Abel Atherholt Stover (1842-1915) owned and operated a livery stable near the present Doylestown train station. In the 1871 Business Directory & Gazetteer of Bucks County his advertisement …
During the first half of the 20th century, visitors to the county seat of Bucks could spend the night on the Lackawanna Trail (U.S. Route 611) in the States Tourist Cottages. Located at 300 S. Main …
The photo taken in 1937, shows the Leattor Funeral Home at 39 W. State St. in Doylestown. George R. Leattor attended the Doylestown High School and was on the first editorial …
We have been fighting the Quakertown compressor station in West Rockhill Township for over three years. We have followed the rules and done everything we are supposed to do. We filed our Motion …
Responding to the letter “Mother Nature will have the last laugh” from Oct. 22, the writer presents his opinion on “the key question” whether and why climate change takes place. He …
As we approach another holiday season of gift giving I’m realizing that the opening of the Headquarters Road Bridge will not be a present that I will receive this year. In a past issue of …
I lament the passing of Michael Gerson, an evangelical Christian and conservative journalist. He was an advisor and speech writer for Republican political leaders including President George W. …
The writer of “Democracy at stake,” states that the elderly and poor have no IDs to vote or would be disenfranchised from voting. What a farce! Everyone on Social Security has to prove …
The voter turnout in Bucks County this past November was 65.8% of the registered voters of Bucks County. This turnout was incredibly close to the percent of registered voters (65.0) who voted …
“After meeting the 500 or more Doylestown kiddies Thursday afternoon in the Strand Theatre through the courtesy of Mr. Power, manager of the theatre, I could not leave town without expressing to …
I remember it was a cold snowy day when Pearl Harbor was bombed, Dec. 7, 1941. I was 6 years old and in first grade when the sirens and whistles blew and we were sent home from school in a …
In the following letter to the editor, I propose the query: What if Harriet Beecher Stowe had not written “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”? Harriet’s words changed the world. Her words opened …
Major restoration work continues to be undertaken in the graveyard at the historic Newtown Presbyterian Church. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the church building …
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation just announced “more than 80 municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties will join the …
Just writing to comment on Randall Cohen’s letter to the Herald on Aug. 11. Brilliantly written and dead on point. I am totally outraged that taxpayer money is being wasted on this nonsense …
How has it come to this? Leo Holt, president of Holt Logistics Corp, a company that manufactures hard body armor and other bulletproof products, is donating 250 “Emergency Response Shields” …
I am so grateful to Barbara Sheinmel for responding to the letter from Don and Barbara Landry (A personal solution to abortion dilemma, June 30). I read it and was so shocked I didn’t know …
The Nutcracker Tree on our front porch has been a local hit and we thought others might enjoy its uniqueness. The homemade tree is replete with COVID representatives. It had been an inside …
After foreshadowing his major announcement and totally surprising us by running for president again, Donald Trump then tweeted that the Constitution, the basis for there being a president, be …
I’d like to offer clarification on the graduation requirements policy passed by a narrow 5-4 vote at the December Pennridge School Board meeting. First – the claim that we had a nearly …
