Three of the wells that provide Doylestown Borough residents with their water will be treated with a filtration system designed to reduce PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals” found in the …
Chalfont Borough Council recently voted 6-1 to adopt the municipality’s 2024 Comprehensive Plan update, a guiding document that sets down what the town aims to do in the coming years.
Bedminster Township Secretary/Treasurer Jean Herstine has announced her retirement, effective June 28, after 36 years of service to the township. In her April 8 notification letter …
A month after rejecting a new warehouse proposal that called for rezoning parts of its Rural Agricultural zoning district, Richland Township supervisors are considering another warehouse plan, this one in the township’s Planned Commercial district.
Durham Township supervisors continue to field more and more complaints from residents about frequent power outages — some as long as 15 hours. The entire township is served by Met-Ed, a FirstEnergy Company.
A report on votes by local legislators in Washington and Harrisburg. “On the Record” is supported by a grant to the Bucks County Herald Foundation made possible by Melissa Eiseman.
Climate and sustainability worries are growing in Solebury judging by the doubled attendance at the second township forum on weather changes held April 4 at New Hope-Solebury High School.
Nockamixon is organizing a cleanup to celebrate Earth Day on April 20 during which volunteers will take action to clean, renew and restore the township. Gloves, bags and safety vests will be supplied …
Upper Makefield is looking for a good contractor. At a recent public meeting, the township Board of Supervisors authorized advertising to invite contractors to bid on roadwork projects the …
Methane is one of the world’s largest contributors to climate change. In Pennsylvania, a significant contributor to methane emissions is orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells. These wells are …
Resistance to a potential project that could see the Washington Crossing Toll-Supported Bridge transformed into a bigger, broader span is growing.
Just when it seemed safe for Tinicum residents to breathe a sigh of relief after their township supervisors resolved to pursue an agreement to privately cover the cost of rehabilitating Headquarters …
Bucks County Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo said he’s reconsidered his earlier endorsement of the county’s lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil companies and no longer supports the …
The hard part came 3+ years ago — borrowing the $2.35 million taxpayer-funded payment for the 12-acre former flea market site on Route 202 (between Logan Square and Reeder Road) in Solebury.
A report on votes by local legislators in Washington and Harrisburg. “On the Record” is supported by a grant to the Bucks County Herald Foundation made possible by Melissa Eiseman.
Custom home builder Richard Zaveta outlined his concept for an upscale community on 24 acres owned by the Bucks County Historical Society in Doylestown Township at the supervisors’ meeting …
Pennsylvania Senior Judge Richard A. Lewis has granted an injunction, sought jointly by Buckingham Township and Bucks County, to bar further mulch manufacturing, and to ban continuation of festivals and carnivals, on a 112-acre property on York Road known as Froehlich Farm.
An early draft of the 2024-2025 Souderton Area School District operating budget shows a $5 million deficit. Michael Taylor, CPA, Board Secretary and Finance Committee member, told the school board …
Vexing traffic jams, an influx of speeding vehicles and disruption to quality of life and business are among the concerns Hilltown residents expressed regarding a forthcoming Route 309 road project …
Souderton Borough Council approved the purchases of one new patrol vehicle and one used patrol vehicle to replace two aged vehicles.
