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Local Politicians Santarsiero And Davis Provide Funds For Historic Bristol Borough

Written by Dan Doyle, May 1, 2025

by Dan Doyle and Alex Lloyd Gross State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Tina Davis were in Bristol Borough to disperse $60,000 dollars to Bristol Borough Raising The Bar. The money will be used for construction of a Commemorative Lincoln Platform on Pond Street. Back in February 1861 newly elected President Abe Lincoln was…

Sen Frank Farry and Other Elected Officials Secure Grant For Clean Water In Northampton Twp.

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 25, 2025

by Dan Doyle April 24, 2025 — In a major win for public health and safety, Senator Frank Farry (R-6), along with Representatives Kristin Marcell (R-178) and Joe Hogan (R-142), announced today that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has approved a $13 million grant for the Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority. The funding will…

Jamison Elementary School Subject Of Damning Report On Abuse

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 24, 2025

By Dan Doyle and Alex Lloyd Gross April 24, 2025 In a damning new report released this week, Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP) has unveiled a disturbing pattern of abuse, neglect, and systemic failure within an Autism support classroom at Jamison Elementary School in the Central Bucks School District (CBSD). The investigation, covering incidents from September…

First AI Child Sex Material Case Filed By PA Attorney General

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 21, 2025

by Dan Doyle Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed the state’s first charge involving artificially-generated child sexual abuse material under a new law passed in 2024. The announcement marks a landmark use of legislation designed to combat the rise of AI-generated exploitation content. Luke A. Teipel, 22, of Dallastown, York County, has been charged…

Bucks County Sheriff and Commissioners Get Into Heated Debate Over SRO

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 18, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross Fred Harran, Sheriff for Bucks County is in a serious disagreement about School Resource Officers in the county. His office was contracted by Central Bucks West to staff that school with a School Resource Officer for two years. Everything was fine until the Central Bucks Regional Police Department expressed an interest…

How Was An Intruder Able To Break Into The Governor’s Mansion?

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 16, 2025

by Dan Doyle and Alex Lloyd Gross Pennsylvania State Police are looking into how an individual scaled a fence, smashed windows at the Governor’s mansion, and set multiple fires using Molotov Cocktails. The male, Cody Balmer then ran away on foot into the night. He wanted to beat Governor Josh Shapiro with a hammer but…

Suspect In Custody After Governors Mansion Set On Fire

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 13, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross FILE PHOTO OF GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO BY ALEX LLOYD GROSS. “This is not okay,”, that is what Governor Josh Shapiro said when talking about the violence that led one male to break into the Governors Mansion and set it on fire overnight in Harrisburg. No one was injured. The governor was…

Senator McCormick Proposes Term Limits

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 12, 2025

by Dan Doyle In a move aimed at reshaping the structure of American legislative service, Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced a joint resolution this week that would impose term limits on members of Congress. The proposal seeks to amend the U.S. Constitution to restrict Senators to two six-year terms and House Members to six two-year…

Elected Officials React To Proposed SEPTA Cuts

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 10, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross SEPTA needs cash and they have proposed serious cuts in service that include curtailed operations in the region, not just in Philadelphia. This will impact people that use the transit system for work or school. Members of the PA House of Representatives have have issued a statement, through House Speaker Joanna…

Live Penguin Steals The Show At Bensalem Family Fun Day

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 6, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross A live penguin, brought in from South Africa by the Jenkinson Aquarium in Point Pleasant Beach NJ drew the largest crowd yesterday at Bensalem High School. The event was Family Fun Day, which was put together by State Senator Frank Farry and State Rep K.C. Tomlinson. The weather during the morning…