Parks and Recreation are now accepting applications for Bensalem Township's Community Garden. If you are interested in a plot download the forms HERE. Deadline is Monday, May 1, 2023.

View agenda for Bensalem Township COUNCIL MEETING to be held on Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Bensalem Township Municipal Building at 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 HERE
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NOTICE: Bensalem Community Television (Xfinity 22 / Fios 34) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. For programming and live streams, including Council meetings, visit our video channel at www.youtube.com/bensalemtownship
 
Due to the forementioned technical difficulties, this Council meeting can only be viewed in-person or by watching the live stream via the Township’s YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/bensalemtownship. Meetings will then be available on our YouTube Channel for immediate replay, and next day streaming via the Township website, www.bensalempa.gov.

Bensalem Township Parks and Recreation is introducing a new outdoor field hockey program which will be held this summer at the Bensalem Community Park hockey rink.   This program is open to girls grades K through 10th and designed to enhance skills for those already playing or interested in playing “indoor field hockey”.

Although participants will be playing in an outdoor rink, this version of field hockey will simulate “indoor” field hockey. Athletes will learn vital skills needed to excel in the sport of field hockey such as dribbling, passing, and shooting. This camp will introduce girls to a faster paced game with increased dribbling, passing and shooting as well as a whole lot of fun while fine tuning skills for those girls who are preparing to play field hockey for fall school teams or clubs.  The program will end just prior to the preseason for middle schools and high schools and will be conducted by a current certified field hockey club coach! 

You bring your shin pads, mouth guards and stick if you have them and wear your sneakers! Don’t have a stick! No worries plenty of loaner sticks will be available for those without sticks. 
Come on out and join us Saturdays in the summer beginning July 8th 2023 at 9:00 am for grades K-5 and 10:00 am for grades 6-10. Program will end on August 12, 2023. Cost for this 6-week program is $50.00
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For registration form to be mailed call 215-633-3616 and leave mailing address and contact information or stop in the Parks and Recreation Department located at 2400 Byberry Road Bensalem for in person registrations. 

​48 years ago this past Saturday, on April 15, 1975, Officer James Armstrong was shot and killed as he investigated an armed robbery. His partner, Shep, was also shot that day but he survived. We will never forget Jim’s sacrifice and have used his tragedy to help better protect our officers today.

On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 10:00 A.M., Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo and Director William McVey dedicated the new Bensalem Township Police K-9 Kennel in the name of Officer James Armstrong. Officer Armstrong was an early member of the Bensalem Police K-9 Unit and he served with his K-9 partner Shep. A spare K-9 run in the facility bears the name of Shep.

Since Officer Armstrong’s tragic death, the Bensalem K-9 Unit has continued to serve this community with distinction with over 50 police service dogs in our Department’s history. Our current unit is comprised of six working dogs and is commanded by Lt. Mike Schum. They are trained in patrol duties, narcotics detection, and explosive detection.

Some of their work over the past four years includes:
o 200 criminal suspect searches with 59 apprehensions
o ZERO K-9 bites in all these apprehensions
o 30 firearms recovered
o 300 narcotic searches - thousands of pounds of narcotics seized

This state of the art facility will provide a training space, kennels, outdoor runs and other amenities for the Bensalem Township Police K-9 Unit.
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Members of the Armstrong family were present for the ceremony and they were treated to a tour of the facility and a K-9 demonstration. The event was also attended by council members, residents of Bensalem Township and Bensalem Township Police Officers.

View agenda for Bensalem Township PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING to be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Bensalem Township Municipal Building at 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem pa, 19020 HERE

​The Bensalem Township Council meeting scheduled for Monday, April 10th, 2023 has been canceled. 

Any scheduled business will be heard at the next meeting on Monday, April 24th, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. in the Bensalem Township Municipal Building, 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020.

The Bensalem Township Municipal Building will be closed on Friday, April 7, 2023. We will reopen of business Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:00 A.M.