On the 248th anniversary of New Jersey signing the Declaration of Independence, the Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) announced it had honored Willis Mercer, seventh generation descendant of Gen. Hugh Mercer, as the first member of its new “Heroes of Princeton” program.

Christopher and Danielle Ives of Solebury announce the commissioning of their eldest daughter, Sydney Ives, as an ensign into the U.S. Navy.

Warrington twin brothers Shane and Weston Fox, 9, recently raised $800 to benefit Warminster Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides food to people experiencing food insecurity in the Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Sunshine Foundation recently kicked off its second annual Summer of Sunshine Campaign with a matching gift opportunity from the Gene and Marlene Epstein Humanitarian Fund.

Hundreds of people from across Bucks County took a welcome Fourth of July break on Thursday, heading to Fonthill Castle in Doylestown to celebrate with proud displays of old-fashioned patriotism. …

The Montgomery County vs. Bucks County Cornhole Tournament took place Saturday at Aro Hill Farm in Warwick Township.

Scholarships of $2,500 went to 19 members of the Dining Service Staff at Pine Run Retirement Community this month.

Garden of Health founder Carol Bauer accepts a check from Penn Community Bank Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility & Government Affairs Kelly Boyle and Multi-Site Manager Melanie Scholl.

I have written about what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers, but what about leftovers from summer holiday meals like the Fourth of July or Labor Day?

Cone and get it. The Birches is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with Mister Softee on Friday, July 19, from 3-4:30 p.m.

Stella of New Hope, a modern American restaurant overlooking the Delaware River in the heart of New Hope, has unveiled a new outdoor bar, situated directly beneath its second-floor deck, complete with covered riverfront seating and a new bar menu.

St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Department of Community Health has earned the 2023 Gold-Level Turnip the Beet Award – the highest level possible – for its Summer Meals program, which provides nutritious, high-quality meals to local schoolchildren in need in the Allentown and Quakertown school districts during the summer months.

TheLegacyof1776.com recently recognized the winners of its 2023 Civics Scholarship Essay Contest.

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is holding a free, virtual FAFSA Line by Line Webinar on July 9 to guide college-bound students and their families, step by step, in completing the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is available at StudentAid.gov/FAFSA.

The Bensalem High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) held the annual awards ceremony May 10.

Pennridge High School senior Mariam Ly was one of 18 students from the Philadelphia region to receive $20,000 scholarships for their college education through the 55th annual Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program.

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) recently honored more than two dozen retiring employees for their dedicated service to the agency’s students and programs.

The Bucks County Housing Group received a $1,500 donation from Holiday House Pet Resort & Training Center in Doylestown.

The Ladies of Mt. Carmel and the Rev. Matt Guckin, left, honor Sister Thomasann Quinn’s almost 40 years as an educator at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School.

On June 10, the Catholic Women of Bucks (CWoB) Giving Circle met at St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church, Yardley, to hear speakers from Bucks for Kids talk about helping foster children in Bucks County.