TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO DOYLESTOWN STAFF
July 30, 2025
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s Central Park will offer residents a chance to meet with emergency responders from the Central Bucks area on Tuesday night when National Night Out returns.From 4-8 pm., the park will be packed with fire engines, police cars and other emergency response vehicles. Kids and ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A 29-year-old man whose gun went off in a crowded Warrington Township Wawa waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday on charges of recklessly endangering others.The incident happened on March 11 at 2:50 p.m. in the Wawa on Route 611 just south of Street Road.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Now that Bucks County has issued an excessive heat warning through Wednesday, Doylestown Borough is joining several municipalities in the area that have opened cooling centers through the middle of the week.Borough Hall, located at 10 Doyle Street, will open its doors as a cooling ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Warrington police have arrested a Reading man they say scammed a township resident out of $12,000 in cash three years ago as part of a “grandson scam.”Police said that in June 2022, Engherber Perez-Jimenez, 26, posed as an employee of Massachusetts General Hospital. He ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A tractor trailer making a delivery in Warrington snapped a utility pole into two, sending it crashing into a black SUV.The truck was making a delivery in the 900 block of Easton Road on Monday when it struck low-hanging wires in the parking lot. The wires broke the utility pole, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Doylestown Arts Festival has announced its lineup of live music for the borough’s premier street fair, and the show will feature more than 40 performers across five stages for the two-day event on Sept. 6 and 7.Genres ranging from folk to blues and jazz to bluegrass will be heard ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Local gardening legend Burpee opened its gates to the public for the annual Burpee Open on Saturday, giving locals an up-close look at the company's Doylestown compound.Fordhook Farm is located on New Britain Road, across the road from Delaware Valley University. The property isn’t ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township’s Central Park will be filled with the sounds of the band Journey on July 30 as the Thompson Performing Arts Summer Concert Series tries to squeak in another concert in between rainstorms that have sabotaged several shows this year.The band Frontiers, whose five ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s newest concert series has officially booked two more concerts for September.At Monday night’s meeting of Doylestown Borough Council, officials approved adding two more shows to the Concerts at the Commons series. The free shows are held at Broad Commons Park, which is ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Foundations Community Partnership recently gave $176,750 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations that will help meet the behavioral health and human service needs of more than 21,000 Bucks County residents. Here’s information on the 24 organizations and how they’ll use the ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—A truck inspection unit near the intersection of U.S. Business 202 and County Line Road took nine commercial vehicles off the road on Wednesday.Out of 21 trucks that were pulled over and inspected, only five had no violations. The other 16 vehicles had a total of 75 ...
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—Buckingham has received a grant of just over $2 million to remove “forever chemicals” from wells that are the source of water for the township.The $2,057,063 grant, which came from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest), will be used at the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Kentucky man prosecutors say is responsible for the sex trafficking of a 13-year-old Bucks County girl was extradited and arraigned on Tuesday evening.Zachary Lee McCauley, 29, of Louisville is accused of grooming the girl online and then coercing her into sexual encounters with ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Doylestown farm where the gardening giant Burpee got its start will open its doors on Saturday for its once-a-year open house, giving the public a rare peek at the historic estate where the company began.Fordhook Farm, which is located at 105 New Britain Rd. (across from the side ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A new Burlington store is scheduled to open in The Shops at Valley Square this fall.In a press release, the chain said that the Warrington location will feature a “reimagined” store layout that features “thoughtfully organized aisles and bold signage.” The Wall Street ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A gas main installation in Doylestown Borough this week will cause slowdowns in the center of town for much of the rest of the summer.East Court Street near the intersection of Main and Court streets will have lane closures with flagging from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work is scheduled to ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—As the Bucks County Opportunity Council ramps up its 25th annual back-to-school drive, the group is asking Bucks residents to consider giving its “client” families a hand getting their children ready for school.As the lead anti-poverty agency in Bucks County, the Council runs an ...
BUCKS COUNTY, PA—Several sections of Route 413/Durham Road in several townships will be undergoing resurfacing this week during the daytime and overnight hours, causing traffic headaches for motorists.In Bedminster, Buckingham and Plumstead townships, Route 413 between Dark Hollow Road and U.S. 202 ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—On a humid but rain-free night, Doylestown at Dusk put 400-plus vehicles and thousands of people onto the borough’s streets for its 16th annual car show.As the light rain that fell through much of the day ended, exhibitors began drying off cars they had parked on the street for the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township’s Central Park will host two concerts this week as the summer concert series begins making up shows that have been postponed because of the weather.Four of the shows in this year’s Thompson Performing Arts Summer Concert Series have been called off because of rain ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office cancelled a Friday afternoon press conference to discuss the homicide of an 89-year-old woman in Hilltown Township, saying that new evidence had come to light in the investigation.The DA offered no additional information on the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District is trying to reassure district parents that a recent arrest by ICE agents at a Plumstead Township park does not mean that schools are a target of immigration authorities.Earlier this week, media reports said that ICE agents detained a person in ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Protesters in front of the old courthouse in Doylestown joined rallies in hundreds of cities and towns across the country on Thursday night to protest Trump administration policies and to honor the legacy of a pioneer of the modern civil-rights movement.The July 17 “Good Trouble” ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s annual car show rolls into town this weekend, bringing not only one of the area’s top events, but road closures and a shortage of street parking. Here’s what you need to know to attend the free show or to get around the borough this weekend.While the show officially runs ...
BUCKINGHAM, PA—Route 413/Durham Road at the intersection of Mechanicsville Road will be closed on Saturday, July 19, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.The closure will allow work on a pipe installation under Durham Road. PennDOT will offer drivers the following detours:Mechanicsville Road will be closed at ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township swore in two new police officers at its July Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday night.With a group of police officers standing at the back of the room in support, Patrol Sergeant Jared Corts was sworn in with his family surrounding him and holding the bible ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—As part of a national expansion of more than 500 brick-and-mortar locations, Chase Bank is working on opening two branches in the Central Bucks area.One of the branches will be located in Doylestown Pointe Plaza in what used to be the Uno Pizzeria & Grill. That restaurant closed ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Doylestown pizzeria is helping raise money for a local nonprofit with a mission to eliminate hunger in Bucks County.On Thursday night, Giovanni’s on State will donate 10% of proceeds of sales to the Bucks County Opportunity Council. The nonprofit group serves as the lead food ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A busy part of Route 313/Swamp Road will be under repair for much of the day on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.The emergency repair work will take place on Route 313 between Overholt Drive and Center Street, which is near the Cross Keys Diner. Drivers are warned to expect ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township police are on the lookout for two peacocks spotted near Sandy Ridge Road and Theodore Way on Tuesday morning.Police are asking the public for information about the birds’ owner. The police contacted the Bucks County SPCA early this morning and were waiting for ...