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Bucks, Montgomery County Democrats stump for solar, carbon cap
At a press conference in Abington, Democratic state lawmakers connected climate change to Hurricane Dorian and other global events as they promoted bills to increase the state’s use of solar energy while placing a cap on carbon emissions. State Democratic lawmakers...
Lawmakers: Misclassifying workers costing millions in revenue
Bucks County Reps. John Galloway, Perry Warren and other area legislators support bills that would address the problem of misusing the independent contractor designation. Misuse of the independent contractor designation for workers, primarily in the construction...
After receiving 900 public comments, DEP will reevaluate decision on Tohickon Creek
The DEP earlier this year issued a draft decision to “downgrade” the status of the Tohickon Creek. The department now says it will study whether the Nockamixon Dam could help the waterway. Each year, the release of water from the Nockamixon Dam into the lower Tohickon...
Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to kick ’unseemly characters’ out of drug abuse treatment business
As prosecutions continue in a kickback and insurance fraud scheme carried out at a now-defunct Bucks County drug abuse treatment company, Pennsylvania lawmakers have taken notice and believe there are more messes to be cleaned up in the treatment industry. State Rep....
Gov. Tom Wolf unveils gun violence effort after Philadelphia shooting
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf directed state police and other agencies under his control Friday to focus greater efforts on addressing gun violence, two days after a gunman shot six Philadelphia police officers. Wolf said the state would set up a new Special Council on...
Gov. Wolf Signs Executive Order On Gun Violence
Following two consecutive mass shootings in Philadelphia — and nearly two weeks after mass shootings in Ohio and Texas — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order Friday laying out a plan to reduce gun violence. The signing, originally set for Thursday, was...
Concerns Raised About St. Mary Medical Center Staffing, Unionization Efforts
Concerns have been raised about staffing levels at St. Mary Medical Center. The worries about staffing and patient safety have been raised by sources who have spoken to LevittownNow.com. Similar concerns and ones relating “interference” in staff members’ attempts to...
YMCA of Bucks receives $2 million grant
YMCA of Bucks County has received a $2 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of the Budget. The RACP grant is used for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic,...
DEP finds PFAS chemicals in soil near contaminated Rockhill water wells
The Pennsylvania DEP is pushing ahead with an investigation after finding PFAS chemicals in the soil of a Bergey’s Tire property near the East and West Rockhill border. The chemicals have been found in 13 nearby drinking water wells, but DEP has not yet connected the...
The high cost of the Pa. Turnpike is taking a toll on all of us. Lawmakers should approve this plan for relief | Opinion
To the surprise of no one and the disgust of everyone, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission recently announced that it will raise tolls by 6 percent, effective Jan. 5, 2020. After raising tolls only five times during the first 64 years of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s...
Pa. Republican lawmaker plans hearings following mass shootings
State Sen. Lisa Baker, the chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said she is planning public hearings following the mass shootings this weekend in Texas and Ohio. Baker, a Luzerne County Republican, did not specify any dates for the hearings. But she said in a...
St. Mary nurses rally for organizing effort
Nurses in favor of unionizing under the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals said cuts by St. Mary Medical Center’s parent organization, Trinity Health, have resulted in higher patient-to-nurse ratios, a lack of supplies and a loss of...
Kayden Mancuso’s family: ‘I don’t want anyone to forget her’
As the one-year anniversary of the Lower Makefield child’s murder at the hands of her father approaches, the family of Kayden Mancuso is preparing for the next big challenge in their lives: seeing Kayden’s Law passed in the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Bucks YMCA Gets $2 Million From State For New Facilities
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA — The YMCA of Bucks County will be receiving a $2 million state grant to help pay for new facilities, including the one planned in Fairless Hills. The Fairless Hills YMCA branch construction project is a 48,000 square foot complete renovation that...
Bucks area officials announce over $6.7 million in state grants
Several news releases from General Assembly members representing districts in and around Bucks County announced multiple Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding to help fund infrastructure projects in multiple towns. More than $6.7 million in state...
State lawmakers announce $2M grant for YMCA construction projects in Doylestown, Fairless Hills
DOYLESTOWN >> YMCA of Bucks County has received a $2 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of the budget. The RACP grant is a Pennsylvania Commonwealth grant program administered by the Office of...
‘Deeply troubling’: Lawmakers react to PFAS investigation
State and federal lawmakers have offered reaction to this news organization’s investigative report, which highlighted potential chemical hazards near Bucks and Montgomery County military bases. State and federal lawmakers offered a range of reactions to a recent...
State Senator Opens Office In Tullytown
Steven Santarsiero (D-10) just opened a new branch office for constituent services in Tullytown. Just after 10:00 AM, the senator was joined by Mayor David Cutchineal and various council members as he cut the ribbon to open the satellite office. "The state budget...
State Senator Opens Office In Tullytown
From the Montgomery County border to the Delaware River and from Upper Bucks County to Lower Bucks County, State Sen. Steve Santarsiero’s 10th Senatorial District covers a large swath of the county, and on Tuesday he opened an office with the aim of serving the lower...
State Sen. Santarsiero opens district office in Tullytown
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero officially opened a new satellite constituent services office in Tullytown on Tuesday. The office will be open from 9 a.m to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. Looking for help with property tax/rent rebates? Need a Real ID? How about a Septa ID...
DRY TO WET: New state law would make it easier to place alcohol sales referendum on the ballot in Lower Makefield
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> Since 1949 when voters approved a referendum banning the sale of alcohol in the township, restaurants and eateries here have not been allowed to sell alcoholic beverages. That could change under a new law - Act 48 of 2019 (HB 423) - signed by...
Two bills aim to alleviate the burden of paying tolls
Two bills, one in the state House and one in the Senate, would alleviate the burden placed on drivers and businesses whose tolls are used to build roads and bridges statewide. The bills would provide Pennsylvania-based businesses and motorists a commuter tax credit...
Legislators promote toll reductions
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10), and state Rep. Perry Warren (D-31) held a press conference near the Scudder Falls Bridge interchange in Lower Makefield to announce SB 451 and HB 329, legislation that would alleviate some of the burden placed on Pennsylvania-based...
East Rockhill continues opposition to Rockhill Quarry
The East Rockhill supervisors voted this week to continue legal action against the controversial quarry north of the Pennridge Airport. East Rockhill is continuing its opposition to the controversial Rockhill Quarry, after the township Board of Supervisors voted...
Lawmakers propose tax credit to offset higher turnpike tolls
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – With tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike continuing to increase, some state lawmakers are introducing bills aimed at relieving the burden on drivers. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks) and Rep. Perry Warren (D-Bucks) have introduced bills...
Sens. Santarsiero, Warren announce legislation to provide tax credit for toll expenses
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks) and state Rep. Perry Warren (D-Bucks) recently announced legislation that would provide a tax credit to cover 50 percent of a taxpayer’s toll-related expenses for the taxable year up to $500. “Commuters, families, and businesses...
Bucks Co. Lawmakers Push For Commuter Tolls Relief
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...
Legislation would refund up to $500 in tolls through tax rebate
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...
Bucks County lawmakers unveil legislation to provide commuters with toll tax credit
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...
Tolls Kick In Sunday On The Scudder Falls Bridge & Lawmakers Propose Commuter Relief
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,...
Bill tracker: When addiction treatment becomes big business
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...
In Lower Makefield, Josh’s Squad House Extravaganza draws a crowd with Frisbee challenge, raffles, obstacle course and more
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...
SUMMER SMILES ON WELCOME DAY: Event reboot draws thousands to the streets of Newtown for a day of fun and smiles
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...
Understanding the threat of eating disorders
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...
Jayson Stark honored in Harrisburg
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...
County Theater awarded $64,500 Keystone Historic Preservation Grant
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...
State bill focuses on eating disorder education for parents
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...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero cuts the ribbon on his new district office in Newtown
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.
COMING ATTRACTION: State grant to fund facade rehabilitation at historic County Theater in Doylestown
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...
State grants $64,500 to Doylestown’s historic County Theater
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.