Melinda Rizzo

1 week ago | buckscountyherald.com | Melinda Rizzo

Who doesn’t love the warm embrace of a comfy chair? From reading to lounging, entertaining or watching TV those chairs, ottomans, side tables and other accessory furnishings elevate a room. Style, item type, color and contrast are key starting places for selecting furniture home accessories, according to Phillip Greenburg, owner and principal designer for Paramount Home Interiors in Lahaska’s Peddlers Village. Take a seatIdentifying the use and location for a new purchase should be the first step.

1 week ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo

It’s hard to learn on an empty stomach. Proposed federal funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could wipe out this necessary supplemental food programs for those whose incomes hover above, at or below the poverty level. Federal funding cuts to SNAP and food insecurity programs ordered by the Trump Administration would hurt school children, the aged, and the disabled the most, according to Pennsylvania State Rep. Emily Kinkead (HD-20, Allegheny County).

1 week ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo

From Riegelsville to Bristol and threaded over 604 square miles of communities, Habitat for Humanity Bucks County operations continue to make home ownership possible for income restricted families. At a regular meeting of Bucks County Commissioners held April 2, Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo read a proclamation affirming the global non-profit housing organization’s work, which was favored by the late President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter.

1 week ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo

Federal funding to train librarians and pay for innovations like online library resources was suddenly stopped April 1 – stranding museums and libraries across the country – thanks to the Trump administration and Elon Musk and DOGE.

2 weeks ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo

The Bucks County Beacon is among nearly 50 independent newsrooms across the nation named to participate in a pilot program sponsored by the Associated Press Fund for Journalism (APFJ). “Local newsrooms are on the frontlines telling the stories that matter most to their audiences, yet often they lack the resources to do so effectively. Fact-based, independent journalism is the backbone of engaged communities and informed civic discourse,” said APFJ CEO Rachel White in a press release.