Politics & Government

Tesla Protest, Drug Ring Leaders Sentenced: Lower Bucks Co. News

This is a summary of news over the past week in Lower Bucks County.

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Construction of Bucks County's African-American Museum is progressing. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were blasted during a protest in front of the Tesla in Warminster.

These were some of the stories making news this past week in Lower Bucks County:

African-American Museum Of Bucks Co. Progressing

The African American Museum of Bucks County is progressing since its 2022 groundbreaking, county officials said. The AAMBC’s future home at Boone Farm in Core Creek Park in Middletown Township is a historic farm dating back at least 300 years. (Read More)

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Musk, Trump Blasted At Tesla Protest In Warminster

Bucks County's only Tesla dealership served as the stage Saturday for a protest by members of the Warminster Township Democratic Organization's protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk over the slashing of federal government jobs. (Read More)

Drug Ring Leaders Who Operated In Bensalem Sentenced

Four members of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Bensalem and several other communities in the Philadelphia region have been sentenced. Acting U.S. Attorney Nelson S.T. Thayer, Jr. said the drug trafficking organization mailed and distributed methamphetamine and cocaine in Bensalem, Quakertown, Plymouth Township, Reading, and elsewhere. (Read More)

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Day-Long Crime Spree Leads To Man's Arrest: Falls Twp. PD

A Berks County man stole a vehicle and then a license plate before robbing a bank all in the same day, police said. In a criminal complaint, the man allegedly stole a vehicle in Philadelphia, took a license plate in Lower Makefield Township, and then robbed a Falls Township bank. (Read More)

Centennial Schools Superintendent Search Underway

The Centennial School District has officially begun its search to replace Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden, who is leaving at the end of June. The Bucks County Intermediate Unit has been retained to conduct the search for the school district. (Read More)

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