July 15, 2019
YARDLEY, PA — Lawmakers in Bucks County are pushing for a new law that would give commuters, including those who drive back and forth into New Jersey, a break on tolls.
On Friday, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Perry Warren held a press conference near the Scudder Falls Bridge interchange in Lower Makefield. They’re pushing their bills in both the House and Senate that would give a tax credit of up to $500 for toll-related expenses.
July 14, 2019
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-10, and Rep. Perry Warren, D-31, introduced bills that could refund drivers half what they pay in Pennsylvania tolls through a tax rebate.
Local lawmakers are proposing two bills that they say could refund up to $500 to drivers using Pennsylvania toll roads and bridges.
July 13, 2019
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> Commuters who use the Delaware River toll bridges and the Pennsylvania Turnpike would receive a tax credit under legislation being proposed in the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives.
With tolling set to begin at the new Scudder Falls Bridge on Sunday, State Senator Steve Santarsiero joined State Rep. Perry Warren at the Park and Ride lot on Woodside Road in Lower Makefield to announce companion pieces of legislation – Senate Bill 451 and House Bill 329 – aimed at easing the financial burden of commuting to work.
July 13, 2019
Tolls start Sunday on the new Scudder Falls Toll Bridge that connects I-295 in Pennsylvania to New Jersey over the Delaware River.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s electronic tolling gantry heading from Mercer County, New Jersey, into Lower Makefield on I-295 will begin charging a $1.25 toll on E-ZPass devices and others will have their vehicle’s license plate scanned and later receive a bill for $2.60 by mail. No toll booths are present on the bridge.
July 9, 2019
Imagine you are an opioid addict leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, and a man standing outside the building strikes up a conversation.
He understands what you’re going through in the difficult and often discouraging fight to end your dependence on drugs. Even better, he wants to help — and he knows just the place for in-patient treatment.
July 8, 2019
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> A butterfly fluttered through the air, occasionally landing on one of the many gift baskets on display at the park’s pavilion just off of Edgewood Road.
Friends and family of 14-year-old Josh Goldinger, who was struck and killed by a car in 2017 while riding his bike, thought it might be Josh winging his way by to check out the fun.
July 1, 2019
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP >> Thousands jammed Sycamore Street on Sunday for the rescheduled Welcome Day bringing with it a sea of color, delicious smells and summer excitement.
While the day turned out to be a hot one, Newtown Business Association leaders weren’t sweating the heat. They were just ecstatic that it didn’t rain, like on May 5 when wet weather postponed the event.
June 28, 2019
Eating disorders are recognized as the most fatal mental illnesses. Someone dies as the result of an eating disorder about once an hour, according to the Eating Disorders Coalition.
Eating disorders affect Pennsylvanians from all backgrounds. Genetics, environmental factors and personality traits can create a greater risk for an eating disorder.
June 25, 2019
State Rep. Perry Warren, D-Bucks, and state Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-Bucks, joined Gov. Tom Wolf in hosting longtime local and national baseball writer Jayson Stark at the state Capitol in Harrisburg earlier this month to celebrate his election as the 2019 winner of the prestigious J.G. Taylor Spink Award.
A Senate resolution introduced by Santarsiero was unanimously approved to congratulate Jayson, of Newtown, who earned the honor for “meritorious contributions to baseball writing,” according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
June 20, 2019
Local and state officials gathered outside the County Theater in Doylestown Thursday, June 13, to celebrate receipt of a $64,500 state grant that will fund renovations to the facade of the historic Art Deco movie house.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission awarded $2.5 million in Keystone Historic Preservation grants June 6 – including the one to the County Theater, Inc. – to help historical and heritage organizations, museums and local governments in 28 counties.
June 19, 2019
Two bills introduced by state Sen. Steven Santarsiero, D-10, and Rep. Tom Murt, R-152, would require schools to provide eating disorder educational materials to parents of students in fifth through 12th grades.
New legislation from two area lawmakers seeks to educate parents of public school students about the risks and warning signs of eating disorders.
June 16, 2019
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero on June 14 joined local and county officials in cutting the ribbon on his new district offices on the second floor of the Santander Bank building at the intersection of Terry Drive and Newtown-Yardley Road in Newtown.
June 16, 2019
DOYLESTOWN >> The landmark County Theater in Doylestown will undergo a facade rehabilitation thanks to a $64,500 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Standing beneath the theater’s distinctive marquee, the theater’s executive director John Toner along with State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Wendy Ullman announced the news at a June 13 press conference.
June 14, 2019
The funds will contribute to the cinema’s ongoing expansion and restoration efforts
With a restoration project in its sights, the County Theater’s effort got a boost from the state Thursday that will help preserve its landmark front and marquee.
June 8, 2019
Lawmakers, real estate professionals and others said more state funding for education would help lower-performing school districts and thus boost home sales and the tax bases for those districts.
More state funding for public education would help strengthen lower-performing school districts and make them more attractive for prospective home buyers, state lawmakers, real estate professionals and others said during a press conference and panel discussion in Doylestown Township Thursday.
June 7, 2019
Bucks County Democratic lawmakers want Pennsylvania to be the next state to make it illegal for health care providers to exploit patients to increase profits.
Bucks County Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation designed to punish drug treatment and testing companies that use vulnerable patients to help pump up their profits.
June 4, 2019
HARRISBURG, PA — A Newtown Township resident and national baseball writer was recognized by lawmakers Monday at the state Capitol in Harrisburg for winning a prestigious sportswriting award.
Longtime local and national baseball writer Jayson Stark was recognized by lawmakers in celebration of his election as the 2019 winner of the prestigious J.G. Taylor Spink Award.
June 3, 2019
HARRISBURG >> The Pennsylvania State Senate and House on June 3 approved by unanimous consent resolutions introduced by State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Perry Warren (D-31) that congratulate Newtown resident and nationally recognized sportswriter Jayson Stark for winning the Baseball Writers’ Association of America J.G. Taylor Spink Award and his contributions to the sport of baseball.
June 2, 2019
Bristol, Doylestown and Plumstead townships and Morrisville were all awarded grants through the Automated Red Light Enforcement program this week.
State officials announced more than $1.3 million in state grants awarded to four Bucks County towns earlier this week through the state’s Automated Red Light Enforcement program.
May 30, 2019
Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
Well, we’ll give state Rep. Tom Mehaffie credit for this much: He’s not afraid to hunt for elusive prey.
After watching his push for for a $500 million, consumer-funded bailout of Three Mile Island go up in, well, a mushroom cloud of legislative indifference, the Dauphin County Republican is picking himself up, dusting himself off, and setting his sights on a goal that’s evaded any number of lawmakers over the years.
May 28, 2019
Sen. Steven Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry Warren, both D-Bucks, announced last month that the state Department of Community and Economic Development is awarding a $40,000 grant to Newtown.
The funds are being provided through the department’s Early Intervention Program, Perry said.
Grants from this program are designed to assist municipalities in creating short- and long-term financial plans to help them meet their goals.
May 28, 2019
NEWTOWN >> From the solitude of the Newtown Cemetery to Veterans Plaza on Historic State Street, Taps split the morning air as Newtown remembered the fallen on Memorial Day.
Pausing first at the gravesite of Morell Smith, Newtown’s only native son who died fighting for his country in WWI, and then at the World War I monument at the Newtown Library Company, veterans from American Legion Post 440 laid wreaths and saluted the men and women who gave their lives in the cause of freedom.
May 28, 2019
State Sens. Steve Santarsiero and Maria Collett want to give the state attorney general the ability to prosecute environmental crimes, without waiting for a referral from another agency. But detractors say authority should remain with the state DEP.
State Sens. Steve Santarsiero and Maria Collett announced last week they are working on a bill that would give the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General “concurrent jurisdiction” over environmental crimes, meaning the office would no longer need a referral from state environmental agencies or a county district attorney to pursue a case.
May 22, 2019
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> Scouts BSA (Troop 210) celebrated its newest Eagle Scout, Connor Eirich, during a Court of Honor on Saturday, April 13 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lower Makefield
The son of Russ and Julia Eirich of Lower Makefield, Connor began his Scouting career in 2007 as a Tiger Cub Scout with Pack 95 and continued in Cub Scouts, earning the highest rank – the Arrow of Light Award.
May 22, 2019
The Bristol Township School District and Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in Warwick received grants that can be spent on security equipment and training in its use.
The Bristol Township School District and Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in Warwick were recently among 39 schools or districts across Pennsylvania to receive a total of $919,000 in safety and security grants from the state.
