Bucks County Week Ahead: October 2, 2026

A reported threat aimed at Maple Point Middle School closed two Neshaminy schools in Middletown Township on Thursday and sent students home to remote lessons. Police had announced no arrest as of Thursday, and the rest of the district ran on a normal schedule.

Five stories from the past seven days

Neshaminy threat closes two Middletown schools
Core Creek Elementary and Maple Point Middle share a campus, so both closed Thursday and switched to asynchronous instruction. Middletown Township police are investigating, and families should watch for updates from their principals.

Data center bills clear a House committee
The state House Energy Committee advanced House Bills 2828, 2775 and 2755 on Oct. 1. One would make data centers pay for the utility upgrades their projects require, and another would require an electric-service application before a zoning approval. None is law yet, and Doylestown Borough already has data center zoning on its agenda.

Mail ballots are arriving, and the deadlines are set
Register by Oct. 19. Apply for a mail ballot by 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, and the county is running seven on-demand voting locations this fall, four more than before.

Falls Township clears a car wash for the old Rite Aid
Supervisors granted conditional use approval to convert the vacant pharmacy at 547 West Trenton Avenue into a Spotless Car Wash. Neighbors get a 6- to 8-foot sound barrier along Pine Grove Road, and construction is expected to take about seven months.

Operator of two Lower Bucks restaurants files Chapter 11
Integritty Group, which runs the Dave’s Hot Chicken in Falls Township and the QDOBA at Summit Square in Middletown, filed for reorganization while in a court dispute with its lender. Both restaurants were still open when we reported the story, and Chapter 11 lets a business keep operating while it restructures.

On the calendar, Saturday through Friday

Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Newtown Borough: The Newtown Historic Association’s 49th Annual Market Day fills the borough’s historic streets with artists, crafters, colonial demonstrations and live music on two stages. Rain date is Oct. 4.
Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lahaska: The Mid-Atlantic Classic AMX/AMC Car Club show at Peddler’s Village.
Daily through Oct. 26, Lahaska: Scarecrows in the Village, with more than 100 scarecrows on display around Peddler’s Village.
Sunday, Oct. 4, Perkasie: The Perkasie Fall Festival. The borough’s recreation page lists the date but not hours, so check before you go.
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m., Doylestown: The Travis Manion Foundation’s Doylestown 9/11 Heroes Run at War Memorial Field, Central Bucks West High School.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 10:30 a.m., Doylestown: Bucks County Commissioners’ meeting at the County Administration Building, 55 E. Court St. The Salary Board meets there at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m., Doylestown Borough: The first 2027 budget meeting, a joint session of the Finance Committee and Borough Council, per the borough calendar.

Sweater weather by Tuesday

The National Weather Service forecast for Doylestown gives Friday night a 30% chance of showers, mainly before 9 p.m., with a low around 56. Saturday is the better half of the weekend: mostly sunny with a high near 71 and a low around 53. Sunday turns mostly cloudy with a high near 66 and a 40% chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m., dropping to 30% Sunday night with a low around 55.

The rest of the week is dry and cooler, with sunshine, highs from 61 to 68 and a low around 40 Tuesday night. The NWS had no active watches, warnings or advisories for Bucks County as of early Friday. Get more at our weather page.

What your officials decided, and what they take up next

Falls Township: Supervisors gave preliminary and final land development approval to an 84-unit, age-restricted residential building at 654 Lincoln Highway in Fairless Hills, LevittownNow reported. The plan was reduced from 96 units in two buildings after a 2024 denial and a court settlement, and it includes 148 parking spaces and eight waivers.
Central Bucks School District: The district will increase police presence during and after games at Central Bucks West and now requires middle school students to be accompanied by an adult at events, according to a letter to families reported by Central Bucks News. The letter followed a Sept. 25 gathering of about 300 teenagers in downtown Doylestown after a football game.
Buckingham Township: The township was awarded $900,000 through the state’s Local Share Account program toward a new rescue engine for Midway Volunteer Fire Company, Central Bucks News reported. Midway’s current engines are 19 and 29 years old.
Bucks County Planning Commission: The board meets Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. at the Almshouse Neshaminy Manor Center, 1260 Almshouse Road, Doylestown, according to the county’s meeting notice. The meeting is streamed, and written comments are due by 2 p.m. that day at planningcommission@buckscounty.org.
Central Bucks School Board committees: The Finance and Operations Committee and the Policy Committee are each listed for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 on the district calendar.