Levittown Now

5 days ago | levittownnow.com | Tom Sofield

Bucks County Commissioner Chairperson Bob Harvie hit back at accusations Friday after Sheriff Fred Harran, the county’s Jewish sheriff, said Harvie’s comments about World War II were targeted at him. The controversy stemmed from a Wednesday commissioners’ meeting where Harvie, a Democrat, spoke at the end during the commissioners’ comment portion about the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.

5 days ago | levittownnow.com | Tom Sofield

Pennsbury School District administrators have reversed course on a planned middle school schedule change and announced that students will now be able to participate in both instrumental and vocal music programs simultaneously. The decision comes after parents and students voiced concerns earlier this spring. Assistant Superintendent of Administration Dr. Kristopher Brown presented the revised schedule during the April school board meeting.

5 days ago | levittownnow.com | Tom Sofield

A new therapeutic tool is being distributed to those dealing with mental health struggles across Bucks County in the form of specially designed coloring books. The Bucks Suicide Prevention Task Force has partnered with Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol Township to provide the coloring books to behavioral health units to offer patients a creative way to express their emotions.

6 days ago | levittownnow.com | Tom Sofield

A debate is brewing over Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran’s application to join a federal program that would empower some of his deputies to enforce federal immigration laws. On Wednesday morning, approximately 150 concerned residents and representatives from various advocacy organizations gathered outside the Bucks County Justice Center in Doylestown Borough to voice their opposition to the proposed 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

6 days ago | levittownnow.com | Tom Sofield

Kathy Romano, a Levittown native and fixture on 93.3 WMMR-FM’s popular “The Preston and Steve Show” for 22 years, has been let go by the station’s owner. Romano, who grew up in Falls Township’s Levittown section and graduated from Pennsbury High School, announced her departure on air and in a Thursday morning Instagram post. “This was in no way my choice or Preston and Steve’s choice,” Romano wrote.