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The beginning of each new year brings something exciting for every person — whether it’s a life milestone such as a wedding or maybe a relaxing vacation. For the Fraternal Order of Police …

Richland Township this month responded to complaints from residents about a potential safety hazard on a local road it controls, and congestion on a state road that it does not. It has invested in …

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the sun shone brightly. Little did we know that this beautiful day would end as the second bloodiest on American soil in history. The dust had hardly settled when …

The threat is real: Reauthorize FISA Section 702

With the terrorist threat to our homeland at the highest it has been in over a decade, the question of whether to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is quite …

After some $2 million in technology upgrades and a modest expansion, Bucks County officials cut the ribbon on its renovated Emergency Operations Center in Ivyland.

National Fire Prevention Week this year ran from Oct. 8-14 and Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company marked the occasion by inviting local families to visit its firehouse on Oct. 12.There, they learned a …

Springfield chief addresses speeding concerns

Whether Springfield has a speeding issue may come down to the data. Addressing the board of supervisors at its September meeting, Police Chief Michael McDonald expressed some skepticism about the …

There’s a classic scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s “North By Northwest” where Cary Grant is menacingly buzzed by a rogue crop duster. While not quite as cinematic, Tinicum residents were faced …

The Central Bucks Regional Police Commission’s first take on a budget was recently rejected by Doylestown’s borough council, one of the commission’s three member municipalities.

Officials say a couple of proposed improvement projects in Wrightstown have encountered snags. The Wrightstown Board of Supervisors has been looking to fix Cedar Lane, a roadway that has been …

Options for dealing with traffic woes around the Aquetong Spring Park entrance occupied the Solebury Board of Supervisors and its traffic consultant Tuesday. Its traffic consultant, Mark Roth of …

As 2023 inches toward a close, Solebury is preparing for 2024 by listening to department heads and their needs for the coming year. On Tuesday, the board of supervisors heard from its police and parks …

Now nearing completion of an initiative that has been five years in the making, Buckingham has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the municipality and the Central Bucks School …

I am writing in response to Paul Bradley’s guest opinion on cyclists (“When peddling in packs, many cyclists flout the rules of the road,” Aug. 10). I am in complete agreement with him and, as a …

The Solebury Board of Supervisors shot down an idea from the Fox Run Homeowners Association (HOA) on Tuesday that the township pay for the installation and maintenance of flashing beacons at its …

At an August meeting of the board, Newtown Township Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal from KCBA Architects in the amount of $14,680 to study the township’s police department.

In the past six months, more than 100 streetlights in Chalfont have overheated. In rare cases, some have caught fire. “It started with a simple one light that had never seen issue,” said Borough …

I am writing to you today to write about something that I think is very important to me in my neighborhood. My home is in Yardley and my neighborhood —Sandy Run — does not have streetlights.

Bedminster residents, and those “who care about them near and far,” can now sign up for consideration for a safety check from a township police officer. At the June 14 board of supervisors …

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