by Alex Lloyd Gross The Bishop McHugh Middle School in Cape May Courthouse recently held a science fair for students attended the 6th, 6th and 8th grade. Science teacher Diane Bruesehoff and Principal Alicia Farren helped the students organize and create the event. There were 50 students involved, and during the event, parents…
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by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As a roughly $2 trillion social spending plan moves through Congress, transformational change could be on the horizon for child…
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Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Five female Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban transgender students in Pennsylvania from playing women’s…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross No one likes to read about a child struck by a car in a school zone. Still, in Bensalem that happens more than anyone would like. Just last year, Olivia Adelman, a student was struck by a speeding vehicle on Bensalem Boulevard. You can read that story here. For a while, police…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross A small but vocal group of parents who have children in the Bensalem School District met for a protest at the Bensalem School Administration Building on Donallen Drive. They want an option to have the schools open, at least part of the time. “This does not work for a lot of…
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HARRISBURG, Jan. 6 – State Rep. John Galloway introduced two bills in the House this week that would expand access to mental health resources for children in order to address the growing numbers of children and teenagers suffering from mental health disorders. Approximately one in six children between the ages of 6 and 17 in…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross A 10year old boy is fighting for his life after police said that he fell from a bleacher during a program at school. The incident happened just after 11:00 AM at the Calvary Christian Academy , 13500 Philmont Avenue. The incident happened December 11, 2019. Authorities said that the child was…
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Digital Reporter- Jeff Bohen State Senator Steve Steve Santarsiero (D-10) is inviting families out to his KidsFest event Saturday at Morrisville High School. According to a release from Santarsiero’s office more than 30 vendors will be hand for the family-friendly event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow with representatives from Independence Blue Cross-CHIP, Big…
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Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced Bucks County will get a 1.5 million dollar grant to launch a county wide effort to rid low income homes of lead risks. The press conference to announce the federal grant was held at the Bristol Borough Municipal…
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Digital Reporter – Jeff Bohen Bucks County lawmakers came together Friday afternoon to introduce a bill memorializing 7 -year-old Kaden Mancuso, of Lower Makefield who was killed in a murder suicide during a court ordered visit by her father Jeff Mancuso in August of 2018. State Senator Steve Santarsiero, with state representatives Tina Davis (D-141)…
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