This year marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War when our country chose to invade Iraq. I was recently talking to one of our neighbors who lives just down the street from us. She told me …
About 20 years ago a guy rode his bicycle up our driveway and introduced himself. His name was John Cole and he said he knew how to keep Tinicum from being developed, one property at a time. We had …
A Sept. 21 guest opinion (I reported a gun at a Central Bucks meeting. Here’s what happened next) insinuated that I, as Central Bucks School Board President, ignored a potential safety situation at …
West Rockhill Township deserves a change in leadership, and I am running to be that change. Incumbent Jay Keyser has been in office for 18 years and has taken approximately $500K of our tax dollars to …
In Tinicum Township’s supervisors race, the Democrat candidate has served on committees and commissions, gaining limited insight into township governance. On the other hand, Republican candidate …
Many years ago, Chatterbox talked about a conversation I had with my son when he was in high school. He was complaining that we still had dial-up. (Remember dial-up? I loved the beeps, whirrs, and …
What a month October is going to be here at the Bucks County Herald. There’s a lot to get to. Let’s dig in …
The Doylestown Bookshop’s name was the Village Green in 1998 when Pat Gerney and her husband, Phil, bought it. Pat had worked in the shop for a half dozen years when it started going downhill.
The first Doylestown Fair opened in October 1923, 100 years ago this month. A great success, the fair and fairground grew exponentially and the half-mile track hosted regular …
On an afternoon in October I am arranged on a stool playing a guitar on a stage awash in cerulean light Sporting a hazel green Stetson that brims rakishly over dark Maui Jims ,I can barely perceive the …
As West Rockhill residents prepare to vote for a new supervisor this November, keep in mind how it feels to have your taxes fund Keyser Care. What’s that, you ask? That’s the amount Mr. Jay Keyser …
Cliff swallows are federally protected, migratory songbirds, and it is a violation of state and federal laws to harm them or interfere with their nests while they are breeding. They help us by eating …
A small faction of the Republican House is threatening a shutdown of our government unless Congress approves massive spending cuts. Many people — military, police, government employees, social …
As a nominee on the “Protect Pennridge” slate of candidates for Pennridge School Board, I’m proud that each of us comes from a different background with our own set of life experiences and …
Barbara Vees talks about bringing a “New Culture of Leadership” to the Pennridge School Board in her recent (Sept. 14) article. How could this even be possible when the ones causing the issues …
Thirty-two years ago, in 1991, Doylestown Township made a $7.1 million investment in the future of our community, purchasing 155 acres of farmland and turning it into a park for our …
When members of the League of Women Voters ask people if they know about VOTE411, they frequently get a blank stare. This online voter information and election resource is probably the league’s best kept secret …
We would like to thank the sponsors and attendees of our annual Dinner in White to benefit the Indian Valley Public Library (IVPL). Over 200 members of our community gathered to dine and dance in …
In 1946, “turning over the first spadeful of earth with a long, silver-colored shovel, Doylestown Burgess [Mayor] George C. Butler presided at the …
The other morning, coming downstairs, I sensed a tingling in the air - a freakish early morning lightning streak perhaps. But then I caught the scent of buttered toast and the sounds of kitchen …
