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Exclusive: Morrisville Borough Manager has “Job Offers”

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Morrisville Borough Manager Scott Mitchell isn’t clear what the new council will do when they meet for reorganization in January. What is clear, is his services will be in demand.

Since Election Day, a number of sources from both sides of the aisle voiced thoughts on whether to retain the borough manager.

Mitchell has held the position since May of 2018.

Mitchell has taken the open discussion in stride, saying “it’s the new councils prerogative to retain me or not, kiddingly adding “I can use the free time to go fishing, if that’s what is eventually decided, he said in late November.

Earlier this week, Mitchell appeared on WBCB’s “Speak Your Piece” with Pat Wandling, and Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks Executive Director Jeff Darwak, and then the volume on Mitchell’s future working for other municipalities got louder, even as he was still on the air at WBCB.

One source who asked to remain anonymous, “he would be perfect for Bristol Township,” said Monday afternoon

A second source said, “If isn’t Morrisville, he’ll be grabbed up by some other municipality, quickly, you can bet on that, after Monday’s radio appearance

Mitchell has helped the borough receive about 2 million dollars in grant money for various community based projects, in prior capacities has served as Langhorne Borough Manager, at the Redevelopment Authority of Bucks, and prior to the manager’s position in Morrisville, was the interim head at the localities senior center.

Mitchell, on Thursday again reiterated the incoming council might very we’ll go another direction for borough manager, and if so, Mitchell said, he’s been contacted by five other jurisdictions, so far, about future employment.

Mitchell did say he’s declined one offer already because it would require moving to a completely new area. Which is something he’s not interested in doing. Mitchell is a lifelong resident of Levittown.

Mitchell would not say which “jurisdictions” have shown interest in hiring him politely saying “I can’t really comment on that at this time.”

One of the rumored destinations, Bristol Township, where Bill McCauley officially retired from managing the municipality earlier this month, was shot down by Council President Craig Bowen on Thursday. Bowen said Bristol plans to move forward with Randee Elton at the helm. Bowen was asked on follow up if the township would be interested in Mitchell services as a manager in the future, he said “no.”

If you listen carefully to the discussion from the radio show on Monday, you’ll come to realize, if Mitchell is not retained by council, he will have at least four options to choose from, if not more.

Breaking News - Langhorne

First Responders Team Up to Rescue Caller from Langhorne Blaze

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The woman who called in this morning’s fire in Langhorne was located by firefighters moments after she lost consciousness and was rescued by first responders from a second floor bedroom with help from 911, police, and firefighters at the scene.

An unidentified first responder source shared the closely held information with Lower Bucks Source shortly after the blaze at three story residential home was brought under control. Penndel-Middletown Fire Chief Frank Farry mentioned firefighters rescued individuals from the burning building without specifically mentioning the team work between the operations center and firefighters on the ground.

The source said dispatchers, police, and fire personnel “all worked together to get that” to rescue that woman from further harm.

The first responder source said, imagine being the 911 operator on the phone, the caller passes out, and they can hear firefighters taking the door down and the radios getting louder and the the firefighters find the unconscious woman and get her out. In firefighting, that’s as big as it gets and why we do the job we do.

Those reports became were confirmed by a social media post from the Parkland Fire Company a short while ago.

Credit: Ron Roberts

“At this morning’s three alarm fire in Langhorne, Chief TJ Stressman, Firefighter Bruce Bartleson and Firefighter Tiffany Cameron, without the protection of a hose line made entry to the second floor and effected the rescue of a female victim who was later transported to Temple University Hospital. Awesome work!”

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The fire, which broke out just after 5 am Saturday, went to three alarms before being brought under control at about 8:10 a.m.

In the three-alarm fire in Langhorne early Saturday morning, one person was airlifted to Temple University Hospital and five others are being treated for injuries. Pennsylvania State Police and Middletown Twp are investigating the fire.

There was one fatality with a total of three rescues two of which were sent to burn units, officials said.

Responding fire companies were Langhorne-Middletown, Penndel, Parkland, Wm Penn, Lower Southampton, Northampton, Southampton, Newtown, Yardley-Makefield, Fairless Hills, Falls Twp., Newport, Newportville, Trevose, Third District among others.

The blaze is being investigated by state police and Middletown Twp authorities.

Credit: Ron Roberts

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Breaking News - Bensalem Township

Breaking: It’s Walz!!

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Kamala Harris, as expected, named her running mate  Tuesday morning, hours before the Philadelphia rally at Temple University

He is  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

His career has been defined by public service, from serving our country in the military to serving our students as a high-school teacher and football coach to serving our state in Congress. . After 24 years in the Army National Guard, Command Sergeant Major Walz retired from the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion in 2005. Tim won his first election to the United States House of Representatives in 2006 and was re-elected for another five terms serving Minnesota’s First Congressional District in Southern Minnesota. Walz signed a $2.3 billion education budget into law – the single-largest investment in public education in state history. He established ironclad reproductive freedom, protections for Trans individuals, and gender-affirming care as fundamental rights in Minnesota. Governor Walz also banned the cruel, outdated practice of “conversion therapy” and ended book bans based on ideology. He has cut taxes with every one of his budgets. Walz has been governor of Minnesota since 2019.

Walz and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro were said to be the remaining two candidates vying for the v.p. slot on the ticket.

Shapiro on social media said “My work here in Pennsylvania is far from finished — there is a lot more stuff I want to get done for our Commonwealth. Over the next 90 days, I look forward to traveling all across the Commonwealth to unite Pennsylvanians behind my friends Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and defeat Donald Trump.”

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Mont Co Woman Charged for Fatal Crash that Killed 2 State Troopers, Pedestrian on I-95

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The Pennsylvania State Police have charged a Montgomery County Woman for killing two state troopers and a citizens in the crash on I-95 Monday. 

A statement from PSU says Jayana Tanae Webb has been charged with following subsequent to their  investigation into the crash.

Webb, 21, of Eagleville, is with the following:

  • murder of the third degree, 18 Pa C.S. § 2502(c), three counts;
  • homicide by vehicle while DUI, Title 75 § 3735, three counts;
  • homicide by vehicle, Title 75 § 3732, three counts;
  • manslaughter of a law enforcement officer in the second degree, 18 Pa C.S. § 2507(d), two counts;
  • involuntary manslaughter, 18 Pa C.S. § 2504, three counts;
  • recklessly endangering another person, 18 Pa C.S. § 2705, three counts;
  • driving under the influence, Title 75 § 3802; and
  • summary traffic violations, which include failing to drive at a safe speed, careless driving, and reckless driving.

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Authorities also released the name of the deceased pedestrian who is identified as Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown.

Several passing motorists called 911 after observing the pedestrian, identified as Oliveras, walking in the southbound lanes of travel on I-95. Troopers Martin F. Mack III and Branden T. Sisca, of Troop K, Philadelphia, located him and were in the process of securing him in their patrol vehicle when they were struck by Webb just before 1:00 a.m. on Monday, March 21.

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