Here is a quick list of what Bucks County residents need to know for the two-week state-imposed restrictions that start March 15.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Bucks County Magisterial District Courts are closed starting today until April 7. The Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Court will be closed starting tomorrow until April 15.

Until further notice the monthly unattended veteran memorial service at Washington Crossing National Veterans Cemetery is postponed. The service is held the last Thursday of the month.

Bucks County government offices are open.

State Rep. Tina Davis (D-141) is closing her district office at 4530 New Falls Rd will close two weeks beginning March 16 and will reopen on March 30. Staff will work remotely to return constituent calls and emails.

State Rep. Craig Staats (D-145) is closing his Quakertown legislative office for walk-in service through March 27. Constituents can call the office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 215-536-1434 or email cstaats@pahousegop.com.

The Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce is canceling all committee meetings effective Monday, March 16th through Monday, April 20th. In addition to the committee meetings, the following events are changed:Business Card Exchange held on March 19 Canceled; March & April leadership classes Postponed; technology luncheon held on March 31Postponed; Reach Your Peak event on April 7 Postponed; keynote on April 9 Canceled; Business Expo April 22 Postponed

St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown is restricting patient visitation.The hospital will only allow visitors for “end-of-life and maternity patients,” and those people will need to be screened and cleared before being approved for visitation. Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol Township, visitors have been restricted to one visitor for one adult patient. Visitors under the age of 18 are not allowed. Doylestown Health is limiting visitation to two well visitors at a time.

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and St. Luke’s University Health Network are implementing a common “No Visitation, No Access Policy” for all their hospitals and outpatient facilities, including Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) and St. Luke’s Physician Group (SLPG) offices. The “No Visitation, No Access Policy” took effect Sunday and at 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 16 at St. Luke’s. Hospitals and inpatient facilities, no visitors are permitted except under special circumstances. No child under age 12 is permitted to visit in the hospital. For outpatient appointments, one visitor is permitted to accompany a patient for an outpatient appointment, procedure, same-day surgery or LVPG/SLPG office visit. We will make reasonable accommodations for pediatric visits, provided any sibling visitors are in good health. Visitors allowed by exception must be in good health and are subject to a health screening.

The Bucks County SPCA has discontinued public hours at its Quaktertown and Lahaska shelters to the public until further notice. Limited services will be available by appointment only. Visit the shelter websites for details here.

All PennDOT driver's license and photo license centers are closed. Expiration dates on licenses, identification cards, vehicle registrations, and safety and emissions testings are extended to April 30.

The Department of Human Services is closing county assistance offices for two weeks. Eligibility determinations, application processing, and benefit issuance will continue for Pennsylvanians in all counties.

All state parks in the county are closed, although trails and roads that run through the parks remain open.

Medical marijuana dispensaries will remain open as an essential service. Companies operating several cannabis dispensaries in Bucks and eastern Montgomery counties have included messages they are open for business to patients online. Registered cannabis patients should contact their local dispensary to confirm they are open.

Emergency overnight Code Blue shelters for the homeless in Lower Bucks County are suspended for the rest of the 2020 season. Check the Advocates for the Homeless and Those in Need Facebook page for updates on cancellations for shared meal programs.

All community centers including senior citizen centers are closed. All Bucks County public libraries are closed.

MUNICIPAL NEWS

Bristol Township facilities are closed to the public effective immediately through March 29, 2020. Additionally, all programs and scheduled meetings are canceled including the March 19 council meeting. The Township installed a drop box at the front of the Administration Building for tax and sewer payments. Checks and money orders only. Payments will be receipted during the business day they are received, or the next business day if after hours.

Quakertown Borough Hall is closed to the public until further notice. Utility payments can be mailed to borough hall, or placed in an envelop and dropped in the drop box located on the ramp on the side of the building.

Middletown and Northampton are closing municipal offices through March 27 and 30 respectively.

Yardley has canceled all borough boards, commissions and committees as well as events in the borough recreation room through March 30.

Falls Township is asking residents to limit in-person contact. The township is asking the public to call before visiting the municipal building. For more information click here.

The Falls Township Parks and Recreation Department is closing all gated amenities in township parks starting Monday and through March 30. This includes, the dog park, community garden, skate park and hockey rink inside the Falls Township Community Park; Vermillion Hill and Valley Day tot lot playgrounds; Penns Grant tennis courts; and the Quaker Penn Park restroom facility. Aside from these restrictions, township parks will remain open including access to walking paths and the lake at the community park.

Doylestown Township has canceled all public meetings and suspended all park and recreation programs and activities until April 30. The administrative offices remain open. The township is legally required to still hold a zoning hearing board meeting Monday and a supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Township officials are encouraging residents to watch from home on Comcast channel 22 or Verizon channel 31or on the township website.

Lower Southampton is closing its municipal offices indefinitely, but township services will remain in operation and conducted through email or phone. The Feasterville Business Association has canceled its annual Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for April 4.

All nonessential local government and homeowner association meetings are canceled in Newtown Township. All township park and rec programming is canceled until April 1 at the earliest. The Administrative Offices will be closed to the public until Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The office can be reached at 215-968-2800. Township parks will remain open. All facilities in the parks (restrooms, snack stands, etc.) will remain closed.

Lower Makefield will conduct all tax related business remotely. Mail: 1100 Edgewood Rd, Yardley pa 19067; drop off: in locked drop box located at the township building. email: LMTtaxcollector@lmt.org for credit, debit or checks. For updates on other changes click here.

Solebury Township has canceled all advisory board meetings until the end of April. The supervisors will meet as needed, but township officials are strongly encouraging residents not to attend in person. Questions and comments to the supervisors can be submitted in advance to soleburymanager@soleburytwp.org and will be read aloud at the meeting, and the questions and answers will be part of the audio recording and recorded in meeting minutes. For residents who still want to attend in person, seating will be arranged to maintain a six-foot distance between all attendees.

SCHOOL NEWS

All public and charter schools, technical schools and intermediate units are closed as are all state licensed childcare centers. Waivers are not available for child care providers directed to close in line with the mitigation strategies. Private and parochial schools have the option to close.

Bensalem offering free bagged grab-and-go breakfast and lunch to any child 18 younger starting Tuesday March 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vegetarian options are available. Go to the main entrance bus zones of the following locations:

Belmont Hills Elementary School 5000 Neshaminy Boulevard

Russell C. Elementary School 4300 Bensalem Boulevard

Samuel K. Faust Elementary School 2901 Bellview Drive

Benjamin Rush Elementary School 3400 Hulmeville Rd

Creekside apartment complex, go to the community center 2500 Knights Road

Bensalem High School, go to the flag pole entrance 4319 Hulmeville Road

Bristol Borough Free meals available to all students 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays at both district schools, Snyder-Girotti Elementary, 450 Beaver St. and the junior/senior high school, 1801 Wilson Ave.

Bristol Township Free meals available to all students 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays at Harry S. Truman High School, 3001Green Lane, Levittown and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Middle School, 1001 Veterans Highway, Bristol.

Centennial All students can take advantage; will be distributed from a food truck on weekdays during closure in front of McDonald Elementary School, 666 Reeves Lane, Warminster; free breakfasts from 8 to 9 a.m. and free lunches from noon to 1 p.m. Grab an go meals are also available at the following locations:

Maple Street Park - 11:20-11:50 a.m.

Szymanek Park - 12:00-12:30 p.m.

Crooked Billet Park - 12:40-1:10 p.m.

Central Bucks Free and reduced price meal eligible students can pick up meals 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at designated spots outside of Central Bucks East, South and West high schools; Tohickon Middle School and Barclay Elementary School.

The pickup spot depends on where a student attends school. All pertinent information has been sent directly to eligible families and is available on the district website.

Council Rock The district is providing a grab-and-go boxed breakfast and lunch to all free and reduced price meal students on weekdays.

Morrisville Free meals for all students will be distributed 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays outside the Morrisville High School cafeteria, 550 W. Palmer St.

Neshaminy will be offering free meals to all students enrolled in the district’s Free and Reduced Lunch program. Two bagged grab-and-go meals (breakfast and lunch) will be provided from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Poquessing Middle School, 300 Heights Lane Feasterville and Carl Sandburg Middle School, 30 Harmony Road, Levittown.

New Hope-Solebury Meals for the district’s free and reduced price eligible students are being made available on a pick-up basis. No other information was released.

Palisades Meals for all students are available weekdays just outside Tinicum Elementary School from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Pennridge A breakfast and lunch for free and reduced price meal eligible students will be available for pick up 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays at designated outside locations at Pennridge High School.

Pennsbury Meals for all students who want them will be distributed via drive-through 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays near the bus dock at Pennsbury High School, 705 Hood Blvd., Fairless Hills. Students must give their names and the names of their schools to receive meals.

Pennsbury has postponed a public hearing for Village Park Academy and the regular school board meeting originally scheduled for Thursday. The new tentative date for both is April 2, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. respectively.

As of March 15 Bucks County is under state-imposed restrictions including:

No large public gatherings are allowed.

A no-visitor policy will be implemented for correctional facilities, nursing homes, and others to be evaluated.

Child care centers licensed by the commonwealth, state offices and adult daycare centers are also closed.

Freedom of travel will remain.

Essential services will be available: police, fire, and emergency medical services, essential services for vulnerable populations.

Supermarkets, pharmacies, and gas stations will remain open. The governor recommends but does not mandate that nonessential retail facilities close.

The governor is asking food establishments to switch to take-out only service or move seating so there is six-feet between tables.

AMTRAK is operating a reduced schedule.

State employees are directed to work from home if they live or work in Bucks County. The state has authorized a 10-workday paid absence for individuals who don’t have telework capabilities.

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