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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/14/13 5:30 am | updated: 03/14/13 5:30 am |
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Freeholders in Gloucester and Cumberland Counties have approved a regionalization plan that will, in effect, close the Gloucester County Prison. Male inmates will be housed in Cumberland and perhaps Salem County as soon as this summer. This move could save upwards of 10 million dollars a year.
The great property tax controversy of 2013 will be front and center this morning as Mayor Nutter delivers his new budget to city council. He is expected to talk about the need for three... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/13/13 5:24 am | updated: 03/13/13 5:24 am |
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Mayor Nutter delivers his new budget to City Council tomorrow morning. The city's two non-uniformed unions, District Councils 33 and 47, will be there at the budget speech to voice their displeasure with the long-stalled contract talks. Also turning out will be supporters of a plan for mandatory paid sick leave. Nutter opposes that measure and they’re expected to voice their displeasure as well.
Two Philadelphia-based firms are on this year’s list of the most ethical... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/12/13 5:16 am | updated: 03/12/13 5:16 am |
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A fuel truck caught fire at Philadelphia International Airport last night around 8 p.m. on the tarmac at Terminal F. Fire crews used foam to bring the flames under control. There were a few flight delays as a result, but there was no damage and no one was injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Book signings for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick scheduled at Barnes & Noble have been canceled because of threats against him. Vick, and store... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/11/13 5:19 am | updated: 03/11/13 5:19 am |
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Philadelphia City Council committee last week approved a measure proposed by Council president Darrell Clarke that calls on the mayor to create regulations that would ban outright any firearms in the parks or at recreation centers, even if the guns are legal. Mike Resnick, the city's public safety director, says that with 54 shootings at rec centers since 2010, the administration supports the ban.
The odds are shrinking that any liquor privatization plan and the complete... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/08/13 5:21 am | updated: 03/08/13 5:21 am |
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You've heard about the couple involved in stealing a Camden police car before stealing a Philadelphia police car on Tuesday. Now, the woman arrested is suspected of stealing another car the night before. A delivery man for Del Rossi's Cheesesteak Co., believes Shayna Sykes stole his Nissan Altima Monday afternoon in Northern Liberties as he was was dropping off some french fries. Officials say they later recovered the car on State Street in North Camden.
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/07/13 5:38 am | updated: 03/07/13 5:38 am |
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Mayor Nutter admits there's a lot of confusion over the new property assessments. His aides are launching a series of meetings throughout the month — including two tonight — to answer residents' questions. Nutter says the meetings will be held in all neighborhoods at times convenient for all. Thursday night’s meetings are at the American Heritage Federal Credit Union, 2060 Red Lion Road, and at the Joseph Coleman Library, 68 West Chelten Avenue. Both sessions run from 6-9pm.
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/06/13 5:20 am | updated: 03/06/13 5:20 am |
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Authorities say a pedestrian was killed Tuesday night after they were struck by an Amtrak train in Croydon, Pa. This happened around 10:15 p.m. near the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Bristol Pike on a rail line shared by Septa. Police are still investigation. The person's age and gender are not available.
Smoke in the hallways forced the evacuation of a Center City high-rise Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to the corner of Broad and Chestnuts Streets just before 8 p.m.... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/05/13 5:19 am | updated: 03/05/13 5:19 am |
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Police are searching for three men they say tied up and robbed four Temple University students at an off campus apartment in North Philadelphia. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday along the block of North 18th Street. Authorities say the suspects stole computer equipment, cell phones, credit cards and an undisclosed amount of cash, and then fled the scene. None of the victims were injured.
A jogger has been killed following a serious crash in Royersford, Montgomery... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/04/13 5:19 am | updated: 03/04/13 5:19 am |
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A one-alarm fire broke out late Sunday night at a three story apartment building in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Firefighters were able to control the blaze around midnight. Four people were taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment.
A woman has died from her injuries after police say she was struck by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night along the 700 block of Black Horse Pike in Haddon Township. The 67-year-old victim, was crossing the street when she was struck... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/01/13 12:23 am | updated: 03/01/13 12:23 am |
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A Philadelphia police officer witnessed a shooting in the Grays Ferry section last night at 10:15 p.m. around 27th and Tasker Streets. The gunman then got in a car and left the scene. Handguns were discarded during the pursuit and recovered by police. The officer chased the gunman to 24th and Locust Streets where he shot the suspect in the arm. Their injuries are said to be non-life threatening. Officers found bags of heroin and marijuana next to the car.
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