Blooming-Glen News

Bucks County commissioners acting as the Board of Elections on Friday moved the following polling place locations in time for the Nov.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation took a significant step forward with the Route 202 Parkway on Thursday, opening bids for the first section of the long-debated and highly anticipated road.

Hilltown supervisors are trying to decide whether to use more than $112,000 in potential grant money to help fund historic renovation projects or for a variety of road improvements.

Long lines shouldn't be a problem on Election Day in at least four large voting districts.

Several roads in the Perkasie area will be repaired beginning today as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation begins a $5.5 million project on 27 miles of state highway in Bucks County.

The girls from 7online.com challenged the girls of Meenan Transmissions to an exciting game of U10 Thunder division softball in Deep Run as defensive plays kept the game tight.

“It's a testament to the community that they have preserved their heritage.”

When arsonists burned the wooden roof off Mood's Covered Bridge, it seemed Bucks County was robbed of a historical landmark and Harold Meyers of a family relic. via Intelligencer News

“We're going to try to do some lighting in the bridge so you can really see”

There's a new restaurant opening in East Rockhill, with a couple of catches. First, it will only serve breakfast. via PhillyBurbs.com

“Festus the 3-Legged Wonder Dog”

Produced by the Reading Theater Project, the production features original works performed by local artists. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Hilltown Township officials hope to meet with a representative from the state Department of Transportation to present what could be called a request list addressing several traffic woes, mostly along Route 113. via The Morning Call

UPPER BUCKS JOB FAIR TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK Bucks County Community College will host a job fair at its Upper Bucks Campus on Wednesday. via The Morning Call

A $6.5 million road construction project will begin Monday on a flood-damaged section of Route 32 in Nockamixon Township, the state Department of Transportation said. via The Morning Call

Two suburban Philadelphia counties that were longtime bastions of the Republican Party now have more registered Democrats than Republicans. via WTKT-AM Harrisburg

“They don't know what's going on and when it's getting done”

While some of an $11 million Route 32 repair project has been completed, a scenic stretch of the riverside roadway in Upper Bucks is still waiting for the fix-up to begin three years after flood damage ... via PhillyBurbs.com

“A lack of equity not only affects women during their years on the job, but also when they receive their Social Security and pension checks later on in life.”

A bipartisan resolution calling for a study of pay disparities between men and women in Pennsylvania advanced from the House Labor Relations Committee on Tuesday. via Philadelphia Business Journal

Pennsburg will look into doing even more work on Dotts Street to improve the flow of storm water. via The Morning Call

The village of Hilltown will get five sets of eyes scrutinizing and imagining how its public landscape should look under a plan to encourage a mix of uses and the look of an early village. via The Morning Call

“It stands as a testament that sometimes progress means being good stewards of the past”

Tom Wismer's family history seems inextricably linked to Mood's Covered Bridge. In the 1920s, his grandfather would cross the span in his horse and buggy on his way from Perkasie to the nearby Mennonite church ... via Intelligencer News

Mood's Covered Bridge, burned by arsonists more than 31 2 years ago, is scheduled for a final inspection Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Bucks County bridge inspectors, said a ... via PhillyBurbs.com

A minivan-tractor-trailer accident blocked off about a quarter mile of Route 202 in New Britain on Monday evening and seriously injured the driver of the van. via PhillyBurbs.com