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October 25, 2025

DOYLESTOWN, PA—CB West’s football team is headed to the playoffs.The CB West Bucks secured a place in the playoffs by beating district rival CB East on Friday night 28-21. It was the eighth game in a row in which West beat East.CB West finished the season with an overall record of 7-3 and a 5-2 ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown residents got an early taste of Halloween Wednesday night at the borough’s second annual “BoOoroough Bash.”Sixteen businesses from the area gave out candy to 300 trick or treaters from the back of their cars in a trunk-or-treat style event held in the Borough Hall parking ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Pumpkinfest returns to Doylestown this weekend with a full lineup of artists carving pumpkins, live music from student-led bands and a full slate of activities for younger children.The two-day event will take over the lawn area of the Tileworks, which is located on Route 313 next to ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—This article is part of a series of profiles of candidates for the Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors. The election takes place on Nov. 4.More information on the board is on the township website. More information on voting in the township is also online.In this installment, we ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—This article is part of a series of profiles of candidates for the Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors. The election takes place on Nov. 4.More information on the board is on the township website. More information on voting in the township is also online.In this installment, we ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—This article is part of a series of profiles of candidates for the Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors. The election takes place on Nov. 4.More information on the board is on the township website. More information on voting in the township is also online.In this installment, we ...

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WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A Warrington man has been charged with beating and whipping his pregnant girlfriend with a belt during an argument.On Oct. 19 at about 7:15 a.m., the girlfriend went to the Warrington police station to complain that her boyfriend, 34-year-old Edilberto Lima-Gomez, had pushed ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—This is the third in a series of profiles of candidates for the Central Bucks School District’s school board elections, which will be on the ballot on Nov. 4.In this installment, we hear from Katrina Filiatrault, who is running for Region 3 on the school board. Filiatrault answered ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—This is the second in a series of profiles of candidates for the Central Bucks School District’s school board elections, which will be on the ballot on Nov. 4.In this installment, we hear from David Comalli, who is running for Region 3 on the school board. Comalli answered questions ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough on Monday night approved construction of a new hotel on West Court Street that will bring 47 hotel rooms, a restaurant that can hold 70 people and an event space that can accommodate up to 100 guests.The building will be located at 57 West Court Street, the old ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—This article is part of a series of profiles of candidates for the Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors. The election takes place on Nov. 4.More information on the board is on the township website. More information on voting in the township is also online.In this installment, we ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—This is the first in a series of profiles of candidates for the Central Bucks School District’s school board elections, which will be on the ballot on Nov. 4.In this installment, we hear from Daniel Kimicata, who is running for Region 3 on the school board. Kimicata answered ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown kicked off its celebration marking the 250 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an event featuring town criers and a visit from Ben Franklin on Saturday afternoon.A group of about 50 people gathered on a beautiful fall day in the courtyard behind the ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—A huge crowd packed the area around the old courthouse on Saturday afternoon, joining 2,000-plus towns and cities around the country participating in “No Kings” rallies protesting Donald Trump.The theme of the rally, from the speeches given to the signs being carried around, focused ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—With just one week of regular season play left in high school football, one Central Bucks team is tied for second in its conference, but it shares that ranking with four other teams.Here’s a look at how the Central Bucks teams did in Friday night’s games.The CB West Bucks lost to the ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—An educational foundation has given the Central Bucks School District more than $16,000 in grants to help students pursue a variety of interests.The Central Bucks Education Foundation awarded 12 grants totaling $16,674 for initiatives that focus on engineering, entrepreneurship, art, ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School Board refused to allow its former superintendent Steven Yanni to resign and instead fired him at its Thursday night school board meeting.At issue was Yanni’s handling of the abuse of nonverbal autistic children in a special needs classroom at Jamison ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Craftery Market returns to Doylestown at the Mercer Museum this Saturday, bringing 80 curated artisans that will be selling handmade goods, antique and vintage treasures, original art and more.The free outdoor event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to artisans, it will ...

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NEW BRITAIN BOROUGH, PA—Two Philadelphia men were arrested this week at an automobile reseller in New Britain Borough in a stolen car that contained a stolen handgun, marijuana and key fobs.On Oct. 14, Central Bucks Regional Police responded to a report of a stolen car at Copart, which is located ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—A judge on Wednesday ruled that the Bucks County Sheriff's Office can proceed with plans to work with ICE officers on immigration enforcement.In June, several organizations sued Sheriff Fred Haran after he announced he would work with ICE as part of a 287(g) agreement. Harran has ...

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WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—An Abington man who brandished a gun in a Warrington movie theater earlier this month is in jail after being charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct.On Oct. 3, police were called to the Regal Warrington Crossing theater for the report of a disturbance. On the ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—The man who was driving a utility vehicle in Hilltown that crashed while trying to outrun the police, killing his passenger, was sentenced today to three to six years in state prison without a possibility of early release. Colin John Wahlers, 26, was driving a Polaris Ranger in ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District’s superintendent has taken a job with a charter school in Philadelphia, ending a short tenure marked by controversy over the treatment of nonverbal autistic children—and his role in reporting and stopping that abuse.Steven Yanni, who began in Central ...

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WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—If you notice a military helicopter flying low in the vicinity of CB South High School tomorrow, there’s no need to worry: The landing will be part of a birthday celebration for the Navy and Marine Corps.To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the two military branches, a ...

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PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—A 61-year-old man was charged with trying to choke the people he was riding with in a car in earlier this month.Police said that on Oct. 3, Richard Ware was riding in the backseat of a car on Easton Road. Ware’s girlfriend and mother were in the front suit, according to ...

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WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—For the second time in less than a year, a landscape company in Warrington saw a mulch fire break out on its Warrington property.Shortly after 10 on Sunday night, Warrington Fire Co. #1 was called to the 2900 block of Pickertown Road, home to Victory Garden. The property is ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Police are looking for an employee of Foundations Behavioral Health they say assaulted a juvenile patient in the program The Central Bucks Regional Police say that Dwayne Shepherd, 35, was working at Foundations when he pulled a juvenile from the couch of a common area in the ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Bucks County FilmFest returns to Doylestown on Saturday, Oct. 18, with events that include a screening of winning films, a panel discussion and an awards ceremony.Two screenings of the winners will be held on Saturday at the County Theater at noon and 2 p.m. A panel discussion ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Two of the three CB high school football teams won their games this week on Friday night. Here’s a recap of the scores and a look at the records of the Central Bucks teams.The CB East Patriots lost a home game to Neshaminy on Friday night that went down to the wire. Neshaminy scored ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—New bathrooms in Doylestown’s Central Park officially opened this week, marking another big step in the renovations taking place at the park on Wells Road. The bathrooms, which the township is calling a “comfort cottage,” are located on the walking path that runs between Kids Castle ...

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