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Glen Foerd, the 18-acre historic estate and public park along the Delaware River at 5001 Grant Ave., invites the public to celebrate the outdoors at its annual RiverFest event, a free, family-friendly celebration of nature, community and culture, on Sunday, July 13, from 3-7 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, July 27.  Guests can enjoy […]

The Ukrainian Folk Festival will take place on Sunday, Aug. 24, from noon to 8 p.m. at the Ukrainian American Sport Center — Tryzub, County Line and Lower State roads, Horsham. The event will feature folk art, live music, dance, food, refreshments, vendors, arts and crafts displays and live historical reenactments. Admission is $20, with […]

The Five Points Night Market will take place on Thursday, June 26, from 5-9 p.m. at Rising Sun and Cottman avenues in Burholme. Admission is free. There will be more than 20 food trucks, entertainment, games and shopping. The event is part of the Wawa Welcome America celebration and is supported by state Sens. Joe […]

The Lawncrest Community Association last week discussed zoning and other neighborhood issues. The LCA will be considering 11 zoning matters before the end of the year. The locations are 6610 Hasbrook Ave., a body shop that is looking to add a paint booth; 6424 Rising Sun Ave., a planned event space; 5825 Rising Sun Ave. […]

Northwood Civic Association last week welcomed Jackie Ng, a community outreach specialist with the Water Department, and Sarah Clark Stuart, trails and transportation manager at the Department of Streets. Ng discussed her department’s efforts on stormwater, specifically managing it so it does not overwhelm the sewer systems, causing pollution. Ng handed out literature showing where […]

Michael Resnick, commissioner of the city Department of Prisons, spoke at last week’s meeting of Take Back Your Neighborhood. Resnick is an attorney who formerly worked for the city Law Department and ran the prisons in Baltimore for six years. Resnick said the prisons department operates four facilities, all along State Road: Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, […]

Fox Chase Cancer Center held a news conference to publicly announce the completion of its new Oncology Satellite Pharmacy, an advanced facility designed to enhance the safety, accuracy and capacity of chemotherapy treatment preparation. Dr. Robert Uzzo, president and CEO, Fox Chase Cancer Center, was joined by state Sen. Tina Tartaglione, state Rep. Sean Dougherty […]

Best president ever The reason for this letter is that I’m so sick of Democrats putting my President Trump down, as he has done very great things for us American people and is still doing very great things. I think the Democrats are jealous of Trump because they could never be like Trump, as Trump […]

Sign up for basketball camp The 19th annual Jaguar Summer Basketball Camp will take place from July 21-25 at the air-conditioned Marian Center at St. Ephrem, in Bensalem. The camp is for boys and girls in kindergarten through 12th grade and will be a mix of fun, fundamentals and competition. The cost is $150 and […]

Maestro is a sweet and playful 4-year-old who’s looking for a special family to love him. Maestro was adopted as a pup and sadly returned through no fault of his own. He does appear to be deaf and will need an owner who is patient with him. He does know some hand signs and is […]