TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO DOYLESTOWN STAFF
March 19, 2026
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Street sweeping began in Doylestown Borough this week, bringing with it parking restrictions two mornings a week.The borough announced that street sweeping would begin on Thursday and Friday, March 19 and 20, and continuing every Thursday and Friday year. To make way for the sweeper, ...
PIPERSVILLE, PA—The Tohickon Creek will be filled with kayakers looking for adventure this weekend when officials release water from Lake Nockamixon on March 21 and 22, 2026.Twice a year, water is released from the dam at Lake Nockamixon into the Tohickon. As millions of gallons of water make their ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Police arrested a 35-year-old Bristol man they thought was “displaying signs of deceptive behavior” after finding bags full of what they thought was methamphetamine. On March 9, Warrington police conducted a registration check on a vehicle traveling on Easton Road near Titus ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Township is proposing changes that would make it easier for property owners to create separate residences or living spaces in their homes.At the township’s Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday night, officials outlined changes that would take existing language ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough is selling a commemorative coin that celebrates the 158th anniversary of the town’s Memorial Day Parade and the 250th birthday of the United States.The coin commemorates the two occasions, one on each side. It’s being designed through a Central Bucks School ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—There were no reported tornadoes in last night’s windstorm, but on the morning after, about 10,000 PECO customers were without power, and several hundred of them are in the Central Bucks area.Forecasters had warned about the possibilities of tornadoes as a cold front roared in the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—For the sixth week in a row, PennDOT has released its schedule for repairing potholes in area roads. This round of repairs was scheduled to begin on March 16, 2026, and targets the following roads in Bucks County:Route 152/Walnut Street/Constitution Avenue/Park Avenue/Main Street, ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Part of a busy Doylestown Borough intersection will be closed on Tuesday, March 17, and Thursday, March 19 for water system maintenance.The intersection of North Clinton and Wood streets will be closed both days from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The closure will allow the water department to do ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—Police officers at a DUI checkpoint for St. Patrick’s Day weekend had a busy night this past weekend.The checkpoint on Route 611 in front of the Eureka Stone Quarry (near Kelly Road) ran from 10 p.m. Friday, March 13, through 3 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2026. Thirty-five ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s free medical clinic hosted a dance gala last weekend that raised more than $300,000.The Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic hosted the third annual Dancing for Buck$ gala at the Warrington Club on March 6. More than 300 guests, sponsors, and Bucks County ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Fire Company No. 1 will hold its annual pancake breakfast on March 21, 2026.The event at the firehouse on Shewell Avenue will run from 6:30 a.m. to noon. Tickets at the door are $10 for adult and kids 13 years and up. Tickets for kids 6-12 are $5; kids 6 and under eat ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough is bringing back its Scenic Strolls program this week with a series of relatively easy walks exploring areas of interest.The hour-long walks will take place on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. and are more of a social event than an exercise group. They start at notable ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A controversial proposal to build luxury housing on property owned by the Bucks County Historical Society inched forward on Thursday night as Doylestown Township planners agreed to send it to the next step for approval.The Hart property is located on South Main Street in Doylestown ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A patch of ice on a hilly part of Route 611 in Warrington closed the northbound lanes of the busy roadway early on Friday morning.Warrington police were sent to Route 611/Easton Road between Bristol Road and Kelly Road a little before 7 a.m. after a crash involving four ...
NEWTOWN, PA—Historians are inviting the public to watch as they excavate an archeological site in Newtown later this month looking for artifacts from the 1700s—and clues to the site’s connection to Bucks County’s famous outlaws.The site at 35 State Street served as the Bucks County Treasury in the ...
At least two local police departments will be doubling up their efforts to stop impaired drivers in the leadup to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.Warrington Township police announced that they’ll be “on the lookout” for impaired drivers this weekend. Thirty officers from six police departments will ...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication to include new information and photos.PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—A fire closed Route 611 in Plumstead Township between Kellers Church Road and Applebutter Road for much of the day on Thursday.The building is home to Electroline ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Hospital racked up six awards from a national patient safety organization that tracks the performance of health care organizations.The latest rankings from Healthgrades gave Doylestown its Patient Safety Excellence Award for 2026, which places the hospital in the top tier ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Two concerts in Doylestown this weekend will feature the music of American greats like Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein and more.The Bucks County Symphony Orchestra will hold two pops concerts on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Delaware ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—State and local officials are warning people who visit parks in Bucks County to take precautions to avoid getting the bird flu.The illness, formally known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, can be fatal to animals and poses a “low but significant” risk of illness to humans. The ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The Doylestown Historical Society is holding two events later this month to help ring in the nation’s 250th birthday.Children’s story timeOn Friday, March 20, the historical is partnering with The Doylestown Bookshop to host a reading of a children’s book “The Ride: The Legend of ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—New Britain Township police are looking for two young men in connection with a retail theft at the Wawa on Butler Avenue near County Line Road on Feb. 13, 2026.Stills from surveillance video show two males in the parking lot and the store. No word from police about what was ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—PennDOT wants the public’s feedback on its plans to replace a bridge over a well-traveled road.The bridge on Edison Furlong Road between Pebble Hill Road and York Road isn’t scheduled to be replaced until 2028, but it will cause enough delays that PennDOT has scheduled two in-person ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—The Central Bucks School District will hold a college and career fair on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at CB South High School from 6:30-8:30 p.m.The event will give high school students and their families a chance to connect with hundreds of universities and businesses.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—For the sixth week in a row, PennDOT has released its schedule for repairing potholes in area roads. This round of repairs was scheduled to begin on March 9, 2026, and targets the following roads in Bucks County:Route 413/Veterans Highway/Durham Road, Bristol and Buckingham ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A historian from Valley Forge National Historic Park will come to Doylestown to talk about the winter of 1777-1778 that George Washington and his troops spent in Valley Forge.Kenneth A. Gavin will present “Valley Forge: A Winter of Fire and Resolve” on March 15 at Doylestown Borough ...
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A Warrington father of three is in trouble for allegedly keeping narcotics in a house with his three young children for the second time in less than18 months. This time, his nine-year-old had to call for help.On March 4, Warrington police were called to the home of Christian ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The man found dead on a practice field at CB West High School on Wednesday night has been identified as 34-year-old Shawn Kirby, but a cause and manner of death has not been released by the Bucks County Coroner.The coroner’s office said that Kirby is believed to have been from ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—For the second month in a row, hundreds of support staff who work for Central Bucks schools came out to the district’s school board meeting last week in a show of force. And while they were asking district officials to recognize their contributions to schools during contract ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Weis Markets is days away from its bidding farewell to Doylestown.The grocery store on Main Street and Old Dublin Pike’s last day is this Friday, or March 7, 2026. Signs hanging on the entrance of the store announce the closing date and encourage people to continue shopping at the ...