A few years ago, I started a petition to rename SEPTA’s West Trenton Line “The Ewing Line.” The reason being is that it runs to Ewing Township, New Jersey. Every resident of Ewing Township wants …
Many seniors have been losing their homes because of failure to pay school and real estate taxes on the property. Here are my thoughts on the subject: When a senior starts his Social Security pension …
Growing up in Yardley, surrounded by lush forests and thriving farmland, the issue of climate pollution seemed like a remote reality. It would have shocked me to discover that less than 20 minutes …
I was glad to see that a number of Bucks police departments have engaged collaboratively with the NAACP regarding transparency in the three years since the George Floyd killing (“Just, safe …
Recently I attended the Pennridge High School Arts Festival. It was a wonderful display of student art and an incredible concert by the orchestra, chorus and band. Congratulations to the music …
In last week’s article about the New Hope-Solebury School District raising taxes 2 percent (New Hope-Solebury eyes final budget with 2% tax increase, June 1), Board President Judy Finn is quoted as …
Republicans insisting their support for addressing our national debt must be tied to spending cuts is both hypocritical and disastrous.Candidate Trump promised he, as president, would rid the United …
Many of us who attended Doylestown Borough’s Historical and Architectural Review Board meeting last month regarding the proposal to build a hotel on the site of the old Borough Hall, had concerns …
I agree wholeheartedly with the May 18 letter (Solebury charging station won’t benefit most residents) claiming that it benefits a minority of residents. We’re finding the federal government and …
Reliable public transportation is essential for all communities. It helps reduce emissions, prevent heavy traffic congestion, and is beneficial for low-income earners that do not own a …
Thanks go out to Melissa Eiseman for enabling Bucks County voters to know their representatives’ positions on the issues. The Herald’s April 6 edition shows our Rep. Fitzpatrick voted “No” on …
The Biden administration has introduced the Justice40 Initiative. This initiative aims to make 40% of certain funds available to marginalized and underserved communities that are more likely impacted …
I am very glad that the Herald points out how our legislators vote on legislation. However, I wonder what motivated David Barry, your Politics Editor, to (on April 20) call out only the nay votes of …
Four score and 13 years ago, I came into the vale of tears, the product of Mary McMonagle Forbes and Arthur Forbes of Germantown. The ensuing five decades all contained periods of hardship, despair …
Recently, we have all seen the closing of local movie theaters. Quakertown has been impacted by this as well. Formerly a multi-screen theater operated off California Road behind Walmart, the building …
I want to add a comment after reading about the Solebury supervisors’ intent to add a charging station to the township-owned land at the Route 202 site of the former flea market near Logan Square …
Since Republicans took over House leadership, they’ve focused on settling political scores but made no serious effort to do the job. Instead, they are taking us to the brink — refusing to pay the …
A recent article by Associated Press reporter Matt Sedensky “Impoverished and living on pennies in a nursing home” exposed the hardships so many of our elderly experience in nursing homes across …
Every March, our house is infested with flying ants, the price we pay for living in a copse. The ants sneak through a crack where a slab meets a cinder block foundation. If we don’t see them in …
I listened to the recent Central Bucks School District special board meeting on Zoom when the law firm hired by the board — Duane Morris — presented its findings about whether the district failed …
