the Sunoco at North Broad and East Third streets in Lansdale Tuesday night, according to reports from the scene. Furthermore, investigators at the scene told North Penn Now that the...
Corrections Officer Shoots 21-Year-Old Thinking He's Under Attack In Trenton: Prosecutor
The corrections officer thought he was being shot at, but it turned out that a thrown paint can had broken his window, the prosecutor said. The incident occurred on the 500 block of Bellevue Avenue at about 12:20 a.m. The injured woman was taken to the hospital in critical but...
Bristol Township gets $2M to repair, reopen Edgely bridge. Replacement will have to wait
The Edgely bridge, which spans Amtrak's heavily traveled Northeast Corridor through Lower Bucks County, will be renovated and reopened with assistance of $2 million in state funding. The Randall Avenue bridge has been closed to traffic and detoured for over a year, causing headaches for residents in the Edgely section...
Hershey's Kisses the official candy of PA? Bucks County teens in Harrisburg for sweet vote
Pennsylvania could get a little sweeter thanks to a group of Bucks County high school students. On Tuesday, legislation initially proposed by members of the Hershey Kiss Committee passed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. State Rep. Perry Warren welcomed the committee, made up of juniors from Council Rock North...
Trenton Water Works (TWW) Failed to Perform Calibration Verification of Individual Filter Turbidimeters
TWW’s water-filtration plant on Route 29 South in Trenton routinely monitors water drawn from the Delaware River for turbidity, a measure of the relative clarity of raw water during the filtration process. Under NJAC 7:10-9.6(b), a supplier of water with an existing surface water-filtration plant must calibrate turbidimeters as specified by the manufacturer and must verify the accuracy of each analyzer/recorder by taking a grab sample of the effluent at least once in every 24 hours. Our water system did not comply with these requirements. Specifically, on March 17, 2023, TWW failed to conduct a daily grab sample for the following filter sample points at our water-filtration plant: 9E, 11E, 5W, 6W, 7W, 8W, 9W, 10W, and 11W.
Homes in Philadelphia suburbs most expensive in PA, nation. Where does Bucks County rank?
The five counties making up the Philadelphia suburbs have not only some of the most expensive home prices in Pennsylvania, but in most of the country. The median home price in Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties was more than double the state’s median home value of $191,550, according to late 2023 data from the National Association of Realtors.
Heralding Our History: 4 finds in the Hulmeville of 2024
Hulmeville’s glory days may have passed a century ago, but there is still plenty going on in this tiny town and good reasons to visit our historic community. Hulmeville showed its ongoing community spirit in 2022 when the borough established the Hulmeville 150th committee to celebrate 150 years since incorporation. The committee put on many events to celebrate our history and our current community.
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