Langhorne Manor News

A brand new two-story classroom wing will be opening at Neshaminy High School to begin the school year.

Soon there may be more men and women in uniform patrolling the streets of Penndel.

A proposed state smoking ban will not affect municipal laws against smoking at public parks, state Sen.

Ben Cichy, the son of Courier Times food editor Betty Cichy, played a pivotal role in the safe arrival of the Phoenix Mars Lander at the planet's north pole Sunday evening.

After months of controversy and speculation, the winning bid for the 75-year lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is $12.8 billion, a figure that awed even some of the lease proposal's opponents.

“There should be an economy of size, that's obvious.”

Two of the four small boroughs are without police chiefs. The other two have part-timers. The time seemed right, some felt, to talk about forming Bucks County's second regional police department. via Philly.com

“We need to be careful and not too speculative of costs. Our ultimate goal is 24-7 protection for our residents. I know my police budget and what I can and cannot afford”

There's no question the economy is on everyone's mind. Borough officials are no different, looking to save money, but at the same time provide the best service for residents. via Courier Times News

Three men have been charged in connection with Tuesday's drug raid of a Penndel home directly across the street from a district courthouse that resulted in the seizure of $12,000 cash, heroin and drug ... via Courier Times News

“I don't know how we would fit it into our budget.”

The Hulmeville Council will hold off on sending a letter to the state Department of Community and Economic Development indicating Hulmeville wants to combine police forces with neighboring boroughs Langhorne, ... via PhillyBurbs.com

“The demographics that favored Hillary Clinton going into this race held true and you saw them holding true in Bucks County”

Few expected that presidential hopeful Barack Obama would win in Pennsylvania Tuesday, but no one predicted how poorly the Illinois senator would fare in Bucks County. via Intelligencer News

“I think it is a wonderful idea, but all concerned must be open minded and look at all the angles. There will need to be a real, open discussion so council can come up with effective management”

Penndel's longtime police chief is retiring after being its top cop for 25 years. via PhillyBurbs.com

“We felt something in his name that would help a person further an education would be a great thing to do.”

Former Langhorne councilman and Neshaminy High School teacher Clayton Thomas, who died in 2006 at age 60, is remembered in a lot of ways. via PhillyBurbs.com

“There is an efficiency of scale that is tempting. ... It's got to be looked at.”

Langhorne officials have sent a letter of intent to Harrisburg about regionalizing the borough police force with three neighboring boroughs, Councilman Dave Kaiser said. via PhillyBurbs.com

“As long as you don't sign to regionalize [it's not binding]”

Penndel took the first step to begin police regionalization. At Tuesday's work session, the council unanimously voted to send a letter of intent to regionalize to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and ... via PhillyBurbs.com

Homemade soda bottle bombs were found in three mailboxes in Upper Moreland and Warminster last week and Middletown police were investigating a report of a destroyed mailbox late Saturday night. via PhillyBurbs.com

“I didn't want to comment on security issues knowing this would start a media frenzy”

A Bensalem man was arrested after allegedly threatening Bensalem's mayor and a Lower Bucks state senator and hiding weapons in the senator's office. via Courier Times News

“It was a response force and we determined we didn't want a response force”

Langhorne officials said the borough will keep its police department for now but, down the road, could combine it with departments in other small boroughs, such as Penndel, Langhorne Manor or Hulmeville. via Courier Times News

Oficials will study the feasibility of combining the borough's police department with those of oter small boroughs, including Penndel, Langhorne Manor or Hulmeville, the Bucks County Courier Times reported. via The Times

“Somebody said to me, "If you were a police officer, you're going to want to find everybody guilty,' and that's not true. Everybody gets their day in court”

His lucky ball cap, the one stained with blood from an undercover job that went horribly awry, is gone. via PhillyBurbs.com

“It's not so frequent that people are prepared to deal with the circumstances. The vast majority of the public is likely to be tricked by someone with the right moves, the right paraphernalia, the right gab.”

Ever since we've had cops, we've had fake cops. And with the Internet, it's never been easier to be an impostor - to buy faux badges, light racks and sirens, clothes that say "POLICE" or clothes that just look ... via PhillyBurbs.com