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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On Thursday, the Lambertville City Council passed an ordinance allowing retail cannabis stores in the city. Many citizens were in favor.
Police responded to 26 alarms, 28 abandoned 911 calls, 35 medical calls, 2 domestic disputes and 17 bookings over the week.
Skate The Foundry's one-on-one skateboarding lessons are the best classes for kids around, according to Philly Mag's 2021 awards.
The Falls Township Police Department said Scott Arthur, 57, had cut contact with family and friends prior to his apparent disappearance.
A Philadelphia 16-year-old was last seen at the Sheraton Hotel in Langhorne Sunday, wearing a black suit.
The New Hope Film Festival will show “Last Night In Vegas”, a film by a Council Rock South alum and her artistic collaborator, on Aug. 1.
Priya Ghosh and her artistic collaborator will show their film “Last Night In Vegas,” about arranged marriage and self-knowledge, on Aug. 1.
No one was injured in a dwelling blaze on Nancy Drive Friday morning, but the fire did significant damage to the home.
Four officers were nearly hit in the chase, when a woman wanted on felony charges drove across a front lawn and a backyard to evade police.
Between Friday, July 16 and Thursday, July 22, police responded to a range of incidents.
The victim had had a Protection From Abuse order against the 44-year-old, who pleaded guilty to charges including attempted homicide.
Their “soccer family,” 52 people strong, came out to the courthouse to celebrate the adoption being finalized.
Between July 14 and July 20, the Bristol Township Police Department responded to multiple incidents in the township.
Residents who were curious about the commotion outside Village II Wednesday might be surprised to learn the reason: a parrot rescue.
Oh, dear: these creatures are out in force this summer. The police department warned Northampton residents to stay vigilant on the road.
Police say a man, pictured in security camera footage, set fire to the money machine at Red Rhino Car Wash early Wednesday morning.
Celebrate with a weekend sidewalk sale, peach-infused beverages, peach butters, peach pies—and of course, the delicious fruits themselves.
Philadelphia Customs agents said the shipment from China, addressed to a Feasterville-Trevose location, contained 5,657 pieces.
The limited schedules for firewood harvesting and cutting dead trees aim to conserve the habitats of endangered and threatened species.
Dozens of organizations were on hand to speak with and assist the hundreds of residents who turned out in Croydon Tuesday.
