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Bucks County Courier Times In the latest milestone of its $100 million capital campaign, Doylestown Health recently celebrated the dedication of the new Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine with a ribbon-cutting event held at Doylestown Hospital.  The opening of Clark Critical Care will allow for the expansion of Doylestown Health’s intensivist program, led by pulmonologist Dr. Les Szekely, medical director of the Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Care at Doylestown Health and the Doylestown Health Sleep Center. Intensivists are board-certified physicians who spe...

Reply Learners join in a community workshop on tech tools in Southeastern Pennsylvania. (Chester County Intermediate Unit) DOWNINGTOWN, PA — A ten-day festival of learning returns after a challenging academic year, as Chester County's Intermediate Unit brings drones, coding, farming, and STEAM events to help "remake learning" in May. In partnership with the PA SEED Ecosystem, southeastern Pennsylvania will host more than 30 events during this learning festival between May 6-16, 2021. These events are designed for parents and caregivers to learn alongside their kids and offer relevant and ...

Some parents and boosters in the Chestnut Ridge School District are asking school officials to consider upgrading the district’s athletic facilities. A group representing the Chestnut Ridge Touchdown Club football booster club briefly spoke to the district school board at its meeting Tuesday night about their hopes for larger weight room, as well as new facilities and turf for the football field. “We’re behind the times,” said Jamie Ickes, who spoke on behalf of the group. Ickes said the group’s top priority is a bigger weight room for student athletes, saying the cur...

Student claims staff tore his shoulder at Bushkill Township school for at-risk kids Updated 12:26 PM; Facebook Share A former student at Colonial Academy claims staff dragged him into the school’s “calming room,” where they slammed him into walls and furniture. The assault left Dillon Sajudin with a torn shoulder that required surgery to repair, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month in federal court. The lawsuit says Sajudin, of East Stroudsburg, was a sophomore at the school for at-risk children in Bushkill Township when the attack allegedly occurred Sept. 10, 2019. The laws...

Federal • The House voted 217-207 in favor of the Paycheck Fairness Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer, and Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, voted no. State • The House was out of session. County • Lycoming County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a grant and monitoring agreement with Mansfield University for police training. Tony Mussare, Rick Mirabito, and Scott Metzger voted yes. School Districts • The Williamsport Area School Board approved Lisa Nible, 1404 Walnut St., to fill a vacancy on the board left by the resignation of Nancy Somers last month. The remainder of Som...