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Free COVID-19 Testing For Bucks Teachers, Children With Symptoms
The Bucks County Health Department launched free testing Tuesday for eligible residents at the Intermediate Unit in Doylestown.

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The Bucks County Health Department launched free testing Tuesday for eligible residents at the Intermediate Unit in Doylestown.

District officials reported 24 coronavirus cases among students and staff during the first week of the year and 28 cases last week.
The Proud American Patriots Network scheduled, then canceled, an anti-mask protest last month ahead of a Central Bucks board meeting.
Two of the playground's four "kingdoms" are set to get expanded play areas, new structures for kids of all abilities and a safer surface.
Plumstead Township police issued an alert Wednesday afternoon urging drivers to avoid the area.
Four students from Newtown's George School also qualified as semifinalists for the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Students from each of Central Bucks’ three high schools qualified for the semifinals of the National Merit Scholarship Program.
The free event is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 2 at Court Street and Centre Avenue.
The closure is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday in both directions across the bridge.
“The mission of the Peace Fair is to promote harmony in the home, the community, the environment and the world,” organizers said.
The grenade and other items were removed by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department’s Ordnance Disposal Unit.
A Villanova-based developer is seeking zoning relief to build an eight pump, 5,585-square-foot gas station/store in the township.
Grace Packer was raped, murdered, and dismembered by her foster family five years ago. Lawmakers want to make sure it never happens again.
Don Bauer was hailed as a hero after drowning while saving his wife from Ida's floodwaters in Bucks County.
Old Kelly Road is set to be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day through Wednesday, according to Warrington Township officials.
The Bucks County Classic will be back in downtown Doylestown on Sunday, with hundreds of racers vying for cash prizes.
The Sept. 25 clinic in Upper Bucks County is one of five scheduled to open at Pennsylvania state parks this month.
Union Street Studio is “a community space that brings folks together with love, acceptance and creativity,” owner Kristine Aylmer said.
The state’s official tourism website recently named Washington Crossing Historic Park as one of “10 Amazing Places to View Fall Foliage."
The Friends of the Heart Institute has raised more than $3.2 million since 1978, when it was established as the $100 Heart Club.