Scott Bomboy

Last week, the historic South Perkasie Covered Bridge reached two important milestones in its four-year journey to return to service in Lenape Park.

"Due to new federally approved rules, double-digit rate electric rate hikes are expected in Bucks and Montgomery counties starting in 2025," writes Perkasie Borough council member Scott Bomboy.

In early August, the privately owned Perkasie Park National Historic District will hold one of Bucks County’s most unique historic events. Its Founders’ Day open house allows visitors to stroll through its collection of 60 Victorian cottages and an…

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This month, five Pennridge school board directors decided to cut Social Studies requirements in the district by 25%, causing much discussion in our community. And if history is any indicator, the controversy will not go away soon. The plan’s…

Do you have a constitutional right to voice your opinion at local public government meetings? The answer is surprising and a bit complicated. For starters, the Constitution does not explicitly give residents the right to speak at local government…

In September 2021, I had the honor of testifying in Harrisburg about a Bucks County school board dispute and the state’s Sunshine Law. Recently, a dispute in Pennsbury was settled, but what will school boards and residents learn from this expensive…

In case you have missed it, there is a new proposal for how school board directors are elected in the Pennridge School District. It is important for voters to understand the plan because it has far-reaching consequences. But just as important is the…

In case you have missed it, there is a new proposal for how school board directors are elected in the Pennridge School District. It is important for voters to understand the plan because it has far-reaching consequences. But just as important is the…

Author and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck supported many causes during her remarkable life. Among her most important fights was Buck’s early battle to promote civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s. The Nobel Prize winning author moved to Bucks County, in…

Buried in the current Social Spending bill in Congress is a controversial question considered 50 years ago in Bucks County: Can local governments control their own zoning ordinances? Since April 2021, the Biden administration has sought to curtail…

One of the lessons learned during the COVID-19 era is that more citizens want online access to local government meetings. But the Pennsylvania state law designed to make that happen is badly outdated and needs a digital overhaul. In Perkasie, where I…

On May 18, 2021, Pennsylvania voters head to the polls for municipal primary elections, except for nearly 1.3 million registered taxpayers barred from casting ballots. And I am one of that group – an independent voter. Today, about 15% of registered…

Perkasie Borough Ward 3 Councilman Scott Bomboy will run for reelection this year as an independent, nonaffiliated candidate. “In 2018, I dropped my party affiliation for several reasons,” Bomboy said. “I am the editor of a nonpartisan center that…

A recent dispute at a Florida public school related to the Pledge of Allegiance raises an interesting question about student rights, at least in two states. The dispute, according to school and police reports in Lakeland, Florida, started when a…

President Trump’s statement that he is considering an executive order ending current precedent regarding birthright citizenship caused a media frenzy this week. But what did the president actually say? And what are the possible outcomes if such an…

On Saturday, the student-led March for Our Lives will draw anti-gun violence advocates and gun controls proponents to Washington. It follows student walkouts at nearly 3,000 public schools across the country last week. Student demonstrations have…

Late last month, Bucks County President Judge Jeffrey Finley filed paperwork to dissolve the district court located in Perkasie during the middle of a primary election to select new judge candidates. The wisdom of that decision is debatable, but the…