Silverdale News

Construction begins today on a $5.5 million project to repair and resurface 27 miles of state highway in Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said.

As the heat swoops in, a few Bucks County senior centers are opening their doors.

“They can't help anybody if they don't get there.”

While ambulance response times to most places in Bucks County have changed little in recent years, it has taken longer to reach some patients in Upper Bucks, where two EMS services shut down due to financial ... via PhillyBurbs.com

With a close win in race for the 145th District state House on Tuesday, Tom Peterson joined a slate of Democrats who in November hope to make ''watershed'' gains in traditionally Republican Upper Bucks. via The Morning Call

THE PENNRIDGE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB will present ''High School Musical Junior,'' a one-act version of the popular musical comedy, at 7 p.m. today and Saturday in the Penn Central Middle School ... via The Morning Call

“All of these contractors are hungry”

The Pennridge School District will spend $5.24 million to renovate several buildings this summer, with the bulk of the work focused on Bedminster Elementary. via PhillyBurbs.com

A 25-year-old Silverdale man has been charged with selling marijuana to a police informant last year. via The Morning Call

PEARL S. BUCK INTERNATIONAL, 520 Dublin Road, Hilltown Township, is accepting applications for its $5,000 Mabel Lew Scholarship for higher education. via The Morning Call

“We're very happy about the financial condition of the township”

Hilltown residents have been given an early holiday gift this year - no tax increase in 2008. via PhillyBurbs.com

SOUDERTON AREA HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY is holding a Toys for Tots fundraiser through Wednesday. via The Morning Call

PENNRIDGE COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER, 146 E. Main St., Silverdale, offers the following activities: reiki, Mondays and Thursdays; art classes and chair massages, Tuesdays; yoga, Tuesdays and Thursdays; knitting ... via The Morning Call

PENNRIDGE COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER, 146 E. Main St., Silverdale, will hold a dance 7-10 p.m. Friday. via The Morning Call

“She was a tireless extremely hard worker with impeccable journalism ethics”

Barbara McClennen of Perkasie, longtime managing editor of the Souderton Independent and Perkasie News-Herald, passed away Nov. via Souderton Independent

“Our tendency at this point leans more toward the development of our already purchased open space than purchasing more ground.”

By an almost 3-1 margin, Bucks County voters last week agreed to have the county borrow money for an $87 million plan to preserve open space, farmland, natural areas, the Delaware River riverfront and to add to ... via Central Bucks Life