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Plumstead Police Chief Appointed Township's First Director Of Public Safety
The supervisors created the role to reflect the township’s commitment to delivering coordinated, sustainable, and high-quality public safety

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The supervisors created the role to reflect the township’s commitment to delivering coordinated, sustainable, and high-quality public safety

Road closures also announced in neighboring Plumstead Township today and Friday.
This is a summary of business stories making headlines in Bucks County this week.
The property owner said he’s excited to turn the space into something that will be a welcome addition to the Newtown community.
The two-day weekend celebration will feature French-inspired baked goods and other offerings at the Buckingham Greene cafe.
Residents have until Sept. 19 to submit 10 original poems to be considered as the 49th Bucks County Poet Laureate.
The Hilltown Township Police Department responded to a home on Callowhill Road at 2:30 a.m. for a burglary in progress.
The Congressman, who represents Bucks and parts of Montgomery County, raised $1.3 million in Q2 - the highest Q2 total in PA-1 history.
In other reports, police charged a man with indecent exposure after dropping his pants at township hotel.
Police are advising motorists to find alternative routes while the closure is addressed.
Through a partnership with the museum, Mama Hawks is now offering specialty coffee, house-made baked goods, and a favorites lunch menu.
A helicopter will be used to spray for black flies along Delaware River, Tohickon Creek.
The Newtown Borough Council is expected to approve a special events application for a Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot.
The free, outdoor concerts will feature performances by the Central Bucks Community Band and the Doylestown Heat.
The red light camera enforcement system, the first in the county, went live in January 2024 at two Route 611 intersections.
Police departments across the Philly region will be targeting drivers exhibiting unsafe and aggressive driving behaviors through Aug. 17.
On National French Fry Day, Chickie's & Pete's is hosting Crabfries for Heroes in support of the Fraternal Order of Police Survivor Fund.
The celebration starts early with a block party beginning at 5 p.m. on Stockton Avenue between Bridge and Ferry streets.
Police in New Britain Township are investigating two retail thefts that happened on the same day at the Wawa store on Butler Avenue.
The co-owners and their staff recently relocated their shop from Hulmeville Borough to historic State Street.