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By TAPINTO DOYLESTOWN STAFF
October 6, 2024
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Here's a look at road closings and slowdowns in the Doylestown area for the week of Oct. 6, 2024.In Bedminster Township, Route 313/South Dublin Pike will have a lane closure between High Street and Chelfield Road for utility pole replacements from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work is ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—CB South hung onto its perfect record Friday night, beating conference rival North Penn in a 14-6 home game in Warrington.North Penn also entered last night’s game with an undefeated record, but the Titans limited their rival to 118 yards of offense and sacked North Penn’s ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A Warrington man who has tried to limit residents’ use of a township park while identifying himself as a police officer and an employee of the township has been arrested and charged with impersonating a public servant.Police said that four times in August and September of ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks Regional Police Department is adding a third K-9 officer courtesy of a grant from a local business.K-9 Officer Granite, a Belgian Malinois, was brought into the department through a donation from The Thompson Organization. Granite is currently training with handler ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Local historians will screen a documentary film capturing memories of Doylestown next week.The Doylestown Historical Society will present “Our Town Memories of Doylestown” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Central Bucks Senior Center. The film features interviews with ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A man who smuggled the drugs into Doylestown’s county jail that killed another inmate has been sentenced to seven to 20 years in prison.Allen Rhoades, 31, pleaded guilty to giving fentanyl to 22-year-old Joshua Patterson in the summer of 2022. Patterson died on Aug. 1 ,2022, days ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Al Roker, co-host of the “Today Show,” will visit Delaware Valley University later this month.Roker, who doubles as the weatherman for the show and is the co-host of the show’s third hour, has written 12 books. He’ll be in town to promote a new cookbook he wrote with his daughter, ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—New Britain Township police inspecting truck traffic along the U.S. 202 business corridor this week stopped and inspected 26 vehicles, taking seven of them off the road.On Oct. 2, township police found that of the 26 vehicles they stopped, 16 had no violations. In the 10 ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A man from Bangor, Maine, was arrested at a Warrington bank after trying to make a withdrawal using the driver’s license of a Pennsylvania resident.On Sept. 24, police reported to the First Citizens Community Bank near the intersection of Easton Road and Street Road for the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—As a young man, Patrick Murphy never dreamed of opening a bagel shop. But at a retirement party for him on Wednesday afternoon, the owner of Doylestown’s Bagel Barrel watched a crowd of about 100 people gather to thank him for 30-plus years of serving the community.Murphy, 57, said ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—It looks like Linden Elementary School is back on the chopping block as the Central Bucks School District works on a plan to revamp its aging buildings.At a meeting last week, the district’s Operations Committee reviewed plans to tackle eight of the district’s 15 elementary school ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A new ranking of schools found that the Central Bucks School District is the third-highest ranked in Bucks County and that its high schools are in the top five of the best in Bucks County.The rankings, compiled by the website Niche, compared the nearly 500 school districts in the ...
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—Work on a bridge in Plumstead Township that began today will keep a popular road closed through February 2025.PennDOT was scheduled to begin a project on Sept. 30 to replace the Wismer Road bridge over Hickory Creek. The work will close Wismer Road between Ferry Road and ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—To commemorate the changing of the guard at a fixture of Doylestown’s food scene, part of West State Street will close at noon on Wednesday for a block party to honor the man who has been behind the Bagel Barrel for three decades.The Facebook page of one of the Bagel Barrel’s ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Here's a look at road closings and slowdowns in the Doylestown area for the week of Sept. 29, 2024.In Bedminster Township, Route 313/South Dublin Pike will have a lane closure between High Street and Chelfield Road for utility pole replacements from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work is ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—In a soggy Saturday afternoon away game, the CB South Titans eked out a 12-7 win against Pennsbury. The low-scoring game featured a lot of punts and sloppy field conditions courtesy of the weather.CB South finished week 6 with a 6-0 record. The team next plays North Penn in a home ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Want to see an increase in ladybugs and fireflies? Consider not cleaning up leaves that fall on your yard this year.That’s the message Doylestown Borough is sending to residents as part of its “Leave the Leaves” campaign. In a Facebook message, the borough explained that leaves ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—It will be a busy weekend for political campaigning in the Central Bucks area as local organizations hold rallies for the two presidential candidates.Saturday will bring the “Bucks for Harris Rally” to the old courthouse (55 East Court Street) at 2 p.m. The event will feature local ...
SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP, PA—The New Hope-Lambertville Bridge will be closed for a few months longer than originally planned to fix a structural issue uncovered during the current renovations.Since late January, the bridge has been closed to vehicular traffic going from New Hope to Lambertville for ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A new education foundation is working on raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to boost the educational experiences of Central Bucks students by bringing innovation to the classroom.The CB Education Foundation is aiming to raise big amounts of money to fund innovative learning ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Police are searching for a serial shoplifter who has hit the Targets in Doylestown and Warrington.The Central Bucks Regional Police published a photo of the man, who they say shoplifted from the Doylestown Target on Sept. 1 and again on Sept. 24. They say the same man stole from the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Several local communities have announced that they’re working with the Central Bucks School District to crack down on drivers who fail to stop for school buses picking up and dropping off students. The district announced in August of this year that it is now using cameras on school ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A local bank has given $35,000 to Delaware Valley University to help some students pay for tuition and technology.Penn Community Bank earmarked $25,000 of the money for scholarships for low- and moderate-income students enrolled in all majors. The other $10,000 will go to purchase ...
The StoryQuest SoloFest Festival is the premier theatre festival in New Jersey showcasing one-person performances across various genres, including theater, comedy, and storytelling. StoryQuest SoloFest will take place on September 28 from 11:00 am - 8:00 pm at Flemington DIY, 26 Stangl Road in the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has announced million-dollar grants for three programs based out of Doylestown. The grants were part of nearly $30 million in funding as part of the Community Project Funding Request process Fitzpatrick secured for programs throughout Bucks County.Here are the ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Warrington police arrested a Horsham woman wanted on an outstanding warrant earlier this month after noticing her walk into a local fabric store.On Sept. 14, a Warrington police officer spotted Patricia Grace Fornal, 50, entering the Joann Fabrics next to the Target on ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Health is hosting an expo focusing on children’s health this weekend.The Happy, Healthy Kids Expo will be held on Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot next to the Children’s Village Early Childhood Education Center. The free event will feature information on ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The local group that has become known for changing the streetlights in Bucks County towns pink for the month of October to celebrate breast cancer awareness month kicks off a month of fundraising with an event in front of the Mercer Museum this week. On Sept. 26., the group Main St ...
JAMISON, PA—Do you know what it means to be an “upstander?” You can find out this weekend when the concept is celebrated at a festival on the Bristol campus of Lower Bucks County Community College.The second annual Upstander Day will celebrate people in the community “who use kindness and inclusion ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The union that held a one-day strike on Friday is scheduled to have its workers back on the job on Monday morning, but union officials refused to rule out another strike in the future.Friday’s strike was held by the union whose workers staff services like 911, Neshaminy Manor nursing ...