Hurricane Sandy

MREs, Bottled Water Available in Bristol on Thursday

The essential supplies will be available for area residents without power officials said.

Bristol Township, state and federal officials will be providing Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) and bottled water to powerless residents of Bristol Township and surrounding communities starting Thursday, officials said. The 18,000 water bottles and 14,000 food servings will be distributed starting at 8 a.m. at the James Gallagher Senior Center located on the grounds of the Bristol Township Municipal Complex at 2501 Bath Road, according to Emergency Operations Director Kevin Dippolito said. The distribution will go until 6 p.m., depending on stock. Power Still Out, Clean Up Continues; Troops Return Dippolito told Patch he requested the food and water through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

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PHOTOS: Oxford Valley Mall’s First Annual Moms Rock! Expo

A breast cancer walk was also held at the mall over the weekend.

Woman decended on the Oxford Valley Mall Saturday for the Third Annual Big sMall Walk for Breast Cancer, which raises money for the Bott Cancer Center at Holy Redeemer Hospital, and the First Annual Moms Rock! Expo.

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PennDOT Officials Address Concerns About Bridge Closure

The West Maple Avenue Bridge that connects Lower Southampton and Middletown is expected to close for about year.

A handful of local residents and business owners came to a community information meeting held by PennDOT at the Lower Southampton Township building to get more information on the impending West Maple Avenue bridge replacement project. The $6 million project is expected to close the busy and structurally deficient bridge, which crosses the Neshaminy Creek and connects Lower Southampton and Middletown, for about one year, beginning in Spring 2013, according to PennDOT. The meeting was mostly populated with owners of businesses on Maple Avenue closest to the nearly 60-year-old bridge, whose businesses are likely to suffer from the road closures and detours. “This is going to affect business,” said Jim McGovern, owner of All Pro Auto Service …

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Tom Sofield

2:34 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Correction: The bridge work start date is Spring 2013 not 2012. My apologies.   more ›

Lower Bucks County Experiences 9-1-1 Problems

Those encountering issues asked to use cell phones instead of landlines to make 9-1-1 calls.

  According to emergency management offices in Lower Bucks County, the 9-1-1 emergency call center is experiencing problems accepting incoming calls from household landlines.   Emergency Management offices in Falls Township, Middletown Township and Tullytown Borough, were among those first reporting problems shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday.  Falls Township officials advise residents who need to call 9-1-1 for an emergency to use their cell phones to call 9-1-1 or call 215-547-5222.  Those is in Tullytown are asked to call 215-945-3100 or use their cell phones to call 9-1-1. The issue is only affecting household landlines and not cell phones, according to alerts by area officials.   According to an alert at 8:10 p.m.:  Verizon is currently …

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Middletown Township Police Make 3 DUI Arrests

Middletown Township Police Blotter

Middletown Township police said they made three driving under the influence arrests.   Police said 21-year-old Ryan Nicholas Brown, of Bristol, was arrested for DUI. The arrest came as the result of a domestic dispute investigation at Chesterfield Apartments at 1:01 a.m. Friday, according to police.  Kelly Kelch, 31, of Yardley, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop at Trenton Road near Herbert Hoover School at 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, according to police. A two-car crash led to the arrest of a Bensalem woman. It happened on West Lincoln Highway and Rising Sun Avenue at 5:24 p.m. Sunday Police said 42-year-old Donna Cox was arrested for DUI. 

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Sesame Place Thefts Lead To Arrests

Middletown Township police said several people were caught stealing from the amusement park.

Several people were caught stealing at Sesame Place over the weekend. Jahnira L. Jones, 34, of Wilmington, DE, and Stachon Jernere Miller, 30 of Newark, DE were arrested at 3:07 p.m. Friday at Sesame Place, according to police. Police said the pair stole $385.25 worth of merchandise. Jones and Miller were arraigned by Judge Wager and remanded to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail each.   Police said 31-year-old Philadelphia resident Ivonia L. Robinson was cited for retail theft after stealing $34.70 worth of merchandise from Sesame Place at 3:15 p.m. Friday. Robert Colon, 21, of Bronx, N.Y., was cited for retail theft after $94.75 worth of merchandise was stolen from Sesame Place at 5:16 p.m. Saturday, according to police. Police …

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