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Doylestown Borough surveys residents on composting interest

Doylestown Borough Council unanimously approved distributing a composting survey, the first initiative under the borough's new climate action plan, asking residents about habits, barriers and interest in a private collection service.

· 2 min read

A wooden compost bin filled with decomposing organic material in a backyard garden.

Doylestown woman charged in elder credit card theft

Central Bucks Regional Police charged Filomena Rosa Kohl, 55, of Doylestown Township with felony identity theft after surveillance video allegedly showed her using an 88-year-old manicure client's credit card for a $451 Costco purchase.

· 2 min read

Exterior of a Costco Wholesale Club store with customers and red bollards.

Doylestown, PA

76°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

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FriPatchy Fog83°F28%
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A wooden compost bin filled with decomposing organic material in a backyard garden.

Doylestown Borough surveys residents on composting interest

Doylestown Borough Council unanimously approved distributing a composting survey, the first initiative under the borough's new climate action plan, asking residents about habits, barriers and interest in a private collection service.

Doylestown, PA

76°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Feels like 79° · 52% rain

ThuChance Showers And Thunderstorms83°F80%
FriPatchy Fog83°F28%
SatSunny84°F2%
SunMostly Sunny85°F11%
MonMostly Sunny86°F20%
TueMostly Sunny86°F27%
WedChance Showers And Thunderstorms85°F34%
A wooden compost bin filled with decomposing organic material in a backyard garden.

Doylestown Borough surveys residents on composting interest

Doylestown Borough Council unanimously approved distributing a composting survey, the first initiative under the borough's new climate action plan, asking residents about habits, barriers and interest in a private collection service.

Doylestown, PA

76°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Feels like 79° · 52% rain

ThuChance Showers And Thunderstorms83°F80%
FriPatchy Fog83°F28%
SatSunny84°F2%
SunMostly Sunny85°F11%
MonMostly Sunny86°F20%
TueMostly Sunny86°F27%
WedChance Showers And Thunderstorms85°F34%

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Buckingham supervisor to pay $65K, apologize for fabricated election flyer

Buckingham Township Supervisor Jon Forest must pay $65,000 and issue a public apology after admitting he fabricated corruption accusations in a 2023 election flyer targeting Froehlich's Farm and fellow Supervisor Mike Bateman; residents are calling for his resignation ahead of the Aug. 26 supervisors meeting.

Screenshot of a Facebook post showing a typed public apology letter with a signature.

Doylestown eyes right-on-red ban at Broad and Doyle

Doylestown Borough Council unanimously voted to advertise an ordinance banning right turns on red in both directions at North Broad and Doyle streets after Central Bucks Regional Police cited truck-vehicle conflicts at the downtown intersection.

A two-lane road approaching a signalized intersection with red traffic lights and a stop sign.

Education

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CB West art rooms shift as construction nears deadline

Central Bucks School District says all schools will open on schedule Aug. 31 despite ongoing construction, but CB West art students will be temporarily relocated for two to three weeks and CB South juniors lose parking access as a three-story addition continues into summer 2027.

Red running track and football field with metal bleachers at a high school campus.

BCCC nursing professor Mary Dura wins Lindback teaching award

Bucks County Community College nursing professor Mary Dura, who earned her doctorate at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, received the 2026 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award after more than 20 years in the classroom.

Three people pose together holding a blue certificate folder in front of BCCC banners.

Public Safety

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Doylestown woman charged in elder credit card theft

Central Bucks Regional Police charged Filomena Rosa Kohl, 55, of Doylestown Township with felony identity theft after surveillance video allegedly showed her using an 88-year-old manicure client's credit card for a $451 Costco purchase.

Exterior of a Costco Wholesale Club store with customers and red bollards.

Ex-manager pleads guilty to drugging underage workers

Richard Brooks Jr., a former Saladworks and Wendy's manager in Central Bucks County, pleaded guilty May 28 to seven charges including a felony drug count and two misdemeanor indecent assault counts after police found he supplied drugs and alcohol to underage employees at his workplaces and Doylestown apartment.

Victorian red brick building and Civil War obelisk monument in downtown Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

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Doylestown Borough surveys residents on composting interest

Doylestown Borough Council unanimously approved distributing a composting survey, the first initiative under the borough's new climate action plan, asking residents about habits, barriers and interest in a private collection service.

A wooden compost bin filled with decomposing organic material in a backyard garden.

Doylestown asks residents to dim lights through Nov. 15 for migrating birds

Doylestown Borough's Environmental Advisory Council is asking residents and businesses to turn off or dim outdoor lights from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Nov. 15 to protect migratory birds passing through the region during fall migration.

Wood thrush standing on a mossy log surrounded by leaf litter.

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Bucks County home inventory jumps 13% as buyer contracts cool

Bucks County's housing inventory rose 13.1% in July while buyer contracts fell 16.3%, according to new BCAR data, even as the median sold price climbed to $546,665.

A large two-story stone Victorian house with dormer windows surrounded by autumn trees.

The Station Doylestown opens 400-seat restaurant in 1913 freight house

Three Montgomery County restaurateurs opened The Station Doylestown in April 2026 inside a 113-year-old former Reading Company freight house at 194 W. Ashland St., bringing a 400-seat Italian-leaning restaurant with rail-themed cocktails and a patio overlooking active SEPTA trains to the Ashland Street corridor.

A SEPTA commuter train stopped at the Doylestown station platform with tracks in the foreground.

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Doylestown cycling team fields 11 elite riders for 22nd Bucks County Classic

The Bike Works Powered by Fred Beans Cycling Team, a nonprofit elite squad with alumni training for the 2028 Olympics, will race the 22nd annual Bucks County Classic criterium through downtown Doylestown on Sunday, Sept. 13, alongside the Doylestown Arts Festival.

Four cyclists in helmets and team kits race on a closed downtown street.

CB East's Aidan Weaver drafted by Oakland Athletics in eighth round

Central Bucks East graduate and Jamison native Aidan Weaver was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the eighth round of the 2026 MLB Draft and is now at rookie camp in Arizona.

A left-handed pitcher in an Oakland Athletics green and gold uniform mid-delivery on the mound.

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About the Editor

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Maryam Khanum

Maryam Khanum

Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.

Maryam Khanum

Maryam Khanum

Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.

Maryam Khanum

Maryam Khanum

Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.

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