Blooming-Glen News

While motorists may see some construction work now at buildings at the Route 422 and Lingle Avenue intersection in Palmyra and Derry Township, major construction and demolition probably won't get under way until June.

Some places of worship provide temporary housing to needy people. Bucks County's Board of Assessment Appeals earlier this month approved tax-exempt status for various small properties owned by churches, some of which provide temporary housing for those in need.

A bid on the middle section of the Route 202 parkway has come in $8.2 million below budget, driving down the total anticipated cost of the project by $28 million, said PennDOT officials Thursday.

Preliminary work starts tonight on a project to repair and resurface a section of Interstate 83 east of Harrisburg, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

When June's endless rains kept New Britain Township's Peace Valley Lavender Farm from harvesting flowers at their peak, the would-be dried bouquets went into scented pillows instead.

Aston Ward and Steven Tomlinson both farm interns at Blooming Glen Farms stock tomatoes Friday at Linden Hill Farmers Market in Ottsville.

Half of Hilltown isn't using the park system, according to a recent survey. Armed with residents' responses, township officials hope to change that trend by beefing up programming and park development.

A sinkhole that opened along Route 422 in North Londonderry Township in January is again causing problems.