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Doylestown Native Awarded Critical Languages Scholarship
Mount St. Mary's senior R. Ford Rubel will spend the summer of 2025 fully immersed in studying Japanese in Okayama, Japan.

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Mount St. Mary's senior R. Ford Rubel will spend the summer of 2025 fully immersed in studying Japanese in Okayama, Japan.

Tribute bands to bring the music of Guns N' Roses, Quarter Flash, Queen, the Allman Brothers and more to the theatre.
Kentucky man charged with sex trafficking; men from Buckingham and Coopersburg facing sexual assault charges.
Tickets to the hottest evening in town are selling fast, reports gala organizers, who have a memorable evening planned.
All blasting activities will be monitored and conducted according to state and federal laws, quarry officials said.
In other reports, police investigated the theft of an HVAC part from a business and a retail theft at the Giant store at Cross Keys Place.
Police resolved situation with disorderly person, investigated a low-flying helicopter, and conducted several business checks.
The Central Bucks Regional Police Department have charged a 56-year-old man with making terroristic threats and simple assault.
The innovative program provides merit-based tuition reductions and a $14K scholarship towards a graduate degree.
A shelter-in-place order was issued Sunday afternoon in Doylestown due to the armed barricade near a commercial area, authorities said.
Motorists are advised of the following projects that could impact their travels in Central and Upper Bucks County beginning this week.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur.
Are you ready to scramble? 8,000 eggs will be scattered across the field at Goodnoe Elementary School for the Newtown Community Egg Hunt.
“Follow the Barred Owl family through the hatching of the eggs and the heartwarming moments as the young owlets grow,” said Wild Birds.
According to police, the crash happened around 2:43 a.m. at the northern entrance to the Barn Plaza Shopping Center on Easton Road.
The historical society will be holding a Bingo Night fundraiser in May at the Albert Atkinson American Legion Post.
According to organizers, more than 1,000 jammed the sidewalks in the heart of Doylestown to protest Trump Administration policies.
Former WWF/WCW superstar "The Franchise" Shane Douglas to headline second annual Saturday Night Slam Down Show.
The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, home fries, orange juice, coffee, tea and hot chocolate.
More than 140 organizations are collaborating to organize events across the nation to protest DOGE and Trump Administration policies.