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| Philadelphia Folksong Society Announces Lineup for the 59 1/2 Annual Philadelphia Folk Fest |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/01/21 4:22 pm | updated: 07/01/21 4:22 pm |
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Philadelphia Folksong Society Announces the In-Person Lineup For The 59 1/2 Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival Pocket-Sized Edition Aug 21-22, 2021 @ Spring Mountain Ski Area Upper Salford Township, PA
(July 1, 2021 - PHILADELPHIA) The Philadelphia Folksong Society is very proud to announce the in-person lineup for their 59 1/2 Philadelphia Folk Festival - Pocket-Sized Edition on Saturday and Sunday, August 21-22, taking place at the Spring Mountain Ski Area... Read More |
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| NJ AG Grewal Leaving for SEC; Allentown Councilwoman Charged; Radnor Gets New School Mascot |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/01/21 1:46 am | updated: 07/01/21 1:46 am |
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| New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced that he will be leaving his post for a position in the federal government. He will leave on July 26 and will become the director of the SEC's enforcement division. Grewel became the first Sikh-American Attorney General in the county when he took office in January 2018. "The Enforcement Division has a critical role to play in finding and punishing violations of the law," Grewal said in a statement. "I'm excited to get to work with the... Read More |
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| Bill Cosby Leaves Prison. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Sex Assault Conviction |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/30/21 5:32 pm | updated: 06/30/21 5:32 pm |
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Bill Cosby walked out of state prison on Wednesday afternoon, 6/30, just hours after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction on sexual assault charges. They voted 4-3. 83-year-old Cosby had served over 2 years of a 10-year sentence. He left SCI Phoenix in Montgomery County and returned to his home in Cheltenham just outside Philadelphia.
He was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his Cheltenham home in 2004. Constant was an employee... Read More |
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| Mason Hall Pleads Guilty in Monto Park Rape; Woman Arrested in DE Death; Group Wanted in Teen Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/29/21 9:20 pm | updated: 06/29/21 9:37 pm |
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| 21-year-old Mason Hall of Norristown admitted today, 6/29, to sexually assaulting a female at gunpoint at a Montgomery County park in August 2017. Hall pled guilty to rape, along with charges of possession of an instrument of a crime, reckless endangerment, unlawful restraint, and related offenses. It happened the morning of August 1, 2017 at Norristown Farm Park. The 19-year-old victim was running on the trail when the then 17-year-old Hall approached her from behind wearing all black.... Read More |
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| Fugitive Aaron Sims Arrested for Deadly Hit-and-Run; Man Shot at DE Mall; Philly Pools Opening Dates |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/29/21 12:13 am | updated: 06/29/21 12:13 am |
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| A man wanted in a fatal DUI hit-and-run crash on the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) was arrested by US Marshals on Monday, 6/28, after being on the run for a year and a half. 27-year-old Aaron Sims of Camden was taken into custody in West Philadelphia. He is charged in the death of 21-year-old Chloe Robertson, a Florida resident. It happened around 1:10 a.m. on January 25, 2020. Robertson was traveling in an Uber while she was in town visiting friends. Her vehicle was rear-ended by... Read More |
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| NJ Masks NOT Mandatory in Schools in Fall; 23yo Drowns at Weymouth Furnace; Deli Meat Truck Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/21 4:52 pm | updated: 06/28/21 4:52 pm |
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced on Monday, June 28, that masks will not be mandatory for students in school buildings come this fall, "absent any dramatic change in our situation before the beginning of the school year." Individual school districts will still be able to implement their own policy. Students will still have to wear masks on school buses. Murphy previously announced that all schools will be returning to full-time, in-person learning.
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| 4 Arrested in McNeal Mansion Arson; 10yo Shoots/Kills Himself; DE Pool Party Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/21 12:13 am | updated: 06/28/21 12:13 am |
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| Police in Burlington County, NJ, have arrested and charged four people in connection to fires at the U.S. Pipe Foundry and McNeal Mansion. There were two arson fires set, one on April 26 and the second on June 7. 20-year-old Gabriel Vance of Berlin is charged with two counts each of arson, criminal mischief, and criminal trespassing. 20-year-old Summer Wisor of Sicklerville is charged with two counts each of criminal mischief and criminal trespassing. 18-year-old Daniel Badecki of... Read More |
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| Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years in Prison for Murder of George Floyd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/21 12:26 am | updated: 06/26/21 12:26 am |
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| Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd in court on Friday, 6/25. Chauvin could be eligible for parole in 15 years. He faced a minimum of 12 1/2 years and a maximum of 40 years. The prosecution had requested 30 years. There were several aggravating factors the judge weighed in determining the length of the sentence including i) abuse of a position of trust and authority; ii) treating George Floyd with particular... Read More |
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| Pennsylvania Lifts Mask Mandate June 28; Clementon Park Reopens; Philly Curfew Laws Simplified |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/21 8:42 pm | updated: 06/25/21 8:42 pm |
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| Pennsylvania will lift the universal mask mandate on Monday, June 28, at 12:01 a.m. The Department of Health made the announcement on Friday, 6/25. "We are continuing to make progress toward stopping the spread of COVID-19 throughout the commonwealth, as many Pennsylvanians have taken responsibility for their own health and the health of their communities by getting vaccinated,” Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam said. "Even though the universal masking order will... Read More |
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| 12-Story Miami Condo Building Collapsed, Video; 2nd Dawara Sentenced; Missing Shannon Lake Found |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/24/21 5:16 pm | updated: 06/24/21 5:16 pm |
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| An entire wing of 12-story beachfront condo building near Miami collapsed early Thursday morning, 6/24. It happened around 1:00 a.m. at the Champlain Tower South condominiums in the town of Surfside, Miami-Dade County. It is located about 6 miles north of the City of Miami. 55 of the building's 136 units collpased suddenedly. "The building has literally pancaked," Mayor Charles W. Burkett said. At least 1 person has been killed and 99 are still unaccounted for. However, those not... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
