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WHYY By The wetlands and woodlands of the Upper Tohickon Creek watershed are near the proposed quarry site in Springfield, Bucks County. (Courtesy pf the Upper Tohickon Watershed Association) After months of hearings, contentious debate continues over a quarry operation proposed for  Springfield Township, in Upper Bucks County. The hearings arise from an application to the township Board of Supervisors for conditional-use approval of a non-coal surface mining project. Skippack-based developer H&K Group continues to press the proposal along, while local residents allege that the quarry’s mi...

ROYERSFORD — Organizations and activists from throughout the region will rally Saturday in support of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have been victims of discrimination. Called “Breaking the Silence,” the vigil will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Victory Park, Second Avenue and Arch Street, Royersford. It will feature victims talking about how their experiences affected them. The public is invited. The event, like several others recently in the region, had been in the planning stages in response to increasing reports of discriminatory or violent incidents targeting A...

Nonprofit To Take Over Operations Of Famed Moravian Pottery & Tile Works Credit: Pamela V White Bucks County’s famed Moravian Pottery and Tile Works will be operated by a nonprofit organization, removing the financial burden from taxpayers. At their Wednesday meeting, the Bucks County Commissioners approved a 30-year license, management, and services agreement with the new group, TileWorks of Bucks County, which will be led by well-known ceramic artist Katia McGuirk, who previously worked at the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works. The TileWorks of Bucks County nonprofit is run by a board ...

Lunch and learning with Gaston Longchamp   Baron Pesci contacted me after reading my column about Gaston Longchamp, an accomplished artist from Paris who lived in seclusion in Upper Bucks for more than 40 years (published Feb. 22). Gaston became skilled at impressionistic art as understudy to Monet, Renoir, Picasso, Mattise, Chagall, Signac and other famed Parisian artists in the early 20th century.  Pesci, a former special education teacher in the Neshaminy School District and resident of Langhorne, formed an enduring friendship with the artist.  “My father and I hunted on Gaston’s p...

Last month, Bucks County had snow on the ground in some capacity every day. With the snow slowly melting off the grass in areas throughout Bucks County more than a month later, the snowfall this year is a far cry from what county residents dealt with in 2020. “It just seemed to be more favorable for us to see things this winter as opposed to last winter," said Valerie Meola, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Multiple storms this winter closed schools, county buildings and made traveling throughout the region difficult as significant, accumulating sno...