TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO DOYLESTOWN STAFF
May 22, 2025
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new “universal lab” that gives physicians high-tech tools to diagnose and treat heart and vascular issues and arrhythmias.The lab is located in the hospital’s Gorsky Heart and Vascular Suite, which gives heart and vascular ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Pennsylvania State Police will be cracking down on speeding and distracted driving as part of a Memorial Day safety initiative that begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday.As part of the Pennsylvania Aggressive Driving Enforcement Education Program, the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The decision by the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office to have deputies work with ICE to find and arrest undocumented immigrants likely took another step toward a date in court after the Bucks County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing the arrangement.Earlier this year, Sheriff ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—It was a slow day for voter turnout during Tuesday’s primary election, but all the candidates for the Central Bucks school board won enough votes to continue into the regular election in November.There are four open seats on the school board, with one Republican and one Democrat ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The 32nd annual Doylestown 5K Race returns to town this weekend, putting nearly 1,000 runners on the streets of the borough the Saturday before Memorial Day.A one-mile fun run kicks off at 9 a.m. and a more traditional 5K that starts at 9:30 a.m. Both events start on Maple Avenue in ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—While the worst of the drought may feel like it’s behind us for now, Doylestown Borough is sticking with its mandatory water restrictions.In November of last year, the borough issued a drought warning that the borough's mandatory restrictions on nonessential uses of water. Residents ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Just in time for Memorial Day, the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office is offering to help residents replace worn-out, tattered flags with new ones.The Making Old Glory New Again program makes sure that old flags are retired with dignity and respect and according to federal guidelines. The ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s Memorial Day Parade returns on Monday for its 157th appearance in the borough. The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. and ends at Doylestown Cemetery. Here are the details you need to know to enjoy the parade.What’s the schedule for the parade?Before the parade begins, there ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Bucks County last week launched a new lawsuit against big pharma over the price of insulin in the same week that a previous county lawsuit over climate change was tossed.In the new lawsuit filed on May 16, the county’s commissioners and district attorney claimed that companies known ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—A fast-moving storm rolled through the Central Bucks area on Friday afternoon, dumping about an inch of rain in some locations and flooding area roads. In Chalfont, flooding on Railroad Avenue west of Route 152 led to a car getting stuck and a water rescue of its driver.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Will the U.S. Attorney’s office be the next agency to look into allegations of criminal abuse of autistic students at Jamison Elementary School? If school board member Jim Pepper has his way, that’s exactly what will happen. During Thursday night’s meeting of the Central Bucks school ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—An outdoor music series that calls Doylestown home returns to the borough on Saturday night with a show featuring an artist who combines folk, rock, soul and Americana.The show on Saturday is part of the Picnics on Pine. The series brings picnic-style concerts to Pine Street behind ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks Regional Police Department is looking for a 38-year-old Philadelphia man it says stole a car from a home’s driveway in New Britain Borough. On Feb. 24, police say that a car in a driveway on Iron Hill Road was stolen from a home. While the car was recovered on March ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Bucks County Sheriff’s Office is launching a second mobile gun permit unit to help residents get a gun license in the convenience of their own communities.Sheriff Fred Harran launched the Mobile Gun Permit Unit in 2022 to help residents avoid making a trip to the Sheriff’s ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—In this year’s primary election on May 20, voters will be asked to choose candidates for four seats in a board that is being drawn from three instead of nine voting regions.The Central Bucks Schook District is currently divided into nine regions that are based largely on geography.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township officials are hoping to beat the weather this Saturday to hold the annual “Touch a Truck” event, giving kids a chance to get up close and personal with vehicles that include fire trucks and police cars along with a wide range of construction vehicles like cranes, ...
WARRINGTON TOWSHIP, PA—A Warminster woman was charged with stealing $1,800 of merchandise from Ulta Beauty in Warrington Township earlier this year.Warrington police said that on March 20, the store’s staff reported that a woman in the store filled a bag with more than 50 items and without paying.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The newest K-9 team on the Central Bucks Regional Police Department graduated from narcotics training school last week.K-9 Officer Granite and his handler, Officer Kyle Maloney, graduated from the program at the Penn Vet Working Dog Training Center on May 9. Finishing the training, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Last week, people were asking whether the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office should work with ICE in identifying and detaining undocumented immigrants. This week, the conversation has shifted to whether Sheriff Fred Harran has the legal authority to do so.On Monday, ACLU Pennsylvania sent ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Bucks Beautiful has given eight Central Bucks area organizations grants to beautify their surroundings by planting and gardening, a list that includes a garden focusing on native plantings in Doylestown’s Central Park.The organization gives matching grants of up to $5,000 per year to ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The lawn of the old courthouse in Doylestown will host a Prevention Day & Wellness Fair on Wednesday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event, which is sponsored by Bucks County Human Services and Human Resources, will feature Narcan kits, medication lockboxes and Deterra drug ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—On a cool spring day, a group of volunteers hung baskets in Doylestown Borough and spread mulch in Doylestown Township’s Central Park to spruce up the area for the warmer months that are just around the corner.A group of about 40 volunteers met in front of the Starbucks on State ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A judge in an equal pay lawsuit that said the Central Bucks School District underpays its female teachers awarded damages to two female English teachers, but the amounts were significantly less than what the teachers were seeking for back pay.One of the teachers, Rebecca ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The former Superintendent of the Central Bucks School District who abruptly resigned his post after the 2023 elections may be taking the top job at the Centennial School District.Centennial’s school board will vote on a contract to hire Abram Lucabaugh as its new superintendent at a ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township’s rescheduled Arbor Day celebration is set to take place Saturday, May 10, with a “community mulching event.” The original event, originally scheduled for April 26, was postponed because of rain.Community members are invited to come to Central Park near the Game ...
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—Bucks County residents have a chance to pamper themselves while helping the local cancer support group Kin Wellness and Support. The third annual Spa and Salon Self-Care Month, , which launched this week and runs through June 6, has nearly 20 area salons, spas and med spas ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—One Central Bucks high school senior has won a $2,500 scholarship in the second round of the National Merit Scholarship Program.Shreyas Trivedi, a senior at CB South, was one of 2,500 high school students chosen from more than 15,000 finalists in this round of scholarships.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—People supporting and opposing plans by the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office to work with ICE in identifying undocumented immigrants came to the Bucks County Justice Center on Wednesday morning to voice their opinions before and during the meeting of the county commissioners.Bucks ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—New Britain police are looking for two men who took a pair of sneakers from a group and pointed a gun at one of them when they tried to get the shoes back.It happened on May 5 at 100 Manor Drive in New Britain Township. Police said that at about 7:35 p.m., three people were ...
JAMISON, PA—A local victim-assistance group is looking for volunteers to help victims of sexual assault and other crimes.NOVA, Bucks County’s victim-services agency, needs volunteers to staff its phone and text helplines and to accompany victims during visits to the emergency room and during police ...