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New Britain Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for New Britain, PA.

Results 1 - 20 of 135 in New Britain, PA

  1. Woman found dead in burned apartmentRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Reporter Online

    Police are investigating a death at the Carousel townhome development in New Britain borough Friday morning.

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  2. Fire Claims Woman's Life in Bucks CountyRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | WFMZ

    A Bucks County woman has lost her life to a small fire inside her apartment in New Britain.

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  3. New Britain Borough police press release on fatal fireRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... (2:06 a.m.), Friday, July 25, police were dispatched to a report of an unresponsive subject at 501 Ferris Ln. in New Britain Borough. The first officer on location immediately determined that there had been a fire inside the residence, a unit within ...

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    Related Topix: Bucks County, PA, Chalfont, PA

  4. Woman, 68, found dead in Bucks homeRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Philly.com

    An elderly woman was found dead in her Bucks County home early this morning. New Britain Borough Police were called to 501 Ferris Lane shortly after 2 a.m. when the body of the 68-year-old woman was discovered ...

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  5. She appears to have died from an electrial fire in her house.

    5 hrs ago | WPVI-TV Philadelphia

    ... made the discovery on Friday morning at about two in the woman's house on the 500 block of Ferris Lane in New Britain. Investigators say it looks like there was some type of electrical fire in the house. The woman appears to have lived alone. Story ...

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  6. Bucks County woman found dead after fireRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Morning Call

    A 68-year-old Bucks County woman found dead in her New Britain home early this morning died apparently during a fire that extinguished itself sometime yesterday.

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  7. Police Find Woman Died In Home, Believed To Be Accidental

    14 hrs ago | WCAU-TV

    ... a fire here, smoke inhalation is again a preliminary indication of a cause of death,' Chief Don Bowers, of the New Britain Borough Police Department, said. Officials said the woman lived in the home alone and hadn't contacted close family members in ...

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    Related Topix: Bucks County, PA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

  8. Home sweet home officeRead the original story

    Wednesday | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... the systems have become more reliable. Gilmore & Associates, an engineering and consulting firm headquartered in New Britain, uses video conferencing to connect its seven locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, said Phil Donatiello, director of ...

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  9. George E. Miller retired farmerRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Courier News Online

    ... and a daughter, Lou Ann Adams. Surviving are his wife, Elsie Locke Miller; two sons, Robert G. Miller of New Britain, Pa., and Glenn A. Miller of Birmingham, Mich.; a step-daughter, Betty Furan of Lambertville; a step-son, Carl Barrick of ...

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  10. Shopping for a good cause

    Monday Jul 21 | PhillyBurbs.com

    Locals and beauty queens spent Sunday afternoon at New Britain's Holly Hill Boutique, browsing the merchandise and waiting in line for the fitting rooms.

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    Related Topix: Bucks County, PA, Doylestown, PA

  11. Catholic teens to mark World Youth Day locallyRead the original story

    Friday Jul 18 | The Reporter

    More than 500 young Catholics will convene at the National Shrine of Our Lady Czestochowa in New Britain Township Saturday to celebrate Local World Youth Day.

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    Related Topix: Warrington, PA, Australia, World News, Sydney, Australia, New South Wales, Australia, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Chalfont, PA, Bucks County, PA

  12. Boroughs seek grant for safer school walks

    Sunday Jul 13 | PhillyBurbs.com

    Chalfont and New Britain are teaming up in hopes of giving kids a less perilous walk to school.

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Chalfont, PA, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho

  13. In School

    Friday Jul 11 | PhillyBurbs.com

    BUCKS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT: Laura Kinter of New Britain, and Kathleen Fox of Southampton, received Harold Haldeman Conservation Leadership School Scholarships.

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    Related Topix: Bucks County, PA, Pipersville, PA, Lycoming College, Quakertown, PA

  14. Man gets 2 to 5 years for torching his homeRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 9 | The Morning Call

    ... 74, of Trumbauersville went to jail for helping an associate pose as a Christian contractor to defraud a dying New Britain Township man of more than $56,000 while tearing apart his house. On Tuesday, a Bucks County judge sentenced Shecter to two ...

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    Related Topix: Trumbauersville, PA, Bucks County, PA, State Prisons, Bensalem, PA

  15. Bucks man sentenced for blowing up house

    Tuesday Jul 8 | The Morning Call

    ... to 11 1/2 to 23 months in county prison and ordered to pay $81,000 in restitution to the widow of the then dying New Britain Township man he and John W. Sherwood, the leader of the scam, bilked in 2007. The pair took more than $56,000 in payment for ... 2 comments

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  16. Chinese to document life of Doylestown man

    Jun 23, 2008 | Intelligencer News

    ... night, after completely circumnavigating the earth," the paper reported on Sept. 1, 1910. Geil was born in New Britain Township. He was the son of Samuel Geil, a farmer, and Elizabeth Seese Geil. In 1868 the family moved to a townhouse in Doylestown ...

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  17. Traffic alerts in Bucks and Montco

    Jun 23, 2008 | Philly.com

    ... for bridge repair. Through traffic will be detoured over Old Bethlehem Road to Rosedale Road. New Galena Road in New Britain Township will be closed between Route 152 and Callowhill Road for two weeks, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, to ...

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  18. Police: Woman hits man with vacuum

    Jun 20, 2008 | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... causing scrapes and abrasions, authorities said. Kulick left the residence, but was arrested later by police in New Britain Township. Kulick was charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, said police. Arraigned before District ...

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  19. In Your Town - Quakertown areaRead the original story

    Jun 18, 2008 | The Morning Call

    ... offered 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and June 28. Each course is $40 and will be held at the boat rental, Creek Road, New Britain Township. For information, call 215-348-6114. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS will hold blood drives 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ...

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  20. Planning begins for park extension

    Jun 12, 2008 | PhillyBurbs.com

    Planning is under way for about 12 acres on the banks of the Neshaminy Creek that could become an extension of New Britain Township's West Branch Park.

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