AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Newtown Pennsylvania. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/newtown-pa 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/newtown-pa https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:13:41 -0500 Lauren Burchell, a junior at Central Bucks High School West, has been named the 2022 Bucks County High School Poet of the Year, officials at Bucks https://www.americantowns.com/news/central-bucks-high-school-west-junior-namedbucks-county-high-school-poet-of-the-year-31355921-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/central-bucks-high-school-west-junior-namedbucks-county-high-school-poet-of-the-year-31355921-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 ISSUE: May 2022 - Important Dates and Deadlines 5/3/22 - NBA Business Expo @ Rafters Venue 5/5/22 - Emerging Leaders Workshop @ https://www.americantowns.com/news/newtown-business-association-newsletter-for-may2022-31358471-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/newtown-business-association-newsletter-for-may2022-31358471-newtown-pa.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Support local business and come out to the Expo! Event will feature: Over 40 NBA Member informational tables, live demos from member https://www.americantowns.com/news/nba-business-expo-2022-31356638-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nba-business-expo-2022-31356638-newtown-pa.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 -To accommodate staff, graduates and their families safely, two ceremonies will take place at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 19th -Other https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-celebrates-graduates-at-2022-commencement-ceremonies-31369865-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-celebrates-graduates-at-2022-commencement-ceremonies-31369865-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Forum discussed the May 9, 1968 walkout over a canceled speaker, newly discovered as among the largest gay rights demonstrations prior to Stonewall https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-markshistoric-student-protest-31368284-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-markshistoric-student-protest-31368284-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 In its first season in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, the Bucks team was selected as the 7th seed in the tournament May 16 – https://www.americantowns.com/news/centurions-baseball-team-heads-to-smallcollege-world-series-31369872-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/centurions-baseball-team-heads-to-smallcollege-world-series-31369872-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Bucks County Community College is once again offering its Summer Bridge program, which is designed to support the transition to college by providing https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-summer-bridge-program-31374538-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-summer-bridge-program-31374538-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 In its first season in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, the 7th-seeded team finished the double-elimination tournament with two wins https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-centurions-baseball-makes-impressive-debut-in-small-college-world-series-31374554-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-centurions-baseball-makes-impressive-debut-in-small-college-world-series-31374554-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 June 2022 Issue - Important Dates and Deadlines 6/2/22 - Emerging Leaders Workshop 6/3/22 - DEADLINE to register for NBA Welcome Day 6/8/22 - https://www.americantowns.com/news/newtown-business-association-newsletter-june-2022-31380943-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/newtown-business-association-newsletter-june-2022-31380943-newtown-pa.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Car Show is Back! Sunday, August 28th Do you have a car you'd like to enter in the show? Classes for the 2022 Car Show: Pre-1959 1960-1969 https://www.americantowns.com/news/calling-all-cars-the-nba-antique-and-classic-car-show-is-back-31385192-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/calling-all-cars-the-nba-antique-and-classic-car-show-is-back-31385192-newtown-pa.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BUCKS AWARDED $250K SCHOOL-TO-WORK GRANT FROM PA DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY Bucks County Community College receives $250,000 from the PA Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-bucks-awarded-250k-schooltowork-grantfrom-pa-dept-of-labor-and-industry-31385870-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-bucks-awarded-250k-schooltowork-grantfrom-pa-dept-of-labor-and-industry-31385870-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Newtown Business Association recently celebrated the retirement of Leslie Dunleavy, former NBA Secretary. Her dedication to the organization for https://www.americantowns.com/news/newtown-business-association-transitions-position-after-16-years-31388363-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/newtown-business-association-transitions-position-after-16-years-31388363-newtown-pa.html Clubs and Organizations Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 NEWTOWN, PA - The Bucks County Commissioners recently named two new trustees to the board at Bucks County Community College. Both distinguished https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-trustees-appointed-to-bucks-countycommunity-college-board-31397595-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-trustees-appointed-to-bucks-countycommunity-college-board-31397595-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 NEWTOWN - The search is on for the 46th annual Bucks County Poet Laureate, according to Bucks County Community College Professor Ethel Rackin, Ph.D., https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-launches-46th-bucks-county-poetlaureate-competition-2022-31393841-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bucks-county-community-college-launches-46th-bucks-county-poetlaureate-competition-2022-31393841-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Newtown, PA – Bucks County Community College welcomed Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf on Monday, June 27, to the Newtown Campus for a https://www.americantowns.com/news/pennsylvanias-first-lady-visits-bucks-county-community-college-to-discuss-college-hunger-and-affordability-31396918-newtown-pa.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pennsylvanias-first-lady-visits-bucks-county-community-college-to-discuss-college-hunger-and-affordability-31396918-newtown-pa.html Schools and Libraries Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500