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Pat Wandling: Local politics rules

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025
Pat Wandling

Despite ideology, political chatter on social media, and rhetoric suggesting the “world’s on fire,” voters are more likely to be influenced by issues close to home: taxes, school policies, public safety, development, roads, and bridges.

News

Fatal shooting in Levittown leaves one dead, two hospitalized – Bucks Round-Up – July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025July 15, 2025
Joe LeCompte

Officers responded to reports of gunfire on Quickset Road just after 10:30 p.m. They attempted to assist one male victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Op-Ed

Pat Wandling: Let us celebrate Independence Day 2025 from sea to shining sea

July 4, 2025July 3, 2025
Pat Wandling

I’m taking a moment to reflect upon this date, our founders and other brave revolutionaries, along with our famous Bucks County revolutionary landmarks — especially at a time when many Americans report feeling less and less pride in our country.

News

Bristol Twp. School Board OKs $180M budget with tax bump – Bucks Round-Up – June 25, 2025

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
Joe LeCompte

Board President James Morgan called it a “small” increase and emphasized that this marks the district’s first tax hike in six years.

News

Concerns linger over canceled Newtown sewer plant – Bucks Round-Up – June 13, 2025

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025
Joe LeCompte

At this week’s Newtown Township Board of Supervisors meeting, Dana Rivera of Middletown Township, who lives near the proposed site, raised concerns about renewed talk of the project moving forward.

News

Fire halts SEPTA train at Levittown-Tullytown station – Bucks Round-Up – June 4, 2025

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025
Joe LeCompte

The train, en route to Center City Philadelphia, was carrying approximately 100 passengers, all of whom were safely evacuated.

News

New York felon gets lengthy prison sentence after Hilltown arrest – Bucks Round-Up – June 2, 2025

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025
Joe LeCompte

Daniel Perez of Newburgh, NY, was sentenced Friday to 8–20 years.

News

Newtown demands final word on scrapped sewer plant – Bucks Round-Up – May 30, 2025

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
Joe LeCompte

The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors is pressing the Newtown Bucks Joint Municipal Authority to issue a formal statement confirming that plans for a controversial wastewater treatment plant are permanently off the table. The proposed plant, initially floated late last year for a location off the Newtown Bypass, met with immediate and fierce public backlash.

Press Release

Searchers recover body of missing DCNR park resource ranger

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025
Press Release

Alec Campbell was a 38-year-old Delaware County resident and Park Resource Ranger with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) in Neshaminy Creek. Tyler State Park will reopen on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. 

Op-Ed

Jennifer Schorn: National Police Week: honoring service and sacrifice in Bucks County

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
Jennifer Schorn

Each year, National Police Week brings together law enforcement officers, survivors, and supporters from across the country and the world, including many from our own Bucks County communities.

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Notre Dame vs. Trenton Central (Boys) 2.21.26

Notre Dame vs. Trenton Central (Boys) 2.21.26

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The Notre Dame Irish Boys take on the Trenton Central Tornadoes in the final round of the Colonial Valley Conference […]

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