September 4, 2020
Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County is once again in the spotlight, this time as the recipient of more than $1 million in state grants to help with research in pursuing a treatment and vaccine for COVID-19.
Of 23 state awards, the biotechnology center, located next to the Doylestown Airport in Buckingham, received four grants, bringing in $1.1 million of the $10 million statewide allocation. The money will help support the biotech center’s renovation plans, which will add research and training labs, more than 100 new jobs and new offices for COVID-19 research and development.
August 30, 2020
DOYLESTOWN >> The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County will receive $803,306 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Office of Technology and Innovation.
August 28, 2020
The cumbersome and sometimes slow counting of an expected record number of mail-in ballots — especially in some crucial swing states — could delay results and open the door to challenges in this year’s elections.
In 13 states and the District of Columbia, including the closely contested battlegrounds of Pennsylvania and Michigan, election officials can’t start processing absentee ballots until Election Day, and in three more states they can’t start until the polls close. With millions of such ballots anticipated, that’s a daunting, if not impossible, task to perform quickly.
August 21, 2020
BUCKS COUNTY >> Seven school districts in Bucks County have been awarded nearly $390,000 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for compensatory services for students with special needs.
The funding awards by school district are as follows: Central Bucks School District: $176,326; Council Rock School District: $123,706; Morrisville Borough School District: $7,217; New Hope-Solebury School District: $5,000; Palisades School District: $16,220; Pennridge School District: $19,645; and the Pennsbury School District: $41,579.
August 21, 2020
Talk about unintended consequences.
As a way to avoid increasing gas taxes back in 2007, the Pennsylvania Legislature decided to raise $450 million yearly — $400 million for public transit and $50 million to encourage multimodal projects — by tolling Interstate 80 and placing higher tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
August 18, 2020
BUCKS COUNTY – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), along with State Representatives Perry Warren (D-31), John Galloway (D-140), and Wendy Ullman (D-143) announced $1,763,403 in Small Water & Sewer Program grant funds through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), are coming to seven local municipalities.
July 12, 2020
MORRISVILLE BOROUGH >> Hundreds of protesters rallied at Williamson Park Saturday afternoon for an end to racism.
The family-friendly, Black Lives Matter demonstration was organized by Morrisville Against Hate and the NAACP of Bucks County in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
July 9, 2020
HARRISBURG, Penn. — As Pennsylvania reopens in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some state lawmakers are calling for action to ensure the economic recovery doesn’t leave anyone behind.
The pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption to the economy and threatened the welfare of everyone in the state. According to state Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-Lower Makefield (Bucks County), it is incumbent upon state legislators to pass measures that will create what he called a “just recovery” that helps everyone thrive.
“We need to make sure that people have access to good-paying jobs, that they have access to health care, that they have a roof over their heads, and that they get the help they need to get through the downturn that has been created by the virus,” said Santarsiero.
June 25, 2020
DOYLESTOWN >> For the first time, the rainbow Pride Flag is being flown outside the Bucks County Administration Building in recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month.
The flag was raised late Tuesday afternoon, June 23 by youth from Planned Parenthood’s Rainbow Room in Doylestown in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York that gave rise to organized efforts to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ+ people in the United States.
June 24, 2020
For the first time, Bucks County government hoisted a LGBTQ+ pride flag.
The flag was displayed below the American flag outside the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown Borough on Tuesday.
Teens from Planned Parenthood’s Rainbow Room, a program for county LGBTQ+ youth and allies, helped raise the multi-color flag.
June 7, 2020
It has been nearly two weeks since George Floyd was murdered while in police custody in Minneapolis. The horror of that tragedy was caught on video, which quickly went viral across Minnesota, the United States and the world.
In an instant, all of us became witnesses to an unjustified and brutal use of force and a victim’s futile cries for help. The horror of those 8 minutes, 46 seconds could not help but pierce the soul of any feeling person. Our witnessing of such human suffering produced shock, then anger and finally a dread that our society was becoming something that we did not recognize.
June 3, 2020
On Politics: In Focus airing Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 6:30 a.m. and Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 1 p.m. we hear from a local legislator who is urging Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to pass legislation allowing curbside pickup for retail businesses in the Commonwealth. Democratic State Senator Steve Santarsiero of the 10th District joins us. Santarsiero talks about the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on small businesses. And, he says he is joined by almost eighty democratic colleagues in the House and Senate supporting the proposed legislation. He says curbside pick-up for retail will give a much-needed boost to small businesses across the Commonwealth, without sacrificing the efforts that have been made to flatten the curve.”
October 17, 2019
When 7-year-old Kayden Mancuso’s father killed her in his Philadelphia home last year, her mother vowed to take action.
Kathryn Sherlock and her husband, Brian, met with Gov. Tom Wolf to seek support for “Kayden’s Law,” a measure that would better protect children from parents with documented histories of abusive behavior.
October 10, 2019
NEWTOWN – October 10, 2019 – On Saturday, October 19th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, state Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will host a KidsFest at Morrisville High School in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
There will be more than 30 vendors with fun and valuable information for children and their families. Some of the exhibits include Independence Blue Cross-CHIP, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County, PA State Treasury, PA Fish and Boat Commission, Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth – CRCHY, Morrisville Opportunity Educational Foundation, Bucks County Free Library, and many more.
There will also be a special and interactive performance by entertainer YoYo, who seeks to inspire children and adults to see fitness as a fun, playful, and lifelong commitment.
Other attractions include the PA State Police helicopter, Bucks County Community College ArtMobile, Bucks County Intermediate Unit Mobile FAB LAB, animals from the Silver Lake Nature Center, the Bucks County Sheriff’s Community Resource Unit, and trucks from the Morrisville Fire Company.
Available prizes for event participants include:
- Two drawings for a Sesame Place Family 4-Pack
- Family Membership to Silver Lake Nature Center
- Gift basket and more
For more information on this and other events, call 215-489-5000 or visit SenatorSteveSantarsiero.com/events.
WHEN: Saturday, October 19th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
WHERE: Morrisville High School, 550 West Palmer Street, Morrisville, Pennsylvania 19067
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October 7, 2019
NEWTOWN >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), state Representatives Tina Davis (D-141) and Perry Warren (D-31), and family members of the late Kayden Mancuso, held a press call on Oct. 4 to announce the introduction of SB 868, and a companion House Bill, also known as “Kayden’s Law.”
Kayden Mancuso, a seven-year-old of Lower Makefield Township, was killed in August of 2018 by her biological father during a court-ordered, unsupervised visit granted following a year-long custody dispute. The bill is named in Kayden’s honor, as the Bucks County legislators have been working closely with members of her family in creating the legislation to prevent other families from experiencing the same horrific loss.
October 6, 2019
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania lawmakers are introducing a legislation to reform the child custody hearing process after the murder of Kayden Mancuso.
Kayden, 7, was murdered by her father last summer during an unsupervised visit. Jeffrey Mancuso, her biological father, then killed himself.
October 5, 2019
Pennsylvania child custody laws let judges deciding child custody matters treat past violent and criminal behavior of a parent as equal to things like the distance between parents’ homes and the availability of extended family. A newly introduced piece of legislation wants to make sure factors impacting a child’s health and safety get first priority in those decisions.
If Pennsylvania had a child custody court law in place like the one three Bucks County lawmakers propose, the family of Kayden Mancuso believe the Lower Makefield girl would likely be celebrating her 9th birthday this month.
October 3, 2019
It was a rainy day five years ago when officials gathered to announce the Levittown Train Station was going to be rebuilt. On Thursday with rain falling again, many of those same officials announced the construction on the SEPTA station along the Trenton Line had completed.
The station is a complete overhaul and rejuvenation from the decades-old building that was falling apart and included a skeezy tunnel that went under the tracks in Tullytown Borough.
October 2, 2019
Federal, state and county officials joined together Thursday to celebrate the official completion of the station’s renovation off Route 13 in Tullytown.
As state Rep. John Galloway puts it, for years SEPTA’s dilapidated Levittown Station in Tullytown was a “symbol of the decline of Levittown.”
September 28, 2019
LANGHORNE, Pa. (CBS) — Thousands of United Automobile Workers remain off the job. Saturday marked Day 13 of the nationwide strike against General Motors. Officials were back at the bargaining table on Saturday after talks ended Friday night with no deal.
For nearly two weeks, United Automobile Workers have been on the picket line.
“It’s time we’ve been given a fair shake here,” Raina Shoemaker said.
September 28, 2019
For two straight weeks, the picket line continues outside of The General Motors Plant in Langhorne, Pennsylvania as members of United Auto Workers 2177 continue to strike.
On Saturday, several unions came out to a rally to throw their support behind the GM employees.
The sticking points of the still unresolved contract include; fair wages, affordable health care, job security and a push for temporary workers to become full-time.
September 19, 2019
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced during a road tour with state and local representatives that two local bridge replacement projects and several repaving projects will be the focus of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) investment.
Santarsiero directed a road tour with representatives from PennDOT, state Rep. Wendy Ullman (D-143) and local officials to highlight roads and bridges throughout the 10th Senate District in need of repair.
September 17, 2019
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced during a road tour with state and local representatives that two local bridge replacement projects and several repaving projects will be the focus of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) investment.
Sen. Santarsiero directed a road tour with representatives from PennDOT, state Representative Wendy Ullman (D-143) and local officials to highlight roads and bridges throughout the 10th Senate District in need of repair.
September 15, 2019
Sirens blared through 2.1-square-mile Tullytown Borough late Saturday morning as its volunteer fire company marked 100 years of service.
The parade started at the Walt Disney Elementary School and head onto Levittown Parkway to Route 13, onto Fallsington Avenue and over the bridge, down Main Street, and to the fire station on Bordentown Road with residents lining the route.
September 13, 2019
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> In the quiet embrace of the Garden of Reflection, hundreds gathered on Wednesday to remember and reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
During morning and evening ceremonies, family members joined friends and members of the clergy as they shared poetry and offered thoughts and words as they remembered the 2,977 lives taken 18 years ago in an act of terrorism that shook the nation.
