Bucks County Herald Newspaper

07/26/2025

The incredible Mercer Museum in Doylestown leaves visitors in awe. Artifacts from Early America decorate the floors, walls and ceiling in the vast atrium of the 7-story monolith. Above you hang antique carriages, boats, wagons and a menagerie of implements from the 1800s conjuring up the glory, ardor and romanticism of a robust time.

Tucked into galleries under the roof is a reminder of history’s darker side: 🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/carl-lavo/crime-and-punishment-as-it-used-to-be-in-bucks/article_836d43f2-fe31-429a-af13-53d07b417452.html.

Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle

The incredible Mercer Museum in Doylestown leaves visitors in awe. Artifacts from Early America decorate the floors, walls and ceiling in the vast atrium of the 7-story monolith. Above you

07/25/2025

A day of music, food and friendship, the Bucks County Blues Festival took place July 19 at Snipes Farm & Education Center in Morrisville.

Bucks County festival strikes a chord with blues fans:🔗 https://www.buckscountyherald.com/community/events/bucks-county-festival-strikes-a-chord-with-blues-fans/article_0cb3422e-0880-4e7c-a281-f14090bb4243.html.

📷: By Scott Roman

07/25/2025

Over 500 cars filled the streets of the county seat for the Doylestown at Dusk Car Show on July 19.

The show offered car enthusiasts an opportunity to enjoy music, local restaurants and more.

📷: Photos by .high for the Herald.
🔗: https://www.buckscountyherald.com/community/events/a-dazzling-display-at-the-doylestown-at-dusk-car-show/article_3ef3145b-526c-4139-9a2b-513de034dfa9.html.



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07/25/2025

Maureen and Scot McClellan are practitioners of sound baths, though both did very different things for a living in earlier years: 🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/business/its-a-living/couple-utilizes-sound-for-healing-and-relation/article_ffd0bea8-cdaa-49de-a227-427b87650337.html.

If someone offered to give you a sound bath, what would your reaction be? When it comes to popular culture, I’m usually the last to understand. I was initially skeptical

07/24/2025

Zach Peckman, a New Hope-Solebury High School student and member of the Zero Gravity Jump Rope Team, is going to Japan to represent the U.S. in the World Jump Rope Championships.

🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/new-hope-teen-caught-jump-roping-bug-early/article_b6b6af73-d620-4c09-81e1-664aa6b1efd0.html

Don’t challenge Zach Peckman to a jump roping contest. The 16-year-old is on his way to Japan to represent the U.S. in the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships.

07/24/2025

Mama Hawk’s Kitchen & Coffee opened earlier this month in the Michener Art Museum’s lobby and gift shop area, offering specialty coffee, house-made baked goods along with fresh salads and sandwiches.

The new partnership means visitors and the larger community have a new spot to enjoy lunch in Doylestown Borough: 🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/michener-museum-welcomes-new-caf/article_60934c61-cde8-4d81-b431-83fd54768876.html.

A new partnership between a popular coffee shop and the James A. Michener Art Museum means visitors and the larger community have a new spot to enjoy lunch in Doylestown

07/24/2025

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07/24/2025

While it’s not official yet, a fourth restaurant is planned for the continuing redevelopment of the Barn Plaza shopping center in Doylestown Township, according to officials: 🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/a-fourth-restaurant-is-slated-for-barn-plaza/article_a9d1e39e-b88e-4ca4-8440-7fe3f0fd0bc1.html.

While it’s not official yet, a fourth restaurant is planned for the continuing redevelopment of the Barn Plaza shopping center in Doylestown Township, according to officials.

07/23/2025

The Hepatitis B Foundation, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute and American Philosophical Society, will join together to celebrate the legacy – and the 100th birthday – of the late Baruch S. Blumberg, MD, DPhil, on July 29.

Also for World Hepatitis Day this year, the Hepatitis B Foundation is holding a special event at its headquarters in Doylestown: 🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/world-hepatitis-day-event-to-celebrate-the-legacy-of-the-late-dr-baruch-s-blumberg/article_dbdb793f-4f20-499e-89ae-2c51b9e752b2.html.

The Hepatitis B Foundation, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute and American Philosophical Society, will join together to celebrate the legacy – and the 100th birthday – of the late Baruch S.

07/23/2025

with Addison Wolfe Real Estate

🏡 “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream” — C.S. Lewis

07/23/2025

A plan for a 55-plus community on a portion of Shady Brook Farm in Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA has been significantly changed again.

The developers say the latest and less-dense plan is the result of responding to concerns from abutting neighbors and township officials: 🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/smaller-plan-for-55-plus-project-at-shady-brook-farm-gets-preliminary-ok/article_9ba1b612-7027-458e-889d-2a0b1eacc972.html.

A plan for a 55-plus community on a portion of Shady Brook Farm in Middletown Township has been significantly changed again.

07/22/2025

Flemington man Karim Daoud has been in an ICE detention center for over 100 days.

Daoud, who is known as an integral part of his community, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a routine appointment to renew his work authorization paperwork on March 12.

Karim wrote in a note to his friends, family and Facebook followers that his time in the detention center has been “hell:" 🔗https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/flemingtons-karim-daoud-remains-in-ice-detention-center/article_77188938-e1a8-4b6c-a918-1239471b2cb5.html.

Flemington man Karim Daoud has been in an ICE detention center for over 100 days.