The Branka family has found the recipe for small business success. By Timothy Reilly Within minutes of speaking with Jack and John Branka, it becomes clear why they have prospered in the sales business. “We’re a third-generation office document solutions company, meaning we sell and service the copiers. We support your networks, printers, multifunction devices…
At just 16, pianist, composer and singer Ethan Bortnick reflects on a decade in the spotlight. By A.D. Amorosi To be a prodigiously talented, critically acclaimed musician at a young age doesn’t always make you above-the-fray as an adult. Take Ethan Bortnick. Born to Chalfont, Bucks County parents but raised in Florida, this 16-year-old’s piano…
The award-winning film ‘Standing on my Sisters’ Shoulders’ will be presented in Bucks County, followed by a discussion. By Lindsey Nolen In celebration of civil rights at a tense time in the nation, Newtown Theatre, located at 120 North State St., will present the film Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders inside its doors on Saturday,…
The candidates are set for statewide judicial races. The Times takes a look at the candidates. By Tom Waring The lineup is set for statewide judicial elections. Voters will elect candidates to Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Court. The Supreme Court race in the general election will feature Democrat Dwayne Woodruff and Republican Sallie Mundy,…
Shirley Jones will be inducted into the Bucks County Playhouse Hall of Fame during the Playhouse’s third Oscar Hammerstein Festival, April 22-23. The induction is part of a benefit concert on April 22 at 8 p.m. entitled Hammerstein in Hollywood, which features current Broadway talent saluting Oscar Hammerstein’s achievements in film and television. The Playhouse…
By Dan Brightcliffe For the Wire Jake Klouser walked onto the Council Rock North High School basketball court surrounded by a sea of cheers. This was the moment he had been waiting for. A Hatboro resident, Klouser led the Indians basketball team onto the hardwood on Dec. 28 for its annual Athletes Helping Athletes Holiday…
For off-season training, Neshaminy High School coach Steve Wilmot sticks to basics. By Al Thompson Training methods are not unlike politics. Many people have different opinions on what is the right way to plot a course for positive results. Running a football team, though, is not a democracy. The head coach sets the rules on…
A bipartisan group of legislators rallied to prevent individuals with disabilities from being forced to sit in the community and leave day programs and sheltered workshops where they attend. By Tom Waring State Reps. Gene DiGirolamo and Frank Farry were among a bipartisan group of legislators from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who rallied to…
Two Bucks County residents are among 81 ShopRite employees who will appear on the back of limited-edition Cheerios boxes for helping to fight hunger. ShopRite of Yardley, at 1603 Big Oak Road, is among the top 40 winning stores in the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest, co-sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills. Pictures…
Dig out your denim jackets and Rubik’s Cubes and travel back in time at the Nostalgia Fest Philly. By Tom Waring Eric Cohen was born in 1980 and just turned 37, and he considers himself fortunate to have grown up during the 1980s and ‘90s. “Everybody loved the ‘80s and ‘90s,” he said. “I don’t…
By Ed Morrone Anywhere John “Chic” D’Angelo Jr. goes in Bristol is a constant reminder of his father. Considering his father has been dead 40 years this November, that’s speaking volumes about the elder D’Angelo’s legacy. If you walk down Mill Street with the younger D’Angelo, allow some extra time to get to your destination,…
By Jillian Santacroce At last week’s meeting of the Middletown Board of Supervisors, the police department was presented with a $10,000 check from the Middletown Community Foundation that will reimburse the township for the cost of the new, furry addition to the police family. K9 Jester will work alongside Officer Andrews. “On behalf of…
By Jillian Santacroce Lower Southampton residents are being asked to bring their unwanted electronic devices to the township’s administration building parking lot on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The building is located at 1500 Desire Ave., Feasterville. The collection is open only to residents of the township. “Public Works people will…
By Tom Waring U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-8th dist.) successfully passed his first bill through committee after the Homeland Security Committee unanimously approved the DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act. The legislation [H.R. 1249] seeks to streamline the Department of Homeland Security’s acquisition process to promote strategic investment as well as cost savings for taxpayers. DHS…
By Ed Morrone Stepping inside the doors at the Bucks County Baseball Company is like taking a trip through time. Vintage jerseys from decades ago hang upon overstuffed racks on the floor, while everything from bobbleheads to old pictures to cards to old stadium memorabilia line the shelves and walls inside the space at 234…
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