September 10, 2024
By Alex Lloyd Gross While no official cause of a fire has been determined, many residents are blaming a lightning strike , for starting a quick moving fire at the Franklin Commons Apartments on Park Ave. Just after 3;00 PM multiple fire companies were dispatched the the fire on Hummingbird Ct. As the first engine…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Red Paw is an organization that responds to disasters to help pets and animals. The Red Cross will not provide for assistance to animals. That is where Red Paw comes in. Doing this takes money and fundraiser was held at Polanka Park on Knights Road, in Bensalem Bucks County. This is…
Read More about Annual Red Paw Fundraiser Held In BensalemDigital Staff Lane closures are scheduled next week on several state highways in, lower Bucks County including Interstate 95 and U.S. 422 for bridge inspections, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Thursday. The Lane closures will be in place at night next week in each direction on U.S. 1 and Street Road (Route…
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Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen A West Chester man who repeatedly sexually abused three women as young girls has been sentenced to state prison. Shannon “Shawn” Westmoreland, 49, pleaded guilty Monday to counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and statutory sexual assault the Bucks County DA’s office announced Tuesday in a press release….
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Communities throughout Lower Bucks county will celebrate in the Memorial Day holiday this weekend in a number of ways. Below is a guide to the events for the area on Sunday and Monday, Bensalem click here for information on the activities in Bensalem Bristol Borough The Robert W. Bracken American Legion Post 382 will hold…
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Jeff Bohen – Digital Reporter The Pennsyvania Department of Transportation announced on Thursday lane closures will be in place next week in each direction on U.S. 1 and Street Road (Route 132) for various construction activities on a project to reconstruct, widen and improve a 1.3-mile section of the highway in Bensalem Township. The closures…
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Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen The Bensalem Township Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 27 beginning at 10 a.m. The Parade will start on Bristol Pk at Woodbine and proceed south to Mill Rd. Township officials suggest motorists plan accordingly as access to some roads and business will be restricted between the…
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Digital Reporter- Jeff Bohen Fishing in your Independence Day plans? Sunday residents of Pennsylvania can fish for free as the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is offering the second of its two Fish-for-Free Days Thursday. According to a release from the commission, license requirements will be waived, allowing anglers to fish within public…
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The following is a breakdown of winners and losers on Tuesday based on unofficial results published by the Bucks County Board of Elections. Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen Tuesday’s primary election turnout, according to county officials was at or about “average” for a municipal election. The last time voter turnout surpassed the 20 percent mark,…
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Digital Reporter- Jeff Bohen Its December 2014. Tamara Monroe is at the Bristol Township Council Meeting. The budget for the new year is being announced. Monroe is sitting in the back row of the meeting on the left hand side. You could sense something was wrong by the way her body, slowly but surely,…
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