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Bensalem HS Student Is National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
Less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide qualify for this honor after taking the PSAT. Read more about the esteemed program.

Kate Fishman is a Pennsylvania Field Editor with Patch, reporting on local news in Bucks County including Doylestown, Newtown, New Hope, and the nearby NJ town of Lambertville. She has previously written and reported for The Oberlin Review and the New Paltz Times.
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Less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide qualify for this honor after taking the PSAT. Read more about the esteemed program.

A local artist will show her work at Scrambled! Gallery of Gifts, including a decal she designed to benefit Lambertville relief efforts.
A nationwide run to benefit the military and first responders was scheduled to pass through Bucks County Tuesday evening.
The health department said new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations held steady between Sep. 5 and Sep. 13, while vaccination rates dipped.
In his career, David DePalma backed Frankie Valli, Bernadette Peters, and the Temptations, among many others. Read his obituary.
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These clinics are part of an effort to increase vaccination rates in Pennsylvania. Both Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson shots will be offered.
New rankings from U.S. News & World Report evaluate colleges based on factors such as graduation rates, student excellence and more.
Police are looking for Angel Cintron, the man suspected behind a road rage incident and SWAT standoff in Levittown on July 6.
The center, which will be open Wednesday afternoon and evening, promises a one-stop shop for resources in the city.
Police responded to 30 alarms, 32 abandoned 911 calls, 51 medical calls, 4 domestic disputes, and 26 bookings between Sep. 6 and Sep. 12.
Two victims were treated at Lower Bucks Hospital for bite wounds after a dog attack in Bristol Borough on Wednesday.
Crews worked overnight to cool hot spots in a fire that started Friday afternoon at the Seafood America warehouse.
Individual assistance funds have been made available to those affected by tornadoes and flooding that killed four in Pennsylvania.
Multiple emergency departments responded to the scene of a fire in Warminster that was still actively burning at 5 p.m. Friday.
Police are seeking information to find a 16-year-old who is missing from the Warminster youth home as of Thursday night.
“We want to try and focus on businesses that did not receive funding from the last four rounds of grants," Commissioner Bob Harvie said.
The Lower Makefield Township Police Department dealt with a number of incidents over the past two weeks.
The student conceptualized her mural to honor L.O.V.E. is the Answer Day in her town. See her design and her artists' statement.
The Bucks County Health Department conducted several business inspections since Aug. 26. See which establishments had the most violations.