Freda R. Savana

Neil King set out to take a long walk and see what can’t be seen when traveling any other way. He wanted, he explained at a stop at Moravian Pot-tery and Tile Works, to celebrate lives of “American originalists” and take the “pulse” of those he met along the way.

Starting his journey from his home in Washing-ton, D.C., on March 29, King will wrap up his 320-mile sojourn later this month in Manhattan, after strolls through sections of Maryland, Pennsylvania,

New Jersey and New York.“We’re at a strange moment in our history,” said

King, a former journalist with the Wall Street Journal. “After all we’ve been through in the last year, I just was interested to get a feel for this part of the country, get a pulse and see what people are thinking.”

The “great benefit of walking,” King, 61, said, is “of course you’re moving 20 times slower than when you’re driving and so because you’re walking people are more inclined to engage.”

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Counties join state legislators in fracking ban lawsuit

Bucks and Montgomery counties have joined Sen. Steve Santarsiero and his colleagues in their effort to preserve the authority of the Delaware River Ba-sin Commission to ban fracking in the Delaware River Basin. Santarsiero (D-10) held a press conference April 15.

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Diane Magee elected SPCA board president

Dianne Magee has been elected board president of the Bucks County SPCA. Magee joined the board of the organization in 2016, playing an active role on the finance and events commit-tees. Magee is an attorney with Grim, Biehn & Thatcher in Perkasie.

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Neil King stopped at Moravian Pottery & Tile Works in Doylestown on his 300-mile walk to explore the legacies of American originalists.

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A proposed residential development that’s been at the center of legal challenges and controversy in Upper Make-field for nearly 15 years again entered the spotlight at the township’s Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, April 20.

Ultimately, supervisors voted unanimously to reject Fort Washington-headquartered developer Toll Brothers’ pro-posal to build 45 single family homes on some 66 acres off Stoopville Road. The land is commonly referred to as the Melsky Tract Subdivision.

Supervisors primarily rejected the proposal because they believe Toll is trying to build too many homes on the land, given what the land can stand, asserting that stormwater will not properly infiltrate the ground, instead becoming disrup-tive runoff. Upper Makefield has an ordinance that requires proper infiltration.

As a result of denying the proposed development plan, township officials are anticipating a renewed legal challenge from Toll.

“Given the history with this application, we do expect liti-gation and we’ll be preparing to respond to that,” said Upper Makefield Township Manager Dave Nyman.

Upper Makefield initially approved an earlier develop-ment plan from Toll in 2007, but neighbors who opposed the subdivision appealed the decision to Bucks County Court.

The court remanded the case back to Upper Makefield. Supervisors later considered – and rejected – amended ver-sions of the development plan.

More court battling ensued, after which the proposal again ended up back before supervisors in September 2018.

Upper Makefield rejects Toll Bros. subdivision bidNearly 15 years in deliberation

Freda R. Savana

Doylestown Health’s One Vision campaign marked an-other milestone with the opening of the Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine.

During a celebration of the center’s official launch April 14, Doylestown Health’s President and CEO Jim Brexler, thanked several of the center’s staff members who looked on from the second floor.

“They have heroically cared for our COVID-19 patients,” said Brexler, as the audience turned its attention upward and applauded.

He also expressed gratitude for the larger community’s support during the COVID-19 pandemic. From car car-avans, to food and more, “there’s been so much support … we always knew this community stood behind us. It’s meant so much,” said Brexler.

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Durham Township supervisors have hired Artisanal Structures LLC of Bethlehem to complete renovation work on the iconic Durham Grist Mill.

The board voted unanimously at its April meeting to award the job to the single bidder, a company that has worked extensively with Historic Bethlehem on some of its showplaces, including the 1810 Goundie House and structures at the Burnside Plantation.

Work is expected to be completed in August so the mill can be ready for Durham Community Day, which has been set for Oct. 9.

The bid came in at $140,225, but the company of-fered an “in kind” contribution for its services valued at $83,475, so the work will cost the township only about $56,750, according to Supervisor Chairman Kathleen Gentner. Funds from a state marketing and tourism grant will be used to pay for the project, which includes win-dows for the mill, installing windows in the warehouse area and work on a damaged beam.

The Durham Historical Society had hoped to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the mill but that celebration was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic’s restraints on gatherings. The mill was built by the Long

Judge calls cop’s bail “woefully inadequate”

Freda R. Savana

Saying the original bail was “woefully inadequate,” Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Wallace Bateman, Jr. sent Warminster police officer James C. Carey back to jail Tuesday.

Carey, 52, was returned to Bucks County Correction-al Facility on $250,000 cash bail and ordered to sur-render his police credentials and passport, after a bail

Antiques dealer feted as Best Author

Bill D’Anjolell, president of the Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association, won Bucks Happen-

ing List’s Best Author category for his book, “My Antiques Journey.”

The book offers an autobi-ographical, behind-the-scenes in-sight into what it’s like to be an an-tique dealer and personal property appraiser. The book also reveals the best antique stores in Bucks County and Cape May County, N.J., areas, as well as, the best auc-tion houses.

Besides Amazon.com, the book is available at the Newtown Book-shop, Farley’s Book Store in New Hope, the Lahaska Bookshop in Peddler’s Village, the Common-place Reader in Yardley, the Whis-pering Woods Gallery in Holland, and other local shops.

Bucks SPCA names board president

Dianne Magee has been elected as board president of the Bucks County SPCA.

Magee joined the board of the or-ganization in 2016, playing an ac-tive role on the finance and events

committees. Magee is an attorney with Grim,

Biehn & Thatcher in Perkasie and the current solicitor for the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Office. Her main areas of practice include estate and trust administration, estate planning, elder law and Or-phans’ Court litigation and adop-tions. Combining her professional expertise and passion for advanc-ing animal welfare, Magee also provides pet trust planning for pet owners.

Magee’s community outreach is

extensive, as evidenced in being named the Bucks County YWCA 2019 Woman of the Year for Ad-vocacy and Civic Engagement and her longtime board membership at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County.

Bensalem Post Office mail carrier feted for safe driving

The Bensalem Post Office’s mail carrier, Rob Deegan, has

been inducted into the National Safety Council’s Million Mile Club for achieving 30 or more years of accident-free driving on the job.

To be qualified for Million Mile Club status, a professional driver must have driven acci-dent-free for either 30 years or a million miles. Deegan has over 30 years of service in his postal career and has served the com-munity of Croydon for most of his service as a mail carrier.

According to the National Safety Council, the Safe Driver Award is the trademark of the expert driver and is recognized as the nation’s highest award for professional safe driving.

Deegan received a special Million Mile Club Award pre-sented by the Philadelphia Dis-trict’s Post Office Operations Manager Victoria Russell and the Bensalem Post Office’s Post-master James Agger in a brief ceremony among his coworkers on April 21.

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Camille Granito Mancuso: Chatterbox The people call the shotWe need to talk about the use

of euphemism in our everyday language. Usually, it’s a good thing; it helps us say hard things softly, but it can also unfairly soften what should, or even needs to, shock us.

Today, Americans are less into the reality of hard news than we used to be. We’d rather have it as we like it, as it fits us, or however it’s packaged by those whose spin fits our own personal tendencies.

We recently talked about the expression of “boots on the ground.” This popular lingo dehumanizes our fighting men

and women around the world. Our soldiers aren’t “boots”; they are people. We can call them our fighting men and women, our soldiers, perhaps even troops, but they aren’t “boots.” We used to call them “our fighting men” but as our female soldiers have made that term passé, we can modern-ize, sure, but we can’t dehuman-ize.

Are we nitpicking? Not really. The magic of verbiage is its ability to take what one person has in his/her mind and succinctly communicate it to another person. If we click the lingo button, it’s

fine if it gives our conversation color, but if it modifies the con-tent or neutralizes the profundity thereof, it has rendered our com-munication ineffective. Worse, if it removes the humanity from any human situation, we’ve made our own efforts pointless and the issues dangerous.

“Mass shooting” – that’s a very dangerous euphemism. An actual “mass shooting” would be sport. It’s a large number of people with guns in a field shooting at clay pigeons, hay targets or tin cans; it’s sport. What we unfortunate-ly experienced twice last week,

and repeatedly in our country for decades now, is “mass killing,” “mass murder.” There are dead loved ones in these instances. That’s not shooting. It’s killing. The euphemism damages our population as we become desen-sitized to these killings, and it’s doing damage to efforts to modify the laws which should prevent this kind of crime from happen-ing. Though, thank goodness, not everyone who is shot at becomes a homicide victim, we’ve got to call these episodes what they are, mass murders and, though we’ve taken to calling the perpetrators

“shooters,” they are murderers. In Indianapolis, eight people

were murdered and three more in Austin but, over time, we can barely keep up with the num-bers and locations. According to numerous sources including gunviolencearchive.org, America has experienced 25 mass shoot-ings, so far just this April. Worse, we must remember that only those with four or more deaths, not including the murderer, can be called “mass shootings.” It’s a tragedy when even one person is killed, but to call any of these events a “mass shooting” doesn’t do justice to the victims or America’s people. It completely removes the human element from these tragic mass killings and, sadly, that is the intent.

Of all the language humans have at their disposal – musical, spoken, sign language or written – each is a form of communi-cation. All are useful, most are beautiful, some are colorful, some are misleading and some can be downright untruth. However, in all the language we can employ, euphemism is used to modify or mitigate the harshness of its own meaning, most usually used to spare someone’s personal feel-ings. By the very virtue of its own purpose, it shouldn’t be doled out dangerously or wantonly, or used to create a protective wall around criminals, and certainly never to minimize their crimes, especially murder.

Many Americans are advocat-ing for the reins to be pulled in on guns in this country. Despite what the gun lobby, gun manufac-turers and all its profiteers want to sell us as statistics or truth, the evidence from around the world bears out that, yes, America’s ob-scene murder rate is indeed due to the number and power of the guns of our gun owners at large.

According to the Small Arms Survey, and several other sourc-es, there are 393 million guns in the hands of average Americans today. Whatever the reason, that ludicrous number remains highly unacceptable.

America’s last mass murderer bought his gun and passed his background check, just days be-fore he killed eight people. Those who profit from this mayhem have too much influence over the laws that are supposed to regulate it. How many more mass murders will have to occur before anything at all is done? It’s the people who must call this shot.

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Bucks and Montgomery coun-ties have joined Sen. Steve San-tarsiero and his colleagues in their effort to preserve the authority of the Delaware River Basin Com-mission to ban fracking in the Del-aware River Basin.

Santarsiero (D-10) held a virtual press conference April 15, along with Bucks County Commission-ers Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Bob Harvie, Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan, and Steve Miano, coun-sel representing the Democratic senators in Yaw v. DRBC.

“The Delaware River Basin is home to 5 million Pennsylvanians who are guaranteed the right to clean, safe drinking water through the Environmental Rights Amend-ment to the state Constitution,” said Santarsiero.

“We are not just here for our-selves; we are here to prepare the world for future generations,” said Ellis-Marseglia, chair of the Bucks County commissioners. “Natural resources, including the river, need not be destroyed for our grandchil-dren and their grandchildren by selfish covetous acts in 2021.”

“The Delaware River has been the lifeblood of Bucks County since the arrival of William Penn. It’s impossible to overstate its importance to the history, econo-my and culture of our county. We need to do all we can to protect it,” said Commissioner Bob Harvie.

Sen. Santarsiero also shared that the Senate Democrats today filed their motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ suit, in which they have sought to overturn the Delaware River Ba-

sin Commission’s now-permanent ban on fracking in the Delaware Basin.

“The DRBC has continued its steadfast commitment to protect-ing the Delaware River Basin, as it was charged to do, and by doing so, has helped ensure our right as Pennsylvanians to clean water,” said Santarsiero. “Our position is strong, and I believe that constitu-tional right for all Pennsylvanians will be found to supersede the Re-publicans’ arguments for monetiz-ing our natural resources.”

Montgomery County Commis-sioners Val Arkoosh and Kenneth Lawrence, who were unable to participate in the press conference, voiced their support in written statements.

“The quality of the Delaware

River Basin watershed is critical to the health of 5.6 million Penn-sylvanians, the sustainability of countless species, and local jobs,” said Dr. Arkoosh, chair. “This lawsuit stands to put our drinking water and economy at risk and it should be dismissed.”

Lawrence added, “Protecting the Delaware River Basin from fracking is vital to the preservation of more than 13,000 square miles of drinking water that supplies the Delaware River and its tributar-ies.”

The Democratic senators’ mo-tion to intervene in the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylva-nia and was granted on March 19, 2021.

PennFuture, Clean Air Council,

and the Widener University Com-monwealth Law School’s Envi-ronmental Law and Sustainability Center filed a “friend of the court” amici curiae brief with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Dis-trict of Pennsylvania in the case of Yaw v. DRBC.

Specifically, amici oppose on-going efforts by Pennsylvania Senate Republicans, local munic-ipalities and others to challenge the Delaware River Basin Com-mission’s Feb. 25, ban on fracking within the watershed. The amici brief focuses on the Environmen-tal Rights Amendment, which recognizes a public right to have the Commonwealth conserve and maintain public natural resources for the benefit of present and fu-ture generations.

Montgomery and Bucks counties join lawsuit opposing bid to negate DRBC fracking ruling

The Delaware River Basin Com-mission (DRBC) has announced the start of a basinwide study to explore the feasibility of addi-tional freshwater storage to meet future water availability, climate adaptation, drought management and flow management needs.

Mott MacDonald was selected through a competitive process to perform the required planning and

engineering services to support DRBC staff.

“The Delaware River Basin Compact authorizes the DRBC to conduct and sponsor research on the basin’s water resources, specif-ic to their use, planning, conserva-tion and protection,” said DRBC Executive Director Steve Tambini. “DRBC’s water resource manage-ment programs ensure that we plan

for water security in the basin, now and into the future.”

In addition to the traditional water resource planning drivers to address designated uses such as recreation, public water supply, industry, agriculture and aquatic habitat, the commission recogniz-es that the basin will be impacted by climate change. The basin is expected to experience changes

in the seasonality and volume of streamflows. The Delaware River is subject to tidal influence below Trenton, N.J. and Morrisville, Pa., and sea level rise will impact the location of the salt front in the Del-aware River Estuary. The avail-ability of adequate freshwater stor-age is critical to manage complex water needs including the manage-ment of salinity in the estuary.

The study complements the on-going F.E. Walter Reevaluation

Study, being led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with DRBC as one of the nonfederal sponsors. The DRBC has publicly supported maintaining and protecting the ex-isting uses of the F.E. Walter Res-ervoir for flood risk management and recreation and has affirmed and recognized the value of the existing uses to the region and to the basin.

The study is expected to take about 18 months.

Basinwide Delaware study on climate change begins

In celebration of 51 years since the first Earth Day, Heritage Con-servancy will lead a panel discus-sion at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22, on ways organizations, businesses and individuals can advocate for environmental issues and how this has changed over time.

Panelists will provide per-spectives from different sectors, including media, nonprofit, and business, sharing their experienc-es and tips for individuals to use their voice to support the planet.

One Health is the trans-dis-ciplinary approach that works

locally, regionally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal well-being for people and society, the environment and plants and animals. Together, the three ma-jor components make up the One Health triad, and the well-being of each is inextricably linked to the others in the triad.

There is no charge; all are wel-come to attend the spring 2021 One Health Seminar Series webi-nar, Earth Day 2021: Be an advo-cate for the Planet.

Panelists will include: Shan-non Fredebaugh-Siller, modera-

tor - Heritage Conservancy; Ann Meredith - Bucks County Herald; Stacy Carr-Poole - Bucks County Audubon Society; Donna Kohut - Conservation Voters of PA and PennFuture; Alexandra Dashki-wsky - Heritage Conservancy; and Emily Mahoney - Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.

Online registration is at: delval.edu/onehealth or facebook.com/OneHealthInitiativeDVU. Spon-sors are: Delaware Valley Uni-versity, One Health and Heritage Conservancy.

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Senator Santarsiero hosts shredding event, food driveSen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10)

will host a contactless shredding event and food drive at Central Bucks High School East, 2804 Holicong Road, Doylestown, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 24.

The event will also serve as a collection site for National Drug

Take Back Day. Help celebrate Earth Month by bringing your pa-per goods for shredding, to be recy-cled. All food donations will benefit Bucks County Opportunity Council.

To ensure the health and safe-ty of all participants, attendees will be asked to put materials for shredding and donation in the

trunk of their vehicle and stay in their car, while staff removes the materials.

This event is free and will take place rain or shine. To RSVP or find additional information on the event, visit senatorstevesantarsi-ero.com/event/shredding-food-drive/.

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Toxic paving sealcoats and an “absolutely beyond the pale” air bed and breakfast (airbnb) estab-lishment drew the attention of the Solebury supervisors on Tuesday, April 20.

The supervisors voted unani-mously to send out warnings to all Solebury homeowners associations about the toxic effects of the drive-way paving process.

This comes after Joseph Kubiak of the township’s Environmental Advisory Council earlier this month

presented a report on how the tar residue of burning coal in steel pro-duction is a powerful carcinogen that causes birth defects and liver damage.

Alarms of a different kind were heard from neighbors about an Aquetong Road airbnb which has a tentative May 18 request for a con-ditional use hearing.

“This (past) summer (the noise) it was intolerable ... all hours of the day and night,” said Jeffrey Tuck-er of Solebury Mountain Road. He added the short-term rental estab-lishment housed about 25 people

at a time and he did not see any-one wearing a mask in this time of COVID-19.

Thomas Maguire, another neigh-bor, said he had to call police three times one evening.

Township attorney Mark Freed advised residents to contact Zachary Zubris, the township zoning officer, or the police to report such events.

In other business, Freed reported issues are being ironed out on the township’s plan to purchase a 1-acre parcel under agreement of sale at Lower York Road (Route 202) and Shire Drive as part of its Route 202

traffic improvement effort. He pre-dicted a settlement could be made by June.

The township has agreed to pay $210,000 for the tract. Supervisor Chair Mark Baum Baicker has said this would provide a safe and signal-ized exit from the acquired flea mar-ket property (through Shire Drive) to Route 202, by reducing the num-ber of uncontrolled entrances along Route 202.

In another traffic matter, resident Jon Singer reported speeding driv-ers using Centre Bridge Road off Route 263 as a shortcut around the

Route 263-River Road intersection are endangering school children on that steep road and called for speed bumps.

Township Manager Dennis Car-ney said a traffic study on the situa-tion should be completed by Sunday and the results would be passed on to the supervisors for action.

Also, contracts were awarded for road paving projects: Asphalt Maintenance Solutions LLC, seal-coat project for $116,969; Asphalt Maintenance Solutions LLC, crack seal for $32,400; and Bray Brothers Inc, road paving for $249,749.

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A plan to subdivide two prop-erties at Park Avenue and Cher-ry Lane has been proposed in Wrightstown. The plan would divide the land into three lots and then build a detached single-fam-ily home on each.

Representatives for property owner RJA Investment Fund XII LP of Gladwyne discussed the

plan with the Wrightstown Board of Supervisors at their Monday, April 12 meeting.

Attorney Joe Blackburn, who represented the applicant, said the land is currently two undevel-oped lots. Per the subdivision re-quest, the land would be divvied into lots of 7.5 acres, just under 7 acres and just over 3 acres, Black-burn said.

The homes would have a shared

driveway that would access Cher-ry Lane. A PennDOT highway occupancy permit will be needed.

Neighbors raised a few con-cerns about buffering and water runoff that the development could generate.

One wanted to ensure there would be sufficient natural fea-ture buffering along the proposed driveway and the rear of the sub-division. Professionals for the

applicant said adequate buffering would be provided.

As for runoff, project engineer Rob Cunningham said that rain gardens will be used to control the water. He noted that, to meet standards, the developer is re-quired to improve the runoff con-dition over what it currently is.

Rain gardens are a depressed area in the landscape that collects rainwater. They’re often planted

with grasses and flowering pe-rennials.

Supervisors reviewed a draft of an approval resolution for the project at their Monday, April 19 meeting. It’s possible a vote on the project could occur at the April 26 meeting.

The subdivision is referred to as the Wood Property, Supervisor Jane Magne noted. The owners of record are John H. Wood and Jean B. Wood, who are deceased.

Three-lot subdivision proposed on Cherry Lane

Emmy-nominated and award-winning TV producers are visiting Delaware Valley Univer-sity in Doylestown to talk with students about what makes DelVal special.

The university will be featured in an episode of “The College Tour,” which will air on Amazon Prime. Filming began April 19 and con-tinues through April 23 on campus

and at Doylestown’s Fonthill.Hosted by Alex Boylan, from

the reality show “The Amazing Race,” the series tells the story of colleges and universities around the world. Each episode focuses on a single college or university and covers campus life, academ-ics, housing, sports, activities, and much more. The show is designed to give prospective students an in-

side look at what it’s truly like be-ing a student at the featured college or university.

“We’re looking forward to showing off our campus and giving our students a chance to share why they chose DelVal,” said Kathy Payne, vice president for enroll-ment management.

“Our students will be sharing some of the amazing real-world

experiences they have been able to have because of DelVal. Our ex-periential education program, Ex-perience360, gets students out of the classroom and working in their fields before graduation. We’ll be hearing about those experiences as well as what day-to-day life is like for a DelVal student.”

Kathy Howell, associate vice president for marketing and com-

munications, said, “DelVal is cele-brating 125 years of being a leader in experiential learning this year. There’s no better time to show off what DelVal has to offer to a na-tional audience. This is an opportu-nity to share the DelVal story with people who might not be able to visit campus.”

Students are looking forward to being a part of the episode.

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On April 29, just as May flowers begin to bloom, the Bucks County Herald will publish “Bucks Living: the Spring Designer House and Gar-dens Edition.”

Presented in a magazine format, it will include a special pullout guide to the much-anticipated Bucks County Designer House and Gardens.

It is the ninth time that the Her-ald has partnered with the Village Improvement Association (VIA) and Doylestown Health to present a complete guide to the annual show. This year’s show will run May 2 to

May 30 at Mearns Mill Manor in Ivyland.

“This will be a very special pub-lication because we are celebrat-ing the long-anticipated return of a treasured Bucks County tradition,” said Ann Meredith, executive direc-tor of Herald Publishing. “To meet the moment, we are expanding our content to give more of a behind-the-scenes look at what the VIA and designers are planning, along with feature stories on the latest trends in indoor and outdoor living.”

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Gov. Tom Wolf announced last week that 43 highway, bridge, rail, and bike and pedestrian projects in 21 counties were selected for $45.9 million in funding through the Mul-timodal Transportation Fund.

“Transportation moves commu-nities and economies forward,” said Wolf. “These investments will as-sist with overall mobility and safety in our local communities.”

Four projects in Bucks County were selected for funds by Penn-DOT.

Yardley Borough will recieve $312,147 to construct approxi-mately 1,200 linear feet of concrete sidewalk along the northern side of North Main Street (SR 2071), as well as related stormwater and pe-destrian facility improvements.

ELU Deluca Yardley LLC will receive $3 million to increase ca-pacity of the Route 332 bypass and the I-295 Interchange in Lower Makefield Township. A multi-use trail will also be constructed along Stony Hill Road, completing a missing link in the local trail sys-tem.

Pennridge School District will receive $302,792 to address the transportation issues occurring at West Rockhill Elementary School. A secondary entrance will be cre-ated to alleviate the congestion that occurs along Washington Avenue.

Morrisville Borough will receive $150,000 to improve the pedestrian and traffic signals at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Tren-ton Avenue. This project is aimed at increasing community safety.

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There’s no doubt about it: attempting to time the market is incredibly tempting. Every rational person at some point during this pandemic has said to him- or herself, “Wow, this is really bad. This time it’s definitely different. We’ve never been through this as a nation, and I think maybe it’s time to play it safe and pull our money out of the market until things are more normal.” That is a perfectly rational, if not overtly logical, thought process. The problem, however, is that it is a terrible investment strategy. Here’s why.

Let’s say that on January 1, 2020, we called and told you we had perfect knowledge that the following would transpire in the year 2020:

Let’s assume we could have told you in advance with unerring certainty that all these events would unfold, and we said, “Dear Rockwood Client, given that we know for sure that all of these terrible things will happen, do you think stock prices will be higher or lower at the end of the year?” Every sane person among us would respond, “Obviously stocks will be lower by year-end! Why are you wasting time asking me questions? Sell all my investments now so I can bury the cash in my backyard!”

Well, surprisingly enough, even after all those events, the stock market delivered above-average returns to investors who were disciplined enough to stay invested.

And that is precisely why the stock market can be so humbling — short-term price movements are unknowable. They are unknowable even for the well informed (heck, even for those who wield perfect knowledge of future events). Even if one can predict what will happen geopolitically, one still cannot predict how the stock market will react. 2020 is perhaps the best example of this phenomena in the history of capital markets.

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→ A pandemic would sweep through the U.S., claiming hundreds of thousands of lives.→ Iran would launch missiles at a U.S. base in Iraq.→ Impeachment proceedings would begin against the president.→ March Madness would be cancelled.→ Disney World would be closed.→ Oil price futures would turn negative. → Many professional sports would be cancelled or delayed, with games played in empty stadiums.→ The stock market would fall by 34% before the end of the first quarter.

→ Unemployment would hit 14.7% — the worst figure since the Great Depression.→ Stay-at-home orders in 27 states would affect 225 million people. → Widespread societal unrest would follow in the wake of George Floyd’s death.→ Johns Hopkins University would report over 12 million COVID-19 cases in the U.S.→ A wildly divisive presidential election would unfold.→ The Fed Funds rate would be cut to zero. → The president would test positive for COVID-19.→ GDP would fall 4.8% in a single quarter.

It’s spring and YMCA of Bucks County is celebrating with free, Spring Fling weekend events for families across Bucks County.

The weekend is designed to cel-ebrate the grand opening of the Y’s Doylestown branch expansion, the recent addition of a pool to the Warminster branch, Healthy Kids Day in Fairless Hills and the kick-

off of summer camp season. Held primarily outdoors, the

family events are free and open to the community, each with different offerings and activities including inflatables, food trucks, games, music, group exercise sample classes, facilities tours and more.

At the Doylestown branch, the Friday evening event will include

tours of the 22,000-square-foot ex-pansion including wellness center, universal locker rooms, spin and program studios. The new spaces include high ceilings, new HVAC and new UV-C air sanitizing units.

While all events are free, ad-vance registration at ymcabucks.org/springfling is requested to en-sure that outdoor and indoor safety protocols are met.

Spring Fling includes the fol-lowing:

- Doylestown Branch Grand Opening Celebration, 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 23, at 2500 Lower State Road, Doylestown, featuring tours, group exercise sample classes, summer camp fun and informa-tion, food trucks, healthy snacks and refreshments, carnival games, giveaway bags of fun activities, in-flatable obstacle course, and a DJ with music;

- Healthy Kids Day in Fairless Hills, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 24, at Saint Frances Cabrini, 325 S. Ox-ford Valley Road, Fairless Hills, site of the YMCA Fairless Hills summer camp program, featuring group exercise sample classes, carnival games, inflatable obstacle course, music, balloon animals, educational resources for families, refreshments and more;

- Quakertown Spring Fling, 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 23, 401 Fairview Ave., Quakertown, featuring car-nival games, food truck, inflatable obstacle course, group exercise sample classes, summer camp fun and information, healthy snacks

and refreshments, giveaway bags of fun activities, music, and more.

- Warminster Spring Fling Event, 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 23, at 624 York Road, Warminster, cele-brating the return of summer camp to Warminster and the new pool with music, healthy snacks and re-freshments, carnival games, sam-ple classes, summer camp infor-mation and giveaways, and tours of the new pool and wellness center;

- Newtown Open House, 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 23, at 190 S. Syc-amore St., Newtown, offering an opportunity for the community to stop by and speak with staff about membership and summer camp programs at the nearby Holland campsite.

Join the Y anytime in April and pay nothing until May. Member-ship includes access to all mem-bership branches, including Well-ness Centers with state-of-the-art strength and cardio equipment. Indoor and outdoor group exercise classes are provided free to mem-bers as well as unlimited, online access to Y Wellness 24/7, virtual wellness platform with live and on-demand classes.

The Doylestown, Quakertown and Warminster branches offer pools with free, daily recreation-al swim and aqua group exercise classes as well as swim lessons for youth and adults. Membership at any branch provides a reduced rate on all YMCA programs including summer camp.

For information, visit ymcab-

ucks.org/springfling or call 215-348-8131.

YMCA of Bucks hosts county wide celebrations to mark expansions

Susan Sandor’s project of selling her Covid Relief Collage Cards at Angel’s Cards & Gifts in New Hope, is soon coming to

an end.One hundred percent of the

sale price goes directly to the Food Pantry at Fisherman’s Mark. Supporters of this cause to feed the hungry locally can now buy one greeting card for $10 and get a second card free.

The one-of-a-kind collage cards are made from recycled material that can include ribbons, rhinestones, pressed flowers, magazine clippings, fabric — you name it.

For those who prefer a contact-

less purchase, cards can be picked up at Sandor’s New Hope studio. Send an email to StrenkSandor@gmail.com and you will receive a

picture of a variety of cards from her own stash.

“Angel and I are so grateful to those who already made pur-chases. The response from the community was very generous so far and we are excited to turn the money over to Fisherman’s Mark by May 5 when the sale ends,” said Sandor.

Make your check payable to Fisherman’s Mark Food Pantry when you visit the store. Angel’s Cards and Gifts is located at 310 W. Bridge St., New Hope.

Collage cards on sale to benefit Fisherman’s Mark Food Pantry

Susan Sandor’s Covid Relief Collage Cards are offered at Angel’s Cards & Gifts in New Hope until early May, with 100% of the sale price going directly to the Food Pantry at Fisherman’s Mark.

State Rep. Joe Emrick (R-Northampton) said his legis-lation (House Bill 607) received bipartisan support and was passed out of the House.

The bill aims to tighten con-trol over activities of the Del-aware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC).

Emrick’s bill would allow for an annual, joint audit of the DRJTBC’s finances and man-agement operations by both the auditor general of Pennsylvania and the state auditor of New Jer-sey. Additionally, it would grant the governor veto power over decisions of the Pennsylvania commissioners like the recent toll increase just implemented.

“I think it is absolutely egre-gious that the DRJTBC would enact a toll increase while Penn-sylvanians and our businesses are still suffering financially due to the pandemic,” said Emrick.

Emrick also filed a Right to Know request to the DRJTBC inquiring about their current fi-nancial status, cost-cutting mea-sures during the pandemic and its current cash reserves.

House passes legislation to tighten control over DRJTBC

In line to vote but no relief from thirst

We have watched images of

Georgians frozen in lines from three to 10 hours, often in blazing heat, in order to cast their ballot. To address this, Georgia’s legis-lators have made providing water to voters, while they are in line, subject to a $1,000 fine and a year in prison.

Georgia’s legislators assure us that this new law is not aimed at voter suppression. For proof, notice that they didn’t insert any language about the judicious use of water cannons and dogs.

Wil Kirk, Doylestown

“Restore Our Earth” is this year’s theme for Earth Day

April 20 through 22 is the world’s annual celebration of Earth Day. This event was in-

spired by Rachel Carson’s book “The Silent Spring,” wherein she claimed humans are destroying our planet by the use of danger-ous chemicals.

Carson’s book awakened Americans to how we were si-lently killing ourselves and that we must dramatically change course. This year’s Earth Day theme is “Restore Our Earth.” Now more than one billion peo-ple participate in Earth Day activ-ities each year.

Go to earthday.org to find out how you can participate in var-ious local activities during the three days of climate action. The earth you save will be your own.

Paul Lang, Ivyland

Better to have lasting change than a simple majority vote

The April 15 Letters to the Herald contained an opinion ti-tled “Senators can do their job if

filibuster ends” regarding the tool used by the Senate.

Its author suggests that the fil-ibuster was established as a Jim Crow tool used solely as a means to block civil rights legislation. While it is true that the filibus-ter was used to stall civil rights laws in the 1950s and ‘60s that was not the original intention of the Senate procedure. Nor was it the current 60-vote threshold that was used.

The filibuster was officially ad-opted by the U.S. Senate in 1806, way before any Jim Crow laws were introduced following the Reconstruction era. It allowed for the minority opinion to be heard.

Any senator was allowed to express his minority feelings on the floor of the Senate and delay a vote on any bill by speaking con-tinuously for as long as he was able. Any filibuster could be end-ed with a vote of cloture by three-fifths of the Senate.

During modern times, to lim-it delays, the Senate changed its rules to make a 60 member vote (three-fifths of the 100 Senators) necessary to allow most legisla-tion be passed, thus avoiding the needs for a talking filibuster.

The filibuster protects against hasty decisions and changes to our laws made by a small majority, as exist today with a 50/50 Senate.

Is it not better to have long-last-ing changes to our laws and pro-cedures be made by a larger, non patrician, vote than just a simple majority created by the vice pres-ident?

Joseph MorelloRetired American History Teacher

Doylestown

Among people again at Bucks Playhouse

There is nothing but joy in the new normal at the Buck County Playhouse. This past weekend It was intensely heart-lifting to see lights on, hear glorious music on the stage, and be among people again (all totally respectful and caring towards each other).

And while the Playhouse is fast becoming a national treasure as well as our local one, it is not the only example we have of these efforts. Bucks County can be enormously proud of the courage of all the institutions and busi-nesses that have struggled so hard to keep their heads above water, even as we mourn the cherished ones that just couldn’t survive.

Now we only need to stand beside them, every one, and con-tinue to support them as much as we can.

Happy Shipley, Tinicum

“Purely partisan” applies to both parties

HR1, the 2021 For the People Act, limits partisan gerrymander-ing, changes campaign finance laws, expands voting rights by mandating automatic registra-tion, encouraging mail-in voting, making it harder to purge the vot-er rolls, and restores the Voting Rights Act. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick voted against it. He referred to HR1 as being purely partisan and a thinly disguised power grab by Democrats to give themselves a disproportionate edge in elections.

Really, Congressman? How do you describe the 361 Republican backed voter suppression bills in-troduced in 43 state legislatures?

Judith ClarkeSolebury Township

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Spring blooms surround us On Thursday, April 22, sunrise is at 6:13 a.m. Sunset is at 7:45 p.m. On Wednesday, April 28, sunrise is at 6:05 a.m. Sunset is at 7:52 p.m.

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Bucks has three boxes for 162,788 voters

During the 2020 election, Del-aware County provided 44 drop boxes for voters to deliver their ballots. That is one box for every 9,259 voters. Chester County has one box for every 28,349 voters, and Montgomery County pro-vides one for every 54,022.

The widely criticized elec-tion legislation that was recent-ly passed by Georgia’s legisla-ture mandates one box for every 100,000 voters.

Bucks County? Three boxes: one for every 162,788 voters. That is, to put it mildly, a dis-grace. In the aftermath of all of the unhinged lawsuits that ulti-mately confirmed the efficacy and integrity of voting by mail and early voting, why is Bucks Coun-ty not taking steps to make voting easier for every eligible voter?

Failure to provide better access to ballot drop-off boxes would be a terrible failure of imagination and leadership on the part of the Board of Elections. Our neighbor-ing counties provide a template for how to distribute drop boxes safely, equitably and effectively (thereby limiting the demand on imagination).

This is not a partisan issue (de-spite efforts to make it so). Making voting easier and more convenient for everyone, is better for us all, for our country, and for democra-

cy. Our county Board of Elections needs to explain why it isn’t pur-suing these obvious steps.

Matt Balitsaris, Pipersville

With mail-in ballots, drop boxes important

In the 2020 General Election, record numbers of Bucks County voters used mail-in ballots, either by mail or by using one of the drop boxes at the three county office buildings. The drop boxes were particularly important be-cause of problems with late mail deliveries.

Mail-in ballot applications are continuing at a strong pace in 2021. Compared to the other counties in Southeast Pa., Bucks is deficient in the number of drop boxes relative to the registered voting population.

There are security requirements regarding where Drop Boxes can be placed, but other counties have used libraries and munici-pal buildings as box locations to increase geographical coverage. If Bucks were to utilize the 18 li-braries in the county in addition to the current three locations, we could have 21 drop boxes cov-ering much more of the county geographically and increase the ratio to one box for every 23,000 registered voters.

Patrick M. HoustonDoylestown

Not enough drop boxes in Bucks

Scott Miller has known for years that he had a couple of significant artifacts on his Buckingham prop-erty so when he read the “History Lives” column about Bridge Point in Edison in the April 15 Herald, he got in touch.

“Oddly I have the Bridge Point Memorial bell (1883) that was for the souls that lost their lives when the bridge was washed away. I also have the 1800 bridge plaque that is built into our house walls,” he wrote.

But his house is on Church School Road in Buckingham, miles away from the intersection of Easton Road and Edison-Fur-long Road.

He and his wife purchased their house from the Strouse family back in 1999. Lester Strouse was a contractor and was responsible for the demolition of the Bridge Point Memorial and remaining bridge back in 1950.

“This was also the year this house was built. The bell hung on a stand alongside the house for years but we took it down after the stand started having issues. The plaque was set into the garage wall sometime around 1968-70 when it was constructed.

“I did reach out to the Doylestown Historical Society about 10 years ago but never re-ceived a response,” Miller said..

Bridge Point artifacts in Buckingham saved by a forward thinking builder

The original Doylestown Farmers’ Market. The land was originally part of Judge Henry Chapman’s farm, at the end of Chapman Lane off N. Main Street. In 1941 it became Harry and Elma Smith’s Sandy Ridge Farm. Smith partnered with Arlington Myers to turn the spacious barns into a farmer’s market in 1950.

The market operated every Friday and Saturday, featur-ing more than 20 stores un-der one roof including Cross Brothers Meat; Shoe Mart and Thrift Shoe Corner; My-ers Poultry & Egg Center; Hoffman’s Buy-the-Sea; Ra-mar Shop yard goods; Lap-in & Simon fruit and pro-duce; and John Marx & Sons smoked hams.

In May 1957 Smith and Myers put the site up for sale, and the Intelligencer reported “bidding was spirited at the public auction sale of the Doylestown Farmers’ Mar-ket.” The 30,000-square-foot building and 6 acres of land were bought by Theodore and David Molish. The Mol-

ish brothers changed the mar-ket’s name to Doylestown Country Fair, and updated the property, renovating the facilities and parking lot.

Two years later, in Decem-ber of 1959, a fire destroyed most of the market. The fair closed and the property stood vacant for five years until it sold to Cartex Corporation. (The old market and sur-rounding lands had been part of Doylestown Township but in 1958 had been annexed by Doylestown Borough.)

Cartex operated a manu-facturing facility on the site until 1987 when the com-pany closed its Doylestown plant and relocated. The land was cleared and seeded, but beneath was extensive pollution. The area was declared a Superfund Site and was remediated by the U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency. In 2002 the land changed hands again; and today on the site of the old Farmers’ Market is the Lantern Hill community of homes, shops, and offices.Doylestownhistorical.org

HISTORY LIVESJean Rollo, Doylestown Historical Society

Established in 2013, the Robert Nagg Memorial fund is dedicated to New Hope-Solebury stadium improvements, including, but not limited to, a turf field, bathrooms and a concession stand.

The ninth annual Robert Nagg Memorial Game and Fundraiser is scheduled for 4-7 p.m. Sunday, May 23 on the NHS stadium field.

Since 2013, annually in June, except for 2020, the Robert Nagg Memorial Game and Fundraiser has been hosted in the stadium. The game showcases a friendly soccer match between current NHS players and recent alumni. To date, the fund has $51,000 in an account dedicated to stadium improvements.

Attracting broad community support, including over 30 local businesses, the game’s leadership is provided by NHS Boys Soc-cer Team (Coach Dave Bachart) and the NHS Girls Soccer Team (Coach Derek Antonini) along with their parent booster clubs and the Robert Nagg Memorial Fund Committee.

The Memorial Game is played

in memory of NHS student-athlete Robert Nagg, who courageously battled a brain tumor from 2011-2013. At the flagpole plaza of the NHS stadium, a bronze plaque dedicated by the NHS Boys Soc-cer Team reads: “In loving mem-ory of Robert Nagg – whose bright smile in the face of adversity will ever inspire the New Hope-Sole-bury community.”

Two display cases in the high school are filled with inspiration-al memorabilia of games past and promote the sale of Robert Nagg Memorial Game T-shirts and wristbands. For purchase, contact Leigh Smith at leighsmith33@gmail.com.

Local businesses who wish to sponsor this year’s Robert Nagg Memorial Game and be adver-tised in the game program, should contact Nan Nagg at nagg_den_nan@yahoo.com.

Nan NaggLeigh Smith

Sandy ValleleyRobert Nagg Memorial

Fund CommitteeNHS Parents

Nagg Memorial Game returns to NHS

April 22, 2021 Bucks County Herald Page A7 (7)

Do you remember Rahm Emanuel cynically saying, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.”

Do you believe discrimination of the lowest form is to base decisions upon one’s skin color or gender?

Do you believe that asking a ques-tion is a responsible way to seek clar-ity?

Because I remember the first, be-lieve the second and espouse the third I applaud the efforts of some media organizations (including this one) to examine the $1.9 trillion relief bill re-cently passed by Congress and signed into law by the president.

Needless to say, I support and praise the financial stability and cush-ion that 9% of the $1.9 trillion relief bill provides American families and businesses.

But what about the other 91% of the bill, some of which, blatantly pro-motes prejudice and discrimination by denying debt relief to farmers based solely on their skin color – white? Or the section of the bill that will pro-vide Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Bomber, a $1,400 relief check.

Why are the voices of disgust and righteous indignation not being raised when the federal government awards the perpetrator of violence a relief check, but remains eerily silent con-cerning the victims of violence? Or when the federal government, by of-

fering relief checks to American citi-zens based purely on the color of their skin, sets race relations back 50 years?

Questions should have been asked – explanations provided.

In no way should Buck County’s government, by inference, suggestion or inuendo, be compared to the abuses referenced above.

Nonetheless Bucks County did receive a great sum of money ($109 million) over a short period of time (March-December 2020) with limited instructions offered.

As a means of understanding, le-gitimate questions should have been asked during the past months regard-ing the county’s spending of Covid dollars.

Similarly, questions must be asked relative to anticipated spending of fu-ture Covid relief dollars. Legitimate questions such as, “Precisely how did the Covid pandemic justify the expen-diture of Covid dollars for:

Sheriff cargo van, $29,228; Sheriff cargo van, $39,212; General service box truck, $81,927; Upgrade IT net-work (36 months), $1,224,284; Re-place telecommunication Platform (allow employees to work at home) $5,760,506.; Salaried employee (six) bonuses $36,000.

Questions should have been asked – explanations provided.

Andrew WarrenMiddletown Township

Bucks County Controller Candidate

Missed opportunity to ask questions on expenditures

A lively Wanda Bickel lives com-fortably in her 92nd year but she re-calls with fondness the little world she inhabited as a child – the days when “nothing existed 10 miles outside our house.”

She grew up on a farm “just over the hill” from her current Bedminster Township home. One of six children, she was 10 years old when electricity arrived. Before that, news of the world was delivered on a battery-operated ra-dio “that didn’t always work.”

Kerosene lamps lit up the rooms in those days. “You couldn’t see into the corners,” she said, and added wisely “but you can’t miss something you didn’t have.”

The one-room Yost School she at-tended never did have electricity. “If you sat in the middle of the room it was hard to read on dark days. The kids who sat on the sides had the light from the windows.”

Matriarch of the sprawling Bick-el family, she has six children, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchil-dren. Her husband, Sam, died four years ago. They had been married for 66 years.

Wanda’s looks belie her years. She is witty, kind and clear-headed as she recalls her childhood in the agricultur-al community that was Upper Bucks. She still gardens, mows the lawn, is wicked with a weed whacker, still uses a wringer washer, preferring that to her modern one, and hangs the laundry outside, For more than five decades she has been tending the grave of a nephew who died when he was only 7.

She is certainly one of few wom-en who have a road named for them. When her late husband and his brother, Bill, built a road in Tinicum Township, they named it Annawanda after their wives. “Most people think it’s an Indi-an name,” Wanda said.

“I like the way we grew up,” she said. “You learned responsibility first at home, doing farm chores, and then you were responsible at school.”

In the one-room schoolhouse, a sin-gle woman ruled over as many as 30 children in grades One through Eight, with the fear of “the strap” maintain-ing discipline. “The kids were good, though. We wanted to learn. We were poor, but everybody was poor, and we were happy.”

And they were kind, too. She recalls one boy whose family was really poor. “He had no shoes and walked to school

in his older sister’s shoes and used a silk stocking as a belt. Another wore an adult’s old coat that reached the ground. “But no one laughed at them,” she said. “It just was the way it was.”

Those were the days when some children would bring turnip sandwich-es for lunch, or maybe lard sandwich-es. For most farm families, fruit was plentiful. Potato chips, though, were a treasure not often bestowed.

It was a world where boys took their guns to school because they would check their traps on the way home. “There was a place to stand the guns and they were not to be touched during the school day,” she said.

“We all went barefoot all summer,” Wanda said, and she recalls one warm autumn day when one of her brothers decided to walk barefoot to school only to have to walk home barefoot after a sudden snowstorm. Snow-covered roads then were hand-shoveled by men paid 50 cents an hour.

The big event of the school year was the Christmas play. “It was performed at night and the farmers would bring their lanterns and hang them around the room to provide light. It gave a nice feeling to the room,” Wanda said.

Christmas brought no presents for children, but the lavish Polish feasts every Christmas Eve were memorable. “We would cover the table with straw and lay linen on top of it, like the Christ Child’s manger, and there would be 13 dishes. My mother had a beautiful voice and she and my uncle would sing Polish songs. We thought it was wonderful.”

Wanda spoke Polish as a child but her father insisted the children learn English before they started school. Now, she recalls only a few Polish words.

She said her father found it dif-ficult to make a living farming and worked for some years as a milk-man in Philadelphia. “He only came home every Thursday and Sunday, and we took care of the farm, but when World War II started he found a good job in a defense plant.”

That’s when the family’s for-tunes improved and things began to change for this amazing woman who has lived through the dark days of the Great Depression, has seen man walk on the moon and begin ex-ploration of Mars – so much history to contemplate.

kathrynfclark@verizon.net

Kathryn Finegan Clark: By the WayMemories of Bedminster

KATHRYN FINEGAN CLARK

Wanda Bickel, at 92, still gardening and weed-whacking and enjoy-ing life at her Bedminster Township home.

The young Wanda Bonk (fifth from left in the back row) with schoolmates at Yost School, a one-room schoolhouse in Bedminster.

We are gratified that the jury in this case knew that what we all saw on that tape was purely and simply mur-der. They recognized that a badge is not a shield from accountability.

Unfortunately, even since the mur-der of George Floyd, we continue to see police behavior that makes every Black parent afraid for their children when they leave the house. All of us deserve to know we are safe with and protected by our police. We must stand together to demand substantive

reform that delivers real public safety for everyone, no matter the color of their skin.

We call on all who believe in the promise of America to join us in:

- Ending the horrors of police brutality and a criminal justice system that has failed us so often

- Demanding that our Penn-sylvania General Assembly pass substantive reform that holds po-lice accountable and makes fami-

lies and communities safer - Calling for the collection of

data on police encounters - Ending qualified immuni-

ty that shields law enforcement from any responsibility for their actions

Let us together ensure that the deaths of George Floyd and so many others before and since were not in vain.

Karen Downer, PresidentNAACP Bucks County Branch

NAACP grateful for Derek Chauvin conviction

Little is known about the candi-dates presently running for Tinicum Township supervisor, other than their professions. The incumbent is a dog handler in the K-9 Unit of the Warrington Police Department, John Blanchard, and the other is a trial lawyer, Eleanor Breslin.

The turnout by residents at public meetings of the board of super-visors has been historically low – lack of participation has been compounded by Covid. The result is that a majority of residents are relatively unaware of the incum-bent’s record in government in spite of his regular board attendance.

The challenger, who is a relative newcomer in Tinicum, is a member of two local bar associations and is also committed to pro bono representation. Nevertheless both candidates leave much to be explained about the entirety of their past civic achievements and future goals for the township.

Traditionally campaign infor-mation comes from the candi-date’s self-serving glossy mailers, superficial social media postings, purchased ads and the League of Woman Voter’s volunteer

questionnaire whose published answers of the candidates are found in the local press. Let us not forget the ubiquitous lawn signs containing scant political slogans that pollute Tinicum’s landscape during the election cycle.

This leads to the possibility that voters will cast their ballots for a candidate with whom they will have scarce knowledge of capabilities or disposition and yet who, when elected, will be vested with enormous author-ity for a term of six years.

The Second Class Township Code defines the significance of the position. It provides supervisors shall “ be charged with the gov-ernance of the township and the execution of legislative and admin-istrative powers in order to secure sound fiscal management and to secure the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the township.”

These are formidable respon-sibilities. Clearly what’s needed to fill the post is an intelligent, experienced individual with people skills, whose only agenda is the best interests of the township and not political gain. But how

does a voter acquire the insight necessary to intelligently cast a vote for supervisor this year?

These are different times, when the opportunity for the voters to come face to face with the candi-dates has greatly changed. Voters might be hesitant to hold traditional meet and greet gatherings for a candidate at their homes because of Cpvod. The anticipated cancel-lation of civic events will eliminate any chance of personal contact with the campaigning candidates. Door-to-door solicitation for votes might not be welcomed at this time either, for the same health reasons.

The only viable solution appears to be holding a series of virtual meetings where the candidates can articulate their views on gover-nance and answer questions from the residents. It’s never too soon to begin such an initiative, whose success will depend upon the leadership of motivated voters to implement. If not, then its quite conceivable that the candidate with the most lawn signs will win the next general election.

Jerome Becker lives in Tinicum Township.

Jerome Becker: Observations

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Adi-Kent Thomas Jeffrey

I have a bright cheerful home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. For the 30 years that I have lived there, I have loved every corner of it. Except for one. The antique wal-nut spool bed in our guest room.

For the years after purchasing it at an auction, the bed brought sadness to me every time I looked at it. Finally, I painted it pearl white. It never quite broke the shivering spell. When I slept in it myself upon occasion, I would endure a night of heavy, restless sleep.

Then one day, all of a sudden, I knew why.

It was an exact duplicate of a bed in which I slept many years ago in a small back room of an old brick house on Tenth Street NW in Washington, D.C. Opposite this house stood an old square-faced building that had been a Baptist church in the early 1800s. During the Civil War, it had been convert-ed into a theater, Ford’s Theater.

The little brick house where I stayed was originally a boarding house owned by William Peterson. On the first floor, easily accessi-ble and in the rear of the house, overlooking a yard filled with lilac bushes, was one of Peterson’s most frequently occupied rooms because of its convenience.

John Matthews, an actor, rented the room at one time, while he was in a show playing at the theater across the street. On one occasion, he was visited by a fellow actor who stretched his handsome frame out along the elaborate coverlet and chatted while smoking a pipe. That man was John Wilkes Booth.

The bed was only begin-ning to make history.

One Friday evening, the 14th of April in the closing of the Civil War, 1865, one of the persons in the Peterson house heard a commotion across the street. The play, “Our American Cousin,” was not yet over, yet the doors were open and people scattering into the street. He opened the door into the mild April air, heavy with the sweet scent of lilacs. He stood on the tiny porch and stared.

Coming out of the theater doors now came a tight knot of men. They were carrying a long, black-garbed form that drooped like a huge wilted pine branch. The man supporting the head of the listless form spoke like a doctor. He warned the others not to jog the form. In minutes they were coming up the porch stairs.

“There! Ahead! That room at the end of the hall!”

The doctor motioned the or-der with a shake of his head.

The group pushed to the back room, now rented by a young soldier from Massachusetts, William Clark.

The men laid the long form diago-nally across the bed, the bed being too short to accommodate him otherwise.

And there, on a low four-posted walnut spool bed that had supported actors, loved ones – and even a mur-derer – lay dying one of the world’s great men ... Abraham Lincoln.

And there, in that same corner, with the same brownish wallpaper and the same reminiscent odor of lilacs floating in through the open spring windows, that very bed supported me ... many years later.

William Peterson sold his house sometime after the tragedy to a Louis Schade. Schade sold it to the government in 1897. The government preserved it as a memorial to the martyred president. Four years before, a new resident had already moved into the old Peterson house, at the request of the Memorial Association of the District of Columbia: a man named Osborn H. Oldroyd. Oldroyd had been an active fan of Lincoln’s since a young boy, working hard for him in his presidential campaign of 1860. The following year, young Osborn Oldroyd entered the army, little dreaming that his beginning collection of Lincoln memorabilia would someday become one of the world’s greatest and largest.

During the war years he met and became close friends with George Rowe in the Union forces. They became such fast friends through the long years to follow that George Rowe’s children and grandchildren came to be a part of him and his own family. After George’s death, Osborn Oldroyd kept George’s family even closer to his heart. George’s grandchildren loved nothing better than their visits to the little old brick house on Tenth Street NW.

Except the youngest, myself.A great sadness would come

over me whenever I entered his house. Giving me the great honor of sleeping in the very bed and room where Lincoln died, gave me a sense of awe, yes, but an unspeakable sadness.

To this day I can see the brown-toned striped wallpaper, the pictures on the wall – “The Village

Blacksmith,” and a photograph of Rosa Bonheur’s “Horse Fair.” There were two smaller pic-tures, too ... one of “The Stable” and one of a “Barn Yard.”

Mr. Peterson must have liked horses, I decided.

Surely, Mr. Lincoln did too. But he never saw these pictures I re-flected while I was lying in that bed on several occasions. Mr. Lincoln never saw the pictures, nor the wall-paper, nor the shivering gaslight just as I was seeing them. He never realized that more than 60 people that came in and out of the room that fateful night. He never saw the ashen face, nor heard the cries of Mrs. Lincoln. By 7:22 the morning of April 15, 1865, he was dead.

All these things he never saw.But I saw them in the very

air of that room where I slept in that be-shadowed bed.

Today that bed stands in the Chicago Historical Society.

But on sad April days when the rain is falling softly, the old spool bed in my Bucks County house tells the same heartbreak story of the murder of a man named Lincoln ... and of his slow death in a little back room in a brick house on Tenth Street in Washington, D.C.

Adi-Kent Thomas Jeffrey wrote this story in 1979 and submitted it to Reader’s Digest, but it was rejected. She was the author of “Ghosts in the Valley” books, the first published in 1971. She initiated the Ghost Tours of New Hope in the early 1980s. Her daughter, Lynda Plott, a recent contributor to the Herald, dis-covered this tale recently, tucked away in a cabinet in her home in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

On April 21, the Lincoln coffin was taken by honor guard to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot. At least 10,000 people witnessed the train’s departure from Washington. It stopped at cities along the way to Springfield, Ill. A public viewing was held April 22 in Philadelphia.

She slept in the murdered Lincoln’s bed

President Lincoln’s body lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda April 20 and the morning of April 21 before it was moved to a train that would take him to Springfield, Ill.

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There will be a “Doylestown at Dusk” car show this summer, but just what it will look like and where it will be held is uncertain, said organizers.

As it did last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic is disrupt-ing the annual event, but not stop-ping it, Rick Millham, Jr., pres-ident-elect of the Doylestown Rotary, said. The rotary, a volun-teer service organization, spon-sors the car show.

A permit from the borough is needed to hold the event in its tra-ditional format, with hundreds of cars lining the town’s downtown streets and thousands of visitors

strolling through, explained Mill-ham. Due to current Pennsylva-nia Department of Health regula-tions, such a permit could not be issued.

“We fully support the borough and are working with them,” while waiting to see if the state is able to relax the guidelines that would prevent such large crowds, Millham said.

As the rotary waits, it’s explor-ing options, Millham said.

One is limiting the scope of the car show, which typically attracts about 500 vehicles, to a smaller number that could meet permit regulations, as determined by the state. A second is relocating the show to a large lot or field of

some kind. And, a third possibili-ty would be having an “enhanced virtual” car show, Millham said.

Last year, about 85 cars, in groups of five, were allowed to drive through a designated route in town, while four cameras

filmed them and streamed it on-line. “It was quite ingenious,” said Millham. The event was not advertised to deter any crowds from gathering.

“We’re delaying any decision and hoping the regulations will

relax,” Millham said.“We know people are yearn-

ing for events and we are too, but this is not the time to give up our discipline. We want to deliver a smooth, meaningful and special show for the community.”

Plans for Doylestown’s popular car show remain unsettled

The League of Women Voters of Bucks County will participate in the People Powered Fair Maps Na-tional Day of Action by celebrating efforts being made to end gerry-mandering in Pennsylvania.

From 12:30 to 1 p.m. Thurs-day, April 29, at the Bucks Coun-ty Administration Building in Doylestown, League represen-tatives will recognize state Rep. Wendi Thomas (178th District) for

her leadership in reforming redis-tricting in Pennsylvania. Represen-tative Thomas is the prime sponsor of House Bill 22, known along with its companion Senate Bill 222 as the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act (LACRA).

LACRA would require fairer rules for redistricting and would allow for more transparency and public engagement in the process of redistricting in Pennsylvania. The

League will also recognize oth-er state legislators and the Bucks County commissioners for their support of redistricting reform.

The meeting will take place outdoors near the grassy area by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In the event of inclement weather, the presentation will be held in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room on the 1st floor of the Administration Building.

Bucks officials to join Fair Maps Day of Action

The public is invited to attend “Tearing Hatred from the Sky: A Lecture and Discussion with Bree Newsome,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28.

The free, virtual lecture is spon-sored by Raritan Valley Community College’s Humanities, Social Sci-ence, Social Work, and Education (HSSE) Department.

Bree Newsome, a community or-ganizer and activist, will discuss how a triumphant act of civil disobedience can spark a movement and inspire others to embrace activism.

Following the murder of nine black parishioners at Mother Em-manuel Church in Charleston, S.C., Newsome climbed the flagpole at the

South Carolina statehouse and pulled down the Confederate Battle flag as a protest against racist symbolism. Her

arrest galvanized public opinion and led to the permanent removal of the flag.

As a recognized and celebrated voice on the topics of injustice and ra-cial discrimination, Newsome brings to light the importance of leadership development in building and sustain-ing social movements. Also an ac-complished filmmaker and musician, Newsome outlines the relationship between activism and art.

Register at raritanval-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G6kZ2J-cT-VSOm7Zx83QFnQ.

For information, contact Dr. Carl Lindskoog, chair of theHSSE Speaker Series Committee, at carl.lindskoog@raritanval.edu.

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Doylestown Borough Coun-cil has passed an ordinance that calls on the Central Bucks Regional Police Department to

issue a nonsummary violation and a $25 fine when a person is arrested in the borough for marijuana possession under 30 grams.

The ordinance passed by a vote of 8 to 1, with council member Jo-seph Flood dissenting.

Doylestown is reportedly the 15th municipality in Pennsylvania

to enact such an ordinance.Possession of under 30 grams

of marijuana is currently a misde-meanor under state law.

Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub has previously advised against passing the ordi-nance, but Central Bucks Regional Police Chief Karl Knott reportedly supported the borough’s decision.

Doylestown decriminalizes possession of small amount of marijuana

Comedian Robert Kelly will ap-pear at the historic Newtown Theatre at 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, May 1.

General admission tickets for both shows are $40 and include two drinks (beer, wine, or nonalcoholic options).

Seating is limited to 75 people per show in compliance with Pennsyl-vania COVID restrictions. Tickets

are available at JJComedy.com. This show is for mature audiences only (age 18+).

Kelly’s comedy is rooted in his own life and relationships which makes it “honest, abrasively funny, and refreshingly vulnerable.” A fix-ture on Comedy Central, Kelly has been winning over audiences for

years touring clubs, colleges and the-aters, including repeat performances at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festi-val. He is also the host of the top-rat-ed “You Know What Dude?” pod-cast.

The Newtown Theatre is located at 120 N. State St. in Newtown Bor-ough.

Comedian Robert Kelly comes to Newtown Theatre

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ArtsThe Eyes of March, featuring 100 paintings by Brian Gormley, at J.B. Kline Gallery, 25 Bridge St., Lambert-ville, N.J., open through April 30. Call 609-397-7026 or email jbklineson@ya-hoo.com for details.Machines of Interest: The Selected Works of Stephen Mallon, a photogra-phy exhibit from the National Museum of Industrial History, through Aug. 29. Information: nmih.org.“In Search Of Luminance,” an ex-hibit by Shirley Mersky and Denise Callanan-Kline at the Stover Mill Gal-lery. Works in oil, gouache and graph-ite that capture the beauty of light in the local area, open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekends through April. Information: 610-294-9420 or stovermillgallery.org. A Friendship Forged in Art: The Paintings of Tom Chesar and Richard Lennox, a virtual discussion with local artists presented by ArtTalk from Phil-lips’ Mill Community Association. 5 p.m. on April 25, register by 4 p.m. on April 25 at phillipsmill.org.Spring Arts and Crafts Show at Pra-llsville Mills, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 1 and 2. Original artwork, handcrafted items and unique gifts, live music and food outside. $5 donation for admission, visit prallsvillemills.org/events for de-tails.Hunterdon Watercolor Society 2021 Art Show and Sale, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on week-ends, May 1 through 9. Includes original artwork in watercolor, acrylic, oil, fine prints, notecards and bookmarks. Free and open to the public, visit prallsville-mills.org/events for more info.The Hunterdon Art Tour (THAT), a self-guided tour on May 1 and 2 show-casing the studios and exhibition spaces of more than 60 artists working in Hunt-erdon County. Artists will be featured in a special exhibition at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton. For details and a map, visit thehunterdonarttour.com.Virtual beginning and intermediate drawing, classes from the Michener Art Museum with instructor Jenn Hallgren, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through May 13. Discover the essential techniques you need to draw confidently. List of materials needed and details available at michenerartmuseum.org.

DanceDanceWorks from Raritan Valley Community College, 6 p.m. on April 30 and 3 p.m. on May 1. Outdoor event includes student and faculty dances held on the basketball courts at the college’s Branchburg campus. Rain date is 3 p.m. on May 2. Event is free, for more info call 848-391-5932.

FestivitiesOur Big Stories, a voulnteer apprecia-tion event from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 20. Celebrate graduating matches and enjoy hors d’ouerves, cocktails and awards ceremony. Tickets and more info at bbbsbc.org.

FoodFood drive and shredding event with Senator Steve Santarsiero, 10 a.m. to noon on April 24 at Central Bucks High School East. All food donations will benefit Bucks County Opportunity Council. Attendees should leave items in their trunk for contactless pickup. Event is free, rain or shine, register at senator-stevesantarsiero.com/events.

GamesBingo with Tylersport Fire Co. every Tuesday night, includes $1,000 jackpot. Doors open 4:30 p.m., dinner served at 5 p.m., game begins at 6:30 p.m. Call 215-257-5900 x171 for details.

Lectures/SeminarsVirtual Storytime with the Southamp-

ton Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays through April. Read,dance and sing during storytime, visit south-amptonfreelibrary.org for Zoom Meet-ing ID and password.Music and Motion with Southampton Free Library, 10:30 a.m. every Monday in April. Ages birth and up are invited to sing, dance and move with Ms. Nancy, a professional music teacher. Visit south-amptonfreelibrary.org for details.10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s pre-sented by the Alzheimer’s Association, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 28. Webinar covers age-related changes, resources and other topics. Register at alz.org/crf or call 800-272-3900.

MoviesACME Screening Room, virtual screenings. New releases include “Sla-lom” and “Looking For A Lady With Fangs And A Moustache.” For details and tickets visit acmescreeningroom.org.ACME Film Club, watch the film on your schedule and join the Zoom meet-ing for discussion. Family event film for Earth Day: “Wings of Life” from Disne-ynature, 10 a.m. on April 24. Visit acme-screeningroom.org for details.

MuseumsEastern State Penitentiary Histor-ic Site is open for tours Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Night tours also available Thursday, Fri-day and Saturday evenings starting May 7. Tours include new offerings like the Fair Chance Beer Garden. Timed tickets must be purchased online in advance at easternstate.org.Historic Nazareth walking tours, host-ed by Moravian Historical Society, 4 p.m. every second Saturday from March through September. Information: mora-vianhistory.org/walking-tour or call 610-759-5070.Springfield Township Historical Soci-ety Open House from 9:30 a.m. to noon on May 1. The one-room schoolhouse is located at 2165 Route 212 in Coopers-burg, PA. See the Church School, do research and view historical documents and photos. For details call Tom Cline at 484-308-1510.

Music and MoreSourland Mountain Happy Hours, hosted by the Sourland Conservancy, held via Zoom from 6 to 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month through June 3. Local artist performances, be-spoke cocktail and other happy hour deals. Ticket holders will receive a link via email, proceeds benefit the musi-cians and the conservancy. Information

and tickets: sourland.org.Weekend Winery Music Series with Terhune Orchards, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ev-ery Saturday and Sunday. Music from local musicians, light fare available, no admission fee, group maximum of six. For more info and musician schedule, visit terhuneorchards.com.Masterclass with Eryn LeCroy, “Christine” from Broadway’s “Phantom of the Opera,” 10 a.m. to noon on April 24. Seven singers will receive help from LeCroy with performing Broadway songs, Q&A to follow. Ages 12 and up, register at westrickmusic.org/workshops or call 609-688-1888.

NatureSaturday morning bird walks at Silver Lake Nature Center, offered at 7:30 a.m. March through May. Meet outside of the SLNC Visitors’ Center at the Welcome Kiosk near the parking area. Free, email pacutter@buckscounty.org or visit silver-lakenaturecenter.org for details.Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The site will be open for visitation 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, through Dec. 12. For information on in-person and virtual events: japanphilly.org.Spotted lantern fly presentation from Tinicum Conservancy, 7 p.m. on April 22 via Zoom. Learn management op-tions and regulations regarding this in-vasive pest from Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator with Penn State Extension. To register email kbudd3030@gmail.com or call 610-294-9069.Family Nature Walk with the Nature Center at Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, NJ, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on May 2. All ages welcome, walk is infor-mal and naturalist-guided. For more info, call the Nature Center at 609-737-0609. Geocache Washington Crossing State Park, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on May 9. Geocaching uses GPS to locate hidden items in the park – a scavenger hunt

with technology. Advance registration and payment required, limited number of GPS devices available, call 609-737-0609 for more info.Avian Gems of Jacobsburg with Ja-cobsburg Environmental Education Center, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on May 8. Two-hour search for spring migrants passing through the area and returning summer breeding birds. Wear clothes suitable for hiking, bring binoculars, water, snacks, and field guide. Registration required, participation limited to 15 individuals. Call 610-746-2801 for more info.Envisioning a Just Future in Commu-nity Forests: A TreeVitalize Partners Conference from PennState Extension, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 5 and 12 via Zoom. Conference will bring together partners working in community forests, panels will focus on agencies, organiza-tions and practitioners who are creating solutions. For details visit extension.psu.edu.

OutdoorsKite Day at Terhune Orchards, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 1 and 2. Spring festival includes kite making and flying, music, food, wine tasting, and more. Parking is free, admission to festival and farm area requires tickets. For more informa-tion call 609-924-2310 or visit terhu-neorchards.com.Antique & Classic Car Cruise with the Newtown Business Association. Parade begins at 2 p.m. on June 20, rain date is June 27, cars accepted in multiple cate-gories from pre-1959 to 1996. Interested owners should register at newtownba.org, limited to the first 100 registered vehicles, deadline is June 11. Email questions to dan.pettyjr@gmail.com.

SchoolsThe Bucks County Parent’s Guide to Schools Open House Calendar is accept-ing submissions from advertisers. Adver-tisers in the Bucks County Parent’s Guide to Schools receive a free listing in the cal-endar. Forms must be submitted to a Her-ald advertising representative by Aug. 6.

Support GroupsVirtual Parent & Caregiver Support Groups, offered weekly in English and

Spanish by The Family Support Or-ganization of Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren counties. Information and Zoom link at 908-223-1191 or FSO-HSW.org.Virtual Memory Care Support Group for caregivers and families of those with dementia and Alzhei-mer’s, noon to 1 p.m., first Thursday of each month via Zoom. Facilitated by Brianne Gerhard, provided by Ar-tis Senior Living of Yardley. Contact charris@artismgmt.com or 267-392-5945 for the Zoom invite. Attendees are welcome to eat lunch during the meeting.

D&R Greenway’s more than 60 species of healthy local plants, like this Cardinal flower, are ready for the annual Native Plant Sale. Purchases may be arranged on-line, through April 28. Pre-order as soon as possible to secure pre-ferred selections. Safe and easy pick-ups are on May 6, 7 and 8. Planting natives enhances region-al gardens in beauty as well as in usefulness to native creatures, es-pecially pollinators. The nursery is on the grounds of D&R Gre-enway’s Conservation Campus at the Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princ-eton, N.J. Visit drgreenway.org/shop/native-plants for information and to order. The land trust re-quests that purchasers arriving for pick-up be masked.

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Tickets are now on sale for Delaware Valley High School’s musical, “Working,” which will be streamed on April 23, 24 and 25.

There will be no auditorium performance because of the pandemic.“Working” is based on a 1974 book by Studs Terkel, who got Americans

to talk about their jobs, including their ambitions, regrets, frustrations and satisfactions. This show was specially chosen for these times because it has so many soliloquies that can been done unmasked. But it does have sever-al dance numbers – with carefully distanced students wearing transparent masks.

“My favorite moments of the show are the large cast numbers, because you get to see the kids coming together, connecting, and bringing the stage to life,” said director Jess Severns. She expects viewers will share her joy in “seeing these kids back on a stage, doing what they love and not letting the obstacles of the world stop them.”

There are 23 students in the cast, with another 16 involved in either the orchestra pit, the production crew, or set building and painting.

To see the show, go to showtix4u.com/events/20422 and buy a ticket. Each ticket is $15 and is usable for 24 hours.

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Swearingen and Kelli will pay homage to one of the most iconic duos in music history when they bring their show, “The Music of Simon and Gar-funkel,” back to Bucks County Play-house for three performances, at 2 and 8 p.m. May 1, and 2 p.m. May 2.

Their return engagement is part of Bucks County Playhouse’s Spring Music Series, which heralds the re-turn of live music to the iconic stage in the months of April and May. The duo’s show was last presented at the

Playhouse in 2019 to sold out crowds. Tickets to Swearingen and Kelli start at $45 and are now on sale at Bucks-CountyPlayhouse.org.

The duo, comprised of AJ Swear-ingen and Jayne Kelli, has also been performing and writing music togeth-er since 2010, and has released two al-bums. Folk artist Tom Rush recorded and released their song, “You’re Not Here With Me.”

Bucks County Playhouse is offer-ing special series discounts for patrons

wishing to attend two or more of the spring concerts (excluding Wynton Marsalis). Ticket buyers can save up to 20% on shows through May. Visit BucksCountyPlayhouse.org/Spring-ConcertSeries.

Bucks County Playhouse has de-veloped rigorous safety protocols. A list of protocols can be found on the Playhouse website.

Tickets for the shows are at Bucks-CountyPlayhouse.org or call 215-862-2121.

Duo presents music of Simon and Garfunkel at Bucks Playhouse

Next at AVAEnter the mind of poet Paul Verlaine (1844–1896) in the Academy of Vocal Arts’ spring French recital, featuring music by Boulanger, Chausson, Déodat de Séverac and more. Access the virtual recital, “Verlaine, Le Voyage Hu-main,” with Music Director and pianist Audrey Saint-Gil and Mise en scène by Pascale Spinney (mezzo soprano) from 7 p.m. Saturday, April 24 until 11:59 p.m. Wednes-day April 28. This is a free virtual recital; donations are encouraged. Register at avaopera.org.

The Mercer County Sustainability Coalition annouced the schedule for “Greening Together 2021,” its cele-bration of Earth Week from April 24 to 30. Attendees are invited to learn more about sustainability at these community events:

April 24: Annual Storm Clean-up at Colonial Lake from 10 a.m. to noon.

April 25: Climate Change and Energy with Kathleen Biggins at 3 p.m., Susan Hockaday at 4 p.m. and KerriAnn Lomardi with Michele Cal-abrese at 5 p.m.

April 26: Journey Toward Zero Waste at 7 p.m.

April 27: Clean Transportation at 7 p.m.

April 28: Water Wednesday at 7

p.m. April 29: Green Infrastructure Re-

sources at 7 p.m. April 30: Spotted Lanternfly at

2:30 p.m. and Trees are Terrific at 6:30 p.m.

All the events are free but advance registration is required via the coali-tion website at mercersustainability-coalition.org/greening-together-2021.

Mercer County Sustainability Coalition announces Earth Week events

The cast of Delaware Valley High School’s musical production, “Working,” can be seen via live stream.

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Central Bucks Southedges Pennridge

Jeff Moeller

For the Plumstead Christian baseball program, it already has been a fulfilling season.

The Panthers began the week with an overall 3-2 record, and

there are more than

a few indications that they are headed in the right direction during the final weeks of the season.

The spirits of a relatively young team appear to properly channeled.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” said veteran head coach Bill Weav-er. “We have a really good group of guys who have made practices enjoyable.

“Over the last four or five years, we have been pretty competitive, and we should have the same kind of year. We’re an interestingly balanced team.”

The Panthers have two se-niors, five juniors, one soph-omore and nine freshmen on their roster, which has made an intriguing mix.

Senior designated hitter/pitcher Nick Phillipps has been battling a wrist injury and

should be available to throw again soon. Freshman Danny Bachinsky recently has taken Phillipps’ spot in the lineup.

Phillipps has watched the youthful Panthers begin to take the next step.

“I think we are progressive-ly getting better each game,” he said. “We are a tough team mentally, keeping our heads in the game by being able to come back from a few-run deficit.

“We are learning how to play as a team, and just play loose out on the field, too.”

Weaver is optimistic about the potential of his pitching staff.

Senior Ethan Hartzel and freshman Noah Sampson combined for a 10-0 no-hitter victory over Bristol. Junior Jackson Mott also has been a steady mound contributor.

“We have four or five pitch-ers who can consistently throw strikes,” said Weaver. “They are not overpowering, but they can get the ball over the plate.

“That’s huge for us, and we feel we have fairly good pitch-ing to stay in games. There’s a lot to work with there.

“Mott has gotten stronger as a pitcher in every game. This is Ethan’s first year pitching, and

I am very proud of what he has done.”

Weaver has been pleased with the contributions from freshman DJ Glass, a second baseman/pitcher who has helped set the table as the team’s No. 2 hitter and has a .429 average. Mott has been an effective leadoff hitter for the Panthers with a .313 clip. Hartzel leads the team with a .583 average.

The manager also has been impressed with his club’s comeback victories over MaST Charter and Church Farm.

“We like our lineup,” said Weaver. “DJ Glass has done a really nice job at the top of our lineup, and Jackson Mott has been consistent.

“We have battled teams, and these kids don’t quit. They have shown a lot of character so far.”

The Panthers’ schedule will tighten over the next few weeks. They host Calvary Christian Thursday, travel to Jenkintown Saturday and then host Valley Forge Christian Monday.

“We have a good chemistry,” noted Weaver. “We just have to keep working and see how things will be in the postseason.”

Don Leypoldt

Who said football was the “game of inches?”

In the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday at CB South, Titan shortstop Jasmine Chui thumped a two-run homer that hit

a Pen-nridge outfield glove

on its way over the fence.The pitch “was pretty much

down the middle. I saw it, knew I had a chance and went for it,” Chui described. “I felt this win really brought us together as a team and will be really good going into the weekend.”

The dinger gave the Titans a 7-5 lead that held up in a 7-6 final score.

In the top of the third with the bags full of Rams, Pennridge centerfielder Reagan Bauman blasted an opposite field fly ball that was caught by South’s C.J. Haney. Haney’s glove actually landed over the fence but ball in hand, it gave Bauman just an RBI sacrifice fly instead of her second grand slam of 2021.

If Chui’s blast were 2 feet shorter and Bauman’s shot 2 feet longer, the game dynamics would have substantially changed. On a dreary day, both South and Pen-nridge showed highs, lows and fight in an early SOL Colonial battle.

“They’re fighters. They really are,” noted South skipper Kevin Rosini. “We have 13 kids who have never sniffed a varsity field, and they’re playing. We’re going to get our lumps and get hit in the mouth but they fight. We had two really tough losses this week. We could have given up when we gave up the lead and said, ‘Oh no, here we go again.’ But I’m proud of them that they fought today.”

The Titans plated three in the first via RBI singles from Mar-lena Hacker, Allie Franck and Grace Motley. Bauman’s sac fly cut the lead to 3-1 and the Rams added an unearned run in the fourth. Pitcher Grace Helbling led off the Pennridge fifth with a homer. Maddie Silber and Bauman both singled and scored to put the Rams up 5-3.

South knotted the game at 5 in the bottom of the fifth. Franck

stole second and scored on Jamie Marks’ single. Marks tied the game when she crossed the plate.

Titan pitcher Madison Borows-ki needed just three pitches in the sixth, thanks to a diving catch by freshman second baseman Franck, who had six putouts on the afternoon.

“It was just a reaction thing,” Franck said. “I went to get the ball then I wasn’t sure if I was going to get there so I dove. The ball popped out of my glove but I was able to get my glove under it to keep it from touching the ground.”

Rosini and Pennridge coach Wendy Iadonisi both described their teams as “young.” But both coaches have senior mentors be-hind the plate. Pennridge catcher Silber is a 2019 Carpenter Cup veteran. South backstop Nicole Pilla, who had five extra base hits in the Titans’ first six games, started on the 2018 District One champions.

“It’s been really different from years past where we had a lot of D1 players in front of me in the field,” Pilla described. “But at practice, we try and come togeth-er and work on routine plays so we can come out here and try our best.”

Iadonisi’s description of her club was similar to Rosini’s. “They’re a fun group with a lot of spunk. They’re a young club so I’m happy with what we’re seeing so far,” Iadonisi noted. “They still need to work on some inconsistencies but I’m very confident in what they’re going to do over the next couple of years. It makes me proud that they showed so much fight in this game to keep putting runs up when we were down.”

South (3-4, 2-3 SOL Colonial) won again on Tuesday with a 10-3 victory over Bensalem. Hacker hit a two-run homer and Braylee Webb knocked in two. Suzie Williams, South’s second leading hitter, returned to the lineup and doubled.

Pennridge also earned a 10-3 win, over Wissahickon Monday. Bauman’s homer and Silber’s two-run single highlighted offen-sive fireworks that put the Rams up 6-0 after two innings. Penn-ridge entered press time 3-5 (1-4 Colonial) after Tuesday’s 11-8 loss to Truman.

Plumstead finding its stride as regular season schedule tightens

Karen Sangillo

It was a total team effort.No less than six different

players figured into the scoring for the Central Bucks South girls lacrosse

team, as the visiting Titans topped Council Rock North, 22-11, on Monday in a Suburban One League National Conference game at Walt Snyder Stadium.

Tegan Mullan led all scorers with seven goals for CB South. She also had three assists and one draw control.

Janessa Watson put in six goals and four assists, won six draw controls and picked up seven ground balls for the Titans, while Bridget Curtis ended the day

with four goals, six assists, eight draw controls, five caused turn-overs and eight ground balls.

Madison Flynn added two goals and Kate Victor chipped in one goal and three assists for the winners.

Gabby Mayo made 10 saves in goal for CB South.

“We had spread out scoring but that’s a good thing,” said Watson, a senior captain. “We have a lot of trust in our team.

“It was very disappointing to not play last year. I wish we could have been out there. That would have really helped us grow even more than where we are now. But we’re grateful to have this season. This is all we wanted for this season, that we’d have the opportunity to play games. We’re getting that chance and we’re happy about it.

“I feel good about our team.

We’re really confident in each other. We’re really strong and we have good connections. We’re close with each other and that really helps us. We really are enjoying this season. It’s been so much fun.

“Our goal is to finish strong and do our best. We didn’t have last year so every game we get, we want to put everything out there. We seem to be doing it every game so far.”

A member of the Titans soccer team, Watson is considering West Chester and Bloomsburg, and will likely major in business.

The win gets the Titans back on track after a 9-6 non-league loss to Springfield (Delco).

“I think our team is doing pretty well,” said Curtis, a senior captain. “We have such a diverse group of athletes and we all con-tribute in so many different ways.

We work well together. We have a family situation here with our team and it’s just great.

“I feel that we definitely came out strong in the second half. We knew we had to put ourselves forward if we wanted to maintain the lead and I think we did that.

“Our scoring was really spread out. We have kind of a sporadic scoring situation with this team. Everyone contributes, but I think that’s a good thing. We have a lot of people who can score.

“I think we’re starting to peak at the right time and we’re look-ing forward to hopefully having a good playoff run this year. But we’re still just taking it one game at a time and putting all of our hard work and effort into win-ning every game we have.”

Curtis participates in Athletes Helping Athletes and also played soccer for the Titans. She will

continue her soccer career at Kutztown, majoring in either business or marketing.

CR North’s last win over the Titans was a 10-7 triumph on April 24, 2014. Since then, CB South has reeled off six consecu-tive wins over the Indians.

It is the third consecutive loss for the Indians, but senior captain Rebecca Ripans remains opti-mistic.

“We’re a young team so I’m glad that we were able to hang with them,” said Ripans, who had three goals and two assists for the day. “Compared to years in the past we really haven’t so I’m not disappointed with this. I’m happy that we played this well and that we’ll be able to keep playing and keep working on it.

Titans’ Mullan, Watson combine for baker’s dozen in win over CR North

Softball

DON LEYPOLDT

Pennridge’s Maddie Silber bats for the Rams.

DON LEYPOLDT

Pennridge’s Grace Helbling throws on the mound with Titans baserunner C.J. Haney on first.

DON LEYPOLDT

CB South’s Nicole Pilla bats during the Titans-Rams game on Friday. South prevailed, 7-6.

Baseball

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The Doylestown Rugby men’s team opened its spring season at home on April 17 with a win over Roses RFC (Lancaster). The final score was 83-10.

Try scorers for the Dragons were: Eric French (three), Max

Compo (two), Jer-emy Ault (two), Kev-

in Hockings (two), Doug Ortiz (one), Bruce Dolan (one), Sekou Harris (one), Ryheem Powell (one), Joe Ferrara (one) and John Tall (one). Dave Kornock kicked four conversions. The Roses had two unconverted tries.

On Saturday, April 24, the Dragons will play Philly-White-marsh in an away match.

In an away match against Conestoga on April 18, the high school boys team came away with a 41-7 victory.

Try scorers for the Drag-ons were: Davis Nagg (two), Jack Wierzbowski (one), Ford Rubel (one), Joe Mignon (one), Dalton Reinheimer (one) and Kurt Schoenmeier (one). Chris Cleland kicked two conversions and Leo Alexandroff made one conversion kick. Conestoga had one converted try.

The next match for the Drag-ons will be at Downingtown on Sunday, April 25.

The high school girls team defeated visiting Conestoga on April 18. The final score was 65-0. Maddie Doyle scored three tries. Molly Thiebeau, Nina Mason and Grace Mc-Cullough each added a pair of tries. Savannah Hines and Tamia Freeman added one try each, and to finish out the scoring, Mason made four conversions and Nolah Flynn made one

conversion. The next match for the Drag-

ons will be at Downingtown on April 25.

In a tough loss, the junior boys team fell to Conestoga 31-38. Conestoga was the home team, but Doylestown hosted the match.

Try scorers for the Dragons were: Gavin Koch (one), Cade Aivazian (one), Jett Mullin (one), Reagan McCullough (one) and Andrew Gilroy (one). Bailey O’Malley kicked three conversions. Koch was Man of the Match. Conestoga had four converted tries and two uncon-verted tries.

The Dragons’ next match is on the home pitch at the Maenner-chor Field, 3650 Cold Spring Creamery Road, Doylestown, on April 25, against Cumberland Valley.

The youth boys team trav-eled to Conestoga on April 18, and came away with an 84-24 victory.

Try scorers for the Dragons were: Joey Craig (two), Mar-co Burns (two), Aaron Kelly (two), Liam Hoey (two), Carston Nocito (one), Jamie Weir (one), Santiago (Chago) Bustelo (one) and Augie Verrecchia (one). Weir was 12 for 12 on conversion kicks. Conestoga had four tries and two conversions, with all of those points being scored by Doylestown players who played for Conestoga in the second half of the match.

The Dragons’ next match is on the home pitch at the Maenner-chor Field on April 25 against West Chester.

For information about Doylestown Rugby Football Club, go to doylestownrugby.com.

Central Bucks West pole vaulter Chloe Timberg jumped into Pennsyvania track and field history books on Saturday.

At the Central Bucks West Relays at War Memorial Sta-dium in Doylestown, the Buck broke the previous state record of 13 feet 7.5 inches, set by Manheim Township’s MacK-

enzie Horn at the 2018 District Three Championships, and became the first girl in Pennsyl-vania to clear 14 feet, according to PAMileSplit.

Timberg’s record-setting jump of 14 feet 2.25 inches also vaulted the senior into ninth on the nation’s all-time high school list.

CB West’s Timberg sets state pole vaulting record

Doylestown men’s team wins season opener

The Doylestown Rugby high school boys team beat Conestoga 41-7 on April 18.

“It’s been really hard to come back this season after losing all of last year. We have a great senior class with a lot of leadership and we want everyone to be involved. We want to pass the torch on to the younger players. I’m happy with where the team is and our culture is good.

“We definitely lost a year of development because we lost last year and that really hurt us. We have a lot of freshmen and sophomores

this year and those sophomores lost a year. Our JV team has good camaraderie and culture so I think they’ll be good in a couple of years but we’re behind. I know that every team has that problem, though.

“This team has a lot of potential. We have a lot of good younger play-ers and we’ve all played together through Council Rock Lacrosse so the 12 of us have played together for a long time so I’m excited to see how this season goes for us.”

Ripans was a standout on the field hockey team and will continue play-

ing that sport at Susquehanna, where she plans to major in early childhood education. She is also active in Athletes Helping Athletes.

CR North’s other captains are Jill Hopkins, Maddie McNulty and Grace Vliet.

Vliet scored three goals for the day, and had two assists and three draw controls while Morgan McCaffery had two goals, three assists, eight draw controls and three caused turnovers, Isabella Carpentier added two goals and Emma Sadovy chipped in one.

Karen Sangillo

They’re young. They’re hard working. They haven’t gotten all the pieces

together yet, but when they do, they could sur-prise a lot of people.

They’re the

Quakertown boys lacrosse team. They’re one of the newer programs in the Suburban One League, but the potential is certainly there.

The Panthers dropped a non-league contest on Thursday at home at Alumni Field, falling to Neshami-ny, 6-2. It was the first-ever meeting between the two programs since Quakertown’s inaugural season in 2015.

“We have a very young team so we’re learning,” Quakertown coach Jay Donis said. “We started five freshmen in this game, so half of our starters are freshmen, which means that this is the sixth game of their high school lacrosse careers.

“The finer points are the things that we need to work on. We have a lot of first-year players who aren’t freshmen so again that lacrosse IQ thing is a piece that’s big for us and we’re trying to develop that.

“We have had a huge amount of growth from our first game to this one. Our defense in particular has been exceptional.

“Neshaminy is in the higher divi-sion in Suburban One but we play who we play. We were in this one for the most part and we’re proud of that.”

The Redskins got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead into the sec-ond quarter.

Quakertown tied it up when Zach Webb found the net with the

first shot of the second quarter, but Neshaminy put in two more to lead, 3-1, at halftime.

Neshaminy put in the first goal of the third quarter to go up 4-1 but Kadin Bayne received the ball from James Lacey and whipped it into the cage to make it 4-2 and keep the Panthers within striking distance.

But the Redskins scored the final two goals of the period to ice the win.

Goaltender Paul Lancos made nine saves for the Panthers.

“Our defense played huge in this game,” said Lancos, a junior who is also a linebacker on Quakertown’s football team. “We’ve been improv-ing every week and game after game we’ve been putting our offense in a position where once it starts clicking, it’ll all work for us.

“We have a lot of potential. I feel amazing about how our season could go. Our defense has been amazing for three or four games now. It’s really come together. Once our offense figures it out and we put it all together, I think we could have a really great season.”

Lancos came to the conclusion that goaltender was his position early in his playing career.

“I started playing lacrosse a few years ago,” he said. “I went to goalie because it was my turn to play it and I just stuck with it.”

He hopes to continue playing lacrosse in college. He hasn’t chosen a school yet, but is looking to major in engineering.

Like every other spring team in Pennsylvania, the Panthers lost the 2020 season to the pandemic.

“Losing all of last season was huge,” Donis said. “As I said, we’ve got a lot of first-year players. Some guys that are here, their first year would have been last year, and it

didn’t happen, so this is their first year. They got about two weeks of practices in last year and that was it.

“We’re low on numbers as a team, so that’s hurting us, too. COVID is not an excuse, but we’re working. We’re working hard.”

Senior captain Daniel Litvinchuk agreed.

“COVID has really been traumat-ic for our team,” he said. “Since we have such small numbers, we don’t really have that many veteran play-ers and our younger players lost all of last year, which means they lost a whole year of development. A lot of those guys are starting varsity this year so losing that year has made a difference for our team.

“We have some positives, though. We had a nice win against Truman and that was a nice boost to our team. Our defense has improved greatly. I think we still have work to do on offense but I’m sure we can get that going.

“This was a good game for us. We were definitely in this one. It was a very close game throughout and I think we could have easily come back if our offense had started to click but I think that’s just a matter of time. Offense will start to get the plays down and once our passes start to become clean and crisp, we’ll see some major improvement there.”

Litvinchuk shares faceoff duties with Logan Baker.

“We don’t really have a designat-ed face off guy so we’re both step-ping up and doing that job,” he said. “It’s definitely a pressure position but since I’m also a swimmer it’s very natural for me. It’s like starting off the blocks so it’s an easy transi-tion for me to make. I think Logan and I will both get better with time.”

He plans to major in mechanical engineering at Penn State.

Quakertown drops first meetingwith Neshaminy

Boyslacrosse

Rugby

Closing the scoreDelaware Valley University’s Timmy Lallis Sr. singles up the mid-dle to score Jared Sterner and close the score to 6-4 during Game 1 of the Aggies’ doubleheader with MAC Freedom Conference ri-val Arcadia University. The Knights would go on to win the first game, 6-5, and the second, 18-1.

ERIC CUTTING

CB South beats CR NorthContinued from page B1

Conwell-Egan Catholic (CEC) High School’s girls bowling team claimed the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) title in March. The Eagles defeated Little Flower at Bristol Pike Lanes with a 1811-1572 pin total to win their first title since 2006.

This was the third year in a row that CEC’s girls bowling team made it to the championship match. The varsity team includes senior Laura Wang; juniors Sydney Snyder, Ang Bresnen, Cait Egan, Giuliana Gausz, and Sophie Putterman; sophomore Maisy Phillips; and freshmen Lean-na Bresnen and Meg Fowler.

In addition to a perfect unde-feated season, the Eagles were led

by the most dominant bowler in the league with junior Sydney Snyder being named the league MVP for the second year in a row, as well as the MVP of this year’s All-Catholic Tournament. Snyder also partici-pated in the C.A.I.T. Tournament (Coaches All-Catholic Invitational Tournament) and captured the title by defeating Caeleen Dumas of Little Flower in the Finals.

“As their coach I’m very proud of the success this team has had over the last three years. For a team to reach the PCL Champion-ship match three years in a row is a huge accomplishment. It shows the dedication of these young ladies and their desire to become better

bowlers,” said head coach Patrick Donlen. “Our lone senior, Laura Wang, came on strong this year and showed poise and leadership. Junior Sydney Snyder has been named league MVP two years in a row. Junior Ang Bresnen is a solid bowler and sophomore Maisy Phillips brought that added boost to help the team to a perfect 10-0 season,” Donlen added.

Despite the challenges the team faced regarding the ongoing pandemic, the athletic program has been very successful, and more specifically, the girls bowling team has continued to flourish.

“In these unpredictable times, we as a team pulled together and made it the best that we could,” said senior Laura Wang. “With all the challenges of our school year and the safety concerns for sporting events, the chances of us not having a season played deeply in our minds. We definitely made this year the best for all of us. As a senior, winning the championship is a memory that I am very thankful to have.”

Conwell-Egan Catholic girls bowling team captures PCL Championship

Ice hockey notesPennridge’s ice hockey season

came to an end last Wednesday at the hands of Haverford, who defeated the Rams 4-1 in the Flyers Cup semifinals.

Pennridge’s Aeryk Lehrhaupt scored the Rams’ lone goal in the first period, while goaltender Ryan Pico made 33 saves.

The No. 10 Rams defeated two SHSHL rivals on their way to the Flyers Cup 2A semifinals: Pennridge opened the tourna-ment with a 4-2 victory over seventh-seeded CB East, then eliminated No. 2 Pennsbury 9-6 in the quarterfinals.

Haverford, the third seed, de-feated top-seeded Downingtown West 4-1 on Tuesday to claim the Flyers Cup title.

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At Uptowne Deli and Pizzeria in Doylestown, the term “carry out” has taken on new meaning – and a different spelling.

For the remainder of April, when customers order a large pizza for pickup, the North Easton Road deli will donate $5 to METAvivor, a nonprofit organization that funds research and supports patients living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, or MBC.

The monthlong promotion has been dubbed the “Kerry Out” special and is being offered in support of Kerry O’Riordan, a 2009 graduate of Central Bucks High School East whose battle with MBC and partnership with METAvivor has inspired resi-dents across the region, includ-ing Uptowne Deli owners Bob and Danielle Weber.

After originally being told she had a benign cyst in 2019, O’Ri-ordan, a 29-year-old healthy woman with no family history of breast cancer, was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in ear-ly 2020. When it was discovered the cancer had spread to her liver and skull, the stage 2 diagnosis was revised to stage 4.

Determined and courageous in the face of adversity, O’Riordan and family friend Jacquie Reyn-olds Beck, who is also battling the disease, have partnered with METAvivor to educate the public and raise awareness for MBC re-search. O’Riordan has a fundrais-ing page on behalf of METAvivor that lays her story of strength and resiliency bare, and when that story reached Uptowne Deli’s owners via Facebook, “It hit a chord,” Bob Weber said.

Indeed, O’Riordan’s story hits close to home for the couple.

Not only do the Webers have

a personal connection to O’Ri-ordan – the duo graduated in the same class as her older sis-ter – but they, like many, have had family and friends affect-ed by breast cancer. One close friend, fellow CB East Patriot Julie Bessler, passed away from the disease in 2017. She was 33 years old.

For Uptowne Deli’s owners, using their platform to support a member of their own commu-nity in the fight against breast cancer was a no-brainer.

“As a local business we love reaching out and helping the community, whether it be high school sports, local theater or anything,” said Bob Weber. “I am very fortunate to do what I love for a living and so happy to share that with the community, and they are very good to us in return. We have great customers from all the schools, dealerships

and other businesses. “It is an absolute joy to use my

deli as a vessel to try to help.”In addition to Uptowne Deli,

several Bucks County businesses

are stepping up the fight against MBC on behalf of O’Riordan.

Through the end of the month, Penn Taproom in Doylestown is donating a portion of all pro-ceeds from its Frosé sales to O’Riordan’s fundraiser.

Spearheaded by owner Pat-rick Murphy, the Bagel Barrel in Doylestown is donating $3 to METAvivor for every dozen ba-gels sold in May.

Just Food in Buckingham will also run a special boxed lunch promotion this spring with a portion of proceeds be-ing donated to O’Riordan’s fundraiser for METAvivor, which as stated on its website, “is the only organization in the U.S. that exclusively funds MBC research through a scien-tific peer-review process.”

Along with awarding grants to doctors and scientists who are en-gaged in metastatic breast cancer research, the organization also brings attention to the specific is-sues of stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and raises public aware-ness about the facts of the disease.

“Each year,” according to

the organization’s website, “200,000 Americans are diag-nosed with breast cancer. Six to 10% of these diagnoses are metastatic, or stage 4, and ap-proximately another 30% of breast cancer patients develop metastatic breast cancer.”

At Uptowne Deli, seeing the jar of donations fill up represents the progress that can be made toward finding a cure when public aware-ness grows.

“Hopefully as awareness rais-es, productivity behind mean-ingful solutions will be close behind,” Weber said. “The world became aware of COVID and put all hands on deck for vaccines. In a little over a year, it seems that cure is close.

“We need that full blitz toward all cancer research. I do believe it can be something beaten in our time.”

To place an order at Uptowne Deli, call 215-348-2665.

For more information or to donate to METAvivor, visit O’Riordan’s fundraising page at https://donate.metavivor.org/fundraiser/3133777.

KERRY O’RIORDAN

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Solebury School student Ca-sey Epstein-Gross, Class of 2021, was awarded a national gold medal and multiple region-al Gold and Silver Keys in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by Philadel-phia Writing Project.

Since 1923, the awards have recognized some of America’s most celebrated artists and writ-ers while they were teenagers, including Tschabalala Self, Ste-phen King, Kay WalkingStick, Charles White, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andy Warhol.

Epstein-Gross won her na-tional gold medal for her critical essay, “Looking Through the Window: Narrative Form and the Act of Reading as Voyeur-ism in Wuthering Heights.” In the 2020 program year, nearly 320,000 works were submitted to regional programs, with only 2,900 of those works of art and writing receiving national rec-ognition. This year, 1,917 works of art and writing received na-tional awards.

“Casey is an incredible writ-

er,” shared Jared Levy, head of the social studies department at Solebury School. “I taught her in my elective, Creative Non-fiction. For each assignment, she poured her mind, heart, and spirit into the writing. This says a lot about her work ethic and her unique approach. I’m so glad she entered her work into

the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. She deserves all the recognition she earned and I’m excited to see what’s next for her in her burgeoning writing career.”

Epstein-Gross’ love of learn-ing and profound sense of intel-lectual curiosity have enriched the Solebury community. Her intelligence and insatiable cu-riosity are matched by her de-termined work ethic. She is a leader in the Solebury School community, taking on important responsibilities and roles such as senior class co-president, Holmquist Proctor, peer leader, Solemate, and a member of the Judiciary Committee. She is an empathetic and compassionate champion for the underdog, a motivated humanitarian leader, a vocal advocate for the rights and dignity of others. Although Epstein-Gross is unsure about which major she will pursue in college, she is very interested in studying political science, English, philosophy and other humanities fields.

Solebury School senior wins national medal for critical essay

CASEY EPSTEIN-GROSS

Students in Hunterdon Coun-ty Polytech’s Early Childhood Education Program recently collected more than 350 books to donate to area preschools and other local organizations serv-ing children.

The book drive is part of the students’ Family Career and Community Leaders of Amer-ica (FCCLA) Chapter Service Project, which they developed to promote literacy in young children.

The three students involved

– Elijah Gerth, Mayce Fleming and Kristen Weingart, all ju-niors – will soon submit their project for judging ahead of the upcoming FCCLA State Lead-ership Conference, being held virtually this year April 14 to 16. In addition to bulk dona-tions made to Flemington Pres-byterian Church and Norwescap in Ringoes, N.J., the students assembled 40 book buddy bags to donate to local preschools, including First Friends, Founda-tions, the Goddard School and

KinderMagic. The bags each in-clude a beginner book, a book-mark designed by the students with tips for early literacy and a follow-up activity related to the book. Those activities fur-ther students’ learning through a range of tasks, including se-quencing the story plot, identi-fying main characters and prac-ticing letter sounds.

The students publicized the book drive largely throughout the Hunterdon County Polytech campuses and on social media.

From left are: Kristen Weingart, Mayce Fleming and Elijah Gerth, all juniors in Hunterdon Coun-ty Polytech’s Early Childhood Education Program and members of the school’s Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter. They recently completed a Chapter Service Project to promote early literacy.

Hunterdon County Polytech students promote literacy through service project

The League of Women Voters of Bucks County has announced the winners of its first student video challenge, the Get Out and Vote PSA Contest.

Open to all Bucks County stu-dents, the contest challenged en-trants to create a one-minute vid-eo highlighting the importance of voting in local elections.

The first prize of $500 was awarded to Amy Liu, a senior at Central Bucks High School South. The second prize was awarded to Roshan Hoban, Jack McGrath and Vincent Tang, 7th graders at Newtown Middle School. The third prize of $100 was awarded to Ashton Bender, a senior at Central Bucks High School South.

“We were pleased to receive many creative videos produced by our clever Bucks County stu-dents,” said Connie Borichevsky, chair of the video contest commit-tee. “They presented information on the importance of local elec-tions and encouraged voters to turn out for the Municipal Prima-

ry on May 18.”The target audience of the

contest creations was young vot-ers and recently engaged voters. Early estimates from CIRCLE, the nonpartisan, independent research organization based at Tufts University, revealed that 52 to 55% of youth voted in the presidential election of 2020 (a significant increase from 2016). The percentage of youth that tried to convince their peers to vote (based on pre-election 2018 and 2020 surveys by CIRCLE) rose from 33 to 50%. The participa-tion of young people in register-ing others to vote and in political campaigns also rose according to the surveys.

The Get Out & Vote PSA Con-test was created to bring this ris-ing enthusiasm from first-time and recently engaged voters to important munincipal elections.

The winning videos can be viewed at the League of Women Voters of Bucks County’s You-Tube channel or online at lwv-bucks.org.

Get Out and Vote PSA Contest winners named

AOY Art Center invites the community to be a part of “Our Towns Through Artists’ Eyes” Plein Air Open happening in May.

There are many plans around this theme to celebrate the his-toric towns of Newtown and Yardley. The featured event, 55 plein air artists painting throughout the two towns from May 14 to 27, will culminate with the awarding of a $500 first prize. The artists’ work will be on exhibition at the AOY Art Center Gallery from May 29 to June 13 and open to the public.

Building on an idea first pro-posed by Rich Fekete of Coun-tryside Gallery in Newtown to create more community involve-ment, AOY Art Center is invit-ing the community to be a part of the celebration as well pro-moting the belief that “#very-one’s an Artist.”

Students in grades K-8 are in-vited to “paint the towns” with the “Our Towns” coloring con-test. Students in grades 9-12 are invited to a “Quick Draw” event.

There are offering options for obtaining a coloring page to en-ter the contest. Go to the web-sites for either AOY Art Center, aoyartcenter.org, or Newtown Mercantile Group, newtownmg.

org/home/, to choose from nine coloring pages and download.

In addition, coloring pages will be distributed via Council Rock and Pennsbury e-boards and art departments. Hard cop-ies of the coloring pages can also be picked up at the following locations: Countryside Gallery & Custom Frame Design (2 S. State St., Newtown); AOY Art Center (949 Mirror Lake Road, Yardley); Commonplace Reader (49 S. Main St., Yardley).

Only one entry per child; in-clude contact information on the back and drop off the entry at ei-ther AOY Art Center, Country-side Gallery in Newtown or Com-monplace Reader in Yardley.

All entries are due by close of business Monday, May 10.

Prizes will be awarded in New-town and Yardley communities for each grade level. Judging and awards will be announced within 24 hours. Prizes have been do-nated by local businesses.

The events are being conduct-ed by AOY Art Center in con-junction with Countryside Gal-lery & Custom Frame Design, Newtown Mercantile Group, Experience Yardley, Common-place Reader and the Friends of Washington Crossing.

AOY Art Center slates coloring contest

QNB Bank is seeking artwork for its 2022 Student Art Calendar Contest from high school students (grades 9-12) of all schools in the QNB Bank market area. This will be the 26th installment of the QNB Student Art Collector Cal-endar.

The theme for this year is “In-dustry & Invention,” and the art format is the same as years past – a pen and ink drawing. Fourteen selected drawings will be featured in the calendar. Entry forms with

a full list of rules and regulations for the contest can be picked up at any QNB Bank, on the bank web-site or at participating schools’ art departments.

Artwork should be mailed to QNB Bank, Attn: Marketing De-partment, PO Box 9005, Quaker-town, PA 18951-9005.

Winners of the contest will be chosen and notified in June. Ques-tions may be directed to the QNB Bank Marketing Department at 215-538-5600 x5756.

QNB Bank seeks student art for 2022 calendar

Merck Sharp & Dohme Feder-al Credit Union presented Ray-mond O. Hoffman Memorial Awards to five high school se-niors, including one from Central Bucks South, at its Annual Meet-ing on March 23.

For 50 years, the Hoffman Me-morial Award recognizes high school seniors who are active in their community and represent the “People Helping People” phi-losophy of credit unions.

Yvonne Burke, a student at Central Bucks High School South in Warrington, is a leader of Titans for Equity & Inclusion Club (TIE). She volunteers with Special Olympics, BCOP, Jack & Jill of Bucks County, and the 4 U Drew Foundation. Yvonne created The Kindness Project, which fosters inclusion in the lo-cal community.

Also receiving awards are An-jali Kejariwal of Spring-Ford High School in Royersford, Aidan Lombardi of Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, Calif., Casey Yin of North

Penn High School in Lansdale and Peter Zucca of Souderton Area High School in Souderton.

This year, recipients were awarded $5,000 each and were recognized at the Credit Union’s Annual Meeting by Tom Eisen-berger, MSDFCU Chairman, and David B. Whitehead, MSDFCU CEO. Combined, the students contributed 6,973 hours toward community service efforts.

CB South senior honored by Merck credit union

YVONNE BURKE

St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Cam-pus in Allentown recently cel-ebrated the opening of an ad-vanced detoxification unit. At a time when serious drug use and overdoses in the area are high, the Level IV facility will provide 24-hour medical supervision to peo-ple withdrawing from alcohol or other drugs.

Level IV is the top designation from the American Society of Addiction Medicine, reserved for detoxification facilities that offer specialized care for people suffer-ing from substance use disorders.

According to the CDC, more than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2019, of which almost 4,500 were Pennsylvanians. Detoxification, or withdrawal management, is considered the first step toward recovery from substance use disorders. Patients with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes or heart conditions, can suffer serious or potentially life-threatening side effects during withdrawal, such as hallucinations, high fevers, dan-gerously high blood pressure and seizures.

Physicians, advanced practi-tioners, registered nurses, patient care assistants and dietitians will be on duty in the unit to treat med-

ical issues or coexisting disorders that could be exacerbated during withdrawal.

“With the addition of this high-ly specialized medical detoxifica-tion unit, St. Luke’s Sacred Heart will rank among Pennsylvania’s leading behavioral health service providers,” said Frank Ford, St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus president.

According to Christina Zelko-Bennick, St. Luke’s vice president of patient care services at Sacred Heart and Network In-patient Behavioral Health, trans-portation can be a barrier to ac-cessing this life-changing care.

“Within the Lehigh Valley and eastern Pennsylvania, many people were driving two or even three hours or longer to find a true detox facility that could manage chronic illnesses while helping them manage their withdrawal symptoms. This Level IV unit meets this need for the communi-ty,” she said.

In addition to the specialists who treat the medical symptoms of withdrawal, the unit will be staffed by substance use disorder experts to oversee the detox pro-cess, begin personalized counsel-ing and plan follow-up care that may include residential or outpa-

tient treatment facilities.The detox unit, featuring 16

private rooms, is for adults age 18 and older. Patients will typically be referred to the unit by drug and alcohol crisis staff in an emergen-cy room.

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St. Luke’s introduced its new COVID Recovery Clinic, a pro-gram dedicated to the treatment of post-COVID-19 patients with lingering symptoms.

St. Luke’s recognizes the prev-alence of “long COVID” symp-toms and the need to care for pa-tients afflicted by these symptoms appropriately. Incorporating the expertise of a half dozen different kinds of medical specialists, the program promises a coordinat-ed, multidisciplinary approach to Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID, known as PASC. Participants will benefit from specialized evaluation and a personalized treatment plan.

“Many people recovering from COVID continue to have long-lasting symptoms that im-pact their day-to-day lives. St. Luke’s is committed to helping these patients get access to the most appropriate care so they can find relief,” said St. Luke’s Senior Regional Medical Direc-tor Dr. Dennis McGorry, who is spearheading the program. “We have developed a very organized way of dealing with these issues.”

Nationally, PASC of varying severity is being reported in up to 30% of children and adults fol-lowing COVID infection.

Most typical COVID cases re-solve in four weeks, explained Dr. Jeffrey Jahre, St. Luke’s vice president of Medical & Academ-ic Affairs and section chief emer-itus of Infectious Diseases. But for some, the symptoms aren’t going away. “Patients are going to their doctor, asking, ‘What’s wrong with me?’ In many cases, people are not getting the appro-priate care.”

The most common after-effects these patients, or “long haul-ers,” experience include extreme fatigue, memory impairment, known as “brain fog,” anxiety and depression, breathing diffi-

culty and heart muscle irregular-ities or irregular heartbeats.

Patients with persistent symp-toms beyond four weeks are ad-vised to go to their St. Luke’s primary care physician, who will be able to evaluate them and may refer them to the COVID Recov-ery Clinic for further treatment by appropriate medical special-ists, McGorry said.

Depending on a patient’s spe-cific symptoms and their severity, treatment can include cognitive and memory retraining, physical and occupational therapy, med-ication and group therapy for behavioral health issues as well as other interventions to address neurologic, pulmonary and car-diac problems. Select Physical Therapy at St. Luke’s locations are available to help “long haul-er” patients who suffer physical or neurologic complications from COVID.

St. Luke’s has taken steps to help providers manage PASC, such as building a “smart set” al-gorithm into the electronic medi-cal record system. The smart set guides physicians on ordering tests and imaging scans based on patients’ symptoms.

While some COVID after-ef-fects may be mild, McGorry said, “The key is not missing something serious like a pulmo-nary embolism or cardiomyopa-thy (heart muscle issue) in these patients.” In a case where a pa-tient’s “brain fog” is severe, he said “we may order an MRI to find out why.”

If you or a loved one believes you have “long COVID” or PASC, make an appointment with your St. Luke’s provider. If you do not have a St. Luke’s provider, call 1-866-STLUKES (785-8537), option 7.

“We want patients to get the care and relief they need and de-serve,” McGorry said.

St. Luke’s provides treatment for COVID

‘long haulers’

Cairn Athletics and the RUN 12:1 running club sponsor the an-nual Cairn Cares 5K on Saturday, April 24.

All proceeds from the Cairn Cares 5K support the New Hori-zons Scholarship Fund at Cairn University.

The timed race, which takes place on the streets in and around Cairn’s Langhorne Manor cam-pus, will present awards for the top three male and female finishers. In addition to individual race awards, there will also be overall series awards for those participating in multiple races of the 2021 Running Series.

Community runners and local cross country teams are invited to participate. Registration is $25 for

individuals and $15 for students. For high school and college cross country teams, special team pricing may apply.

Contact Athletic Director Jay Butler at jbutler@cairn.edu for more information.

Health and Safety Guidelines for COVID-19 will be implemented, including mask-wearing before and after the race (optional on the course); social distancing of a min-imum 6 feet at the starting line; and use of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, etc., which will be provided at the race. Registration is limited to 200 participants to maintain so-cial distancing.

To register or to find more infor-mation about upcoming races, visit cairn.edu/5k.

Cairn Cares 5K to support scholarship fund

St. Mary Physicians Group wel-comes board certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dinesh Dhanaraj to St. Mary Orthopaedics in Lang-horne.

Dhanaraj joins a team of or-thopedic experts at St. Mary Or-thopaedics including Dr. John Avallone, Dr. David Cautilli; Dr. George Cautilli; Dr. Richard Cau-tilli; Dr. Edward Ford; and Dr. George Stollsteimer.

Dhanaraj earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. He completed his res-idency in orthopedic surgery at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, and a fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine at University of Pennsylvania Hos-pital System – which included a partnership with Children’s Hos-pital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for

additional training in pediatric sports medicine.

Dhanaraj is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), Ameri-can Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and holds a Subspecialty Certificate in Ortho-paedic Sports Medicine issued by the American Board of Ortho-paedic Surgery (ABOS). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS). Dhanaraj served on the Prince-ton Fitness and Wellness Centers Medical Advisory Board and is a principal reviewer for the Amer-ican Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM). He also served as a ring-side physician for the New Jersey State Athletic Commission as well as the orthopedic consultant to the American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School.

Orthopedic surgeon joins St. Mary Physicians Group

DR. DINESH DHANARAJ

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The spirit of volunteerism has a rich legacy in Bucks County. For over 45 years, through its Volunteer Program, the Area Agency on Aging (“the Agency”) has offered numerous volunteer opportunities including, but not limited to, advocating for the well-being of older Bucks County residents. This year, despite extraordinary circumstances, the

Agency witnessed an outpouring of support by over 200 residents seeking to help their fellow neighbors manage the challenges posed by the global pandemic. This incredible support helped to realize new volunteer initiatives to serve

older adults including telephone assurance and grocery shopping assistance programs. Special thanks to all those who offered their assistance and to the Bucks County Medical Reserve Corp. for responding with such generosity of

self for the benefit of others.

In 2020, based on the National Estimated Value of $27.20 per Volunteer Hour, as referenced by Independent Sector, the volunteers of the Agency donated over $372,286 of service by contributing 13,687 hours to support essential

services throughout Bucks County.

Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, LCSW Robert J. Harvie, Jr. Gene DiGirolamo

Ms. Ann AbersMs. Theresa AdamsMrs. Barbara AllenMr. Charles AllenMs, Cheryl AllesMr. Eliseo AlvarezMr. Donald E. Amareld, Jr.Ms Patricia AndrewsMr. Jeffrey AnsonMrs. Beatrice AnzurMr. John AnzurMs. Linda ArlineMs. Natalia ArmozaMs. Iris ArrisonMr. David BakerMr. Howard BarkanMs. Donna BartronMr. Michael BeanMrs. Mary BellMr. Andrew Bitsko, IIIMrs. Irene BlairMr. Al BoggsMr. Daniel BoltonMrs. Della BonanniMs. Anna BoundMs. Kathleen BoundMr. Matthew BoundMs. Irene BoyleMs. Regina BradyMr. Joseph BraunsbergMrs. Phyllis BraunsbergMs. Constance T. BrazellMr. Harold BriggsMr. Kevin BrinkmanMr. Abraham Brooks JrMr. Abraham BrooksMr. Alfred BrooksMr. Evan BrooksMs. Kailin BrooksMs. Carolyn BrownMs. Mary BrownMs. Michiko BrownleeMrs. Lois BrubakerMs. Anna C. BryantMr. Raymond BuchichioMr. William BumpusMr. Robert BurdickMr. Paul T. BurnsMrs. Marie BurtisMr. Gus CalesMs. Kathleen M. CampbellMs. Naomi CarrollMs. Kimberly CarsonMs. Barbara CarterMs. Thelma CavanaughMs. Donnalee CharltonMs. Camille CintofantiMr. John Jim CiocianMs. Donna ClipnerMr. Richard CobbMs. Abby CocoMrs. Mai ColeMr. Norman Wade ColeMs. Julie ColemanMr. Floyd ConawayMr. Frank CookMrs. Susanne B CoreyMs. Marylouise CostaMr. Richard CraggsMs. Jane CramerMr. John CrockerMrs. Maureen CrockerMs. Patricia CumminsMs. Christine CutterMrs. Maria D’AgostinoMrs Evelyn D’AguannoMs. Rose D’Alisa

Mr. Lawrence DanielMr. Steve DanninMr. John DarlingtonMr. Charles DavisMr. Eugene DavisMr. Michael DeLaurentisMs. Catherine DePaloMs. Nicole DeschampsMs. Mary DetweilerMr. Paul DevlinMs. Merly DillenbeckMrs. Dorothy DissinMs. Marylouise DockeryMr. Michael DohertyMrs. Kathryn DonnellMs. Erin DoyleMr. Nick DoyleMs. Dian DubinMrs. Elizabeth DuckettMr. Dennis DuhonMs. Christine DukesMrs. Kimberlie DundasMs. Patricia DunnMs. Shelli DunnMs. Jane Durso-PalmeriMr. Walter DusablonMs. Allyshia DycusMs. Madison EllerMr. Kevin EmigMr. Frank FaberMrs. Barbara FahnestockMrs. Susan FaloticoMrs. Shelly FeldsherMs. Helen FerraroMs. Carol FetzerMs. Joan FinnoMs. Theresa FisherMr. Edward FlemingMr. Charles FohnerMr. Aaron FormanMs. Mitzi FormanMs. Charlotta Foster-BeyMs. Joyce FrakeMrs. Elaine FrankMr. Robert FrankMs. Carla FrenchMs. Elizabeth FritschMs. Deanna FureyMs. Irene GaileyMr. Cory GallagherMs. Tanya Marie GallagherMs. Barbara Ann GarciaMs. Mary E. GemmillMs. Diane GettyMr. Lindi GiacomelliMs. Diane GiannaulaMrs. Pearl N. GiedaMs Diane GilsonMs. Louise GimbelMs. Jacqueline A. GimelloMrs. Linda GodshallMr. Ed GoldmanMs. Barbara Ann GoppoldMr. Ronald GoppoldMs. Dorothy GramsMs. Dayna GrayMs. Mary GreenhalghMs. Phyllis GreenwellMrs. Linda GreerMs. Alice GreskoMs. Michelle GrilloneMs. Ann GunbergMr. Gary HageleMr. Carl HagertyMr. Vahe (Jim) HagopianMs. Marie HalvorsonMs. Cheryl Hamm

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Legendary jazz artist Wynton Marsalis on trumpet.

Whitney and Chris Chandor. Kathleen and Michael Kennerley. Fritz Gabriel, right, with son Dylan, 17.

Stephen Distler with wife Roxanne. Ticket holders wait for doors to be opened.

Jazz septet performs at

Bucks Playhouse The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope

hosted the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orches-tra Septet with Wynton Marsalis April 17.

Under the direction of Marsalis, the JLCO Septet performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic composi-tions to Jazz at Lincoln Center‐commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelo-nious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and many others.

Proceeds from the concert benefited the Playhouse.

Photographs by Gordon H. Nieburg, assisted by Maria Iacono

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis on trumpet.Staff members welcome ticket holders with CDs and wine cocktails. Chris-ta Fedeicio, advance manager; Scott F. Blacker, director of advancement; Lou Steele, bartender at the Deck, Mary Pelullo, event co-ordinator at the Deck.

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Dining

Winter salads are okay, with their hearty root vegetables, but spring is the beginning of the seasons where salads hit their glory.

Spinach loves the cool weath-er of spring, as do herbs, rad-ishes, greenhouse lettuces and pea shoots. As the season pro-gresses, local farms harvest as-paragus, snap peas, head lettuc-es, strawberries, kale, rhubarb, onions and arugula, finishing off spring with the arrival of green beans, broccoli, cucum-bers, new potatoes, blueberries, watermelon and early tomatoes.

Summer also is a glorious season for salads with all the tomatoes, corn and fruits.

Nobody ever talks about making winter salads as a meal, but fresh spring produce lends itself to nicoise salad with tuna, potatoes and hard-boiled eggs, or to cold pasta salad with feta cheese and chopped cooked chicken.

Salads pair well with barbe-cue, which is spring’s favorite method of cooking. Memorial

Day may be the height of spring grilling, but the season starts with the first warm breeze. Spring weather can be variable, but so far this one has offered plenty of days to fire up the grill and cook burgers, chicken, steaks or fish.

Salads also are great for Mother’s Day lunches, brunch-es or dinners. Fruit or Caesar salads are a nice accompani-ment to breakfast dishes, while chicken salad is an entrée on its own.

Salads have been eaten since the time of the ancient Greeks, who mixed greens with a dress-ing. The dish got its name from the French “salade.” In English, the word first appears as “sal-ad” or “sallet” in the 14th cen-tury. In the United States, but-termilk-based ranch dressing is most popular, although the French prefer vinaigrettes.

This salad recipe from tas-teofhome.com is great for lunchboxes. Add olives if you want a little more zip or cucum-bers or capers for more crunch.

Quick Nicoise Salad1 pound red potatoes (about 2 large), cubed¼ pound fresh green beans, trimmed½ cup oil and vinegar salad dressing½ teaspoon grated lemon zest¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper6 cups torn romaine4 hard-boiled large eggs, sliced3 pouches (2½ ounces each) light tuna in water2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1. Place potatoes in a large sauce-pan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncov-ered, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes, adding green beans during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain pota-toes and beans; immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry.

2. In a small bowl, combine salad dressing, lemon zest and pepper. Divide romaine among 4 plates; arrange potatoes, green beans, eggs, tuna and tomatoes over romaine. Serve with dressing mixture.

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Nicoise salad, named for the city of Nice, France, where it origi-nated, is a pleasant spring salad that is hearty enough for a meal.

When I want a change from chicken, which we eat often, I buy Cornish game hens. They usually cost a bit more, but are worth it.

You can prepare them like chick-en or differently. One way is to stuff with wild rice and roast them. If I feel decadent, I lay strips of bacon on the breasts while they’re cooking. Another way is to butterfly them by cutting down both sides of the back-bone and then flattening the birds.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Rub skin side and inside with lemon, then sprinkle with garlic powder. Lay two slices of bacon on each bird, about one inch apart. Roast skin side up for about 45 minutes to an hour, or until temperature is 160-degrees. Watch the birds at this point. You don’t want them overcooked or bloody at the bone joints.

If roasting this way, serve with risotto and fresh spring aspara-

gus, quickly boiled, drained, and with a little salted butter. Prepare one hen per serving.

Another way is to cut them in half by removing the backbone and splitting the breast. Have cooked rice on hand. Broil the halves, skin side down, for 5-7 minutes. Then, carefully turn them over to broil the other side for 5-7 minutes. Baste with a lit-tle butter.

While the hens are broiling, sauté two slices of bread in butter until they brown. When hens are ready, remove from pan and drain pan juices to save.

Put sauteed bread in pan hens were cooked in. Add about 1/3 cup of the cooked rice on each slice, then put a hen half on each. Top with about 2-3 tablespoons of grated Swiss cheese. Baste with pan juices and return to a

pre-heated 375°F oven for 20-30 minutes. With a side dish of veggies and a salad, this is a good meal.

Enjoy and stay safe!

If you have any questions or suggestions for this column, please contact me either through this newspaper at buckscounty-herald.com or directly at guthri-elarason@verizon.net.

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Nothing Bundt Cakes donates 1,660 cakes to Doylestown Hospital Jeannie Kim, owner of Nothing

Bundt Cakes of Warrington, donat-ed 1,660 individual “bundtlets” to Doylestown Hospital Associates on March 10 in a demonstration of gen-erosity and gratitude for health care workers.

The donation was coordinated to coincide with the International Day of Awesomeness, in celebration and recognition of hospital associates’ awesomeness.

Kim has been a frequent supporter of Doylestown Health for more than a year, first inspired to donate bundt cakes to first responders during the pandemic.

“I had to close our doors last March for about six weeks as a re-sult of the pandemic and started giv-ing cakes that we already had baked to first responders in the community and at Doylestown Hospital,” said

Kim. “The communi-

ty came back and supported me after hearing what I was doing,” Kim con-tinued. “It’s a good feeling. I wanted to do whatever I could to support those working in the hospital while I was safe at home. I am truly thankful to be in the busi-ness of ‘bringing joy.’ That is what Nothing Bundt Cakes is all about.”

For this most re-cent donation, Kim decided she wanted to provide a cake

for every associate who wanted one, offering to provide for every depart-ment and working with Doylestown Health Foundation to coordinate the plans. All told, Kim donated minia-ture bundt cakes to physicians and associates in over 80 departments at Doylestown Hospital.

Doylestown Health is grateful for the generosity and kindness of the community and the creative and meaningful ways they find to show support for the health system. More information on how to support Doylestown Health can be found at doylestownhealthfoundation.org

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The Trent House Association presents a virtual presentation by chef Walter Staib, host of the PBS series “A Taste of History.”

The program will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 16, via Zoom. Registration is $10 for Trent House Association members and $15 for nonmembers at bit.ly/3m-CAOzL. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. Memberships are available at williamtrenthouse.org/mem-bership.html.

Staib will bring history to life in his presentation on America’s culinary beginnings. A master in the preparation of sophisticated

18th century cuisine, Staib will describe the foods Colonists in North America and founders of the United States ate and the reci-pes they prepared.

A third-generation restaurateur with over five decades of culinary experience, Staib is an author, Emmy Award winning TV host, James Beard-nominated chef, and culinary historian.

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Emmy-winning chef Walter Staib, host of the PBS series “A Taste of History,” offers a vir-tual presentation for The Trent House Association on May 16.

Xenoil ™, a company that creates machinable wax and 3D printing filament utilizing recycled plastics, emerged victorious in the second annual Spark Bowl, a “Shark Tank”-style competition, at Delaware Valley University.

The company, which has addition-al products in development, was one of five finalists in the competition held in person and streamed live on April 15.

“We plan to use (the $12,000 in prize money) to expand our manufac-turing as well as marketing to bring in sales,” said Anthony Prato, CEO of Xenoil. The company “recycles and re-manufactures oil-based prod-ucts that are impossible or difficult to recycle, like plastics, rubbers and waxes.”

Representatives from each of the five Bucks County area companies presented their business ideas to four judges during the event organized by Delaware Valley University’s Department of Business and Infor-mation Management and the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce.

With the help of student consul-tants under the guidance of a faculty advisor, as part of DelVal’s experien-tial learning program, each company prepared its pitch for a chance to win the grand prize of $12,000 to help them address social, consumer or business-oriented challenges in and around Bucks County.

Second prize was $5,000 and third prize was $2,000. Student consultants from the top three teams also earned cash prizes of $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively.

The second-place finisher, receiv-ing a prize of $5,000, was GrowFlux Inc., which provides automation for lighting controls and microclimate sensing in greenhouses and indoor farms.

Coming in third place and receiv-ing a prize of $2,000 was Pippy Sips, offering Maia, a portable container to keep breast milk cold for up to 10 hours, designed especially for moth-ers who are unable to work from home and may not have access to a refrigerator. Additional products are planned.

Also presenting were Adam Nelson of Philly Esports, a veteran-owned esports event and tournament orga-nizer working with colleges and the military, and Barbara Schuster of B Comfee. Shuster invented Grooming Hands, a pet massage and grooming glove.

Serving as judges for the competi-tion were:

Michael Araten, president and CEO of Sterling Drive Ventures, a

family firm that owns, among other things, The Rodon Group, a highly automated plastics injection molder with a focus on small parts;

Donna De Carolis, the founding dean of Drexel University’s Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship and the Silverman Family Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership;

Susan Lonergan, director of middle market and specialized banking for Fulton Bank’s commercial sales and lending teams across five states, and;

William Schutt, a member of the Delaware Valley University Board of Trustees and founder, former owner and chairman of MATCOR, Inc., an international engineering and manu-facturing company serving the world-wide oil, gas and infrastructure indus-tries and governments.

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Yardley-based Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Financial Advisors Sean Mc-Gee, of The McGee Group, and Joel Spangler, of The SM Group, have been named to the 2021 Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list.

Merrill holds the No. 1 posi-tion of all firms, with 1,319 total advisors recognized on this list, including 1,168 Financial Advi-

sors (FAs) and 151 Private Wealth Advisors (PWAs). This marks the fourth consecutive year for Merrill in the No. 1 spot.

nAttorneys from Sweet,

Stevens, Katz & Williams in New Britain addressed special education in the context of the current extraordinary circum-stances of the pandemic at the 43rd Annual Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Service Administrators (PAPSA) con-ference, which was held on April 9.

The same pandemic that took the conference virtual this year also brings up legal ramifica-tions for schools attempting to provide a meaningful and appropriate education in a set-ting that is safe and healthy for students and staff.

Longtime legal presenters at the PAPSA conference, Sweet Stevens attorneys be-gan the tradition as a tribute to one of the firm’s founders, Paul Stevens. Stevens had served as

PAPSA’s legal advisor and conducted workshops on relevant issues up until his untimely death.

PAPSA established the “Paul Stevens Memorial Law Seminar” as an ongoing feature of the conference. This year, the conference itself was re-titled the “PAPSA Virtual Legal Forum Featuring Sweet Stevens Katz & Williams, LLP.”

Partners Jane Williams, Sharon Montanye and Thomas Warner present-ed legal issues in special education and pupil services relevant in 2021, up-dating attendees on court decisions, regulations, and best practices, among other topics. Attorney Leslie Collins worked with the team on the research and development of the materials.

For information, visit papsa-web.org.

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Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. Director of Business Development Jennifer Simpson Carr will present ‘From Business Case to Launch: Creat-ing a Successful Legal Podcast’ at the 2021 LMA Tech West Conference, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time April 26.

During the webinar, panelists will discuss everything law firms need to know to launch and sustain a podcast.

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Green manufacturer named Spark Bowl winner at DelVal

DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY

From left are: Spark Bowl Judge Michael Araten, Spark Bowl Judge Dr. Donna De Carolis, Spark Bowl Judge Susan Lonergan, first place winners Anthony Prato and Rachel Hodgins of Xenoil, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Center Advisor Don Brown, Spark Bowl first place student consultants Bridgette Schoultz ’23 and Javon Speid ’21, Spark Bowl Judge and DelVal Trustee Bill Schutt, Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dr. Vail Garvin and Delaware Valley University President Dr. Maria Gallo.

The Women’s Business Forum of Hunterdon County, a committee of the Hunterdon County Chamber of Com-merce, hosts its 12th annual Women’s Leadership Summit from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, via Zoom.

This year’s virtual summit theme is “Resiliency.”

The conference attracts attendees from Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Mercer and Bucks counties, as well as the Greater Philadelphia and New York regions.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for representatives from businesses both small and large, to come together to share information and knowledge,”

Hunterdon County Chamber President Chris Phelan said. “We are delighted that this event continues to grow each year and look forward to the program at this year’s summit.”

The summit will kick off at 8 a.m. with a networking session facilitated by Jim Barnoski of Performance Sell-ing. At 8:30 a.m. the first guest speak-er, Nicole Piazza, owner of Clean Plate restaurant in Clinton, N.J., will present “Finding Strength in the Pos-sibility of Reinvention and Surviving with Creativity and a Bit of Hard Work.”

Following at 9:30 a.m., the next guest speaker, Megan McDowell, a

social worker and founder and chief visionary officer at Heartworks, will present “Resiliency and the Two Choices We Have When the Hard Stuff Happens.”

The Women’s Leadership Summit is for everyone, not just women.

The Chamber thanks Presenting Sponsor Michelle Heide & Associ-ates of Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisory Practice, and Committee Chair Collen Duerr of Shifting Gears Consulting.

To register, visit hunterdon-cham-ber.org and click on News and Events. The fee is $20 for chamber members and $30 for general admission.

Hunterdon Chamber hosts annual Women’s Leadership Summit

Jay Hanigan of Flemington, N.J., re-cently joined the Bucks County Herald and Herald Publishing as a business development and multimedia sales representative.

Hanigan is the former owner of two Fastsigns franchises in Flemington and Raritan N.J., and prior to that three Snap Fitness franchises, in Fleming-ton, Annandale and Branchburg, N.J. He also was the owner/partner of two commercial printing companies.

In addition, Hanigan has worked in the medical communications indus-try as a client services director and as

chief operating officer, and as a senior vice president at a private equity firm.

He also was an adjunct pro-fessor at Mid-dlesex County College in Edi-son, N.J.

Hanigan earned an M.B.A. from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Science degree from The College of

New Jersey.“Throughout a diverse career

spanning almost 40 years, I have been consistently drawn to oppor-tunities where I can help compa-nies (my own or other people’s) grow profitably by achieving ex-cellence in client service,” he said. “My passion is taking a business and looking at it from a client’s point of view.”

Hanigan and his wife of 28 years, Rosemary, have lived in Raritan Township for 25 years and have two adult sons, Ryan and Sean.

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JAY HANIGAN

In 2016, Lydia Grossov was at a crossroads.

She was contemplating whether to find another corporate job in the phar-maceutical industry or take her long-time side hustle full time.

About the same time, Grossov had heard about a women’s conference that SCORE Bucks County was of-fering. She signed up for the con-ference – and for the chapter’s free business mentoring. By early 2017, the veteran graphic designer and web designer took the leap to make her 10-year part-time gig, Expresso Design, a full-time business.

Named for the mix of creative expression and bold flavors that she infuses in her client’s logo creation, branding, print and digital market-ing solutions, and website design and development, Grossov’s New Britain-based business specializes in preparing impactful concepts for her primarily health care and pharmaceu-tical clients.

Initially, when she arranged her first mentoring session with SCORE Bucks Chairwoman Linda Zangrilli

and Vice Chairwoman Vicki Brown, Grossov sought help creating a busi-ness plan.

“I actually needed a lot more than that,” she said. “So much so that I’m still with them after four years.”

SCORE mentors are available to guide entrepreneurs and business owners through every step of the business process. Grossov intends to keep learning and growing with in-sight from Zangrilli, who retired af-ter more than 25 years in operations management, customer service and management; and Brown, who has owned Harmony Clean, Inc. for near-ly 20 years.

“They understand business and the challenges in business,” Grossov said. “They have good action items for me. They have homework for me to do. They have advice and a direc-tion to send me in.”

Mentoring relationships work best with a give and take, according to Grossov. Brown and Zangrilli appre-ciate the effort she puts forth.

“Lydia is very organized and does thorough research,” Brown said. “It

has been great to see her confidence grow throughout the process and for her to find what works for her as far as finding clients to work with.”

Zangrilli credited Grossov’s “ag-gressive networking” with helping her business to thrive. By attending conferences where her ideal clients would be, Grossov was able to meet prospective clients and build invalu-able connections.

Knowing her ideal client has helped in expanding Expresso Design. While Grossov can create graphics and web-sites for any industry, focusing on health care and pharmaceuticals helps her differentiate her business. She had one of her best years in 2020 and looks forward to a bright future. One thing is for sure, her SCORE mentors will be by her side.

“They’re still helping me shape my business,” Grossov said. “You encounter different challenges and different obstacles.”

To stay up to date on news and happenings, join SCORE Bucks County’s email list. Text SCORE-BUCKS to 22828.

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The judges quizzed the entrepre-neurs about their business plans, mate-rials sourcing, marketing, manufactur-ing, distribution, customer base, profit margins, patent status, competition and more.

A representative from each of the five businesses had five minutes to pitch their idea, and then the four judges had a total of 10 minutes to ask questions.

The business owners prepared for their presentations and the judges’ questions with the help of the students and their advisors.

“The students were pivotal in pre-paring research and their support lead-

ing up to the pitch was a big part of our success,” said Rachel Hodgins of Xen-oil, according to a posting on DelVal’s website.

Bridgette Schoultz and Javon Speid, the DelVal students who worked with the winning company, gained valuable real-world experience in their field, the college said.

“Spark Bowl was a new experience for me and I liked getting to learn about a company,” said Schoultz, a sophomore business student at Del-Val who helped the winning compa-ny prepare its pitch. “I want to have my own small business one day.”

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Legislators from Bucks Coun-ty have sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney seeking reim-bursement for suburban commuters who worked from home during the pandemic.

Kenney is requiring each nonres-ident’s employer to inform the city that its workers were required to work from home during the pandem-ic before being reimbursed for the city wage tax.

“Due to this hurdle, suburban workers will leave thousands of dollars in the city coffers for hours worked in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties,” said Wendi Thomas (R-Richboro). “That’s money the city is not entitled to.”

Employees who are nonresidents of Philadelphia and work in the city are subject to the Philadelphia Wage Tax at a rate of 3.5019%. Employees who did not work in the city on a par-ticular day are not legally required to pay the city wage tax for that day. In light of the work from home mandate, many of these residents are owed reimbursement of wage tax withholding. The Bucks County legislators feel the city is making it unnecessarily difficult for suburban residents to receive this refund of their wages which they are entitled to under state law.

“Given the state mandate to work remotely unless impossible up until April 1, 2021, (and it is still strongly encouraged by Gov. Tom Wolf ac-cording to his most recent guidance to business) the requirement to pro-vide an employer letter is burden-some and unnecessary,” the delega-tion wrote in the letter to Kenney.

Legislators who joined Rep. Thomas by signing the letter include Reps. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne), Tina Davis (D-Levittown), John Galloway (D-Levittown), Shelby Labs (R-Doylestown), Todd Polin-chock (R-Chalfont), Meghan Schro-eder (R-Warminster), Craig Staats (R-Quakertown), and KC Tomlin-son (R-Bensalem), and Perry War-ren (D-Yardley). This is the entire state House Delegation from Bucks County.

Farry and Thomas have intro-duced legislation to amend the Ster-ling Act (Commuter Tax) House Bill 949.

The Sterling Act, enacted in 1932 to assist Philadelphia during the De-pression, is Pennsylvania’s first lo-cal income tax enabling legislation and grants the City of Philadelphia broad taxing authority.

Under the act, nonresidents who commute to work in Philadelphia must pay the Philadelphia Wage Tax. However, unlike the imposi-tion of local taxes in other taxing ju-risdictions, none of the nonresident City Wage Tax is returned to the nonresident’s home government.

The New Hope-Solebury Com-munity Association used its 2020 downtime wisely, adding a roster of events to further its commitment to supporting the students of the New Hope-Solebury School District as well as the nonprofits and businesses that serve the region.

These new events include a sum-mer concert series, adult and youth tennis tournaments, and a baseball tournament.

Returning events include Cars and Coffee Meetups, the Road Rally, and the annual favorite, The New Hope Automobile Show, which makes its return Aug. 14 and 15.

“The funds from these events will be put to good use and stay within our communities,” said the association’s president, Dave Hansel. “The Com-munity Association has a long history of raising funds to provide facilities improvements and scholarships for

the New Hope-Solebury School Dis-trict, and that’s exactly what we plan to continue.

“We are also focusing on creating events that not only raise funds but bring spectators who will shop, dine, and stay overnight in the area, bring-ing much-needed support to our local businesses, which will, in turn, sup-port the CA efforts.”

The events planned for 2021 in-clude:

The New Hope-Solebury Com-munity Association Summer Concert Series: July 10, 17, 24 and 31, on the grounds of New Hope-Solebury High School, featuring local high school students and artists whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic.

Cars and Coffee Meetups: Sun-day, May 2, and Aug. 8; details are to come at newhopeautoshow.com.

Road Rally for The New Hope Au-tomobile Show: Sunday, Aug. 1.

Youth Tennis Tournament: Aug. 5 to 7, for high-school-age tennis play-ers.

The New Hope Automobile Show: Aug. 14 and 15. Visit newhopeauto-show.com.

Adult Tennis Tournament: Sept. 18, with support from New Hope Celebrates and organizers from the United States Tennis Association. The mixed doubles social tournament will help support the local hospitality economy.

Youth Baseball Tournament: Oct. 15 to 17, featuring eight teams of 14- and 15-year-olds from the region. De-tails are to come.

The New Hope-Solebury Com-munity Association welcomes volunteers. For information, call 215-862-5665, email showinfo@newhopeautoshow.com, or visit ne-whopesolebury-ca.org or newhope-autoshow.com.

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On March 4, 2021, the world lost a truly amazing man, James Lyman, of Point Pleasant.

He was the son of Frank and Carol Lyman whose property on Tohickon Hill Road is where I live. James was a son, a husband, a brother, a critical care cardiac nurse at PennMedicine, and a friend to all. He spent his last month at home with his mom and dad living out his life with grace, courage and dignity. It was here I came to re-ally know James, not just as I helped care for him, but from friends and family who were there for him during the challenging weeks leading up to his death from cancer. He was 36.

James made the world a better place simply by being in it. His com-passion for others truly distinguished him from the rest of us. His gentle heart impacted lives in profound

ways, especially those of his cowork-ers and the critically ill patients they served. A kind word, a gentle touch, taking time to listen and empathize with those whose lives often hung in the balance – were not part of his job description, just something he did. He was born to do this work he liked to say. James was one of those rare souls others looked towards for comfort, laughter and light.

During his final days I was deeply moved and humbled by the love be-stowed upon him, the smiles and tears elicited from shared stories about his life, and the profound sadness of those gathered around him.

James died peacefully just as the sun was setting, surrounded by his family and friends and his two be-loved dogs. To witness the love, rev-erence and emotional support he re-ceived that afternoon was a privilege and an honor I will reflect upon for the rest of my life.

Please hold his friends and family in the light, including his wife, Holly, and sister Rebecca. May we honor James by becoming a little more kind and compassionate towards one another.

Filling his shoes will take all of us.From a friend,

John Beacher.

It was James wish that a continu-ing education fund be established for his co-workers at PennMedicine: Contributions welcome via http://givingpages.upenn.edu/remember-ingJameslymanrn

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A new “mechanism to assure the proper maintenance, care, and if necessary, replacement” of pri-vate-property roadside infrastructure in its newly developed areas, as that infrastructure ages, has become the law in Bedminster Township.

The action was taken at the April 14 public board of supervisors meet-ing, following a brief public hearing, and the approval to advertise the ordinance at the March 10 meet-ing. The township noted that it had already “experienced situations in which property owners attempt to avoid” related obligations.

Also at the April 14 meeting, su-

pervisors approved, for advertising, a new ordinance regulating peddling and soliciting, to replace a previous ordinance adopted in 2003. The law is to require licenses, limit the time and place, enable occupants and owners of premises to limit access, and prescribe penalties for viola-tions. In particular, it is to differen-tiate between different categories of peddlers, toward protecting resi-dents’ safety and privacy, and miti-gating being jeopardized by fraudu-lent schemes.

It does not apply to “farmers sell-ing their own produce, or the sales of goods, wares and merchandise do-nated by the owners thereof, or any manufacturer of bread and bakery

products, meat and meat products, or milk and milk products.”

Among a variety of provisions, the new ordinance is to provide for “the owner or lawful occupant of private property prohibiting the practice” by posting a No Peddling sign, and the township is to “establish a maintain a No Peddling Registry, which lists all township residents who desire not to be contacted at their residenc-es by peddlers.”

At the outset of the April 14 meet-ing, Police Chief Matt Phelan pre-sented corporal promotion badges to Mark Thompson and Nicholas Vir-

nelson, with their fellow officers and family and friends in attendance.

In addition to his previous du-ties, Cpl. Thompson will now also be implementing a comprehensive traffic safety program, which will not only include overseeing traffic enforcement efforts and responses to traffic complaints, but also work-ing proactively to identify roadway hazards and sight distance concerns, and working with the township and PennDOT toward mitigating con-cerns he identifies.

With significant previous ex-perience handling specialty and

investigative assignments, Cpl. Virnelson will now be tasked with overseeing any departmen-tal, in-depth or complicated in-vestigations, including cases such as fraud, sexual assault, and child and elderly abuse. He will also now be tasked with facilitating the department’s community polic-ing programs, including forming partnerships with local schools, community groups, and churches, and more formal programs such as senior outreach, and coffee-with-a-cop at Upper Bucks County Tech-nical School.

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Bedminster Township Police Chief Matt Phelan presented corporal promotion badges to Officers Mark Thompson and Nicholas Virnelson at the April 14 public board of supervisors meeting, with the cere-mony held outdoors to accommodate family and friends.

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Quaker Kids raise $3,000 via dinner for charityThe Quaker Kids of Newtown

Quaker Meeting have done it again, hosting another successful fundraiser during a pandemic.

With their Hybrid Virtual La-sagna Dinner, they raised over $3,000. The designated charity for their event this year was the Mer-cer Street Friends Summer Pre-School Program in Trenton, N.J., a “Quaker-affiliated, nonsectarian organization focused on hunger, poverty and access to educational opportunities.”

Newtown Meeting Quaker Kids have now raised and distributed to charities of their choice more than $34,000 over the past 14 years by serving simple meals for volun-tary donations.

In lieu of prices for servings of lasagna and desserts available for the virtual dinner, purchasers were asked to make donations when they picked up their orders.

The hybrid in-person food pickup at the Court Street Meet-inghouse with virtual socializing

afterward was the 2021 version of the teenagers annual Lasagna Dinner which usually attracted over 100 in the Gathering Room of the historic Meetinghouse.

A variety of lasagnas were baked by members of the Quaker Meeting and donated to the event. A variety of homemade desserts also were donated.

Lisa Li of West Windsor, N.J., head of the children’s Lasagna Dinner Committee, said, “The children and teens of our Meet-ing worked together beautiful-ly, packaging and serving food for pick-up in the Meetinghouse parking lot and collecting dona-tions for their charity of choice this year.”

Everything was packed in com-postable containers. Masks and social distancing were required during preparation and pick-up.

Li was assisted by Sharon Huli-han of Newtown whom Li credits with reconceptualizing the Lasa-gna Dinner. Newtown Quaker Meeting teenagers receive donations for their take home Lasagna Dinner for charity.

Gwynedd Mercy Universi-ty and Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary recently signed an agreement of sale that will allow the seminary to relocate to GMer-cyU’s campus.

The sale, which will not be fi-nalized until the end of separate due diligence and approval peri-ods, includes approximately 15 acres on the northern border of GMercyU’s campus and two ex-isting buildings.

Both institutions expressed

their gratitude to the Maguire Foundation for a $3 million gift to Gwynedd Mercy University that will be supplemental to the $10 million purchase price by the seminary.

“We anticipate being able to welcome our community to its new home for the 2024-25 aca-demic year,” said Bishop Timothy C. Senior, the seminary’s rector.

The seminary campus was sold to Main Line Health in May 2019. In late 2020, the seminary signed

a letter of intent with Gwynedd Mercy University to explore the possibility of purchasing a portion of the Gwynedd Valley property.

The university and seminary will remain two separate and distinct institutions. Each will continue to maintain its own governance structure, academic freedom, and ability to offer pro-gramming consistent with their missions and core values.

The seminary’s plans call for the construction of a new chapel and student life center, which will include a refectory, classrooms, library, administrative offices, fitness center and additional hous-ing for seminarians and resident faculty.

GMercyU’s residential housing and Campus Ministry functions will be transitioned to other areas of campus.

St. Charles Borromeo Seminary movingto Gwynedd Mercy University campus

The community is invited to join Doylestown Presbyterian Church in a special four-week class, “Waste, Race, and a Mat-thew 25 Environment,” presented by DPC’s Peace & Justice and Adult Education committees.

“We will examine the narratives surrounding our current waste disposal and recycling systems and their function in ordering environmental perception. With-in these systems, waste remains hidden, while certain minority communities experience greater and disproportionate health risks. We will also examine the role of the church in addressing these is-sues.”

The classes will be held on Zoom each Sunday at 11 a.m. from April 25 through May 16. Participate in all four classes or attend those that fit your schedule or interests.

The program is part of the de-nomination’s Matthew 25 initia-tive, which is guided by DPC’s stated focus of dismantling racism and its intersectionality with pov-erty. “As our church continues to explore these important issues of environmental crisis and racial justice, we hope you can become part of the conversation as we learn, grow, and take action to-gether.”

“One of our commitments in the Matthew 25 initiative is to grow in understanding how the same actions affect everyone, but not in equal ways,” said the Rev. John Willingham, DPC pastor. “I’m confident this series will be another step in that effort, helping us become better neighbors to all and better stewards of the earth.”

To join in on Zoom: Visit dtownpc.org/events/dpcenviron-ment/.

Class 1 is: The Problem of Waste: Why Recycling is Not the Answer; Class 2 is: The Percep-tion of Waste; Class 3 is: Waste and Race: Addressing Environ-mental Racism; and Class 4 is: Summary and Discussion. Indi-vidual class descriptions can be viewed at dtownpc.org/events/dp-cenvironment. More information about PC(USA) Matthew 25 is at:

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Doylestown PresbyterianChurch offers virtual classeson race and the environment

New board membersThe newly elected board members for the Ladies of Mount Carmel, 2021-2023 are, standing from left, Janice Perry and Patti Victor, board members; Barb Petrone, first vice president; Lois Gianneschi, parliamentarian; and Donna Dunn, second vice president; and seated from left, Sue Ben-zie, board member; Deb Nerviano, president; and Bonnie Oliver, board member.

The Social Action Committee of Congregation Beth El of Yard-ley hosts a SNAP Challenge as part of its current Poverty Aware-ness Campaign.

The weeklong program chal-lenges participants to eat well on $4.75 per day, the daily average amount Pennsylvanians receive

from SNAP, the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program.

The program is designed to give participants a glimpse into some of the struggles faced by millions of low-income Americans. Partic-ipation is open to the entire com-munity.

The challenge kicks off Sat-

urday, April 24, with a dedicat-ed Poverty Awareness Shabbat Service at 9:30 a.m., with guest speakers on or before 10:30 a.m.

Guest speaker Gwen Johnson, co-founder of Hemphill Commu-nity Center’s Black Sheep Brick Oven Bakery and Catering in Kentucky, will share her personal

experiences with food insecurity and her journey to help others.

Lower Makefield resident Fe-lice Bernstein Weitz, a 30-year elementary school teacher in the Philadelphia Public Schools, will focus on how pervasive hunger impacts a child’s ability to learn and thrive.

Members of the community are invited to attend by clicking on the Virtual Beth El link at bethe-lyardley.org. The challenge will end Sunday, May 2 with a wrap-up discussion for participants.

To learn more about the SNAP Challenge and to sign up, visit snapchallenge.org.

Beth El issues poverty awareness challenge

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Continued from page A1Intrigued too, by long forgotten

or unknown Americans such as Henry Mercer and Benjamin Lay, King plans to share his observations in an upcoming book.

“There are so many hidden plac-

es and things worthy of more atten-tion,” King said. “Some of what fas-cinates me is we’re at a moment in time when we’re reconsidering our past, taking down monuments and statues, taking names off schools and that’s a worthwhile debate to

have.”However, at this time, he added,

“we’re also looking at our own acts of remembering. A lot of preserving and unearthing … and Mercer him-self is a great example of that – he was a cultural archeologist, things

here are what he wanted to preserve so we don’t forget how we used to do things.”

And Benjamin Lay, “an incred-ible American original” buried at the Abington Friends Meeting-house, is another remarkable man

who many have never heard of, said King. A Quaker abolitionist, Lay helped move Quakers to be-come a strong force against slav-ery. “We need to recognize these people and bring them back to some prominence.”

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Judge calls cop’s bail “woefully inadequate” Continued from page A1modification hearing. His original bail was 10 percent of $100,000, which his father had posted. Carey left jail the same day he was arrested on four felo-ny counts of child sexual abuse.

Bucks County’s First Assistant Dis-trict Attorney Jennifer Schorn argued that Carey’s “unimaginable abuse” posed a “very real risk to the commu-nity” and that his bail should be sub-stantially increased.

“In my 21-year career as a prosecu-tor, I’ve never seen a case where there was such unfettered access” to chil-dren, said Schorn. Since his arrest on April 7, Carey has continued to have the police badge and police identifica-tion he was provided after his retire-ment settlement in 2009.

He was fired in 2005 for mishan-dling cases unrelated to alleged sexual abuse but won his job back through arbitration. He retired in 2009 and

moved to Cape May, N.J., where he’s worked at a campground and as a bus driver. Concerns over his behavior with boys at the campground prompt-ed an investigation by New Jersey State Police, authorities said, but no charges were filed.

Carey’s attorney, Thomas Joa-chim, told the judge his client had multiple opportunities to flee be-fore and after his arrest, but did not. There have been no addition-

al charges arising from the 122 counts of sexual abuse presented in the grand jury’s report, Joachim added.

Carey was arrested April 7, after a year long investigation.

“The grooming tactics he used were pervasive, manipulative, and calculated such that he not only lowered the minor’s guard but also attempted to provide an assurance that his crimes would go unreport-

ed and if reported, not believed,” prosecutors wrote in court docu-ments.

Bucks County Detective Greg Beidler told the court Tuesday that when he notified one of the alleged victims that Carey had been re-leased on bail, the young man told him, “he was full of fear and asked his parents to buy a gun.”

Carey has denied all the charges against him.

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Durham hires contractor for Grist Mill Continued from page A1family of Durham on the foundation of the Colonial era

In other business, the board ap-pointed Danielle Cox, township administrator-secretary to serve as right-to-know officer.

It was reported that the firm of Zelenkofske Axelrod LLC had com-pleted an audit of the township’s books. Residents may see the report at the township office.

The supervisors acknowledged they had received a letter from Kath-leen Connolly, longtime chair of the

township’s Environmental Adviso-ry Council, resigning her post. The board replaced her with Jeff Heyes, whose term will expire at year’s end.

David Oleksa, president of the Durham Historical Society, said his group is planning to conduct an out-door Colonial cooking event and re-quested permission to hold the event on the Village Green. He said the event will be scheduled in late May or early June on a Sunday afternoon. The board granted permission so long as the society can provide proof of insurance. Cox reminded Oleksa

that all utensils must be disposable in compliance with COVID-19 re-quirements.

Oleksa, also president of the board of the Riegelsville Public Library, which serves Durham as well as Riegelsville Borough residents, said two new board members are Jim Bunting and Marshall Miller, both of Riegelsville.

Durham’s regional monthly recy-cling is planned for 9 a.m. to noon May 8 at the township garage and large item cleanup is scheduled for 8 a.m. until noon May 22.

Doylestown Health opens Clark Center for Critical Care Continued from page A1critical care services for the health care system’s most vulnerable patients and expands the hospital’s intensivist program. With board-certified physicians (intensivists) available in the ICU around the clock, the center provides inter-disciplinary teams to cre-ate custom care plans for each patient, the hospital said.

Brexler noted the gener-osity of Angela and Dick Clark, and many others, for helping make the am-bitious project a reality. The center, the CEO add-ed, was a priority of the ongoing $100 million, One Vision campaign that began June 1, 2018.

The Clark Center in-cludes a new intensive care/intermediate unit named for the giving of Paula and Kevin S. Put-man. The 28,000 square feet of new and dedicat-ed intensive care space is on the third floor of Doylestown Hospital’s cardiovascular and critical care pavilion.

“It’s in our DNA,” said Brexler, to continually strive to innovate and “do better.”

Objective is critical care

The expansion of Doylestown

Health’s intensivist program is led by pulmonologist Dr. Les Szekely, who is the medical director of the Clark Cen-ter for Critical Care Medicine, Respi-ratory Care at Doylestown Health, and the Doylestown Health Sleep Center.

A small group of donors who selected naming opportunities in the new Putman ICU/IMU attended the dedication, as well as members of the clinical team who will be working in the new unit. Also present were elected local officials: Sen. Maria Collett, Sen. Steve Santarsiero, Rep. Shelby Labs, Rep. Todd Polinchock and Rep. Wendi Thomas, as well as Doylestown Mayor Ron Strouse; Barbara Lyons, chair, Doylestown Township Supervisors; and Vail Garvin, president of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Constituent Advocate Kevin Bongarzone repre-sented Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick.

“This center will help Doylestown Health continue to maintain its high standards and to be a resource for future generations,” said Clark before the ribbon-cutting. “Now we’ve taken that standard of clinical care and matched it with the highest standard in facilities with the new critical care unit. I’ve been in hospitals through-out the world, and I can guarantee you, there is no better facility than the one we’re standing in right now.

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The Durham Township official website lists in its Community Re-sources section two COVID-19 treat-ments put forth by two controversial physicians.

When questioned about who was responsible for the posts and about the propriety of the township provid-ing such medical advice to its resi-dents, Supervisor Chairman Kathleen Gentner said she had posted them. The conversation took place during the public comments section of the meeting.

Gentner said the postings were not meant as advice but merely to offer information for residents; however, neighboring townships do not offer similar resources, and the presence of these detailed medical posts on a mu-nicipal web site is puzzling.

One is listed as “Dr Zelenko MD;” the second is “Fleming Method on COVID-19.”

What the website does not reveal

is that Dr. Vladimir Zelenko was a family doctor in a small village in New York, not an expert in infectious diseases, and, according to the New York Times, village officials plead-ed with him to stop exaggerating the scope and effects of his treatment, their efforts eventually forcing him to leave town.

The Fleming Method was pro-moted by Dr. Richard M. Fleming, a convicted felon, tried in 2009 in Lin-coln, Neb., where he pled guilty to both health care fraud and mail fraud. He, too, took his practice elsewhere. In 2018, the federal Food and Drug Administration debarred Fleming for 10 years from providing services to a person that has an approved or pend-ing drug product application.

Gentner said the posts will re-main in place. “I have a right to free speech,” she said.

Then Gentner spoke against the ac-tions of the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention as well as Dr. An-thony Fauci, director of the National

Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases.

Gentner claimed he is “not really a doctor,” although Fauci is a graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College and has served seven presidents.

She also turned her ire against the government guidelines for masks, restaurants and air travel, arguing against their necessity, downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 pan-demic, criticized “the twisted me-dia” for spreading misinformation about the pandemic, and ridiculed mask-wearers at the meeting, tossing a personal insult at a member of the press.

She later apologized privately for what she called “my emotional out-burst,” and said, “I’m just so afraid all our freedoms will be taken away. That’s why I’m giving out Constitu-tion booklets to everyone.” Before the meeting began she had passed out pocket-sized copies of the Constitu-tion.

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Angela and Richard Clark, front center, with their family cut the ribbon alongside Joan Parlee, far left, chair of the boards, Doylestown Hospital and Doylestown Health Foundation; Dr. Les Szekely, left, back row, medical director, Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine; Jim Brexler, right, presi-dent and CEO, Doylestown Health; and Laura Wortman, vice president and chief development officer, Doylestown Health, far right.

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The Hunterdon Art Tour (THAT), a self-guided tour showcasing the studios and ex-hibition spaces of more than 60 artists living and working in Hunterdon County, is happening on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2.

THAT was founded by a small, dedicated volunteer group of artists and longtime Hunterdon County residents in 2016.

THAT’s artists will be featured in a special exhibition at the Hunterdon Art Museum (HAM) in Clinton, N.J. The artwork is offered for sale benefiting the artists, THAT and HAM.

The festivities kick off from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 30, with a virtual opening live-streamed by Todd Lambrix and Terri Mc-namara, hosts of “The Large Glass,” their weekly show focus-ing on conversations about art-ists and art. Connect via Twitch to meet the artists and see their work. Use the exhibition – along with the signature website and printed map – to develop your

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don Art Teachers & Students) is exhibiting as part of THAT in the River Gallery at HAM. This show celebrates the powerful and important relationship between student and teacher.

“Each of us, informs, grows, and learns from the other. And when it works well, it truly is symbiotic,” said Sarah Ruppert, art teacher at Delaware Valley Regional High School. “We be-lieve that being a good teacher is an art form in and of itself. But each of us is dedicated to being a teaching artist. ... Our art in-forms our teaching in a way that no textbook can.”

THAT will partner again with Whittemore CCC in Oldwick for the weekend, which will in-clude an exhibit of works by the Tri-county Artists en Plein Air (TAPA); the unveiling of “Skyhook” by local sculptor Jeff Mase on Saturday (rain date is Sunday); and opportunities to en-gage with Sandy Ross, in-house

photographer, about capturing the beauty of the surrounding landscape, and David Horowitz, director and curator The Sculp-ture Garden, about creating one-of-a-kind environmental works.

Artists’ studios and partner events at more than 30 locations will be open to the public during varying hours on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2.

THAT sponsors and partners include Hunterdon Art Muse-um, Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission, River Union Stage, ArtYard, Whitte-more CCC, Printech, Thomp-son Car & Truck, Flemington Community Partnership (BID), ICON, Makers Alley, River Arts Creatives, Hunterdon Art Teach-ers & Students (HATS), M Gal-leries, Prallsville Mills, and Ruth Jourjine.

Visit TheHunterdonArtTour.com for the complete artist and partner directory, interactive map and updates. Masks and so-cial distancing are required at all locations.

THAT holds virtual opening for Hunterdon Art Museum

Christopher James, an interna-tionally known artist and photog-rapher whose photographs, paint-ings, prints, and alternative process image-making have been exhibited in museums and galleries in the U.S. and abroad will be the juror for the 2021 Photo Review Pho-tography Competition.

James is university professor and director of the MFA in Photogra-phy and Integrated Media program

at Lesley University College of Art and Design in Cambridge, Mass. He is the author of “The Book of Alternative Photographic Process-es.”

The Photo Review will repro-duce accepted entries in its 2021 competition issue and on its web-site. Also, the prizewinning pho-tographers from the 37th annual competition will be chosen for an exhibition at Philadelphia’s Wood-

mere Art Museum. Plus numerous Editor’s Selections will be exhib-ited in several Photo Review web galleries.

Awards include a $500 purchase prize for inclusion in the Haverford College Photography Collection, one of the largest and most com-prehensive college photography collections in the United States.

All entries must be received by May 31. Download contest rules

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Ten Thousand Villages is promot-ing the musical products available at its Souderton shop.

Its instrument collection includes drums, shakers, flutes, rainsticks, singing bowls and more. No batteries required.

Unplug. Unwind. Put down the electronic devices and pick up a drum for some quality family and friend time, the fair trade organization ad-vises. Turn off the TV and turn up the volume in your own drum circle.

Just as each person has unique rhythms, each of its drums has its own features. “Take your music on the road, or at least around the block, with the Red Madal Drum,” the group says. “The attached strap is perfect for hands and feet that can’t stay still when the beat starts. Play the Quick

Rhythm Red Drum with your hands or the two bamboo sticks – whichever

way produces your quickest rhythms. “Mellow out the mood with an

Ocean Sounds Drum. Gently rock the drum in a circular motion to create the soothing sound of waves rolling up on the shore.”

The organization’s fair trade mod-el starts with collaboration. Artisans pressent samples of products and de-termine a fair price that covers their production costs, operational needs, and fair, living wages. Ten Thousand Villages ensures their business model is built on sustainability and the in-come provided meets or exceeds cost of living.

Ten Thousand Villages pays for half of an order so the artisans have the capital needed to purchase raw materials and to manage production costs. They source raw materials and begin production, sewing, carving, weaving, and painting. When the products are packed up and ready to ship to America, the organization pays the final 50% of the agreed price.

Souderton Ten Thousand Villag-es is at 781 Route 113 (Souderton Road), Souderton, 18964.

Musical instruments among Ten Thousand Villages wares

The North County Branch Library will host a jewelery display from 25 members of the Delaware Valley Bead Society through April 29. 48 individual pieces created by DVBS members can be seen in showcases on the first and second floors. For the North County Branch library’s hours of operation, visit hclibrary.us/branches/northcounty.htm.

The jewelry and beadwork techniques used to create the pieces include bead crochet,

bead embroidery, bead weav-ing, chain maille and Kumihi-mo braiding with beads.

Some items will be on sale after the exhibit closes, with price lists available near the showcases. Anyone interest-ed in purchasing work should contact Jean West at 908-797-3656 or jean.west@earthlink.net.

For more information about the Delaware Valley Bead So-ciety, visit their website at del-awarevalleybeadsociety.org.

Delaware Valley Bead Society to showcase jewelry

Clockwise from top left are works by Cara London of Flemington, N.J., Mary Schwarzenberger of Milford, N.J., Catherine Suttle of Frenchtown, N.J., and Jason Farnsworth of Easton, an art teacher at Delaware Valley Regional High School in Frenchtown.

“Dappled Light,” 2019, from the series Forever in a Life, is

an archival pigment print by Monika Merva.

These three drums, along with the not-pictured Happy Rhythm Drum, are handcrafted by arti-sans at MKS Export Ltd., a nonprofit orga-nization established to create a market for small artisan groups in India. MKS offers artisans a fair price for their products and helps them devel-op skills to become self-reliant.

The African American Muse-um of Bucks County (AAMBC) brings its exhibit, “Building on the Dream: From Africa to Bucks County,” to The Parry Mansion Museum, 45 S. Main St., New Hope.

The new exhibit, scheduled to open on May 1, will enable more Bucks County residents and tour-ists to see the museum’s collection of artifacts from Africa and to learn about the culture, contributions of African Americans in Bucks County and beyond. The museum not only recognizes well-known historical figures but seeks to bring to light untold stories and hidden figures in Bucks County today.

“We are thrilled to partner with

The Parry Mansion Museum,” said Linda Salley, president and exec-utive director. “Over the past six years, we have partnered with sev-eral museums, including the Mer-cer Museum and Pearl S. Buck In-ternational House, and have found these collaborations to be very successful in terms of extending our reach.

“New Hope is particularly at-tractive as it is such a popular foot-trafficked tourist location. Until our new building in Mid-dletown Township is renovated and open to the public, we depend upon the generosity of our partners to house our exhibits.”

Salley also will be a featured guest speaker as part of the New

Hope Historical Society’s April Online Speaker Series on April 26. To access the Zoom event visit ne-whopehs.org/speaker-linda-salley.html.

“This may be the most impactful educational exhibit that the New Hope Historical Society has pro-vided,” said New Hope Historical Society Board President Frank Policare. I am so pleased the Af-rican American Museum of Bucks County chose us to share this im-portant exhibit.”

Visit newhopehs.org and aam-bcmuseum.org for information. To support the AAMBC building fund, visit online or contact 215-752-1909 or info@aambcmuse-um.org.

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Parry Mansion hosts new African American Museum of Bucks County exhibit

Touchstone Theatre presents the second Latinx Block Party/Fiesta Latina of its socially-dis-tanced 2020-21 season, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 24.

The open-air celebration of local Latinx community and cul-ture also will be the first event to take place on Touchstone’s newly constructed Barrio Stage, located at 321 E. 4th St. Bethlehem.

Touchstone kicked off its 2020-21 season in September with a Latinx Block Party, celebrating the end of the summer and the power of the local community.

Both parties are part of an ongo-ing initiative, started with the the-ater’s Festival UnBound, aimed at empowering and uplifting lo-cal individuals and organizations making an impact in the Latinx population of South Side Bethle-hem.

Local musical favorite Héctor Rosado will provide live music with one of his bands, Héctor Rosado y Su Orquestra Hache, and community guests will speak about their work in Bethlehem throughout the evening. Urba-no Mexican Kitchen will supply

food and drink for cash purchase.This event also marks the of-

ficial unveiling and ribbon-cut-ting of Touchstone’s new Barrio Stage, an outdoor performing arts venue adjacent to Touchstone’s parking lot.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for first-come, first-served seating at socially distanced tables; masks are required unless seated at a ta-ble. Food and drink are available for cash purchase. There is no cost to attend; donations are wel-come. Visit us at touchstone.org for information.

Touchstone hosts Fiesta Latinx block party

Force for Good (FFG), an inde-pendent music and film company, will present a virtual screening event called “Celebrating Earth Day,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 25.

The program will feature the film, “Solar” and a conversation with Dara and Mark Bortman, founders of Exact Solar, a Yardley-based in-staller of solar energy systems in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Dis-cussion will focus on the economic and environmental benefits of re-newable energy.

The event is free, but there is a sug-gested donation of $10, and 100% of the proceeds will provide financial assistance for Power Up Gambia, a

nonprofit dedicated to providing so-lar energy to hospitals without elec-tricity in Gambia, a small nation in West Africa.

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Force For Good was founded in 2016 by Grammy-nominated recording artist Jonathan Sprout. FFG’s mission is to inspire and em-power people using uplifting music and films that encourage personal and global well-being.

Designated nonprofits receive 100% of all event donations.

For information visit: forcefor-goodmusic.com/. Contact FFG at: info@forceforgood.com.

Force for Good online screening celebrates this year’s Earth Day

Earth Center Pottery celebrates Earth Day every day with expert in-struction in a professionally outfitted studio where participants work di-rectly with the earth, clay, the most basic element, to create works of art.

Located in Tyler State Park, Tyler Park Center for the Arts is home to The Sewing Studio, Earth Center Pottery, several Artists in Residence and students who find solace, com-munity and a deep sense of accom-plishment through workshops in a multitude of artistic mediums each week.

Over 100 students take part in classes designed for all levels of abil-ity and age groups. For information, visit TylerParkArts.org.

Tyler Park Center for the Arts’

Green Arts Initiative has brought the main workshop area into the 21st century, incorporating panoramic views of the surrounding meadows, all new insulated windows, a hand-icapped access restroom and the replacement of a carbon producing coal heating system with energy ef-ficient heating and cooling.

Planned is the installation of a solar garage that will fuel the entire work-shop and event spaces complete with integrated environmental education opportunities in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Conser-vation and Natural Resources.

Sponsorship opportunities for in-dividuals and businesses are integral to the success of the goal of reducing carbon emissions.

Tyler arts center goes green, offers pottery workshops and more

The Golden Nugget Antique Market announced it will host its first antique model train show on April 24. The Golden Nugget specializes in antique furniture and art as well as collectibles like coins, stamps, jewelry, vinyl re-cords, depression glass and model

trains.“We are basically turning our

covered pavilion into a train sta-tion for the day. The model train dealers will all be in one area in our pavilion and will be display-ing model trains of all gauges,” said Golden Nugget manager

Mitch Freedman. “A test track will also be available on site. I be-lieve this will be a great event for both the dealers and collectors.”

Located in Lambertville, N.J., the 50-year-old Golden Nugget is open year-round on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Golden Nugget flea market announces model train show

The AAMBC exhibit at the Parry Mansion in New Hope opens May 1.

Donations to the Force Food Good Earth Day program will benefit Power Up Gambia.

Peter Couchman, executive director, Bowman’s Hill WildflowerPreserve, and Seth Siditsky, communications director.

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BEYOND Bowman’s Plant Sale

Bowman’s Hill WildflowerPreserve in Solebury Townshipreopened its Native Plant Nurserywith a native plant sale April 9 to 11.

Photographs by Gordon H. Nieburg,

assisted by Maria Iacono

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Solebury Township Parks &Recreation’s annual Easter EggHunt returned to Pat Livezey Parkon April 3.Children and parents lined up

along the pathway leading to thepavilion, while maintaining socialdistance, and then proceeded asdirected to gather eggs and specialprizes for their baskets.

Solebury Egg Hunt

In lieu of the usual Easter Egg Hunt, theSellersville Park and Recreation Boardsponsored an Easter Hat Parade atDruckenmiller Park on April 3.Children lined up for the parade and got

to meet the borough’s Easter Bunny.

Sellersville Hats Photographs by Kathy Hallman

The Sellersville Park and Recreation Committee arrangedthe Easter parade.

People pick out desired plants.

Barbara Shaeffer sells ticketsfor the Designed for NatureGarden Tour.

Jean Barrell.

Cindy Ahern. Kim Ruth and Sharon Fitzpatrick.

Carleen Baily. Sue Tarr. Judy Thompson with son Bryce, 7, and daughter,Thea, 9.

Ricki Fisher.

Frank and Mimi Peluso.

At the egg hunt are, front row, Emily Wilson, Heather Shiel, Kim Wilson, DudleyRice, Mary Dupont; back row, Dan Dupont and Greg Rice.

The parade formed in the localpark.

Rian Amick and CorinneAmick.

Jackson Ziegler.

Drew, Willow and Maxwell Vasey.

Roman and Milana Gasiorowski. Harlow Ward.Lukas Grabowski with hisfather, Eric.

Satchel and Basie Ross, and Luna Marciante.

Participants begin the hunt for eggs at SoleburyTownship Parks & Recreation’s annual Easter EggHunt at Pat Livezey Park on April 3.Melissa Schmidt.Jonathan and Nate Schumacher.

Blake and Piper Deiley.

Ben and Evelyn Mela.

Leah and Vanessa Kraus, MelissaKraus, Becky Grawe and Dudley Rice.

Isabella, held by her mother Cara.

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“Spring is magic – sweet to the senses and easy to celebrate” – Su-san Branch, “Vineyard Seasons.”

Jesse and I are celebrating this magical spring day with exuber-ance, traipsing a wooded path that traverses a short distance away from the Pennsylvania shoreline of the Delaware River.

Masses of lesser celandine, cheery sunny blooms resting upon heart-shaped leaves of the deepest green, create a carpet as far as the eye can see. A variety of other early spring wildflowers, including Dutchman’s breeches and purple lamium, have sprung from the cool earth, along with bloodroot, so named because the roots of the plant contain a reddish sap. Native Ameri-cans created a red dye from the substance, using it to color cloth and baskets, as well as for face paint. Bloodroot also has diverse medicinal indications, but it comes with so many warnings

and cautions that one can’t help but wonder if it isn’t more toxic than curative.

Birds are celebrating spring through song and flirtation. A pair of northern flickers pirouette around a tree trunk, coquettishly peeking at and calling to one another. A pileated woodpecker announces in his frenzied cackle that it’s spring and he’s looking for love.

And then there are birds with other things on their minds. A short distance from the trail can be seen a gathering of feasting buzzards. Jesse stands erect, nose in the air. He’s picked up the scent and proceeds to ramble over. That is until I stop him midstride with a stern, “Don’t even think about it!” I sure he’s thinking, “What a buzzkill!” (sorry for the pun) He was all set to join those vultures for a bit of breakfast, and now I’ve gone and ruined his plans.

The delightful day brings with

it a number of first sightings of the season. Busily buzzing along is a chubby bumblebee, newly emerged from its winter bunker. Bumblebees sally forth early in spring as they are able to absorb heat from even the weakest rays of the sun. In addition, their bris-tly coat provides insulation during cold weather. I spy a spring azure butterfly, breezily floating through the air, recently hatched from its cozy cocoon. The diminutive spring azure is one of the earliest butterflies of the season, its arrival ushering in spring and balmier weather.

To quote John Muir, “Spring’s work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” Certainly the joyous, restorative nature of the season has energized Jesse and me, putting a spring in our step (what can I say – I’m on a pun roll) and making for an outstanding start to our day.

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The joys of spring

Tabby’s Cat of the WeekAdopted as a kitten, Carley Rose grew up treasured in a very lov-ing home. Sadly, Carley’s owner passed away, and she became a senior kitty in need of a new home. Carley is a very sweet, affec-tionate girl. She likes to be the center of attention and often walks on top of the conference room table during staff meetings, daring staff to pet her. At 15, Carley has inflammatory bowel disease, but is otherwise very healthy. However, she is faithful to a litter box and is easy to medicate, needing only one pill every other day. Sweet Carley hopes to find her forever home soon. Submit an online application and Tabby’s Place staff will contact poten-tial adopters to schedule a video meet-and-greet. Send questions about virtual adoptions to adoptions@tabbysplace.org. Visit tab-bysplace.org.

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that more campsites will be open to pets when their owners visit Pennsylva-nia state parks next year.

“We’re getting the word out ear-ly that more than 130 new sites at six state parks will be ‘pet friend-ly’ next year because we know many of our campers like to plan their stays well in advance,” Dunn said. “Both our Pet Camping and Dogs in Cabins programs have expanded slowly and cautious-ly as park officials gauge camper acceptance and pet owner com-pliance. We know many of our

campers say their park stays are enhanced by the presence of pets.”

Beginning with the 2022 camp-ing season, new campsites will allow camping with pets at these state parks: Cook Forest, Clarion County, (15 sites); French Creek, Berks County, (two cabins); Poe Valley, Centre County, (13); Prince Gallitzin State Park, Cam-bria County, (82 in Hickory and Birch loops); Pymatuning, Craw-ford County, (number to be deter-mined); and R.B. Winter, Union County, (26 sites and one cottage).

Since its inception as a pilot program in 2001, with nine state parks participating, Pet Camping

has expanded to include all parks that offer camping. An exception is Cherry Springs State Park, Pot-ter County.

DCNR officials stress pet own-ers at all designated sites must comply with many program reg-ulations. They govern leashing; barking and other noise; max-imum number of pets allowed (two, when the size of a cat or larger); aggressive behavior; prop-er cleanup and disposal of feces; valid licensing when required; and needed vaccinations.

More information on reserva-tions and other state park details can be obtained by telephoning

888-PA-PARKS. Check DCNR’s website for participating state

parks and detailed regulations governing pet programs.

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BedminsterCharged: a non-resident April 8, for possession of drugs resulting

from a traffic stop for an equipment violation in the 6700 block of Easton Road.

PerkasieCharged: James Berner, April 11, with burglary, assault, criminal

trespassing, possessing instruments of crime, recklessly endanger-ing another person, terroristic threats, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and harassment after he unlawfully entered the home of a neighbor with a hammer, destroying property and threatening harm, police said.

Berner was arraigned by District Judge Regina Armitage and trans-ported to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $100,000 (10%) bail.

QuakertownReferred: a male juvenile to the Youth Aid Progam for harassing

a female in Memorial Park, 700 W.Mill St., at 3:49 p.m. April 14.Cited: Lawrence Malone, 66, of Juniper Street, Quakertown, for

public drunkenness in the area of 322 W. Broad St., at 6:26 p.m. April 15.

Charged: Justin Laubach, 24, of Keiper Road, Quakertown, for being in possession of a spring-assisted knife, suspected marijuana, and drug paraphernalia at Econo Lodge, 1446 W. Broad St., at 1240 p.m. April 16.

Cited: David Garcia, 43, of Alan Lane, Quakertown, and Edwin Leiva, 31, of West Broad Street, Quakertown, for public drunkenness in the first block of South Main Street at 2:55 a.m. April 19. Garcia was referred to the Bucks County Community Accountability Panel.

SpringfieldCharged: Matthew Dean Cooper of Perkasie, April 17, with man-

ufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to deliver a con-trolled substance (felony), possessing a controlled or counterfeit substance by a person not registered (misdemeanor), and pos-session of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor), stemming from a months-long narcotics investigation.

Cooper was processed, arraigned and sent to Bucks County Prison.

The Philadelphia man who injured four teenage girls in a head-on crash in Northampton Township on March 27, is facing additional charges after test results showed his blood-alcohol content was more than twice the le-gal limit to drive.

Shane Brolly, 24, is accused of crossing into opposing traffic to pass a vehicle that night, leading to the head-on crash. As police investigat-ed the crash, they located opened and unopened alcoholic beverages in Brolly’s truck and detected an odor of alcohol on him. Blood tests results showed Brolly’s blood-alcohol con-tent was 0.21 percent.

Brolly was originally arraigned on five counts each of aggravat-ed assault and aggravated assault

by vehicle, all felonies, and eight misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person. In an amended complaint, he will now face all those charges, along with five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, DUI-gener-al impairment, DUI-highest rate of alcohol and three summary traffic violations: driving at unsafe speeds, careless driving, and disregarding traffic lanes.

He will be arraigned on Thursday, April 22. He is currently in Bucks County Correctional Facility under $10 million bail, 10 percent.

The crash occurred at 10:12 p.m. in the 300 block of Bridgetown Pike in Northampton Township. Based on evidence and witness state-

ments, police determined Brolly was driving north on the 300 block of Bridgetown Pike and attempted to pass a vehicle by crossing the dou-ble yellow lines into the southbound lane. The area is a no-passing zone. While in the southbound lane, Brol-ly collided with a vehicle, pushing it back 50 feet. The crash sent Brolly’s truck back into the northbound lane where it was struck by the vehicle he attempted to pass.

The four occupants of the vehicle Brolly collided with were seriously injured, as was Brolly’s passenger. Three occupants in the third vehi-cle were treated at the scene and re-leased. Brolly is a non-U.S. citizen and was positively identified by his U.K. driver’s license.

A 35-year-old man pleaded guilty April 15, for his involvement in a drug smuggling ring inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility and was sentenced to 35 to 70 months in state prison.

Vincent McCandless Sr., 35, was among nine men that included for-mer Bucks County corrections officer Joseph J. Jennings charged in June 2020 with the scheme to smuggle Su-boxone strips into the jail to distribute among inmates. McCandless has a juvenile son who was also charged in the plot. McCandless pleaded guilty to contraband and criminal conspir-acy and was sentenced by Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley to 35 to 70 months in state prison to be served after he completes

the sentence that landed him in pris-on. McCandless was serving four and a half years to 10 years in state prison at the time of his arrest.

The Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force and Bucks County Correctional Facility Investigators al-lege in an affidavit of probable cause that Jennings smuggled Suboxone into the jail on multiple occasions between October 2018 and July 2019 while employed as a guard assigned to the restrictive housing unit at the Doylestown Township facility.

Jennings, 32, of Warminster, pro-vided the drugs to McCandless Sr., who then distributed the drugs to oth-er inmates in the jail. On the outside, Joseph Robert Wilson, 40, of Phila-delphia, and McCandless’s juvenile

son supplied Jennings with the Sub-oxone.

Inmates who purchased the drugs paid through various methods, often soliciting family members to wire money to Wilson, or deposit funds into McCandless’s prison commis-sary account. Wilson and Travis Davies, 33, of Levittown, previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the ring and McCandless’s juvenile son was adjudicated delinquent earlier this year.

Five others charged in the ring have pre-trial hearings scheduled for next month. They are: Jennings; Jo-seph Korhan, 48; Richard Dzielinski, 41, of Philadelphia; Robert Monacel-li, 28, of Falls Township; and Jona-than King, 31, of Wilkes Barre.

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is meant to stand the test of time. Not only is it beautiful, often offering expertly-in-terlocking, hand-carved wood, custom stitching, and artistic accents, but it serves a purpose in your home. Furniture provides rest when you need it, conversation with friends and a space to create what you love.

Why would you give that all up because its exterior looks a little worn?

At Bucks County Furniture Restoration, we provide a better alternative. Our local, family-owned company serves all the repair, restoration and furniture revital-ization needs for our customers in Bucks, Montgomery and Hunterdon counties. Our professionals work with all types of furniture pieces to give them a new look, new life and the former place that they held in your home.

Bucks County Furniture Restoration uses a mix of time-honored refinishing methods and the most modern technology to provide you with services our competitors can’t match. We have experience and expertise in: stripping, reupholstery, glass bending, marble and metal polishing, furniture repair and finishing, refinishing, lamp and seat repair, conversions and knife sharpening.

We invite you to visit our showroom and take advantage of more than 30 years of professional experience and see our difference for yourself. Using our outstand-ing attention to detail, we can work with both new and antique items to give them a country feel that you will love.

Submitted byBucks County Furniture Restoration

Sue-Ann DiVito SRESAssociate Broker - PA

215-234-7645 - office

267-221-6346 - cell

sueanndivito@gmail.comwww.yourbuckscountyhome.com

Downsizing for Seniors is a BIG deal!! Your choice of a Realtor can insure that your next move will go safely, securely and smoothly. Nearly everyone wishes to age in place as they grow older. But too often, the spacious family house becomes too burdensome to maintain for individuals over 50, both financially and physically. It can entail a complex set of decisions relating to finances, ideal over 50 housing locations and property types, as well as anticipating future needs as you or your loved ones age.

Choosing the right woman for the job.Making the appropriate over 50 living arrangement is challenging not only because it entails an emotional dimension, but also because of the complex issues you need to weigh, such as cost, location, services, amenities, activities, as well as current and future care needs.

Sue-Ann DiVito, a Senior Real Estate Specialist, will consult with you to review your current housing situation and outline the steps for your next move. She will provide you with pertinent information on 50+ housing trends, financing and market conditions.

Trying to determine your next step?

As a SRES designee, Sue-Ann will develop a team of experts and advisors to help you while you’re exploring your options and making your next move.

Take the next steps to a bright !future and give Sue-Ann a call today. Together we’ll find the very best place to call home.

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A BOUTIQUE REAL ESTATE FIRM WITH GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Addison Wolfe Real Estate

WWW.ADDISONWOLFE.COM

For additional information or a private tour contact the listing agent directly550 Union Square, New Hope, PA 18938 • 215.862.5500

- Theodore Roosevelt

"Believe you can and you’re halfway there."

Beautifully updated end-unit townhouse in Summit Trace! Lovely open floorplan with easy access to private rear deck and back yard is perfect for indoor- outdoor living!

Greg Dwornikowski 215.534.7347

SUMMIT TRACE $299,900

One bedroom guest house on Stoney Hill Road. Just a short walk from downtown New Hope. Private guest house with attached 1 car garage. High end finished throughout.

Nick Esser 646.745.5460

STONEY HILL $2,500/MOWith a well executed design and superior craftsmanship this custom built French Country style home, by premium builder John Arrow, is located on a private cul-de-sac surrounded by Lookaway Golf Club.

Laurie Madaus 203.948.5157

FRENCH COUNTRY HOLLOW $1,550,000

Rare opportunity to own a new build in Solebury. This 3,700 sq ft home, sited on 2.1 acres, offers single floor living at its best. Features hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen w/granite counters, custom cabinetry, and a large center island. Evan Walton 215.327.4709 or Art Mazzei 610.428.4885

SOPHISTICATED COUNTRY $1,875,000

Walk to town and don’t worry about parking. Includes high-end kitchen including Wolf appliances, custom closet built-ins, storage, custom cabinetry, private electronic elevator, stone patios, and a full house gas generator.

Nick Esser 646.745.5460

THE RESIDENCES AT RABBIT RUN $1,695,000

WALK TO NEW HOPE

Sited at an elevated location amidst 67 fertile farmland acres. The Bedminster countryside moves in all directions and the open land provides ample opportunity for agrarian pursuits and/or a serious equestrian facility.

Sheila Buerkle, MBA 610.389.0775

DUANE FARM $1,795,000

New construction opportunity in Palisades school district. Sited on a canal front, 2 acre lot in the quaint borough of Riegelsville. Walking distance to restaurants, and the Delaware river. Call for details and floor plans.

Megan Waits 215.264.9144

CANAL-SIDE COLONIAL $699,900STUNNING, SPACIOUS, and LUXURIOUS! First floor Bedroom Suite in a Parklike setting with waterfront views and walking trails. Close to shopping and amenities. 55+ Adult Community. Richland Township.

Norm Troxel 215.801.6100

MORGAN CREEK $360,000Beautiful 4BR, 4.5 bath estate home, approximately 6550 finished square feet on a 1.36 acre manicured lot just a few minutes outside of New Hope Borough and equidistant to NYC and Phila.

.Jay Ginsberg 215.431.1199

RIVER CROSSING $1,175,000

One of the last large parcels of land (57 acres) is now on the market. The zoning is R-1 and the geological study permits septic mounds and spray irrigation. Located on Route 202 in Buckingham, just minutes from Doylestown Proper and 15 minutes to New Hope. Explore the possibilities.

BUCKINGHAM GREEN $1,435,000

Comprising 100 acres down a 1/4 mile long, tree-lined drive, this classic 18th C. Bucks County farmstead boasts absolute privacy, 5 ponds, a waterfall, and 30 acres of “world-class” gardens. The property features a main stone farmhouse circa 1793 and two huge 19th C. dairy barns.

HORTULUS FARM $5,650,000

In this commercial hub is a 1,357 square foot retail space perfectly designed for an office space, mortgage company, wealth management office, insurance or a myriad of other commercial uses.

Michaelangelo Greco 215.470.1983

LOGAN SQUARE $370,000

JUST LISTED!