Bucks artists urged to turn county into arts center
A public discussion at Trainer's Restaurant urged Bucks County to become a regional arts establishment focusing on living culture over science. Speakers Michener Wicks Ellis and Perner pushed more display venues community college theater support and outreach to nurture young talent with 2000 as a reference point for change.
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Bucks
Quakertown Women's Club
Trainer's Restaurant
Route 309
James A. Michener
Michael
Jac
Michener and
Wicks
Tione
Falls Township Rifle Club Faces Resident Objections
Upper Makefield residents led by Mrs. John M. Nicholson filed an official objection to the Falls Township Rifle and Pistol Association clubhouse plan on an eight acre tract. Neighbors cited noise and residential zoning. supervisors expect planning review before any zoning exception. An inter-township road planning pact with Lower Makefield will channel future road improvements through planning commissions. Middletown Township bids for hauling upper areas are delayed after three unsuccessful bid rounds and a fourth bid opening on Oct. 11.
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Upper Makefield
Falls Township Rifle and Pistol Association
Gun Club
Pho
Nicholson
Paul J. Muller
Planning Commission
Lower Makefield
Mt. Eyre Road
Middletown Township
Mary Stemme
Penn Sanitation Corp
Warminster Seeks Lower Speed Limit Across Township
Warminster supervisors voted to advertise an ordinance lowering speed limits on most township streets with boundary roads excluded. The change targets residential streets now posted 25 to 35 mph, prompted by recent accidents including one on Madison Ave at 35 mph. Only a few residents attended the 45 minute meeting. Street signs for Hartsville Park West Briar Hill were approved and drainage fixes in Briar Hill were authorized. Discussion on Storybook and Meadow Wood streets was tabled.
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Warminster
Boundary Roads
Street
York Roads
Ronald K. Wallace
Wallace
Madison Ave
Hartsville Park West
Briar Hill
Linton Memorial Park
William B. Lang
Robert Kirkpatrick
Norwood
Centre Aves
Everett F. Johnson
State St
William J. Doherty
E. Penn St
Lincoln Ave
Newtown Fire Association
Northampton
Newtown
Council Rock Considers Science Center Proposal
The Council Rock School Board heard a 30 minute presentation from elementary teacher William Steinhart proposing a district wide science center. The project would function as a lending library of hundreds of prepared science lessons with central access for all schools. Initial local funding of 300 dollars would seed planning while the full project could cost about 100000 dollars contingent on state approval.
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Council Rock
William Steinhart
Steinhart
Newtown Council Delays Acre Annexation Action
The Newtown Borough Council postponed for at least a month a decision on annexing an acre from Newtown Township part of a 47 acre development by owner Murray C. Hotchkiss. An executive session will be held to consider the matter further.
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Newtown
Newtown Township
Murray C. Hotchkiss
Hotchkiss
T Eastburn
Luz
Major
Sidney T. Yates
Borough Planning Commission
First Baptist Church of
Newtown Borough Board of Adjustment
Bucks Man Dies In Crash In Upper Bucks County
Edmund McCloskey of Point Pleasant employed by Bucks County Radio News was killed in a morning crash along River Road between Point Pleasant and Erwinna. State police reported the 8 a.m. call and the death marked Bucks County’s 54th traffic fatality this year, up from 47 a year ago.
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Edmund McCloskey
Point Pleasant
Bucks County Radio News
Doylestown
River Road
Bucks County
Warrington
Erwinna
Council Rock High School project on schedule
Construction of the new 8.2 million Council Rock High School in Newtown progresses with Block A and Block B nearing start of work and the 11th and 12th grade portion underway. The pool foundation has been laid and curb work for a track installed, though not ready for this year’s season.
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Council Rock High School
Newtown
Council Rock
Joseph Rohrbaugh
Swamp Road
Rohrbaugh
Robert H. McCollum
Births in Bristol and Levittown Areas Reported
Mr and Mrs Jessie Johnson announce the birth of a boy at 5610 Fleetwing Drive Bristol Township. Mr and Mrs Gunter Dietrich announce a birth at Ee Cornell Drive Delran. Mr and Mrs Broadus Graves announce a birth at Red Maple Lane Levittown. Mr and Mrs Robert Alvino announce a girl at 35 Cloister Road Levittown. Mr and Mrs Alexander Kowalski announce a boy at 44 Appletree Drive Levittown. Mr and Mrs Clifford Bickel announce a girl at 331 Andover Road Fairless Hills. Mr and Mrs James Davis announce a girl at Bensalem Gardens Apts 531 Cornwell Heights. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lenegan announce a boy at Oaty Lane Trailer Park.
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Jessie Johnson
Fleetwing Drive
Bristol Township
Boy
Gunter Dietrich
Cornell Drive
Delran
N.J
Broadus Graves
Red Maple Lane
Levittown
Robert Alvino
Cloister Road
Alexander Kowalski
Appletree Drive
Clifford Bickel
Andover Road
Fairless Hills
James Davis
Bensalem Gardens
Apts
Cornwell Heights
Lloyd Lenegan
Oaty Lane
Trailer Park
Ille
Hale and Ludlow Celebrate Births in Levittown and Langhorne
Mr and Mrs Donald Hale of 15 Palm Lane Levittown announce the birth of a boy. Mr and Mrs Fred Ludlow of Eastern Dawn Trailer Park Langhorne welcome a baby girl.
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Donald Hale
Palm Lane
Levittown
Boy
Fred Ludlow
Eastern Dawn
Langhorne
Gir
Rotary Club to Hear Gray in Newtown Meeting
George G. Gray editor of the Bucks County Courier Times will address the Rotary Club of Newtown at a 12 15 p m luncheon. President Gege Stockburger III will preside at Temperance House Newtown.
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George G. Gray
Bucks County Courier Times
Rotary Club of
Newtown
Temperace House
Gege Stockburger III
Jews Begin Annual Observance of Days Of Awe Tomorrow
Tomorrow at sunset Jews worldwide begin Rosh Hashanah the Jewish New Year in the year 5728. The ten day period ends with Yom Kippur a solemn day focused on reflection, repentance and prayer observed by Orthodox Conservative and Reform communities with fasting from sundown to sundown.
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Rosh Hashanah
Vacant Spector Tract House Struck By 10000 Dollar Fire
A vacant two story house on the Spector Tract in Upper Southampton suffered a fire last night causing over 10000 dollars in damage. Fire chief Charles Croft Jr said the attic was the blaze origin and investigators from Bucks County Fire Marshal Fred Hibbs will pursue the cause. The 26 acre property remains a local rezoning flashpoint with residents opposing a June decision to reclassify the tract from R 1 to R 2.
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Upper
Southampton Township
Spector
Bristol
Churchville Roads
Southampton
Charles Croft Jr
Southampton Fire Company
Man Spector
Florida
Croft
Ing
Feasterville
Northampton
Willow Grove
Lacey Park
Bucks County
Fred Hibbs
Upper Southampton
Board of Supervisors
Convicted Vivian Seeks Release From Holmesburg Prison
A 24 year old Philadelphia man Howard J. Vivian serving concurrent sentences for mistreating children in Bensalem Township and Philadelphia asks a Philadelphia court for release from Holmesburg Prison. His attorney argues double jeopardy and inadequate representation and cites a Philadelphia newspaper trial. Vivian was convicted for abusing two 13 year olds and a seven year old girl.
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Philadelphia
Bucks County
Holmesburg Prison
Howard J. Vivian
Bensalem Township
Bucks
Samuel Polar
Vivian
Benjamin Paul
Philadelphia Newspa
Nottingham
Bensalem
Philadelphia Bar Association
Paul
Florida
Fire Destroys Trailer Home in Trevose Heights Area
A trailer home was destroyed by fire causing over 5000 dollars in damage. The occupant George Naill escaped before flames engulfed the unit. Trevose Heights firefighters and rescue squad treated three at the scene for smoke inhalation and burns before transport to Holy Redeemer Hospital.
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Eastern Dawn
George Naill
John Rafferty
Trevose Heights ‘Fire Co
Trevose Heights
Heights
Hankner
Holy Redeemer Hospital
Meadowbrook
Ed Rafferty
Feasterville
Trevose
Brownsville
Sunny and warm today with near zero rain chances
Local forecast calls for sunny and warm conditions with a high near 80 and a fair night with lows in the mid 50s. Tomorrow also sunny with highs in the 80s and mostly fair Thursday. Precipitation probability remains near zero through tomorrow. Tides note Bristol Morrisville adds 15 minutes for highs and 46 minutes for lows.
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Morrisville
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Ric Sabatini
John M. Nicholson
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Een
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Council Rock Eyes “Science Center
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Board of Adjustment
Levelle Aircraft Corp
Alfred Bohmler
Lafayette St
Jefferson St
Pickering Manor
N. Lincoln Ave
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Manning
Herman Spector
Churchville
Bris
Tol Roads
Upper Southampton Township
Mike Steinbacher
Lower Bucks Hospital
Delaware Valley
Rotary Club
Gray
Edmund B. Spaeth Jr
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