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Book ban debate heats up over French book in Palmyra schools
During a meeting Jan. 8 regarding the controversial suspension and investigation of the district’s wrestling coaches, school district officials also listened to two residents who shared concerns about potentially banning “Alice: La Liste.”
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Report: Pa. hospitals face increasingly precarious financial future
Financial instability could force closures at more than a dozen Pennsylvania hospitals in the coming five years if state policymakers fail to act and the industry’s economic climate continues to deteriorate, according to a new report commissioned by system advocates.
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Fatal Bucks County nursing home explosion a month later: ‘I feel totally forgotten’
A nursing home explosion claimed the lives of three people, and another 19 were injured. Residents and employees were displaced, ripped from the familiar and thrust into the unknown by an explosion that rocked the neighborhood between Bath Road and Veterans Highway, just feet from Lower Bucks Hospital.
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Erie Maritime Museum up for USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Award
The Erie Maritime Museum provides an experienced filled with maritime history and heritage of the commonwealth while showcasing Pennsylvania’s contributions to the Great Lakes industry.
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Bucks County Clerk of Courts declares PA state Senate run
The seat, currently held by state Sen. Frank Farry, R-Langhorne, represents a portion of Central and Lower Bucks from Warrington to Bensalem.
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Second Harvest opens ‘unbelievable’ free grocery store in UPMC center
A new, roughly 400-square-foot marketplace that has been in the works for nearly two years, has opened, tucked into the UPMC Health Plan Neighborhood Center at 803 East Ave. Right now, it allows 30 families a week to shop in the space, stocked with fresh food, dry goods and household staples.
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‘Crippled Pickle’ grows from Newtown man’s devastating crash, recovery
After a devastating accident, Michael DeLong launched a line of pickles called “The Crippled Pickle,” sold exclusively at the Newtown Hardware House on S. State Street in Newtown.
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This York County blood donor has given 2 bathtubs of blood since ’84
Tom Brant donated his first pint of blood on July 18, 1984. And he kept donating, every eight weeks, for next 45 years. By November 2025, he had donated 200 pints of blood, enough, according to WellSpan Health’s public relations department, to fill two standard-sized bathtubs.
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Ex-Humane Society chief pleads guilty in theft case, gets house arrest
Nicole Leone’s theft of more than $32,000 from the Erie Humane Society left the nonprofit organization with an uncertain financial future and questions about whether it could be trusted with donors’ money.
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Bucks County Children’s Museum got a refresh for America 250 and more
Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, the Bucks County Children’s Museum has completed renovations to help get young kids involved in the celebration.
