Bucks County News

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The Bucks County Community College Foundation (BCCCF) is excited to announce the successful conclusion of its seventeenth annual 'Salute to Mothers Scholarship Tea Event,' held on Friday, April 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Newtown, PA campus. The event, which celebrated and supported student mothers pursuing higher education, was a resounding success, drawing in a record […]

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A Tullytown man was sentenced on Monday, April 29, 2024, to state prison for providing the drugs that led to a woman’s overdose death in Falls Township in November 2021. Steven Frederick Yard Jr., 32, pleaded guilty in January to charges of involuntary manslaughter, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, recklessly endangering another […]

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Bucks County Playhouse’s Producing Director Alexander Fraser, Executive Producer Robyn Goodman, Producer Josh Fiedler and Managing Director, Adele Adkins, are happy to announce the Playhouse’s 2024 subscription season. The season will have four productions in the historic playhouse, starting in May with a new production of Michael Frayn’s outrageous farce, “Noises Off,” and […]

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A manufacturer on the cutting edge of the semiconductor industry is expanding its Falls Township operations and hiring more employees. The Falls Township Supervisors have given preliminary and final land development approval to Air Liquide Electronics to construct four one-story buildings, a 14,000-square-foot administration building, a 17,000-square-foot production building, a two-story 6,330-square-foot emergency response […]

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Several of the biggest oil and gas companies have for decades intentionally deceived Bucks County as they knowingly destabilized the climate with their chief product and consequently caused “catastrophic” damages locally, according to a lawsuit filed by the county. In the suit filed in the Court of Common Pleas against “titans of the fossil fuel […]

– 202403BCCC The Centurion Award Winners

Bucks County Community College’s student newspaper, The Centurion, won a record 22 awards in the statewide 2024 Student Keystone Media Awards competition, including firsts in categories like general news, public service/enterprise reporting, sportswriting and video news. Since 2010, The Centurion has won more than 180 awards, making it one of the most-honored student newspapers in Pennsylvania. This year’s […]

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Tailgaters and speeders should be cautious. Local police are monitoring aggressive driving behavior on the roads as part of a statewide crackdown initiated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The agency announced on Monday that over 80 law enforcement departments in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties will collaborate with the State Police to reduce aggressive driving.