Tuesday, November 20, 2012
First responders in Bristol Township were honored for their tireless work during Hurricane Sandy.
Bristol Township council took time at a recent meeting to thank the local heroes who responded during Hurricane Sandy. The 3rd District, Edgely, Croydon, Newportville and Levittown #2 fire companies were honored along with the Bucks County and Levittown-Fairless Hills rescue squads. Township police and public works crews were also honored by the council. Commendations also thanked the Senior Center and the American Red Cross, who helped distribute supplies and establish a shelter.
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Two Neshaminy elementary schools worked to raise money and food donations following Hurricane Sandy.
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Students, staff and parents of Samuel Everitt and Albert Schweitzer elementary schools worked to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Samuel Everitt’s entrance foyer was filled with an enormous amount of donated food items that came from the school's families and staff. Many local food pantry shelves were depleted due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Over a three day period, canned and boxed non perishable food items were brought in and placed in large boxes. In the end, twenty six boxes were delivered to the Appletree section of the Salvation Army in Levittown. Students at Albert Schweitzer held a Red Cross Pajama Day and raised $1,021.53 for Hurricane Sandy victims.
Friday, November 16, 2012
More residents in Bucks and Montgomery turn to their smartphones in emergencies, like Hurricane Sandy.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
News Releases from Bucks County. For more information, please go to www.buckscounty.org. On an increasing basis, residents are relying on technology to receive comprehensive information about weather and other emergencies. That trend was born out during the recent effects of Hurricane Sandy as it passed through southeastern Pennsylvania. Within the five-day period October 26-30, almost 18,000 residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties signed up to receive emergency alerts through the public safety notification system, www.ReadyNotifyPA.org. The signup numbers for each county that were triggered by Hurricane Sandy: Bucks County 3,770 Montgomery County 3,469 "On behalf of the Bucks County emergency management…
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The high school service club is collecting items for families forced out of their homes following Hurricane Sandy.
Neshaminy High School's Interact Club has extended its annual toiletry drive until Nov. 16 in order to help families that were forced out of their homes following Hurricane Sandy. "Every year the Interact Club at Neshaminy High School runs a Toiletry Drive for Needlework Guild of America. We were just about to wrap up our drive when Hurricane Sandy hit so we decided to extend the campaign and broaden it to include other schools in the district," club advisor Suzi Drake told Patch. The high school, all three middle schools in the district, Joseph Federbar, Oliver Heckman and Herbert Hoover elementary schools as well as the district's Facilities Department are now involved in the drive, she said. The club is collecting items that are used …
Monday, November 12, 2012
AMF Bristol Pike Lanes will be holding the event on Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
AMF Bristol Pike Lanes will be hosting a free Xtreme® bowling party for local area first responders and their families from 2:00PM to 5:00PM on Saturday, November 17. Aaron Heinemeyer, general manager of AMF Bristol Pike Lanes, feels a special thanks is due to the first responders in his community. “The effort and professionalism that all of these people demonstrated during the recent storm were huge,” he said. “We’d simply like to say ‘thanks’ with a free bowling party for the area’s first responders and their families on November 17.” Employees and family members from the police, fire department, emergency medical teams, PECO, Pen Dot Comcast and Verizon will be welcome for free bowling and shoes for three hours on the afternoon of the …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Employees help out, and you can, too.
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe of this size hits, we all feel it, both the hundreds of us who live in the impacted towns, and our colleagues who are watching and wishing they could…
All three of the county's electric suppliers still were working to restore electricity to all customers.
A week after Hurricane Sandy struck, about 14,000 Bucks County electric customers still were without power. As of Monday at 5:20 p.m., 2,228, Met Ed customers in northeast Bucks and 820 PPL customers in northwest Bucks were out of power. In Central and Lower Bucks, about 11,000 PECO customers still were without power as of Monday. In PECO's territory, service for most remaining customers is expected to be restored by midnight Monday. However, the company noted that some "customers in the most damaged and isolated areas may be without electric service until next week." Met Ed made progress in Bucks County in recent days by energizing the Ferndale Substation on Sunday evening and the Ottsville Substation on Monday, according to an update …
Less than 2,000 customers remain without power service in the area, PECO reports.
With power back to most, life resumed a sense of normalcy Monday in Levittown. Stores were opened and the hum of generators could not be heard at traffic signals throughout the area. Schools in the area were open for students - many for the first time since Friday, Sept. 26. Power crews and tree service workers remained busy in the neighborhoods that dot Lower Bucks County. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our newsletter | Blog for us
The Bucks County Board of Elections approved the relocation of the Riegelsville Borough Hall polling place to the Riegelsville Fire Company. The remaining 214 polls will remain at their original locations.
Of the 215 polling places in Bucks County, only one will have to move for Election Day tomorrow as a result of the damage caused last week by Hurricane Sandy. The Bucks County Board of Elections agreed unanimously to relocate the polling site at Riegelsville Borough Hall to the Riegelsville Fire Company. The decision came during an emergency meeting held in the community room at the Bucks County Courthouse Monday afternoon. The move is a temporary action in response to the emergency situation and will not be permanent for future elections. Chief Clerk Lynn Bush told the board the issue was not only lack of power, but safety concerns, as well. "There is a power pole that is down that held multiple utilities," said Bush. Riegelsville Fire …
Grade the response from PECO in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people on the East Coast, including here in Bucks County. PECO worked to restore power to their customers in Levittown for a week, and the Monday morning quarterbacking has begun. Tell us what you think of the job the companies have done so far. Vote in the poll and then share your thoughts in the comments.
IrishLadyBug
10:47 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thank you to all those 1st Responders who helped out ! more ›