News

Doug Mastriano’s education plan would gut Bucks County’s public schools

Defund public education? The Republican state senator has said that he would like to cut per pupil spending in half.

Peter Greene June 27, 2022

News

Bucks County Residents Protest Reversal of Roe v. Wade

“Brian Fitzpatrick is the foremost anti-choice lawmaker in Bucks County” and was the target of local voters’ outrage.

Jenny Stephens June 24, 2022

News

Celebrate the Rainbow: Perkasie’s Family Pride Festival Embraces the LGBTQ Community

In a letter riddled with hateful rhetoric attacking the event, local GOP club president seeks to divide the community.

Jenny Stephens June 24, 2022

News

These are the reproductive health bills currently before PA’s General Assembly

Medical experts have called ‘heartbeat bills’ misleading because embryos do not have a developed heart by six weeks gestation

Cassie Miller, Author at Penn-Capital Star June 21, 2022

News

Welcoming the Stranger Helps Immigrants in Bucks County Navigate the English Language

“Welcoming the Stranger was founded based on a simple idea: that it is morally right to offer compassionate and caring assistance to immigrants and refugees in need.”

Jenny Stephens June 20, 2022

Events

Learn About and Celebrate Juneteenth in Doylestown

The Mercer Museum has partnered with the PairUP Society, Bucks County Anti-Racism Coalition, NAACP Bucks, and the African American History Museum to bring the first annual Juneteenth celebration to Upper Bucks.

Kevin E. Leven June 14, 2022

Education

The Future of Public Education in Pennsylvania Rests on the Governor’s Race

In Bucks County we’ve already seen a taste of what’s to come, with scuffles around DEI programs, pronouns and LGBTQ pride flags, and school closures and mask mandates.

Mindy Isser June 14, 2022