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The national chain is closing all of its stores after 40 years go-to party supplier in the country.

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA —State Rep. Melissa Cerrato's bill to extend U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to Korean Americans who served alongside American troops in Vietnam has cleared a PA House committee.

U.S. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean spoke out on CNN Wednesday about President Trump's order to freeze federal grant and loan payments.

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA —The township's former public works director will enter a special Bucks County probation program for personal purchases he made using municipal funds, authorities said.

WARMINSTER, PA —If ICE happens to arrive in the Centennial School District, school officials have policies and procedures in place.

Four of those women hail from Bucks and Montgomery counties. Cassie Boone of Horsham Township is a fourth-grade teacher who has performed with the squad for four years.

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Law enforcement knocking on doors in the township Wednesday is not associated with an ICE raid, police said.

Editor's Note —This is a weekly Patch feature. YARDLEY, PA —When the Delaware River freezes, Yardley Photographer Josh Friedman recalls one of the major moments that led to the birth of a nation.

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