2006 Archived News Articles
County unveils 'Top 10' Web siteBy: Ann Cole 01/24/2007 Web site will publicize the county's active bench warrants for arrest Bad guys, beware. Sheriff Edward Donnelly announced that the Domestic Relations Department working with the Warrants Department have created a Web site, connected to the Bucks County Government Web site, which will publicize active bench warrants for arrest for the county's top 10. On the Web page, both departments will advertise their top 10, which in essence will create a top 20 of those most wanted for warrants in civil and criminal offences. ©Newtown Advance 2007 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17745152&BRD=1686&PAG=461&dept_id=4 1297&rfi=6 |
Suit claims lights are a glaring annoyanceBy FREDA R. SAVANA The Intelligencer The battle over lighting, bleachers and noise at Swartley-Winkelman Field in Chalfont has landed in Bucks County Court. More than a dozen New Britain Township and Chalfont residents who live near the Route 152 field are suing Lenape Valley Football and Cheerleading and Chalfont, arguing the lighting violates the borough's zoning regulations. The suit also contends bleachers are too close to homes, causing both an eyesore and noise problems for neighbors. Noise from the public address system is a nuisance, too, according to the suit.
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Budget could hike taxes $247By HILARY BENTMAN
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The base is back
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Couple honored for raising money for troops
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Dublin EMS in urgent search for new homeOwner selling property where service provider has headquarters. From The Morning Call
Mike Stebulis says he'll run his Dublin-based ambulance company
out of someone's house if that's what it takes to stay in
business.
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February 21,
2007
Nockamixon grants farmland tax breakThe freeze to preserve open space must be OK'd by schools, county. By Charles Malinchak Special to The Morning Call The Nockamixon Township supervisors adopted an ordinance Tuesday night to freeze township taxes on three properties that have preserved their land with conservation easements. Although the measure gained unanimous approval, the landowners would not see the freeze until the county and the board of the Palisades Area School District make a similar move. A state law allows freezing tax rates as an incentive to preserve farmland. But to actually freeze the rate, the law says that all three local taxing bodies — the school district, municipality and county — must agree. In Nockamixon, three landowners with properties totaling about 300 acres have been granted conservation easements, said township Open Space Committee Co-Chairwoman Sanci Tenney. All of the land is in the northeast section of the township.
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Plumstead officials eye sewer bill reprieveBy RILEY YATES The Intelligencer Plumstead officials are hoping to offer a reprieve for residents of the Estates at Timberly Farm, a development that saw its sewer bills nearly triple after the township took control of its onsite sewer treatment plant. Supervisors said Tuesday night they are looking at ways to reduce the bills, which jumped from an expected $150 a quarter under the developer to $440 a quarter under the town.
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Plan may rekindle county's 'river love'By JENNA PORTNOY phillyBurbs.com The next phase of Bucks County's open space plan could cost taxpayers upward of $100 million and, for the first time, protect land along the Delaware riverfront. While the cost estimate is subject to change, the county's mission is not. “Land acquisition is the primary goal,” said Tony Belfield, chairman of the task force that is assessing a second round of open space needs. “The need is so great I don't think we could justify anything other than land acquisition.”
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Nockamixon considers rezoning 73 propertiesDelaware Valley News Thursday, February 22, 2007 Nockamixon Township is resuming its work to re-zone parts of
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February 21,
2007
Nockamixon grants farmland tax breakThe freeze to preserve open space must be OK'd by schools,
county. http://www.mcall.com/news/local/quakertown/all-b4-2nockfeb21,0,2182 508.story |
Pa. parks, casinos preparing to close
Driver service centers also will close Monday if Pennsylvania is without a budget. Staci Woodward, working at a Harrisburg center, and 24,000 other state employees would be furloughed. At Marsh Creek State Park, the sky was clear and the sun was out - but trouble was blowing in from the west, the Harrisburg budget impasse threatening to put an end to summer fun. "It would be really disappointing," said Jacey Briggs, who was enjoying the Downingtown glade yesterday. Disappointing. And confusing, costly and crazy-making. Working, Not Working A look at how an extended budget impasse would affect some state services. Functioning
SOURCES: Governor's Office, Associated Press
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District plans to buy 22 acresBy CHRISTINA KRISTOFIC The Intelligencer Palisades School District officials plan to purchase 22 acres near Walter T. Rohrer Stadium. Linda and Joseph Gabler, the current owners of the two parcels near the intersection of Church Hill and Buck roads in Kintersville, have agreed to sell them to the district for $997,000, said district spokeswoman Donna Holmes. School board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, in the Palisades High School library June 24, 2007 7:27 AM http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-06242007-1367990.html
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Drinking up dangerBy SARAH LARSON http://www.phillyBurbs.com http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-06242007-1367995.html For years, discussions about the arsenic in the groundwater of Central and Upper Bucks have focused on what a hassle new, stricter EPA standards were and how much it was going to cost local water suppliers to remove it. The word “cancer” was hardly ever mentioned. But arsenic in drinking water does cause cancer. “We now have strong evidence that it causes bladder cancer, it causes skin cancer, it causes lung cancer, and there is suggestive evidence that it causes kidney cancer,” said Dr. Kenneth Cantor, of the National Cancer Institute, one of the nation's foremost researchers into the links between environmental contaminants and cancer. Another unsettling fact also has gone unmentioned: Bucks County has a significantly higher rate of bladder cancer than expected — about 23 percent higher for men and 27 percent higher for women, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. On the Web www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic/index.html Key points about arsenic
Sarah Larson can be reached at (215) 345-3187 or slarson@phillyBurbs.com.
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Former Firefights charged with Historic Bridge Fire5 arrested for bridge fire
Five teenage friends, including three former volunteer firefighters, have been arrested for setting fire last month to Knecht's Covered Bridge in Springfield, Upper Bucks. Authorities discovered they were involved in five other arsons in the Quakertown area leading up to the bridge blaze. Hilary Bentman can be reached at (215) 538-6380 or hbentman@phillyBurbs.com.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-06222007-1367232.html
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Gift cards can
be a costly convenience
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Drug bust' a dose of awareness
By Diane Marczely Gimpel Special to The Morning Call As about 50 high school students watched, a police officer with his gun drawn ordered a man out of a small garage in Doylestown's industrial district Thursday morning, handcuffed him and led him away. Then the officer called in a half-dozen U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents who wore black jumpsuits, helmets and breathing apparatus. I think there's a meth lab in there,'' the police officer said to the DEA agents. ''You guys wanna take over?''
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Free drinks on tap for slots parlorsBy ALISON HAWKES Bucks County Courier Times HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell said he would sign a controversial bill to allow casinos to distribute unlimited free drinks to patrons. In a separate matter, Rendell said he would not immediately support a proposal floated by House Democratic Leader Bill DeWeese to open gambling to table games. Rendell called the idea “way, way premature” and said the state needs a two- to three-year “test period” to see how gambling develops with 61,000 slot machines. Passed late at night as the last order of business in the House last week, the unlimited alcohol measure was considered by some to be a giveaway to special interest. It allows the state's 14 licensed slots facilities to give out unlimited free drinks to gamblers between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. Bars and restaurants are limited to giving out one free drink per patron.
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Barn gutted, business savedBy MARION CALLAHAN The Intelligencer Karl Hellerick watched as firefighters battled the flames gutting a small barn that stored road signs and seasonal displays advertising his pumpkin and strawberry farm along Route 611. And all he could think about was how lucky he was.
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Water may determine lot size
The amount of water beneath Nockamixon could soon determine the development above it. The township is considering a new ordinance that would base future building on how much water is in the ground. The Bridgeton-Nockamixon-Tinicum Joint Groundwater Committee has been studying the water supply in the region and has discovered that even though wells are drilled deep, residents are having difficulty finding water and the recharge of the aquifers is inefficient. Nockamixon could eventually run out of water if nothing is done now, but responsible planning could prevent this from happening, said Stephen Donovan, a member of the joint groundwater committee and a township resident. September 28, 2006 7:13 AM |
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High Speed Internet coming to Haycock |
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Developers contribute funds to Nockamixon event
Developers who donated money to Nockamixon Township's Community Day fund should not expect their housing plans to get approval any easier than if they didn't donate, say township officials. A handful of developers were among the companies making donations for this year's Community Day, set for Saturday, and some of their donations were among the highest, at $500 each. ... In addition, the supervisors approved $12,000 in township funds for the event. According to Gross, $5,000 was used to purchase a 30-foot by 45-foot tent which can be used in case of rain at Community Day and at other township events.
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Residents challenge quarry discharge on Rapp Creek John Blackford Over the years, Nockamixon Township has seen its share of polluters, and one of the worst was Revere Chemical, which dumped waste into Rapp Creek, now a designated "exceptional value" stream and one of the most beautiful areas in the township. The Revere site has been cleaned up, and last month, the area was named Rapp Creek Park by the township supervisors Planning Commission member Al Santopietro raised the idea of creating an environmental center at the newly named Rapp Creek Park. |
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Quarry discharge is halted
A quarry in Nockamixon has stopped discharging water into Rapp
Creek, under orders from the state Department of Environmental
Protection. |
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Fighting a bad Rapp
Rapp Creek once was dead, a stream killed by a chemical
polluter.Today, neighbors who live along the creek in Nockamixon
say it is again in peril, this time from discharge from a nearby
quarry. |
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Supervisors just say 'no' to extra money
Given the chance to collect some extra pay, Doylestown Township
supervisors gave a resounding nay. |
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No quick fixes for flood prevention
There's no quick-fix solution for flooding on the Delaware
River and not a single clear way to protect riverfront residents
and business owners from future floods, according to testimony at
a congressional field hearing Tuesday in Yardley.
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Flooded with questions
Fed up with the Delaware River spilling over its banks, some
200 residents and business owners from Yardley to Riegelsville
turned out for a hearing Monday to see if they could get some
answers as to why the river has flooded three times in less than
two years... July 18, 2006 |
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Supervisor steps down
Warminster Township is looking for a new supervisor. Supervisor Robert Rosenberger on Thursday announced his resignation from the board, effective Oct. 1. He said he was resigning because of personal reasons and time constraints. His departure opens the door for a possible appointment of Republican DonnaMarie Davis. She lost a close election last November to Supervisor Gail Johnson, the only Democrat on the five-member board. . .
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Officials fear more Delaware floodingBy FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Bucks County Courier Times WASHINGTON —With a busy hurricane season predicted this year, the mid-Atlantic region could see another slow-moving tropical storm in the next three months similar to the late June rains that caused major flooding from upstate New York to the Washington, D.C., area, a National Weather Service official said Thursday. Hydrologist Peter Ahnert made that forecast in a briefing here with officials trying to come up with ways to mitigate property damage and human suffering caused by floods. “Every one dollar invested into a flood forecasting system is $20 saved in property damage,” Swartz said. The Associated Press and staff writer Brian Scheid contributed to this story. July 28, 2006 6:54 AM http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-07282006-690028.html
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Finding the money to raise a houseBucks County Courier Times When it comes to paying to elevate a house, government money may be available. But in some cases, it could take years to get a check. Justin Fleming, spokesman for the joint field office of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said their first priority is to buy and demolish properties in the flood plain. “Acquisitions are 100 percent effective 100 percent of the time in perpetuity,” Fleming said. — JOHN WILEN August 6, 2006 6:27 AM http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-08062006-694058.html
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A tranquil retreat
Beneath Glenn Stevens' feet are dirt and rocks. But in his mind, he sees a beautiful garden that rests at the bottom of a long, Italian-inspired staircase. Guests are seated on the steps, sipping cocktails. Above them, a bride in a flowing white gown stands on a veranda looking out at a majestic lake. The lake is already there. The rest, Stevens says, is just a matter of time. He said he's spending $2.5 million to restore the more than 200-year-old Lake House Inn on Old Bethlehem Road in East Rockhill into what he hopes will become a “fairy tale location” for weddings and other special events. The inn backs up to tranquil Lake Nockamixon. The 1,450-acre pond, surrounded by rolling hills, is home to kayakers and sailboats.
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Sewage plant a ‘stumbling block’
UPPER MAKEFIELD Toll Brothers is happy
to oblige with requests for less housing density, but the 65 fewer
homes proposed in conjunction with a national veterans cemetery
will come with a price. |
Utility making residents unhappy
Some Tinicum residents
complained at Tuesday night's supervisors meeting about aggressive
tree trimming by Met-Ed. |
Suit takes aim at tree trimming
A Montgomery County
judge is considering whether a municipality has a right to tell
Peco Energy Co. how often and how much to trim township-owned
trees near power lines. |
Foreign Companies Buy US Roads, Bridges
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/071606F.shtml |
Perkasie to use wind power
Efforts to bring wind
power to Perkasie are churning forward, even if it means taking
some small steps. |
Sewer authority suing Buckingham
The Bucks County Water
and Sewer Authority has sued Buckingham for failing to turn over
records it says it needs to switch its customers over to a system
where they are charged based on usage rather than a flat rate. |
Supervisors opposing development
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UPPER BLACK
EDDY, Pa. (July 8, 2006) — Chris Bridge stood inside a dark and dank home Saturday afternoon that only two weeks ago was full of water. ...a volunteer spending her Saturday helping flood-affected residents clean up their homes in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. Over at the Upper Black Eddy fire house, LDR volunteer coordinator Linda Frey smiled when she thought of the volunteers. "We've had a good turnout today. Folks from all over want to come help out |
July 4, 2006
As Pennsylvanians pause today to observe the Fourth of July, wildlife officials say they can take pride in the fact that bald eagles — perhaps America's most recognizable and enduring symbol — are enjoying more independence than they have in a century. ...six to eight eagles were hanging around Lake Nockamixon and Peace Valley Park in Bucks County |
State denies Riegelsville appeal
Despite a last ditch effort by the Easton Area School District,
Riegelsville residents' school property tax bills are still slated
to jump nearly 31 percent.
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June 21, 2006
Verizon hopes to boost cell service with taller tower
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Cable deal close in Montco, not in Bucks
A consortium of about 30 Montgomery County municipalities is
nearing a deal with Verizon that will allow the company to offer
its own version of cable television service as an alternative to
Comcast and satellite TV providers. |
Tax hike riles Riegelsville
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