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| Nor'easter Storm Intensifies, Evacuation Order in Ocean County New Jersey, Election Day |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/06/12 11:18 am | updated: 11/06/12 11:18 am |
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| A Nor'easter is forming now and will intensify off the Jersey coastline overnight. This classic, winter-like storm will impact on Wednesday with significant coastal flooding, strong winds and storm surge. Storm force winds up to 65 miles per hour are likely. This Nor'easter will batter an already beaten coastline where many towns have been left defenseless by Superstorm Sandy. In Philadelphia there is a High Wind Watch from Wed am to Thurs am. We can expect heavy rain and even some mixing of... Read More |
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| Bucks County Man Missing, Brick NJ Mandatory Evacuation, Clinton Stomping in PA |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/06/12 8:46 am | updated: 11/06/12 8:46 am |
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| Police in Bucks County are searching for a missing elderly man who was last seen leaving his home on Sunday. Police say Raymond Buchek left his home on Dogwood Drive in Levittown at about 10 a.m. Sunday to take a walk and has not been seen since. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket and khaki pants. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 5 inches, about 150 lbs, and has blue eyes and white hair. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Bristol Township Police Department at... Read More |
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| Last minute Election Day information Philadelphia area, NJ Polling Places, PA Voter ID clarification |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/06/12 4:43 am | updated: 11/06/12 4:43 am |
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It's Election Day, finally! Time to get out and vote right? But where are you supposed to go? Your local polling place might not be so easy to find. You just can't go to any polling place, you must go to the one you are registered. You also have to be registered in order to vote. The deadlines for registration were weeks ago, so if haven't registered yet then you are out of luck.
New Jersey has had to change some of it's normal Election Day operations. In order to learn your... Read More |
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| Next Nor'easter Intensifies, PECO 99% Back on the Grid, Election Day Tuesday |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/05/12 8:13 pm | updated: 11/05/12 8:13 pm |
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The National Weather Service is now saying the Nor'easter coming up the coast is intensifying. On Wednesday, significant coastal flooding, strong winds and more storm surge are likely. As the storm strengthens, storm force winds of 55 to 65 miles per hour are likely. This Nor'easter will have greater impact than usual because of the recent impact from Superstorm Sandy.
PECO has announced that as of today, power has been restored to 99 percent of its customers. Superstorm... Read More |
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| Long Beach Island Reopens Short-Term, Nor'easter Coming, Phila School Performance Index Review |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/05/12 11:10 am | updated: 11/05/12 4:19 pm |
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| Long Beach Island opened today to some residents for the first time since Hurricane Sandy. Cars started lining up on Route 72 at 4 am. Residents are permitted back on LBI from 7 am to 3 pm except in Holgate and North Beach because of unsafe conditions in those towns. There'll be no access at the Route 72 check point after 12pm. Homeowners are grabbing their valuables, cleaning to avoid mold growth, and assessing damage. Many homes have be condemned and those that survived sustained... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Water Issue and Ballot Questions, LBI Opens Today, Romney Rallies Yardley |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/05/12 8:53 am | updated: 11/05/12 8:53 am |
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| Voters in Philadelphia tomorrow will face four ballot questions, one of which proposes changing one of the oddities of the 60-year-old Philadelphia Home Rule charter. At issue: whether the water commissioner should have the final say on rate hikes. The city charter approved in the 1950s has the water commissioner proposing rate hikes, and then, after a series of public hearings, the commissioner approves the rate hikes. The Nutter administration says a rate-setting commission would only... Read More |
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| New Jersey and Pennsylvania slowly recovering from Hurricane Sandy aka Superstorm (Frankenstorm) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/04/12 12:25 am | updated: 11/04/12 12:26 am |
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| In the wake of Hurricane Sandy the area is slowly recovering and getting back on it's feet. Cleanup efforts have begun all around Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, mostly dealing with hundreds of downed trees and wires. Most residents down the Jersey Shore just got access to return to see the extent of the damage to their residences and are shocked by the sight of their homes. There is a long road ahead for the shore towns where the streets are full of feet of sand like a giant snow storm that... Read More |
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| Special Olympics Fall Festival at Villanova; Last Minute Campaigning in Pennsylvania |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/03/12 7:31 pm | updated: 11/03/12 7:31 pm |
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| The Special Olympics Pennsylvania Annual Fall Festival is in full swing at Villanova University. Villanova University's Special Olympics Committee organizes the Fall Festival, which is the largest student-run Special Olympics event in the world. This is the 24th consecutive year for the Special Olympics at Villanova. Thousands of Special Olympics athletes, coaches, volunteers, and supporters from across the state will participate in various sports such as bocce, long distance running/walking,... Read More |
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| New Charges in Penn State, Casinos Re-open, Price Gauging Businesses Cited |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/02/12 7:41 pm | updated: 11/02/12 7:41 pm |
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Former Penn State administrators, Gary Schultz and Tim Curley appeared in court today and were arraigned on new charges in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case. The men are accused hushing up child sex abuse allegations against Sandusky. Charges include endangering the welfare of children, obstruction and conspiracy.
The first Atlantic City casinos reopened and started taking customers' money for the first time since Hurricane Sandy forced them shut on Sunday. The Golden Nugget... Read More |
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| Jersey Shore Towns Re-Open |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/02/12 2:24 pm | updated: 11/02/12 2:39 pm |
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| Many Jersey shore property owners are getting their first look at their homes since Hurricane Sandy. In Atlantic County, residents from Brigantine to Wildwood can gain access to the barrier islands, begin damage assessment and clean-up. The casinos in Atlantic City have also re-opened as the evacuation order for Atlantic City has been lifted. The barricades along the Atlantic City Expressways have been pulled back and all lanes are now open, however traffic is backed up for miles as... Read More |
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