Sunday, January 13, 2013
Tickets for the Feb.10 event are $25 and include a lunch buffet, glass of wine or beer and live entertainment. All proceeds go to rebuild the beaches of New Jersey.
Are you a Bucks County resident who has spent summers at the Jersey Shore? Then help raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. New Jersey Hometown Heroes is organizing an event in Newtown to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. The event, “Bucks for Beaches,” will be held Feb. 10 from noon to 4 p.m. at La Stalla. Tickets for the event are $25 and include a lunch buffet, glass of wine or beer and live entertainment. Performers include Turner Adams, Lisabeth Weber, Burning Bridget Cleary, Will Rhodin and members of the Council Rock High School North music program. All of the proceeds from the event will go to rebuild the beaches of New Jersey. Tickets can be purchased at LaStalla; cash or checks made payable to New Jersey Hometown Heroes…
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The Bucks County Office of Consumer Protection advises homeowners who sustained damage after Hurricane Sandy to be wary when hiring a public adjuster.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Q. My brother and sister-in-law own a home in the Lower Bucks County area. Their home was one of the many homes that sustained severe damage in the recent Hurricane Sandy. They have been telling my husband and me about the numerous problems that they are facing since that time. They also mentioned that they have hired a Public Adjuster. Where would someone go to get information about public insurance adjusters? MFB, Plumsteadville A. Public insurance adjusters are independent individuals who, for a fee, legally represent a person who has experienced a property, fire or casualty loss by aiding them in recovering money from their own insurance company. They are not a representative or employee of your insurance company. For…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Neshaminy School District students will be going to school until June 21, 2013 due to missed days following Hurricane Sandy.
The Neshaminy School Board announced Monday, Dec. 3 that the last day of school for students will now be June 21, 2013. It was originally scheduled for June 20. Students will also now be in school March 6 and June 20, which were supposed to be staff development days. School will also be in session May 21 when school would normally be closed for Election Day. The last day of school for teachers will now be June 28. Hurricane Sandy power outages and damage forced the Neshaminy School District to cancel classes for students for five days in October. Superintendent Robert Copeland said Monday that this calendar change ensures three extra full days of instruction for students and puts the staff development days at the end of the calendar.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
The supermodel mom will help distribute supplies in partnership with the American Red Cross and Patch on Sunday, Dec. 2.
Supermodel Heidi Klum is lending her efforts to affected victims and families of Superstorm Sandy by distributing supplies, food, and water in the afternoon on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the American Red Cross Nassau Chapter in Mineola, NY, in partnership with the American Red Cross, AOL, and Patch. After, Klum will go to Lindenhurst, NY, for the tree lighting with Mayor Thomas Brennan. Klum's efforts are a reminder that these communities still need help rebuilding. Here's how you can help: Donate to the American Red Cross, Long Island Cares, or Island Harvest. And, you can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by simply sending a tweet: Patch’s effort to help support devastated communities after the storm, Patch Rebuilds, will …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Two Neshaminy elementary schools worked to raise money and food donations following Hurricane Sandy.
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Students, staff and parents of Samuel Everitt and Albert Schweitzer elementary schools worked to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Samuel Everitt’s entrance foyer was filled with an enormous amount of donated food items that came from the school's families and staff. Many local food pantry shelves were depleted due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Over a three day period, canned and boxed non perishable food items were brought in and placed in large boxes. In the end, twenty six boxes were delivered to the Appletree section of the Salvation Army in Levittown. Students at Albert Schweitzer held a Red Cross Pajama Day and raised $1,021.53 for Hurricane Sandy victims.
Friday, November 16, 2012
More residents in Bucks and Montgomery turn to their smartphones in emergencies, like Hurricane Sandy.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
News Releases from Bucks County. For more information, please go to www.buckscounty.org. On an increasing basis, residents are relying on technology to receive comprehensive information about weather and other emergencies. That trend was born out during the recent effects of Hurricane Sandy as it passed through southeastern Pennsylvania. Within the five-day period October 26-30, almost 18,000 residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties signed up to receive emergency alerts through the public safety notification system, www.ReadyNotifyPA.org. The signup numbers for each county that were triggered by Hurricane Sandy: Bucks County 3,770 Montgomery County 3,469 "On behalf of the Bucks County emergency management…
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
You can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by donating cans of food, volunteering for cleanup efforts—or simply sending a tweet. Patch is excited to announce our new effort to help support devestated communities after the storm. For every tweet sent with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, we will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund, up to $125,000. Your contribution will go toward medical and humanitarian aid, grants and programs to help Sandy survivors. You can simply tweet the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, or go to our Patch Rebuilds website, and tweet directly from the site. Spread the word right here in Lower Southampton. A customized tweet that starts “My heart belongs to…” is created from the …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The high school service club is collecting items for families forced out of their homes following Hurricane Sandy.
Neshaminy High School's Interact Club has extended its annual toiletry drive until Nov. 16 in order to help families that were forced out of their homes following Hurricane Sandy. "Every year the Interact Club at Neshaminy High School runs a Toiletry Drive for Needlework Guild of America. We were just about to wrap up our drive when Hurricane Sandy hit so we decided to extend the campaign and broaden it to include other schools in the district," club advisor Suzi Drake told Patch. The high school, all three middle schools in the district, Joseph Federbar, Oliver Heckman and Herbert Hoover elementary schools as well as the district's Facilities Department are now involved in the drive, she said. The club is collecting items that are used …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Lower Southampton rescheduled Halloween trick-or-treating due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Sandy, but there are still tips on how to stay safe while trick-or-treating.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Although the calendar marked Halloween as Wednesday, Oct. 31, the effects of Hurricane Sandy caused Lower Southampton Township officials to change that. Police Chief William Wiegman and township officials decided to reschedule trick-or-treating to tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 7, since Hurricane Sandy caused widespread power outages and knocked down trees and power lines. Now that most of those safety concerns have been cleaned up and repaired, the police department still has safety tips for when kids don their costumes and make their rounds for Halloween candy tonight. When it comes to walking around tonight, the police department suggests that trick-or-treaters wear light-colored clothing that is short enough to prevent tripping and add …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Employees help out, and you can, too.
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe of this size hits, we all feel it, both the hundreds of us who live in the impacted towns, and our colleagues who are watching and wishing they could…
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11:16 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Public adjusters are wotyj every penny when having to deal with an insurance company. The insurance companys adjuster is tasked with settling your claim at the lowest possible cost to the insurance company. That alone should tell you that they don't have your best interests at heart. The other comment about the insurance companies dragging out the claim is also true. Yhey can afford to be without… more ›