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Regional Roundup: Police Search for Man who Allegedly Murdered Local Woman

And the opening of McCaffrey's in Newtown has been delayed.

Catch up on news from around the region and click on a headline to read the entire story.

: State police in Delaware are searching for a Pawan Kumar, of Wilmington, who is suspected of murdering Danielle Mehlman of Bensalem, whose body was found in a Dewey Beach motel room on Monday. See the suspect's photo and read more on Bensalem Patch.

: McCaffrey’s has pushed back its expected opening date according to owner Jim McCaffrey. The family-owned supermarket chain will likely open on July 15, in place of the Genuardi's, which is slated to close on July 5. Read more on Newtown Patch.

Find out what's happening in Northamptonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

: A hearing was held in Bucks County Court in Doylestown, Courtroom 1 on Tuesday afternoon. ATC filed a motion asking for Judge Wallace Bateman to find Northampton in contempt of the previous legal ruling in which the township lost. Learn more about the hearing on Northampton Patch.

: Three elementary schools—Willow Dale, McDonald and Davis Elementary—will all begin the school day at 8:45 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. aided by the purchase of four more buses. In order to pay for the new buses and their operating expenses, a .56 mill increase has been added to the Act 1 index raise in the 2012-2013 budget, which has people talking in the comments. Voice your opinion on Upper Southampton and Warminster Patches.

Find out what's happening in Northamptonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

: In celebration of the official first day of summer, area Rita's will offer discounted prices on Italian ices. All day customers can get a regular size Italian ice for $2. Read more and see locations on Lower Southampton Patch.

Many readers wrote Doylestown Patch on Saturday night inquiring about orange lights seen hovering in the sky over Buckingham. Turns out it wasn't Alien invaders, but wish lanterns released by Central Bucks graduates at a graduation party. See photos on Doylestown Patch.

: The “Every Town Counts” bus tour failed to live up to its name on Saturday, as Mitt Romney disappointed hundreds of supporters and protesters by canceling a scheduled campaign stop at a WaWa in Quakertown. Read an opinion article by grassroots organization Pennsylvania Working Families about the disappointment on Levittown Patch.

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