http://buckscountyblog.com Bucks County Blog Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Five months after calling upon the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to support a four-bill prison reform package that would place more responsibility on the state for approximately 200 state-sentenced prisoners housed in Bucks County Department of Corrections facilities, Commissioners James F. Cawley, Esq., chairman, Charles H. Martin and Diane M. ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/09/24/bucks-county-commissioners-applaud-state-passage-of-four-bill-prison-reform-package/ Bucks County proudly announces that Neshaminy Manor has been awarded an “Excellence in Action” award from My InnerView, a nationwide independent healthcare research firm. The award honors nursing homes that achieve high levels of excellence in facility quality by having resident and family satisfaction levels that are in the top ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/07/04/neshaminy-manor-receives-national-honor-for-patient-and-family-satisfaction/ With General Primary Day approaching next Tuesday, April 22, Bucks County Board of Elections Director Deena Dean reminds voters of a few details that can ensure a smooth experience at the polls. “I encourage all voters who haven’t used the county’s new machines yet to either watch our instructional video or ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/04/19/bucks-county-board-of-elections-offers-reminders-to-voters-as-primary-day-approaches/ Of the more than 620,000 residents who call Bucks County home, 16 percent have reached the age of 60. By 2020, the county’s population is projected to expand by seven percent, with residents over the age of 60 comprising 24 percent of that total. During 2003, the Board of Bucks County ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/02/12/bucks-county-area-agency-on-aging-aaa-invites-residents-55-and-over-to-participate-in-2008-transportation-and-mobility-survey/ Weeks after it was at risk of closing its doors, the Lower Bucks Hospital psychiatric unit will remain open for the foreseeable future, thanks to a resolution arrived at with the urging of the Bucks County commissioners. The 24-bed unit would have closed at the beginning of next month.  Instead, ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/01/23/bucks-county-to-update-community-on-resolution-to-lower-bucks-hospital-issue/ The first 2008 bi-monthly meeting of the Board of Bucks County Commissioners doubled as a ceremonial barometer of change and a celebration of thanks. At the end of her commissioner-record tenure of service to the residents of Bucks County – a span of nearly 17 years, or more than four ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/01/07/commissioners-honor-sandra-a-miller-during-her-final-meeting-as-member-of-county-board/ Each year in the United States, an average of 36,000 individuals die from the effects of influenza, and another 200,000 are hospitalized due to flu complications. In conjunction with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Bucks County Health Department, Commissioners Charles H. Martin, chairman, James F. ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2007/11/29/bucks-county-commissioners-health-dept-emphasize-national-influenza-vaccination-week/ During a news conference at the Bucks County Emergency Operations Center in Ivyland, Bucks County Commissioners Charles H. Martin, chairman and James F. Cawley, Esq. joined county Emergency Services Director John Dougherty, Bucks County Sheriff Duke Donnelly, Bucks County Corrections Director Harris Gubernick, Lower Makefield Twp. Police Chief Ken Coluzzi, ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2007/11/07/bucks-county-commissioners-make-critical-public-safety-vehicle-assignments/ As the somber notes of “Taps” echoed through the Bucks County courthouse courtyard this morning, 16 uniformed “Hometown Heroes” looked out upon a crowd of several hundred family, friends and fellow Bucks County residents who gathered to pay tribute to their enduring legacy of love, sacrifice and patriotism in the ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2007/10/22/%e2%80%9ca-sacred-place-of-honor%e2%80%9d-bucks-county-gold-star-families-commissioners-dedicate-hometown-heroes-flags-in-courthouse-courtyard/ During early July, a pair of inspectors from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections toured the Bucks County Correctional Facility (BCCF), thoroughly analyzing its operation for state compliance. In addition to an analysis of physical conditions and security/administrative policies, the inspectors interviewed inmates and administrators. The result was a carbon-copy ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2007/09/25/bucks-county-correctional-facility-receives-100-percent-state-compliance-report/