4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (612+ words) For the first time in its history, Bucks County is providing up to eight weeks of paid parental leave to its employees. The new policy recently received unanimous support from the county’s three-member board of commissioners, who agreed it was…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (545+ words) Mary Kate Golding, a Council Rock graduate, was killed in her New York City apartment. Joseph Azzaretto was found dead in a nearby park about six hours after his wife was found stabbed to death. A Newtown native and Council…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (464+ words) Central Bucks police are asking for the public's help in identifying a "person of interest" in the burglary. Central Bucks Regional Police said the Shell gas station at 216 S. Main St. in Doylestown Borough was burglarized overnight Thursday, July 22. A Doylestown…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (361+ words) Before the Revolutionary War began, Benjamin Franklin frequently visited Joseph Galloway at his home at the Growden Estate in Bensalem Township. Both loyalists at the time, Franklin and Galloway worked to negotiate with Great Britain rather than plunging into war....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (520+ words) One of the activity rotations for camp groups at the annual Let Your Colors Shine event on July 15 was a welcome shower of cool water provided by the Three Bridges Fire Department. Holding the fire hose is Three Bridges Chief…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (533+ words) A plaque commemorates the deed of Langhorne's public library "of standard and useful books." At the corner of West Maple and Hill avenues in Langhorne Borough stands the historic library where the Historic Langhorne Association is the 138-year-old building's caretaker....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (389+ words) The original sign for the "Yardleyville" library sits atop a bookshelf at the Old Library by Lake Afton. The Old Library by Lake Afton was Yardley's public library for 100 years. Its later years, before the collections were moved to Lower…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (558+ words) A 36-state American flag and a Confederate flag hang in the building’s stairwell. The American flag has bullet hole patches. The Confederate flag is blood stained. The Bucks County Civil War Library & Museum is housed in the historic Charles H....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (473+ words) Philadelphia Orchestra violinists Christine Lim and Julia Li, violist Burchard Tang and cellist Yumi Kendall join Lenape Chamber Ensemble members Nancy Bean, violin, and Marcantonio Barone, piano, for a final Summer Gala Concert July 25 at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (489+ words) Edward James Furman, Jr. Stark & Stark welcomes Edward James Furman, Jr., Esq. to its Newtown office. Furman is an associate in the Accident & Personal Injury Group. Before joining Stark & Stark, Furman served in the Bucks County Office of the District…...