TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO DOYLESTOWN STAFF
February 28, 2025
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A man arrested as he tried to cross the border into Mexico last year to avoid charges of sharing images of child sexual abuse material was sentenced to 11 to 24 years in prison in state prison this week.Charles William Guthier, 56, of Quakertown pled guilty in September to ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—With winter fading, PennDOT has announced that it will begin fixing potholes on more than 65 state roadways in the area next week to repair damage from the rapid freeze-thaw cycle. Here’s a list of roads in and around Doylestown that PennDOT will be targeting:U.S. 202 and ramps ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Five Central Bucks high school seniors have been named candidates for the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.Two of the nominees, students at the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology—Kaiya Crowley from CB West and Susan Suber from CB East—were named earlier this month.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Delaware Valley University is once again hosting a 24/7 livestream to allow the public to watch as three mares get ready to give birth to a new generation of racehorses.The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Association is hosting “Foal Cams” on its website through April 7. Delaware Valley ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Children who were born between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31 of 2020 can now start kindergarten this fall instead of having to wait until next year. But to make that happen, parents need to apply for “early” enrollment sooner rather than later.The Central Bucks School District recently changed ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A panel discussion on immigration issues brought a standing-room only crowd to Doylestown’s Borough Hall on Wednesday night. Residents had a chance to ask questions about immigration and speakers had a chance to dispel some misconceptions about immigration law.The event, which was ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—Medical technology that has saved 2,000 lives—and the funding that helped a New Britain Township company make it a reality—were celebrated in a press conference this week that aimed to serve as a reminder of the role medical research plays in health care.The Bashir ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP—Less than one year after opening and then closing abruptly, the McAlister’s Deli in Warrington had its second grand opening and is again serving fast casual food with a southern flair.McAlister’s isn’t well known around the Central Bucks area—the closest one is in Harrisburg—but ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough is bringing back its Borough Block Parties for 2025.On Friday and Saturday night, the borough will close the streets in one of three parts of town: North Main Street from West Court Street to East State Street, West State Street from Hamilton Street to Clinton ...
DURHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—Police are looking for the occupants of a car that were reportedly throwing frozen water bottles at passing cars in Durham and Nockamixon township on Friday night.Pennsylvania State Police received reports that between 11 p.m. on Friday and 1 a.m. on Saturday, people saw a sedan ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Trucks over 30 feet long are now banned from Turk Road between Bristol Road and Almshouse Road.Signs have been installed on approaches to the road to warn truck drivers. While Doylestown Township is advising drivers to find an alternate route, local deliveries and emergency vehicles ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Faced with evidence that special-education staff mistreated nonverbal autistic elementary school children at Jamison Elementary School, the Central Bucks School District announced that it has taken several steps to boost supervision at the school and to implement corrective actions ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Residents in and beyond Bucks County are being targeted by a wave of scammers trying to steal large and small amounts of money, often from senior citizens. Here are three scams that authorities have been warning people to watch out for:Cryptocurrency scam. The Warrington police last ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District is holding the second of three town hall meetings this week to give community members information and gather feedback about plans for two of the district’s elementary schools.The meeting, which will be held on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in CB East High ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Hundreds of people took to the streets of Doylestown on a cold February night to raise money for—and awareness about—homelessness in Bucks County.It was the third year that the Coldest Night, a 2K and 5K walk that has been held nationally for about a decade, came to the borough.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Charges of abuse at Jamison Elementary School dominated the Central Bucks school board meeting on Thursday night when board members were asked to approve a list of leaves of absence that contained two special ed teachers from Jamison Elementary School. While the staffers were not ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A 67-year-old man who refused to leave a Buffalo Wild Wings was arrested after police learned that he had previously been banned from the restaurant.On Feb. 12, police were called to the wings restaurant on Easton Road to talk to Robert Joseph Sakmary of Lansdale. Sakmary, ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Warrington police arrested a man returning to the area from the Super Bowl parade in Philadelphia and charged him with making terroristic threats after he allegedly waved a gun at the driver and passenger of a car he was riding in on his way home.On the evening of Feb. 14, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—At a meeting last week, the Central Bucks School District announced that it was no longer considering a proposal to replace three elementary schools with one “mega” school. That means that the school board still has to decide whether to combine two of the district’s eight ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Warrington police charged a Plumstead man with downloading child sexual abuse materials onto his phone more than 50 times in the last year.In 2024, Warrington police conducting an undercover investigation into the online sharing of child sexual abuse materials detected ...
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—A Plumstead Township police officer has received the department’s Life Saving Award for his efforts to help a man suffering from a shotgun blast to his leg.On Jan. 4, Officer A.J. Elkadousy was called to the area of Ferry Road and Tollgate Road for the report of an ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Hundreds of people gathered for a Presidents Day rally denouncing the Trump administration in front of the old courthouse in Doylestown on Monday.On a cold and blustery day, people came to rally to protest policies ranging from mass deportations of undocumented immigrants to the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—BC Cares is seeking nominations of school students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade for its Boomerang Awards by the end of April.The awards, which are officially called the Boomerang Youth Recognition Awards, are well-known in the Central Bucks area. For decades, Central ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough will host an immigration forum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Borough Hall.The event, which is being held by the borough’s Human Relations Commission, is being billed as an “interactive forum addressing the realities faced by our immigrant community.” The ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—High winds that included gusts of up to 60 miles an hour ripped through the Central Bucks area through Sunday night, leaving nearly 1,000 people without power in Doylestown on Monday morning and closed roads throughout the area.On Sunday night, Doylestown Borough reported that 181 ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—If you want to attend this year’s Easter Egg Hunt in Doylestown Borough, save the date so you can save a spot.The second annual event, which will be held on April 12 in Broad Commons Park, is free, but reservations are required. When online registration opened for last year’s Easter ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A music series returns to Henry Mercer’s old tile factory this weekend with two acts from the area.The “Night of Song” music series returns to the TileWorks on Feb. 21 with Sug Daniels and Sovei.Sug Daniels is a Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter and storyteller. She combines ...
TINICUM TOWNSHIP, PA—While the closing date for the Frenchtown Bridge has changed several times, it is expected to close to traffic going to Pennsylvania for about nine months around Feb. 20, 2025.The bridge, officially known as the Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Toll-Supported Bridge, was originally ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown will host a Presidents Day rally on Monday to protest the Trump administration.The rally, which will take place at 1 p.m. in front of the old courthouse on North Main Street and East Court Street, is one of several protests being held in the area and around the country. A ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—As another huge retailer shrinks its footprint, the Joann fabric store in Warrington is closing immediately.The retailer filed for bankruptcy in March 2024, citing $1 billion in debt. The chain closed some stores and converted to a private company in an effort to stay in ...