Pennsylvania reinforcing health care system, initiating emergency food distribution
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Pennsylvania is acting to reinforce the ranks of frontline health care workers and to initiate an emergency food distribution program for those affected by statewide covid-19 restrictions. In recent days, the state has streamlined the process for retired doctors, nurses, medical students, pharmacists, and other healthcare workers, More...
OPINION: Don’t panic about shopping, getting delivery or accepting packages
A scooter driver for a delivery service in Beirut on March 18. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters) By Joseph G. Allen | The Washington Post A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine is making people think More...
First coronavirus cases appear in Solebury, Lambertville
Bucks County coronavirus cases Solebury Township and Lambertville have now seen their first cases of covid-19. Lambertville’s first case was announced Wednesday morning on the city’s Facebook page. “Yesterday, More...
Gov. Wolf issues stay-at-home order for 7 counties, including Bucks
By Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Justine McDaniel of the Philadelphia Inquirer | Spotlight PA Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday ordered that schools remain closed until early April and issued a stay-at-home order More...
OPINION – Don’t delay: Make April 28th an all vote-by-mail election
By Skylar D. Hurwitz We must not normalize delaying elections amidst uncertainty. The confusion and concerns around the public health risks of the March 17th special elections across Pennsylvania must not become More...
Trying to stay sober while socially distanced? Online resources can help.
Staying sober in recovery is never easy, and the social distancing measures in effect to help slow the spread of COVID-19 are making it even harder. Being sober and being isolated just don’t mix. Groups like More...
Lambertville Mayor Fahl urges residents to sign up for Swift 911
Downtown Lambertville on Friday afternoon Lambertville Mayor Julia Fahl on Saturday encouraged residents of to sign up for Swift 911 for local COVID-19 updates. “It’s everyone’s civic duty to More...
New Hope Mayor Keller issues emergency declaration
New Hope Mayor Larry Keller on Friday issued a Declaration of Disaster Emergency in response to the current COVID-19 epidemic. “The declaration empowers the borough to, in keeping with the Governor’s More...
Bucks Health Dept.: No cases of coronavirus yet confirmed in New Hope, Solebury
Bucks County officials on Thursday released information on which towns have cases of coronavirus, and New Hope and Solebury have none confirmed yet. Buckingham, Doylestown, Lower Makefield, Northampton, Upper Makefield, More...
Gov. Wolf orders all businesses that aren’t ‘life-sustaining’ to close, will enforce order
Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine during a Friday evening press conference. (Photo: PA Internet News Service) By Angela Couloumbis | Spotlight PA Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that he is extending More...
