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Proponents and opponents of the Haycock Camping Ministries Inc. camp expansion made their cases amicably at the final conditional use hearing in Springtown. Parents and former attendees spoke …

I appreciated the article in last week’s Bucks County Herald (“Haycock Camp witnesses fail to allay concerns over expansion plan,” March 21) concerning the Haycock Camping Ministries Inc. …

It was an evening of two halves at last week’s Haycock Camp expansion hearing in Springtown: a strong opening by the defense was undermined by later stumbles.

After a long five years, Dave Long is back on the Springfield Township Board of Supervisors. Long and fellow resident Lorna Yearwood were sworn in this month.

Is Springfield’s four-person force about to become a three-officer troop? At a recent meeting, township supervisors declined to say whether they would replace Officer Ronald Jacoby, who plans to …

The Durham Township Environmental Advisory Council has applied for a $160,000-grant that would cover the costs of an environmental study. During a very brief meeting, David Juall, EAC chairman, said …

Springfield supervisors have advanced a proposed 180-foot cell phone tower in their back yard, but the township zoning hearing board will get the final say next week. The revised lease with …

Montgomery County businessman Brian Pieri has lost his bid to have a series of large-scale public events on his Springfield farm along Route 212. Zoning board members determined the two-dozen proposed …

On Tuesday April 11, the final Conditional Use Hearing for Haines and Kibblehouse’s proposed quarry took place in the municipal building for Springfield Township. More than 50 residents of the area …

Springfield supervisors have unanimously approved an amendment to the township zoning ordinance, permitting warehouses 25,000 square feet or larger in planned industrial districts. So-called …

After thousands of pages of testimony, 30 hearings, two meeting venues and one wrenching pandemic, a decision is finally in sight in the 2½-year Springfield quarry saga. Residents listened carefully …

The Feb. 16 guest opinion regarding the felling of ash trees at the Fuller-Pursell Preserve was sincere and heartfelt, however it does not discuss best practices of forestry management when emerald …

It happened Feb. 23, 1898 — exactly 125 years ago today. For the third time, law enforcement officers approached the home of Adam Weaver near the Springfield Township village of Bursonville.

Heritage Conservancy, the nonprofit land trust that owns and manages the Fuller-Pursell Preserve in Springfield Township, has recently taken down hundreds of dead ash trees at the preserve, and some …

More than 50 Springfield residents filled the fire hall Monday to oppose a proposed entertainment venue in a neighborhood that is zoned agricultural. Applicant Brian Pieri, owner of the Pieri …

Springfield supervisors defend tax increase

Springfield Township’s combined county and township tax bill that goes out March 1 will be an unprecedented 17 mills, 3 mills higher than last year. The hike is due to a dedicated Fire and EMS tax, …

Springfield Township Manager Jason Wager formally resigned earlier this month. He will be replaced by Roadmaster Rich Pursell Jr., who will also serve as public works director.

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