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Roads are Aging, Santarsiero’s Says During Road Tour in Lower Bucks

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During a road tour of the 10th Senate District with state Department of Transportation officials, state Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced planned road repair projects, highlighted needed improvements, and applauded recent work.

The road tour featured several roads within the readership area. A list of roads in the 10th Senate District that require repair was shared by Santarsiero during the tour.  PennDOT receives submissions from constituents and municipalities, which are updated regularly, said Santarsiero’s staff.

“Many of our roadways are showing their age and need repair and repaving to meet growing traffic demands in our region.”

From his district office in Newtown Township, he traveled to Lower Makefield, Falls Township and Morrisville. He met with officials in each municipality.

It was requested that Stony Hill Road be repaved between the Newtown Bypass and Heacock Road in Lower Makefield Twp. North and South Oxford Valley Roads show signs of concrete deterioration. An update was requested on the roundabout construction project located south of Lincoln Highway in Falls Twp at Bristol Oxford Valley Road and North Oxford Valley Road. In Falls Twp Hood Boulevard will be resurfaced by 2025, a busy intersection that is highlighted by PennDOT, according to Santarsiero’s media spokesperson.

“Intersections like this one in Falls Township are so important both because of the commercial roadway along New Falls Road and the proximity to Pennsbury High School.  The resurfacing of this roadway will keep our students, both walkers and those driving to school, safe while also improving the roadway along a busy economic corridor in the township.”

In Morrisville Borough, at the corner of S. Pennsylvania Avenue and E. Cleveland Avenue, trucks weighing more than 10 tons will soon be banned on S. Pennsylvania Avenue.  It took a decade of advocacy, traffic studies, traffic calming measures, and public meetings for Pennsylvania Avenue to become a reality. Following the installation of signage, PennDOT officials announced the ban would take place late this year, said the spokesperson.

+The 10th Senate District includes Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, Buckingham Township, Chalfont Borough, Doylestown Borough, Doylestown Township, Falls Township, Lower Makefield Township, Morrisville Borough, New Britain Borough, New Britain Township, New Hope Borough, Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, Plumstead Township, Solebury Township, Tullytown Borough, Upper Makefield Township and Yardley Borough.

 

 

Human Interest - Bensalem Township

Police Seek Info on Missing Teen Believed to be in Lower Bucks Area

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Police from Plumstead Township Police Department with an assist from Tullytown  Borough Police  are asking for help from the community in attempting to locate a missing  17 year-old .

Ryan  Jaatar Age 17 is  5ft 8in Brown eyes and has not been seen since January 3, 2026, police say.

Jaatar was last seen by his father at their residence in Plumstead Township.

Jaatar’s, according to investigators,  is believed to be in the Levittown/Bristol/Croydon area.

Anyone with information, please contact Detective Stacie Arnosky at sarnosky@plumstead.gov or 215-766-8741, ext. 120 or Contact the Tullytown Borough Police Department at 215-945-0999. You can also submit a confidential tip at through this link.

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State/County - Bensalem Township

Burlington Bristol Bridge to Close Overnight Beginning Friday for Maintenance Work

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The Burlington County Bridge Commission announced that the Burlington Bristol Bridge will be closed to all vehicle traffic from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. overnight beginning tomorrow (Friday March 6,) to Tuesday, March 10, weather permitting, for maintenance and repair work.

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Human Interest - Bensalem Township

Floral Design Program Wins Again at Philadelphia Flower Show

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Dr. Patrick M. Jones (left), President & CEO of Bucks County Community College, and Carol Tyler admire the College’s floral design program’s exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show featuring “Joan of Arc at Orleans” by Stella Elkins Tyler. The sculpture, donated to the College by the Tyler family, is the centerpiece of the College’s award-winning “Rooted in Art” exhibit. The College was founded on the Tyler estate in Newtown more than 60 years ago. Credit: BCCC

In only its second year, Bucks County Community College (BCCC) picked up another medal at the prestigious horticultural expo for its ‘Rooted in Art’ tribute to Stella Elkins Tyler.

BCCC’s floral design program has once again taken home a prize in only its second year participating in the Philadelphia Flower Show. Students, alumni, and instructors earned a bronze medal for “Rooted in Art,” reflecting the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features Tyler’s sculpture “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” donated to the College by Carol Tyler, who visited the show with College President & CEO Dr. Patrick M. Jones (Feature Pic).  The College was founded on the Tyler estate in Newtown more than 60 years ago. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.

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A team of 20 students, alumni, and instructors from BCCC’s floral design program helped install “Rooted in Art” at the Philadelphia Flower Show, which reflects the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features one of Tyler’s original bronze sculptures, “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” pictured in the background.

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Melanie Poff (left) and her mother Els Poff, both Certified Floral Designers from Doylestown and students in BCCC’s floral design program, helped surround “Joan of Arc at Orleans” by Stella Elkins Tyler with botanical beauty at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The sculpture is part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit, reflecting the deep connection between art, education, and nature that Stella Elkins Tyler championed throughout her life.

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Amparito Arriaga, a Certified Floral Designer from Exton and a student in BCCC’s floral design program, installs part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.

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