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ESPN’s Claire Smith, a former Bucks County Courier Times reporter who grew up in Langhorne, will be honored during induction ceremonies at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 29.

ESPN’s Claire Smith said she inherited her love of baseball from her mother and her passion for change from Jackie Robinson.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin, assistant professor in the department of African-American Studies at Princeton University, will lead a talk and discussion group at noon Sunday at Unitarian Universalist Church, 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, New Jersey.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin, assistant professor in the department of African-American Studies at Princeton University, will lead a talk and discussion group at noon Sunday at Unitarian Universalist Church, 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, New Jersey.

GOVERNMENT

Retired New Hope-Solebury elementary principal Ken Silver enrolls in a full-time musical career.

Retired New Hope-Solebury elementary principal Ken Silver enrolls in a full-time musical career.

Democratic state Sen. Daylin Leach wants to topple Republican incumbent Pat Meehan from the 7th District congressional seat he has held since 2011.

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Jim Bongartz, known for representational or impressionistic works, goes abstract using a poured-paint technique.