TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO DOYLESTOWN STAFF
January 19, 2026
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—Parts of New Britain Township may see power interruptions as PECO works on infrastructure in a neighborhood near the township building.Last week, PECO began a $200,000 upgrade to update to keep power running in the event of more frequent and damaging storms and to support ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—One of the organizations looking into the abuse of special-needs students at Jamison Elementary has closed its investigation after concluding that the Central Bucks School District made “substantial” changes that improved the way the school treats autistic students.The group, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Doylestown area saw a little more snow from a Saturday storm than most people expected and a little less than was generally predicted on Sunday.The one-two punch ended up dropping a total of four to five inches of snow through the weekend in the Central Bucks area. Light snow was ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township police are warning drivers going south on the 202 bypass to beware a monster pothole at the 611 interchange.In a Saturday evening post, the department said the large pothole “is causing vehicle damage.” Orange cones are out to give motorists a heads-up, and ...
NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A bridge on Route 232 has reopened two weeks early after being closed for bridge construction.PennDOT announced on Friday that the section of Second Street Pike where it crosses a branch of the Neshaminy Creek in Northampton Township was officially open. The bridge had been ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Bucks County has declared a code blue for the early part of next week based on a forecast of brutally cold weather.The county calls a code blue whenever the temperature is predicted to drop below 20 for two or more consecutive days. The code can also be called during warmer ...
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—The proposal to build a warehouse in Buckingham near the Doylestown Airport that would have generated up to 90 truck trips a day on local roads is officially dead.The proposal for the 150,000-square-foot warehouse on the DiGirolamo Tract, which is located on Cold Spring ...
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—Buckingham will hold a recycling event that accepts “anything with a plug” this weekend.The event will be held at Holicong Park on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon. Accepted items will include laptops, computers, cameras, cell phones, keyboards, TVs, printers and ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District this week entered a new phase of its search for a superintendent by holding meetings to collect feedback from residents on what the district should look for in its next leader.The district held meetings at each of its three high schools. While the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks Regional Police are asking for help identifying a second man involved in a bar fight last month.The fight occurred just after midnight on Dec. 27 on North Main Street. When police arrived and tried to break up the fight, an officer was allegedly attacked from behind ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—At a Wednesday morning press conference, the new Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler had a message for the 50,000-plus members of the local immigrant community: “You are safe to call 911, you are safe to report crime and you are safe to come into this courthouse and testify.”Ceisler ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A 20-year-old Warrington man is in jail after being charged with trying to flee a traffic stop and driving recklessly.On Dec. 7, Warrington police pulled a vehicle over near Oxford Drive after observing what they said were “several motor vehicle violations.” During the stop, ...
WARRINGTON, PA—A traffic stop in Warrington resulted in drug charges after police said they discovered drug paraphernalia and narcotics in a car they pulled over.On Dec. 19, 2025, a Warrington police officer observed “multiple motor vehicle violations” on a car on Bristol Road near Easton Road.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Doylestown nonprofit distributed thousands of gifts to more than 600 people last month for the holiday season.Every year, Lenape Valley Foundation helps needy people in Buck County through its Holiday Assistance Program. For the 2025 holiday season, the program helped 600 -plus ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A water main break closed Forest Drive in Doylestown Borough on Tuesday afternoon.Forest Drive was closed between East Street and Hickory Drive, near where the road intersects with State Street. Borough officials warned residents in the area that they could experience low water ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A Miami man has been charged with assaulting a hotel guest who complained that he was making too much noise.Warrington police said that on Jan. 9, they were called to the Hampton Inn shortly before 4 a.m. for the report of an assault. A hotel guest said that when they were ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A local nonprofit has given Bucks County organizations, many of them from the Doylestown area, nearly $600,000 in grants to boost tourism.The Bucks County Tourism Grant Program distributed $597,463 to 58 organizations in the county. The program is a partnership between Visit Bucks ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Local gardening giant Burpee Seeds has created five new flowers to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday.The Warminster-based company has partnered with the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia to create five new flowers. The plants, which are part of Burpee’s ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Doylestown bar will host line dancing and a drag show nights this weekend.Maxwell’s on Main (MOMs) will host Country Line Dancing Night on Wednesday, Jan 14, with lessons for dancers from renowned choreographer and instructor DJ Ashely Rose. The event kicks off at 7 p.m.; tickets ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—More than 100 people came out for a rally on Saturday afternoon in Doylestown to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies and the fatal shooting of protester Renee Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent on Wednesday.Hundreds of rallies were planned across the country, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Delaware Valley University recently planted 18 new trees on campus as part of a grant from a grocery chain and a national nonprofit.Del Val received a $4,000 2025 Healing the Planet grant from the Giant Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, a nonprofit that focuses on making ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District will hold three town-hall meetings next week to get feedback from the community as it gears up its search for a new superintendent.On three nights next week, the district will hold a town hall meeting at a different high school. Here are the dates ...
KINTNERSVILLE, PA—The owners of a Kintnersville egg farm want to let their customers know that, contrary to news reports on Thursday, their business didn’t burn down.Media reports on Thursday morning reported that Rick’s Egg Farm, located on Route 412/Durham Road, was on fire. But the owners of the ...
SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP—Fire & Frost Fun returns to Peddler’s Village for the next two weekends, bringing ice sculptures, fire artists, a scavenger hunt and more.Ice sculptors will work their magic in front of crowds, and performers from the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts & Airplay will bring ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Doylestown church is asking the community for donations of dresses, gowns, suits shoes and more to give special-needs people a prom of their own.Living Hope Community Church in Doylestown will host Night to Shine Doylestown on Feb. 13. The event will give special-needs people 14 ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center in Doylestown hosted a visit from the director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, on Monday.The center is a science incubator that provides lab space, resources and mentoring to biotech companies and research organizations. It is also home to the ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—Road work that was supposed to close Route 152 in New Britain and Hilltown townships has been postponed for a second time in less than a month.Route 152 between Butler Avenue and Hilltown Pike was scheduled to be closed most of this week during the daytime hours for a pipe ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Rotary Club of Doylestown is seeking grants from local organizations that need funding to help the community.Applications for the group’s 2026 Community Grants are due Jan. 31, 2026. The program is open to local or regional nonprofit organizations.Previous winners have included ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Doylestown organization is looking for volunteers interested in taking suicide-prevention training this month.The Village Improvement Association of Doylestown is offering QPR training, a nationally recognized, evidence-based system to prevent suicide. The training teaches people ...
WARRINGTON, PA—A Quakertown man has been sentenced to up to 31 years in state prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in Bucks County.Brendan Craig Hamrick, 47, was sentenced to 15 to 31 years in state prison after pleading guilty to running what officials called a “major” drug ...