Congress has passed — and President Biden has signed — a bipartisan bill to fund the government and stave off a shutdown. The U.S. House passed the bill March 22 by a vote of 286 to 134 with overwhelming support from Democrats and nearly 50-50 support from Republicans. The U.S. Senate …
During his monthly report at the March 13 Bedminster Township supervisors meeting, Police Chief Matt Phelan announced that his department now offers a pet registry.
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.
The Upper Makefield Township Board of Supervisors is pursuing an effort to get the Washington Crossing Bridge placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The initiative comes after township …
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.
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.
Dr. Mariam Mahmud, vice president of the Central Bucks School Board, acknowledged Monday that she plans to move out of Region 5, which she represents, this summer.
“Something is better than nothing.” That was the consensus of Quakertown Community School Board members Monday as they unanimously endorsed a pay increase for aides.
The two vacant seats on the Central Bucks School Board will be filled tonight, following 10-minute, public candidate interviews. The special meeting of the board is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the district’s administrative building at 16 Welden Drive in Doylestown.
In its latest traffic safety initiative, Richland Township has adopted new restrictions on truck traffic. The action was taken by unanimous vote of the board of supervisors on Monday.
Chalfont Borough Council is opposing a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act that’d allow first responders dealing with post-traumatic stress injuries to qualify.
To invigorate a years-long fight to impede the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s massive rockfall mitigation project, the leader of Devil’s Tea Table Alliance wants the Tinicum Board of …
Following a contentious Feb. 20 meeting where the Tinicum Township Board of Supervisors resolved to take back Headquarters Road Bridge from PennDOT and privately finance its rehabilitation after 13 …
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.
When journalists emphasize the importance of the Sunshine Act, some people might think we’re seeking special favors or a particular privilege — that we’re looking for more ways to “get …
The Central Bucks School Board is holding a special meeting March 18 to interview candidates for open seats in the district’s Region 4 and 7.
Palisades School District officials applied for — and received — special recognition from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. To a burst of civic pride at their February school board …
At Souderton Borough Council’s February work session, Ron Bittner, of Girard Pension Services LLC, a Univest Wealth division, provided data for the last two years regarding the municipality’s …
Avenues Recovery Center was back before the Warminster Township Zoning Hearing Board on Feb. 28 to discuss its plan to open a 150-bed inpatient addiction treatment and recovery center at the current …
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.
