Page 13 - Upper Bucks News Today

The Pennridge Chamber of Commerce has ceased operation after 60 years. The Upper Bucks chamber is welcoming its members.

An 86-year-old woman died in a crash in Falls Tuesday.

Quakertown senior Raymond Slifer led Pennsylvania Department of Education Acting Secretary Noe Ortega and others on a tour of Upper Bucks Tech.

Michele Grida, of Richlandtown, returned on the one-year anniversary of her emergency admission to the ICU at St. Lukes Upper Bucks in Milford.

Pennridge Regional Polices new chief is no stranger to Upper Bucks. Coming from South Whitehall Township Police in Lehigh County, Paul Dickinson, a 1998 Pennridge High School graduate, took the reigns from retiring Chief Rodney Blake at the beginning of May. “He really gave me a good groundwork as to how to move forward," Dickinson said. The new chiefs last name should be familiar to some longtime Upper Bucks residents. His father, Tim Dickinson, was once the chief of Perkasie Police. He lef...

Some valleys in Bucks County are so descriptive you’re drawn to them and can’t help admiring the setting. For others, you scratch your head: Where’s the valley? Such is the dichotomy between Pleasant Valley in Springfield Township in Upper Bucks and Oxford Valley in Lower Bucks. Their history remains quite interesting though suburban sprawl can spoil the view.  Let me start in Upper Bucks.  My family discovered Pleasant Valley after our daughter enrolled in Bethlehem’s Moravian Col...

Reached Wednesday, Corr said he was thrilled with the results of the primary. “I think the whole Republican ticket did really well last night,” he said. He said he was pleased with the number of people who came out to vote during an off-year election. “We’ll just keep campaigning and keep talking to people about my experience," he said, adding that he believes his experience makes him the best judge candidate. “I think I have the tools that are needed for the courts at this time,�...

As of Wednesday, both LVHN and St. Lukes are taking appointments for 12-to-15-year olds to get their COVID-19 vaccines across their networks.

With the first municipal primary with mail-in ballots less than a week away, Bucks officials say theyve learned a lot from 2020s historic turnout.

Bucks County Court Administrator Stephen Heckman has said the recent extension of the judicial emergency, which was signed in March, was done as an extra precaution.