TOP LOCAL News
By ED DOYLE
June 26, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA—A Buckingham man who was found guilty by a jury in less than 30 minutes of murdering a Temple University police officer in the winter of 2023 was sentenced to life in prison without parole.A three-day trial found Miles Pfeffer, 20, guilty of killing Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald.
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—The only household hazardous waste collection taking place in Central Bucks in the first part of 2025 will be held at CB South High School on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.Residents can dispose of up to 25 gallons or 220 pounds of hazardous products. Hazardous products ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Warminster man arrested this week on charges of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material was a Catholic school teacher, but he also coached youth sports in the Doylestown area.The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday that Richard Allen Adamsky, ...
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—A Plumstead man was sentenced after pleading guilty to selling cocaine and running a large-scale cockfighting operation from his Easton Road home.Manfid Duran, 50, received five to 10 years in prison for the drug charges. He received another eight to 24 months in state prison ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The fourth summer of bluegrass at the Tileworks returns on Sunday, June 29, with a show featuring plenty of picking and strumming.Junior Sisk will play traditional bluegrass. Sisk has been singing and playing his brand of bluegrass since he was a teenager in Virginia, picking with ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Lenape Valley Foundation is now taking calls from Bucks County residents to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.The organization, which provides mental health services to adults and children in Bucks County, began taking 988 calls in June. The crisis line provides immediate ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—The discovery of a loaded handgun in a returned rental car has led to an arrest nearly a year later.On July 11, 2024, employees of Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Warrington found a Glock handgun in the glove compartment of a car that had been returned. Warrington police took the ...
TINICIUM TOWNSHIP, PA—The annual orchestra performance by the Delaware River returns to Tinicum Park on June 28 with the “Concert Under the Stars.”The concert by the Riverside Symphonia, which typically draws thousands of people the Saturday before the Fourth of July, features a finale of fireworks ...
BUCKS COUNTY, PA—A month-plus project to repair and resurface River Road kicked off today, introducing road closures and detours up and down river communities in Bucks County. PennDOT announced that beginning Monday, June 23, road work would close sections of Route 32/River Road in New Hope and ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—With Bucks County declaring an excessive heat warning through Wednesday, Doylestown Borough has transformed its headquarters into a cooling center through the middle of the week.Borough Hall, located at 10 Doyle Street, will open its doors as a cooling center during regular operating ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s Pride Block Party returned for its sixth year on Saturday afternoon, shutting down the street on one of the busiest shopping blocks in Doylestown for a party celebrating all things LGBTQ.The block party is part of Doylestown Pride Festival, a month of activities ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—After a rainout last week, the sounds of Elvis Presley will fill Doylestown’s Central Park on Wednesday night for the fourth show in the township’s 2025 Thompson Performing Arts Series at the C&N Amphitheater.Jesse Garron will bring his tribute to the King to Doylestown. Garron ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A fight that involved a machete in the middle of County Line Road in New Britain Township last fall has ended with a man being found guilty of aggravated assault and other crimes.Kenneth Williams, 67, of Hatboro, was found guilty of attacking another motorist with a machete on Oct.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township this week lifted its mandatory drought restrictions, explaining that “abundant rainfall coupled with cooler temperatures have restored groundwater well levels to pre-drought conditions.”The decision was announced at the township’s Board of Supervisors meeting on ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—At Wednesday night’s school board meeting, the Central Bucks School District appeared to begin the process of firing five staff members over the mistreatment of nonverbal autistic students at Jamison Elementary School.The “personnel actions,” as the district called them, follow a ...
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—A black bear sighting near Old Durham Road in Plumstead Township marks one of the first definitive bear sightings this year in the Central Bucks area.At about 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a resident reported seeing a black bear behind their Plumstead Township home in the area of ...
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—Buckingham Township kicks off its free summer music series on Thursday night with a Fleetwood Mac tribute band.Yesterday’s Gone will play from 7-9 p.m. at Hansell Park, located at Route 413/Durham Road and Hansell Road. The first night of the concert series will feature free ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown officials on Tuesday night forwarded a developer’s proposal to change the zoning on a tract of woodlands to the township’s planning commission to examine whether the request makes sense for the township.The Hart property is on South Main Street, across from the Wawa near ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—After Wednesday night’s meeting of the Central Bucks school board, taxpayers will likely be looking at a big tax increase, the second one in two years. School taxes will likely jump 5.95%, which the school district says means “average” households will see an annual hike of $329.
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DOYLESTOWN, PA—The sounds of classic soul and Motown will fill Doylestown’s Central Park on Wednesday night for the third show in the township’s 2025 Thompson Performing Arts Series at the C&N Amphitheater.The Sensational Soul Cruisers is an 11-member horn band that specializes in classic soul, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough has begun its summer paving program, with milling operations beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 16, and paving operations beginning at 5 a.m. on Monday, June 23.Each phase is expected to last up to five days, depending on the weather that week. During the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A grant of more than $6 million will go to Bucks County and A Woman’s Place to build a new domestic violence shelter that will be able to house up to 10 households at a time.The $6.1 million grant, which was announced by State Sen. Steven Santarsiero, comes from the Pennsylvania ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—With towns across the area and the country planning to hold “No Kings” rallies protesting the Trump administration, Doylestown has no major events planned.The group that has organized multiple rallies in front of the old courthouse, Doylestown Action League, said it isn’t organizing ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A juice bar with other locations in the area is the latest business to announce that it will be joining the new and improved Barn Plaza once construction is finished later this year.The Juice Pod will be going into a stand-alone building with two other restaurants—First Watch and ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—To celebrate the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day that is celebrated by many Black Americans as Liberation Day, local artist Kevin Aster Young wanted to do something big.Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that a Union major general announced that the Civil War was over ...
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—Plumstead Township kicks off its summer music series on Thursday night with a 1970s tribute band.The show, which will be held at Hanusey Park, will feature the Perkasie-based Back to the 70s Band. Expect to hear Billy Joel, Steve Miller, the Doobie Brothers and more.Here’s ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—When the Juneteenth celebration returns to the Mercer Museum for the fourth year this weekend, the festival will be celebrating a big birthday.The free event, which goes from noon to 3 p.m., will mark the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, which is often called “African American ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Outdoor movies return to the Mercer Museum on Thursday, June 12.The five-film series, which is held in conjunction with the County Theater and Shankweiler’s Drive-In, takes place on the lawn of the museum. There are five films in this year’s series.Here are the movies in this year’s ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—The story of a Bensalem man who allegedly threatened to hurt his ride home from the Super Bowl parade took another strange turn in March when the man was accused of trying to intimidate the witness.The trouble began when Edward James Tharp, who was 52 at the time, was riding ...