Monday, January 28, 2013
The new front entrance lobby, offices and classrooms are expected to open next week.
CB East students, staff and parents will find a defined front entrance and spacious, light-filled lobby waiting for them when they start school next week. Those improvements are among the renovations made during the second phase of a $28 million capital improvement project at the high school in Buckingham, which was built in 1969. The new section is expected to be ready for business when students and staff return to school on Monday, Feb. 4, the start of the second semester. "We’re excited about that," Superintendent Dr. Rod Green said. "We’re looking forward to great things in that front area." The second phase of the renovation plan added windows in the cafeteria and along the front of the building, improvements which were ready when …
Doylestown police reported two assaults and a physical confrontation in the borough recently.
Doylestown Borough Police reported two assaults and a physical confrontation in the borough recently. In the first incident, Stephen Weber, 31, no fixed abode, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 19 at about 5:03 a.m. Police said he allegedly pulled a female acquaintance down a flight of steps by her hair after a verbal altercation at an apartment on the tens block of E. State Street. During the altercation, Weber damaged a door and window of a local business, according to the police reports. Weber is also charged with criminal mischief, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. In the second incident, officers are investigating the report of an assault that occurred on Sunday, Jan. 20 at about 1:45 a.m. outside of Chambers Restaurant. A …
The James-Lorah Memorial Home will add an auditorium, borough council asks the county to contribute $1,000 for parking, and Doylestown Hospital sees a big jump in emergency patients, 49 years ago this week.
One of the dreams of the Village Improvement Association ever since it inherited the James-Lorah Memorial Home on North Main Street in 1954 has been to build an auditorium that will take care of its membership at meetings and serve the community. That dream will be realized now that a builder has been selected to construct an auditorium along Broad Street behind the home. Five local building contracting firms were asked to bid. William J. Graham was low bidder and the contract was awarded to his firm. Final plans call for a concrete block structure with a stucco finish. Seating capacity of the auditorium will be about 260 people. There will be kitchen facilities, restrooms and a cloak room. It was in January of 1962 that a committee was …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Doylestown Borough Police are investigating reports of burglary and thefts from vehicles this week.
Doylestown Borough Police are investigating a burglary and reports of theft this week. A resident of the 300 block of Maple Avenue recently reported that someone entered an unlocked rear door and removed a MacBook Pro computer from the home. Police Chief Jim Donnelly said the resident had fallen asleep on a couch in the living room and forgot to lock the door. Someone entered the home and stole the computer, but left without taking anything else, possibly because the thief heard or saw the resident in the other room, Donnelly said. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 11 sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. The computer is valued at $1,199, according to police reports. Police also are investigating recent thefts from vehicles. Three pairs…
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Volunteers are no longer needed to take down Doylestown's snowflake decorations.
A recent call for volunteers to take down Doylestown's winter decorations has been cancelled. Borough public works employees took down the town's snowflake decorations recently, so volunteers are no longer needed. "A big thank you goes to Phil Ehlinger, head of the Public Works department, and his crew for taking down all of the snowflake decorations in town yesterday," said the Doylestown Business and Community Alliance. "They did it during their normal work schedule and the DBCA is very appreciative of their help." The DBCA had called for volunteers to gather Saturday, Feb. 9 to take down the holiday decorations. To learn more about the group, visit its website.
A fundraiser at a Doylestown restaurant benefitted Bucks County's only domestic violence prevention organization.
A fundraiser at a local restaurant recently benefitted Bucks County's only domestic violence prevention organization. Hickory Kitchen donated a portion of its proceeds from a fundraising day in December to A Woman's Place. Restaurant owner Mike Markowitz said he organized the event after learning about a friend who escaped domestic violence in her past. The fundraising event raised $525 for A Woman's Place. A Woman's Place was founded in 1976, just two years after the first battered women's shelter in the nation opened in St. Paul, Minn. The local entity began as a storefront, drop-in counseling center in Sellersville, with a one-room apartment behind the office where women escaping violence could stay. Now based out of Doylestown, A Woman…
Doylestown Hospital is the only hospital in Bucks County on a list of 100 medical centers nationwide with "Great Heart Programs."
Doylestown Hospital has been named to a national list of "100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs." The list compiled by the monthly healthcare industry publication, Becker's Hospital Review, recognizes U.S. hospitals that provide outstanding heart care. Doylestown Hospital is the only hospital in Bucks County to garner recognition on this annual list, hospital officials said. The medical centers on the list were selected based on "clinical accolades, recognition for quality care and contributions to the fields of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. These hospitals have been set apart for excellence in heart care and research by prominent and reputable healthcare sources and associations, including U.S. News & World Report, HealthGrades…
Friday, January 25, 2013
Weigh in on whether you support teachers and staff carrying guns in Central Bucks schools.
Ed Mackouse stood before the Central Bucks School Board this week and said that teachers and administrators should carry guns in the district's schools. "Everyone knows that the NRA is right. The only way to stop a gun is with another gun," said Mackouse, 69. "We can’t afford to have too many armed professional guards," continued Mackouse, who lives in Buckingham, "and they’re not as good, they can’t tell the difference" between a threatening individual and parents and other school visitors. So arming teachers and school staff is a good solution, Mackouse said. The nine school board members made no comment on his suggestions Tuesday night, and no official action is on the table for Central Bucks. But state legislators are talking about the…
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Police say a man tried to make off with a cart full of an energy drink from the Doylestown Acme.
He must have a had a really tough time waking up. An unidentified man recently tried to make off with a cart full of Red Bull from the Doylestown Acme, according to police reports. A representative from the grocery store on North Main Street told police that someone tried to steal a cart full of the energy drink last week. "I guess he needed some pep," Doylestown Borough Police Chief Jim Donnelly said Thursday. Produced by an Austrian company, Red Bull claims the drink increases concentration and reaction speed, among other things. The would-be thief was unsuccessful in his attempt. Donnelly said store employees chased the man, who dropped the Red Bull and ran off. The Red Bull was valued at $320.05, according to police reports. The …
Jane
12:12 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
So the victim threw the first punch (shove), so to speak? Isn't that battery? more ›