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The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center will mark the official closing on the nonprofit’s purchase of Oscar Hammerstein II’s historic home and workplace with a …
A New Jersey man who intentionally ran over a man in the parking lot of a McDonald’s in Bristol Township earlier this year pleaded guilty Wednesday, and was sentenced to 12 to 24 years in state …
Joe Ferry
When five Democrats take their seats on — and control of — the Pennridge School Board Monday night, it will be the culmination of a remarkable turn of events that even their campaign strategist, Kevin Foster, didn’t predict.
Michael Nieves-Hoblin, Politics Editor
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Jeff Marshall, Newtown Historic Association
Brick is one thing that changes the complexion of a community. Newtown had at least two brick structures, one on South Main Street and the other — later known as the Brick Hotel — at the intersection of State Street and Washington Avenue in the 18th century.
The Old Library by Lake Afton will be decked out in its holiday best this month as the Yardley Historical Association welcomes visitors to community open houses on the next three Saturdays.
Chris Ruvo
The municipal property tax rate will remain the same in Upper Makefield in 2024 as it was this year. Following a public hearing at a meeting on Nov. 21, the township board of supervisors unanimously …
More than 265 readers participated in the Herald’s Count the Turkeys Contest, with 22 winning awards. The annual Thanksgiving contest featured 10 turkeys hidden in photographs on the following pages …
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Eastern Pennsylvania District Office is looking for small businesses with exceptional innovation, growth, community engagement or resilience to be …
Chris Ruvo
The streak has now stretched to 13.The Hilltown Board of Supervisors has granted final approval to a 2024 municipal budget that keeps the local property tax rate the same for the 13th year in a …
Cliff Lebowitz
With revenues projected to be up over 5% and expenses up less than 2%, Buckingham Township is proposing a 2024 spending plan that holds the line on taxes. The motion to approve advertising of the …
Recently, I was interviewed to discuss the significance and value of newly discovered 1960 presidential campaign video footage of President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. …
To benefit the township’s “Art in the Parks” initiative, the Solebury Parks and Recreation Department is selling limited edition holiday tiles at the municipal building.The tiles, which measure …
Theresa Katalinas
What does the creator of a baby sound machine designed primarily to soothe colicky babies have in common with the maker of vegan and gluten-free granola and related products? Both female entrepreneurs …
Main Swing, an indoor golf lounge, will be opening soon on the second floor of the Main Street Marketplace in Doylestown. Equipped with four golf bays and powered by state-of-the-art …
Lisa DeAngelis
The thing I love about writing this column is that I learn something every time I hear a person’s story. This week when I set out to write about Elizabeth Young, owner and operator of Commonplace …
With the holiday season underway, St. Luke’s gastroenterologist Caitlyn Foley stresses the importance of eating in moderation, especially rich, acidic or spicy foods. Also, don’t overindulge in …
Dementia doesn’t have to exclude your loved one from holiday enjoyment; that person can feel included with support. To help families and their loved ones with Alzheimer’s or dementia celebrate …
NOVA, the leading nonprofit organization in Bucks County supporting victims of serious crime, announced that the following business and community leaders have joined its Board of Directors.This group …
Freda R. Savana
Hoping a recount will change the outcome in three Central Bucks School Board races that saw Democrats flip the board’s majority, several dozen Republicans are petitioning a Bucks County court to count the ballots again.
Connie Hillman, director of The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury, will step down from her post effective Dec. 31. Hillman has been librarian and library director since February 2012.
Freda R. Savana
A Bristol Borough man is being held on $20 million cash bail for allegedly sexually assaulting three young children, recording the assaults and sharing some of those recordings on social media.
Solebury Township Police Department received a call Wednesday morning from a concerned citizen who observed a “large feline” roaming the park trails.
Joe Ferry
The Vermilion Education era in the Pennridge School District ended Monday night the same way it began almost seven months ago. Embroiled in controversy.
Freda R. Savana
A special education instructional aide with the Central Bucks School District recently won a statewide award for her work in the classroom. Denise Kueny, who works at Tohickon Middle School, was named …
Brett Duffey
Newtown Township Supervisors voted 4-1 this month to advertise a single-use plastics ordinance for a Dec. 6 vote. The ordinance would ban the use of single-use plastic bags and other single-use …
Christ’s Home recently celebrated 100 years of senior care in Warminster and honored two retiring executives — Chief Financial Officer Dee Bartolanzo and Children’s Campus Maintenance Director Ron Buchanan.
John A Taylor
Next week’s Souderton Area School Board reorganization meeting will see the installation of board members who won seats in this month’s election, a Republican sweep.
Freda R. Savana
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence said recently its contract with A Woman’s Place will end Dec. 31. Abby Leafe, AWP’s acting board president, emphasized the agency’s services “are continuing uninterrupted and the shelter is operating as normal,” including its hotline.
A 28-year-old man on a skateboard, identified as Joel Steven Moreau, was struck by a motor vehicle and killed in a hit and run crash on Haines Road in Levittown, Bristol Township, Friday evening, …
Thousands filled the center of town Friday night for the borough’s 109th Annual Tree Lighting event and Doylestown Winterfest.
Birgitta Wolfe
A problem has arisen for the Fountainhead at Solebury project, a proposed 20-acre retirement community. Doylestown Hospital has pulled out of providing a retail urgent care center for the venture.
Freda R. Savana
Doylestown Borough taxpayers should prepare to dig a little deeper into their pockets next year, as the borough’s nearly $15 million preliminary budget calls for a tax increase.
Birgitta Wolfe
A pickleball protester brought his case to the Solebury Board of Supervisors Tuesday and called for the elimination, dismantling and banning of the popular sport from the township.
Birgitta Wolfe
The Solebury Board of Supervisors on Tuesday granted Solebury School permission to build a natural grass soccer field and a natural grass baseball field at its 6832 Phillips Mill Road campus.
Freda R. Savana
A group of about 50 formed a circle Wednesday night on the grounds of the former Bucks County Courthouse to honor and remember those who lost their lives as a result of being transgender.
The Northampton County Coroner’s office has identified a man who died following a motor vehicle crash that occurred in Oxford Township, N.J., Tuesday, as Ramesh R. Ramchandani, 82, of Flemington.
A Bensalem man was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 21, to state prison in two separate cases, including a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 65-year-old man in Bristol Township on …
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today that the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission will be performing guide rail construction on Route 32 (River Road) in …
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today that PECO Energy will be performing utility construction on several state highways in Bucks and Delaware counties.
