J. D. Mullane

Pennsylvania

Reporter and Columnist at Bucks County Courier Times

Reporter and Columnist at The Intelligencer (Doylestown, PA)

Reporter and Columnist at USA Today

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Articles

Big Lots closing in Fairless Hills; Ocean Stat Job Lot buys center

Jan 24, 2025 | phillyburbs.com | J. D. Mullane

A Fairless Hills shopping center with a Wawa has been sold for almost $24 million. Could the new owner bring a new stores to Big Lots property?
Bristol video game arcade has old Space Port vibes in Bucks County

Nov 16, 2024 | phillyburbs.com | J. D. Mullane

Brian Nelson grew up on old-style arcade video games. His collection is now open to the public at Players Only Arcade in Bristol.
Is Washington Crossing Bridge doomed? When we'll likely know whether it will stay or go

Jun 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | J. D. Mullane

JD Mullane, Bucks County Courier TimesJune 27, 2024 at 4:56 AM·3 min readResearch begins on the future of the Washington Crossing Bridge as the commission that operates the span over the Delaware River decides whether it needs to be replaced, improved or left in its current state. Initial talk of possible replacement earlier this year was met with opposition by locals in Upper Makefield.
Neshaminy graduation marred by traffic tie ups. Did some parents miss diploma exchange?

Jun 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | J. D. Mullane

JD Mullane, Bucks County Courier TimesJune 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM·2 min readThe weather was beautiful. Harry E. Franks stadium gleamed. And some 700 members of the Neshaminy Class of 2024 looked sharp in caps and gowns. But outside, a traffic nightmare brewed, delaying some parents and guests from getting to commencement on time. Some report they even missed seeing their graduate receive a diploma. The school district is aware of the traffic tie up.
Bucks County's old "wedding tree" is no more. Why it had to go in Buckingham

Jun 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | J. D. Mullane

The tree cutters came to Scott Tyson’s farm in Bedminster, and there were tears. A century-old ash tree beneath which stood brides and grooms and their guests — thousands over the years — had to come down. “I called in the guys to lighten it up, and they found a crack in the backside,” Tyson said. “They said we better have a further look, and they found rot. “Turns out that the base is hollow, too. You can’t even count the rings,” he said.
Is housing coming near Dunkin' in Langhorne? Why the township says property needs work

May 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | J. D. Mullane

JD Mullane, Bucks County Courier TimesMay 24, 2024 at 2:28 AM·3 min readA stalled housing development next to a busy Dunkin’ in Middletown is a tree stump-ridden mess according to neighbors and the township, who has bought the owner on notice that the site needs to be stablized and cleaned up. The property, at 628 W. Maple Avenue in Langhorne, adjoins the doughnut shop, and is pocked with large, deep craters from tree stump excavations.
Boy, 11, fired handgun while walking home from middle school, police say

May 22, 2024 | phillyburbs.com | J. D. Mullane

An 11-year-old Bristol Township boy fired a handgun walking home from the Ben Franklin Middle School on Tuesday afternoon, police said. There were no injuries and authorities said it was not a “targeted shooting.”The middle school, on Mill Creek Road, was closed Wednesday after district officials went to remote learning. Police presence and patrols was increased at all district schools, police said. The child fired the gun about 4 p.m. in the 100 block of Goldenridge Drive, Levittown.
Trenton-Mercer Airport construction appears delayed. Here's why

May 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | J. D. Mullane

Plans for a bigger passenger terminal to accommodate growing demand at the Trenton-Mercer Airport appear temporarily grounded. The Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said its plans to modernize the regional airport would begin in late 2023 and would be completed in 26 months. So far, no sign of activity. That’s fine with Judy Hoechner, of Lower Makefield, whose home is in the airport’s flight path. “No, they’ve not broken ground.
Here's why Levittown doesn't have basements, but does have bomb shelters and lots of lawns

May 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | J. D. Mullane

Levittown turns 72 this year, a moment marked when John and Philomena Dougherty were the first residents to move into their Levittowner-style house on Stonybrook Drive in Tullytown. Fun fact: That sentence, inevitably, will cause one or more people who read it to furiously dispute that the Doughertys were the first to move into Levittown, Pa., citing family lore that mom/dad/grandma/grandpa claimed they were the first, and the record should be corrected. Could be true.
$27 million jury award in Bucks County tops previous record: report

May 9, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | J. D. Mullane

A group of scientists who worked for a pharma company in Bensalem has been awarded $26.6 million after they countersued their employer who fired them, claiming they swiped trade secrets, a Philadelphia news site reports. The award is the biggest in Bucks County, topping $11 million awarded to a woman in 2019 who suffered disfiguring injuries during the birth of her child, PhillyVoice said this week.