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Community Event Raises Awareness to Combat Opioid Epidemic and Honors Lives Lost

Written by Jeff Bohen, September 2, 2019

Digital Contributor Aly Balan Last week nearly 500 people attended Steps to Recovery (STR) 3rd Annual Night to Remember Overdose Awareness Event in Levittown. STR is a comprehensive addiction and mental health treatment program in Middletown Township serving approximately 75 individuals a month. The event, attended by current program participants, graduates, and their extended family,…

Bucks Co Police Departments Targeting Impaired Driving this Holiday Weekend

Written by Jeff Bohen, August 30, 2019

Digital Staff The following is a press release from the Buck County District Attorney’s Office. Police departments throughout Bucks County will be enhancing DUI enforcement this holiday weekend, assigning extra officers to roving patrols in 10 jurisdictions. The enhanced patrols, paid for by a state and federally funded traffic enforcement grant, begin at 10…

Treatment Center & Non Profit to hold a Night to Remember Event

Written by Jeff Bohen, August 29, 2019

Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen Outside the offices of the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad a sign reflects recent numbers about how opioid epidemic has taken its toll on locals. “163 Overdoses in Levittown this year. 18 of them died.” On Thursday night, Steps to Recovery and the Kaitlin Murphy Foundation is inviting the public to…

PennDOT: Big Oak Rd Bridge to Close in September

Written by Jeff Bohen,

Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen Construction is scheduled to begin in September to repair the bridge carrying Big Oak Road over Interstate 295 in Middletown Township, The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced this week. The work is scheduled to begin on September 19 with Big Oak being closed from Harpers Crossing to Hickory Lane…

Double Lane Closures at Night on I-295 West and I 95 Next Week for Resurfacing in Bucks Co

Written by Jeff Bohen, August 25, 2019

Digital Staff The Following is a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Westbound Interstate 295 and southbound Interstate 95 motorists in Bucks County will encounter a double lane closure between the Route 413 (Bristol) and Academy Road interchanges on Monday, August 26, through Thursday, August 29, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM for…

WSFS Bank Expands Into Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

By Alex Lloyd Gross WSFS bank merged with Beneficial Savings bank earlier this year. All banks will now be called WSFS. There was a heavy advertising campaign that included billboards on highways and some surface streets. Gone is Beneficial. This week all signage should have been changed over and the bank was closed Saturday to…

Hazardous Waste Collection at Bucks Tech School Saturday

Written by Jeff Bohen, August 23, 2019

Digital Staff The following is a press release from the Bucks County Public Information Office The fourth of five Bucks County Household Hazardous Waste Collection events for 2019 will be held Saturday, August 24, at Bucks County Technical High School, 610 Wistar Road in Fairless Hills. The collection, sponsored by the Bucks County Commissioners…

Just In: Missing Central Bucks Woman has Ties to Levittown

Written by Jeff Bohen, August 19, 2019

Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen The New Britain Township Police are seeking the communities help in locating a missing woman. Andrea Gorman was reported missing by her family on August 15, with authorities noting her last contact with here family was in the middle of July. Police say Groman “has ties to the Chalfont and…

Middletown Township Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda for August 12

Written by Jeff Bohen, August 12, 2019

Digital Staff The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors are scheduled to meet Monday at 7 p.m. Below is the meeting agenda 3 Municipal Way, in Langhorne. Below is tonight’s meeting agenda. 1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, and Roll Call. 2. Announcements, correspondence, awards and reports. a. Next Board of Supervisors Meeting – Tuesday,…

PennDOT: I-295 West, I-95 South Lane Closures Next Week for Concrete Patching in Bucks County

Written by Jeff Bohen, August 11, 2019

Digital Staff The following is s press release provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Westbound Interstate 295 and southbound Interstate 95 motorists in Bucks County will encounter nighttime double lane closures and daytime single lane closures between the Route 413 (Bristol) and Academy Road interchanges on Monday, August 12, through Sunday, August 18,…