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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Today’s Top Stories
Severe Weather Watch: The region remains on high alert following Monday’s storms. While a tornado watch for the area has expired, the National Weather Service is still monitoring a sharp temperature drop. Some areas are seeing a 30-degree plunge in just a few hours, turning rain into a “burst of snow” today.
Road Closures in Chalfont/New Britain: If you’re commuting today, heads up: PennDOT has announced overnight closures on Bristol Road starting this week for utility work. Detours are in place near Route 202 and Limekiln Pike.
Election Buzz: The Bucks County GOP has officially released its list of endorsed candidates for the 2026 cycle. These include incumbent Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick and state-level recommendations for the upcoming primaries.
Community Milestones: Plans are ramping up for America250 (the nation’s 250th birthday). Historic sites like Valley Forge and various Bucks County landmarks are finalizing “semiquin” (sesquicentennial) event schedules for the summer.
Weekend Round Up: Green Streets and High Winds
The weekend was dominated by St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. By the way, weekend festivities will drop every Friday morning here!
The Big Parade: On Saturday, March 14, the annual Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade took over Levittown. Thousands gathered as the procession moved from Conwell-Egan Catholic High School down to New Falls Road.
Festivities: Yardley hosted the “St. Paddy’s unWINEd Weekend”. Doylestown and Langhorne saw families heading to local events like the “Lucky Moo” brunch to meet Highland cows.
Wild Weather: Sunday saw a shift from festive to fierce as a strong weather system brought heavy rain and wind gusts up to 45 MPH across the region. This lead to scattered power outages and some minor flooding.