TOP LOCAL News
By ED DOYLE
February 13, 2025
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown will host a nighttime walking event next weekend raising money for—and awareness about—homeless and needy residents in Bucks County.The Coldest Night of the Year will hold a 5K and a 2K walk through the streets of Doylestown on the night of Feb. 22 to raise money to help ...
NEW HOPE, PA—After being closed partially or completely for about a year, the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge is scheduled to reopen to traffic in both directions on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 14.Known officially as New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge, the structure serves as the main ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A fast-moving snowstorm starting on Tuesday night and going into Wednesday morning gave the Philadelphia region its biggest snow totals of the year (the Philadelphia Airport recorded 3.1” of snow), but the storm packed a smaller punch in Doylestown and the surrounding areas.The ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—If you want to go out for Valentine’s Day but hate the crowds, check out the Feb. 13 “Heartbreakers Nite” on Valentine Day’s Eve at MOM’s (Maxwell’s on Main), which will feature two veteran Doylestown performers.The Holy Heat Thunder Country Show will feature “classic love + ...
JAMISON, PA—Two students from the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology have been named candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholarship Award, making them two of five students in the Central Bucks district to be nominated for the prestigious award.Susan Suber, a CB East student who is studying ...
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—A small plane crashed near the Doylestown Airport on Monday morning, but no injuries or property damage were reported.At about 11 a.m., Doylestown Fire Company No. 1 received the report of a small airplane down in the 3800 block of Old Easton Road. The only occupant of the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Hundreds of people descended on Doylestown late Sunday night to celebrate the Eagles’ annihilation of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 59th Super Bowl.The crowd on the corner of Main Street and State Street outside of the Starbucks was rowdy but happy. Locals flocked to town to ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A Doylestown bike shop is holding a wintertime cycling event next weekend to raise money for the town’s racing team.Bike Works is holding the Goldsprints Indoor Roller-Racing Championship at Dharma Bums, a bar and restaurant in Point Pleasant, on Feb. 22 from 8-11 p.m. Proceeds from ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—In 2024, the red-light cameras at two Warrington Township intersections led to just under 10,000 motorists receiving violation notices for running a red light.The township issued 9,797 violation notices from March, when the lights went live, through the end of December 2024.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—At a special meeting on Thursday night, the Central Bucks school board voted to bring in an outside lawyer to look at charges that nonverbal special-needs children at one of the district’s elementary schools were abused and that district officials tried to cover it up.The allegations ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—Inspectors stopped 14 trucks and commercial vehicles on the Route 202 Business Corridor on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and took two vehicles off the road.The Central Bucks Motor Carrier Safety Enforcement Team detail found that five of the vehicles stopped had no violations. In the ...
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA—PennDOT is holding a REAL ID event at its Huntingdon Valley Driver License Center on County Line Road next week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The Feb. 10 event will open the driver license center on a day that it’s normally closed to give Pennsylvania drivers an additional chance to ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Central Bucks students will have their first “flexible instructional day” on Thursday due to an overnight storm that is expected to bring freezing rain and ice to area roads.The school district announced on Wednesday afternoon that schools will be closed. But that doesn’t mean ...
NEW BRITAIN BOROUGH, PA—A busy morning of searching that included assistance from a helicopter ended up locating a missing juvenile safe and sound in New Britain Borough. At about 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday, the Central Bucks Regional Police were sent to the train station in Doylestown Borough for the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A local noprofit that offers free services to the cancer patients and their caregivers in Bucks County has a new partnership with a natural foods market in New Hope.Kin Wellness and Support Center recently announced that Soulberry Natural Market is sponsoring the Kin Food Program. As ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Hospital recently pioneered a stent that dissolves after keeping the body’s arteries open long enough to help the body heal arteries that have been clogged with plaque.The stent, the Esprit BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System, helps people who have chronic ...
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA—A green sparkling wine created to celebrate the Eagles’ latest trip to the Super Bowl is so popular that a local winery can barely keep it on the shelves.Buckingham Valley Vineyards, which is located on Durham Road a couple of miles East of York Road, has been selling the ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Businesses in the Shops at Valley Square are up and running again after losing power on Sunday afternoon.Warrington Fire Co. #1 and the Warrington police were called to the shopping area near the corner of Route 611 and Street Road at around 4 p.m. on Feb. 2. Officials were ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks School District will discuss whether to hire outside lawyers in connection with allegations that nonverbal special-needs children at Jamison Elementary School were abused—and that school officials tried to cover it up.The district’s school board announced that it ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Villa Capri may be known in Doylestown as a go-to spot for pizza and Italian food, but it’s also built a reputation as a great bar to watch soccer.The West Court Street restaurant was recently named one of the top 10 places to watch a soccer game in the U.S. by Men in Blazers, a ...
CHALFONT, PA—Chalfont Borough is getting a $225,000 grant to finish a part of the Northern Neshaminy Greenway Trail.The grant, which was announced by State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Tim Brennan, will help the borough finish the trail in the Lindenfield development on Route 152/Main ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Here's a look at road closings and slowdowns in the Doylestown area for the week of Feb. 1, 2025.NEW THIS WEEK: In Doylestown Borough and Doylestown Township, Route 611 South between North Broad Street and U.S. 202 will have a right-lane mobile lane closure for a sign structure ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Warrington police are investigating an attempted abduction in the Willow Knoll neighborhood near Bristol Road and Route 611 on Monday, Jan. 27, at about 6:25 a.m.An 18-year-old female told police that she was walking to her school bus stop when a black four-door pickup truck ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—At a town hall to discuss the fate of three Central Bucks elementary schools, district officials said they’ve heard the community say that it doesn’t want to replace them with one giant school, or what Superintendent Steven Yanni said residents were calling a “mega-school.”At the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township has received a six-figure state grant to test the water in its residential wells.The grant for $105,594, which is from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Baseline Water Quality Data Program, was announced by State Sen. Steve ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough is seeking nominees for its Youth Leadership Recognition awards.Eligible recipients must be 18 years old or younger as of May 1 and live in Doylestown Borough. Individuals can nominate themselves or another borough resident.The award was designed to honor young ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A pair of New Jersey residents are accused of shoplifting more than $6,000 during two trips to Ulta Beauty in the Shops at Valley Square.Police said that on Dec. 9, Janesha Edith Picket, 34, and Darryl Alexander, 64, both from Burlington, N.J., stole $3,400 of merchandise ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Fred Beans Automotive Group gave a $25,000 check to a Bucks County anti-poverty group this month to help fight hunger in the area.The organization presented the check to the Bucks County Opportunity Council, the lead anti-poverty program in the area. While Beans has expanded its ...
WARRINGTON, PA—A November incident in which police said they found children being exposed to deadly drugs like Fentanyl has led to charges against a woman police say was found overdosing in the house in the presence of the three juvenile children. Warrington police filed charges against Alexandre ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Police arrested an 18-year-old Warminster man they said was part of a group of four people dressed in black trying to open car doors in the parking lot of a condominium development.On Friday, Jan. 24, Warrington police were called to the 300 block of Sassafras Court in the ...