The award-winning film ‘Standing on my Sisters’ Shoulders’ will be presented in Bucks County, followed by a discussion. By Lindsey Nolen In celebration of civil rights at a tense time in the nation, Newtown Theatre, located at 120 North State St., will present the film Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders inside its doors on Saturday,…
Name changes for Holland Middle School and Newtown Middle School were up for approval at last week’s meeting of the Council Rock School Board, but the board members present voted all in favor of the new motion set by Council Rock School Board President Edward F. Tate III. Board Members Mark Byelich and Jerold Grupp…
On the eve of Martin Luther King Day, a Bensalem resident discovered literature that had been left in his driveway purporting to be from the Ku Klux Klan. The pamphlet denounced King as a “Communist pervert” who was unworthy of the honor of a federal holiday. The incident occurred two weeks before Council Rock community…
Over 100 people took to the icy streets of Newtown Monday night to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for key cabinet positions in the areas of energy and the environment. The rally was organized by local groups including the newly-founded Bucks County Environmental Coalition and 350 Bucks County, the local chapter of 350.org, a global…
Timothy Reilly, for the Times As a new year dawns on Newtown, fresh challenges await the township’s Board of Supervisors. One such test is the potential introduction of the fracking industry into the region. In January, the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors will consider a preemptive ordinance to allow limited oil and gas exploration. The ordinance…
It would seem that the nine wineries on the Bucks County Wine Trail are in competition with one another, but according to some of the owners, the collaboration has actually increased traffic during the holidays. “I find them seeking us out more now at the holiday season than they used to,” said Christine Carroll of…
Olivia Millevoi is experiencing a little writer’s block lately. Sitting in the dining room in her Newtown home, she wondered where her next inspiration will come from. “Other than far-fetched things that I came up with in, like, fifth grade, I’m completely dry right now. I definitely don’t want this to be the last book…
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand during the national anthem in protest of racial inequality has been a divisive topic for Americans. About 30 locals proved that it can also be a foundation for productive conversation during a “Dialogue on Racism” hosted by The Peace Center and held at the Newtown…
Over Labor Day weekend, eight Bucks County police departments heightened their DUI enforcement. The extra effort is meant to prevent drunk driving, but still resulted in 12 arrests. Extra patrols in Bensalem, Doylestown, Middletown, New Britain, Newtown, Upper Southampton, Warrington and Warwick were funded through a continuing federal safety grant administered through the Pennsylvania Department…
Heading into Labor Day Weekend, Bucks police departments are stepping up their DUI enforcement with additional officers on duty in at least eight of the county’s municipalities. Extra patrols in Bensalem, Doylestown, Middletown, New Britain, Newtown, Upper Southampton, Warrington and Warwick townships will be funded through a continuing federal safety grant administered through the Pennsylvania…
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