Fatal, Fiery Tesla Accident In Pipersville

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In This Week's Newsletter:

• 📆 Upcoming Nearby Events

• 🚔 Two Dead In Car Accident, Fire

• 🏚️ Building Rejuvenation In Doylestown

• 🗞️ News Links

• ⛹️ Central Bucks Schools End Athletics Policy

• 🚨 BOLO For Serial Supermarket Thief

• 🏘️ In Other Nearby News

• 🏟️ Play Ball

• 🐶 Rescue Dog of the Week

• 📊 This Week’s Poll Question

📆 Upcoming Nearby Events

Thursday-Friday, Nov. 21-22

• 🎄 Noel in November Holiday Tour | James-Lorah Memorial Home in Doylestown | 3-5 p.m., more details here

Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 21-23

• 📚 Book, Jewelry and Poinsettia Sale | Horsham Public Library | Hours vary, more details here

Friday, Nov. 22

• 🍷 Annual Holiday Wine Tasting | Blue Bell Inn | 7-9:30 p.m., more details here

Saturday. Nov. 23

• 🎤 Tom Cotter | Sellersville Theater | 8 p.m., more details here

Sunday, Nov. 24

• 🎅 Cookies with Santa | Mom’s Cookie Bar in Doylestown | 1-6 p.m., runs through Dec. 6, more details here

You can find a calendar of events for the towns in the Central Bucks Now region by following these links: Bedminster | Buckingham | Chalfont | Doylestown | East Rockhill | Hilltown | New Britain | Perkasie | Plumstead | Silverdale | Warminster | Warrington | Warwick | West Rockhill

🚔 Two Dead In Car Accident, Fire

A Tesla's driver and passenger died after their car crashed into another Tesla as it was charging, sparking a fire last Friday in the Pipersville section of Bedminster.

Cops said the manned car left the roadway for an unknown reason and careened into the electric vehicle as it charged outside an Easton Road business. One of the cars then crashed into the building, causing damage. The building and nearby trees were then ignited and the driver and passenger succumbed to injuries suffered in the crash.

🏚️ Building Rejuvenation In Doylestown

There are significant developments regarding a pair of empty Doylestown commercial properties in limbo.

A plan to demolish an old borough hall on West Court Street and build a boutique hotel may come to fruition. Attorneys representing the property owner and nearby residents have reportedly struck a deal pending municipal approval. The agreement came after the hotel's proposed event space had its capacity reduced to 100 guests (it had zoning approval for 120). The project's planned 32 guest rooms and 70-person restaurant remain on the books, and other issues, such as parking spaces, still need to be ironed out.

The future of a crumbing West State Street building will be discussed in district court next month. The property once held two restaurants but has been vacant since the pandemic and is deteriorating, with debris falling onto the sidewalk. The borough has cited the property's owner but he insists he has not committed any violations. He could face close to $100,000 in fines.

🗞️ News Links

• WATCH: Multiple agencies battle home fire

• Doylestown Hospital gets an ‘A’ safety grade

• New Britain has one of Bucks County’s highest tax rates

• Car crashes into apartment building in East Rockhill

• Runway collision at Doylestown Airport

⛹️ Central Bucks Schools End Athletics Policy

The Central Bucks School Board retired a policy segregating athletics teams on the basis of sex.

The policy was established in Nov. 2023 and suspended roughly a month later, so the 8-1 vote to end it was a formality. Superintendent Dr. Steven Yanni said the policy, designed to address transgender athletes competing in girl's sports, conflicted with state and federal discrimination laws and PIAA bylaws.

The Central Bucks School District announced it will conduct high school graduation next year on Wednesday, June 11 to avoid holding commencement ceremonies on that Friday, the official last day of school.

CBSD will also launch six "pioneer" full-day kindergartens at the Cold Spring, Doyle, Groveland, Jamison, Kutz, and Mill Creek elementary schools next year. The district plans to eventually offer the program at all 15 elementary schools.

🚨 BOLO For Serial Supermarket Thief

Warrington Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a prolific shoplifter who has knocked off the Wegman’s on Main Street at least five times, most recently in mid-October. Her photo is above.

🏘️ In Other Nearby News

• Burglars steal a man’s refrigerator, mirror

• Attorney General issues scam warning

• Back-to-back hit-and-runs in Lansdale

• Hatfield street shut down by grenade report

• Fugitive sex offender nabbed in Dublin

For more on communities in the region, subscribe to the weekly newsletters from our sibling sites, North Penn Now and Wiss Now.

🏟️ Play Ball

• Breaking down the Sixers’ team meeting drama

• What they’re saying about Eagles-Rams

• The best potential Alec Bohm replacements

• Flyers add a helmet sponsor

• Blake Snell could end up with the Phillies

For more on local sports, subscribe to our Philly sports newsletter, On Pattison (sent 5x per week):

🐶 Rescue Dog of the Week

Meet Minnie Mouse, a 5-year-old terrier mix being fostered through Home At Last Dog Rescue after being rescue from a shelter in North Carolina. She is 55 pounds of pure joy that loves to run around outside and sniff her way around the yard and is crate- and house-trained.

A perfect home for Minnie Mouse would include someone looking for a companion as well as a backyard. If you are interested in adopting Minnie Mouse or would like more information, you can reach out to Home At Last Dog Rescue at [email protected] or visit the website.

📊 This Week’s Poll Question

Last week’s poll question: When do you put your Christmas tree up?

• Mid-December (31%)

• Thanksgiving weekend (30%)

• Early December (29%)

• Right before Christmas (5%)

• It's already up! (5%)

Thanks for reading! See you next week.

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