TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO DOYLESTOWN STAFF
August 2, 2024
HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA—A Perkasie man was arraigned and charged with homicide by DUI for his role in an accident that killed a 35-year-old Hilltown Township man who had previously served as a volunteer firefighter with the Plumsteadville Fire Company. Joseph Kay, 35, was killed in a June 2 car ...
DOYLESTOWN—The Fonthill Castle Beer Fest is returning later this month to raise funds for community events and preservation at one of Doylestown’s castles. The event, which will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 24, will be open to anyone 21 and older who wants to sample a wide range of regional ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Most people think of Doylestown’s annual car show as a great event to check out cars and trucks and enjoy walking the streets of the borough. What many people don’t realize, however, is that the show is also a major fund-raiser for the Rotary Club of Doylestown. At this year’s car ...
WASHINGTON – The recall of Boar’s Head deli meats has been expanded to approximately 7 million pounds of deli meat and poultry products. The updated recall issued by Boar’s Head Provisions Co in Jarratt, VA, includes additional “ready to eat” meat and poultry products due to possible Listeria ...
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—Police arrested a 38-year-old Doylestown man and charged him with stabbing another who was found on a Plumstead Road late on Tuesday afternoon. On July 30 at about 5:25 p.m., Plumstead police responded to the area near Curly Hill Road for the report of a traffic accident.
JAMISON, PA—A local social services agency is looking for nominations of people who serve as “upstanders” in the community for a new awards program. NOVA, which supports victims of serious crime in Bucks County, defines upstanders as people of any age who take steps to offer help when they see ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Two lawsuits that claimed the Central Bucks School District pays its female teachers less than their male colleagues ended in a mistrial Tuesday afternoon. The lawsuits ended with a hung jury in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia late Tuesday afternoon. The teachers were seeking ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Police have charged a Warrington man with the possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse materials after finding the materials on multiple electronic devices in his house. Warrington police received tips earlier this year from the social media site X stating that ...
OTTSVILLE, PA—Bucks County officials and veterans were on hand Tuesday morning to dedicate a bridge in Bedminster Township to an Army solider who died in the Vietnam War. The bridge on Rolling Hills Road where it crosses the Deep Run creek in Ottsville was renamed the SP4 Patrick J. Breslin U.S.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Central Bucks Regional Police Department has received from the state’s alcohol regulator a grant to crack down on underage and dangerous drinking. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board gave the department the grant to put officers on special details to crack down on the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The 2024 Doylestown Arts Festival has released the lineup of artists who will be exhibiting at the borough’s huge art festival on Sept. 7 and 8. More than 160 artists will exhibit at this year’s festival, which is free. Artists are chosen by a panel of judges to make sure the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A man at the Regal Warrington Crossing movie theater was charged with attacking other moviegoers and the police before and after being tased this weekend. Police were called to the theater on July 27 for a fight in progress. When they arrived, they said they found 24-year-old ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Now that the Target in Doylestown has been open for a little over a week, how will it affect other businesses in Doylestown? That question is on the minds of many business owners in the borough who are wary of having to compete with a one-stop, big-box store. When we asked local ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Easton Road south of Doylestown Borough will be repaved this week as part of the roundabout construction that’s been taking place since January of this year. PennDOT announced that paving will take place on Monday, July 29, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. where Easton Road meets Turk Road.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Here's a look at road closings and slowdowns in the Doylestown area for the week of July 28, 2024. NEW THIS WEEK: In Bedminster Township, Route 313/South Dublin Pike between High Street and Chelfield Road will have a lane closure for a utility pole installation from 9 a.m. to 3 ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A legendary local blues band will take the stage on July 31 at Doylestown’s Central Park for the Thompson Performing Arts Summer Concert Series. Little Red Rooster has a large following among fans of the blues in the Philadelphia area and beyond. In its 30-plus years together, the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The gardening giant Burpee opened the doors to its Doylestown estate on Saturday, and people came out in droves. The once-a-year event is always popular, but turnout this year seemed to be particularly high. The roads around the New Britain Road location of Fordhook Farm around ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Two prosecutors were given honors by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office for their outstanding public service. Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn presented the awards at the department’s annual awards ceremony on Thursday night. Deputy District Attorney John T.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Local researchers think they’ve found a stone inscribed by one of Bucks County’s most famous outlaws. A piece of stone with the date “1775” and the letter “M” inscribed on it was found in Buckingham Cave, which historians think was used by the notorious Doan Gang. The group of ...
DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA—In front of hundreds of residents both inside and outside of the township building, Buckingham officials on Wednesday night rejected a proposal to put a warehouse in a field near the Doylestown Airport. The 150,000-square-foot warehouse was proposed for a parcel of land ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A lecture series by the Doylestown Historical Society will look at the artists and celebrities of the Jazz Age of the 1920s and 1930s who spent time in Doylestown nearly 100 years ago. The July 30 presentation will feature guest speaker Kevin Fitzpatrick, President of the Dorothy ...
CHALFONT, PA—The Chalfont Fire Company has received new lifesaving equipment courtesy of a foundation created by Hollywood star Gary Sinise. In a Facebook post, the fire department announced that it had received two pieces of equipment: FAST Boards allow rescuers to carry people who are too ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A local group dedicated to helping breast cancer patients in Bucks County is looking for sponsors and partners as it gears up for its busy fall fundraising season. Main St., formerly known as Pine2Pink, has helped more than 2,000 breast cancer patients in Bucks County since 2018.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Hard work by two groups of students, one in the form of fundraising and other in the form of labor, has helped improve a piece of land in Buckingham. The project began when two groups of Central Bucks students reached out to the group Bucks Beautiful earlier this year with ideas ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Delaware Valley University will bring back its competition for startup businesses in November and it’s looking for businesses that want to compete. Del Val’s Spark Bowl is co-hosted by the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce and Startup Bucks, an organization that helps startup ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—Police are looking for a woman they say conned supermarket employees out of $1,000 of gift cards and then fled the store. The incident happened in the early evening hours of Saturday, July 20, at the New Britain Township Giant at County Line Road and West Butler Avenue.
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—Motorists trying to drive on Old Easton Road in Plumsted Township will face some closures over the next two weeks. On July 23, Old Easton Road will be closed between Curly Hill Road and Route 611/Easton Road all day for drainage work. During the closure, motorists will be ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A competition in Doylestown last week resulted in a Philadelphia-based biotech company winning a $250,000 prize to find a treatment for a cancer that affects young children. The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, which is based in Doylestown, held the competition on July 18 during ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A local farm that’s home to the gardening giant Burpee will open its doors to give the public a rare peek at its gardens and estate this weekend. Fordhook Farm, which is located at105 New Britain Rd. (across from the side entrance to Delaware Valley University), is home to ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Here's a look at road closings and slowdowns in the Doylestown area for the week of July 21, 2024. NEW THIS WEEK: In Bedminster Township, Route 313/South Dublin Pike between High Street and Chelfield Road will have a lane closure for a pole installation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ...