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ABOVE PHOTO: Delaware County Sheriff Jerry L. Sanders, Jr. (Photo/delcopa.gov) Delaware County Council commends the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, under the leadership of Sheriff Jerry L. Sanders, Jr., for earning a unanimous vote for accreditation by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. Accreditation is awarded to only a small…

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Due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Township has cancelled or changed the following fall events: • Sept. 18: Camp William Penn Day – CANCELED • Oct. 9: Harvest Festival will be FIREWORKS ONLY • Nov. 6: Flea Market – CANCELED • Nov. 13: Princess Ball – CANCELED • Dec. 11: Holiday Family Fun…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Bucks County Administration Building  (Photo/buckscounty.gov) The Bucks County Commissioners have approved $5 million of American Rescue Plan funds to be used to once again help small businesses hurt by the pandemic. At the Commissioners’ public meeting on September 1 County Commissioner Bob Harvie said a total of about $27 million was given to…

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By Jim Brown We frequently hear stories about how too many of our young people are living life on the edge — making one bad decision after bad decision, which sometimes leads them to join gangs and face a tragic, early death. Last week, single mother Emisha Williams spoke with the SUN about being determined…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine The pandemic shook all of our lives to the core in some way. During this time, many of us have had to reevaluate our next steps as the world remains in turmoil from COVID-19. Despite the tremendous loss so many of us have experienced, there has also been breakthrough. Some people have…

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For the past twenty years on 9/11, we are reminded of the 2,977 people who were killed during one of the most significant terrorist attacks in our nation’s history. This was a national tragedy that we must never forget.  We must never forget those innocent lives lost or those who survived, but will never be…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Vehicles are under water during flooding in Norristown, Pa. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 in the aftermath of downpours and high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit the area. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Montgomery County officials have released updated information on the County’s response to the remnants of Hurricane…

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NORRISTOWN, PA – The Montgomery County Commissioners in consultation with the Office of Public Health (OPH) today announced that starting Monday, September 6, 2021, masking is now recommended outdoors in certain situations for the general public regardless of vaccination status. Today marks two weeks that Montgomery County has been in the high level of COVID-19…

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associated press SHARON HILL, Pa.–Police likely fired the shots that killed an 8-year-old gir l outside a high school football game near Philadelphia last week, a prosecutor said Thursday. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer issued preliminary findings in the investigation in what he said was an attempt to be transparent. He said investigators had…

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