Upper Makefield officials are moving forward with plans to better control stormwater runoff and thereby help mitigate flooding issues in the township.

Despite the scorching heat, more than 100 people came out to The Crossing church in Upper Makefield Monday evening to remember the seven victims who died in a torrential flood in the township exactly a year ago.

The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors has appointed seven people to a new stormwater management advisory committee which will study a potential fee for residents to fund improvements.

The torrential storm that killed seven people, including two young children, in Upper Makefield and flooded homes and yards in Lower Makefield a year ago has not been forgotten.

Upper Makefield officials are looking into ways to better control stormwater runoff in the township, and thereby mitigate some impacts of flooding.

U.S. Rep, Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) said his bipartisan bill with U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to rename the Washington Crossing Post Office the “Susan C. Barnhart Post Office” passed the House of Representatives.

Middletown Township residents could be paying a new fee next year to address what some municipal officials say is homeowners’ biggest complaint — the stormwater system.

The only planned public meeting concerning a “stormwater utility” in Lambertville was held April 23. The meeting information was presented by ANJEC, Princeton Hydro and the mayor.

If you’re a Bucks County homeowner and your basement takes in water, you are not alone. Being rich in water resources can be a double-edged sword — especially if you’re home-sweet-home comes with a wet basement.

The Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force that Gov. Josh Shapiro created in December will meet Wednesday in one of the municipalities most impacted by the Bucks County summer floods.

In the his Jan. 18, State of the City address, Lambertville Mayor Andrew Nowick provided various types of information. Three points stood out.First, our city fiscal position shows some stabilization …

As is its practice, the Solebury Board of Supervisors met early in the new year to make sure it has its priorities straight. So on Jan. 4, the board went over a list of 29 items.

Area rivers, creeks and streams were running high Wednesday and Thursday in the wake of Tuesday night’s storm, which dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain on Bucks County.

This week our editors look back at the biggest and most-notable stories of 2023. This is the second in a series of three articles. It covers what happened in May, June, July and August of 2023.

Heavy rain and powerful winds caused widespread flooding across the region, prompting multiple road closures, power outages and school schedule disruptions. As of Wednesday morning, just under 3,000 …

Buckingham Elementary School is closed today after heavy rains caused flooding on the Lahaska Creek, blocking access to the school on Route 413. The closure includes both before- and after-school …

Both flash floods from rain and the rising Delaware River have caused hundreds of small floods and dozens of historic floods in Lambertville’s past, with the worst, most recent Hurricane Ida floods …

At the Yardley Inn this week, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed a new House bill to assemble a task force to recommend policies to make flood insurance more affordable for Pennsylvanians.

Springfield supervisors gave preliminary approval to a housing development off Richlandtown Pike Oct. 24 meeting. The 17-acre property, situated between Passer and State roads, would feature 11 …

While rescuers searched for missing children swept away in the July Upper Makefield flash flood, a criminal enterprise was allegedly using the search as cover for a plot to steal Verizon wires from …