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Pump N Pantry convenience stores to be rebranded as Kwik Fill and Red Apple
Changes are underway for a convenience store chain in Northern Pennsylvania as 14 Pump N Pantry locations will be rebranded into Kwik Fill and Red Apple stores. United Refining Company of Pennsylvania, which owns and operates Kwik Fill, has acquired Pump N Pantry, a chain based in Montrose, Pennsylvania. The...
Gov. Shapiro hosts ceremonial bill signing for bipartisan budget in Bethlehem
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said he has been laser-focused on creating jobs, growing the economy and ensuring every Pennsylvanian has real opportunity. “And this bipartisan budget gives us new tools to compete economically and win,” said Gov. Shapiro. “Pennsylvania has...
What are Pennsylvania’s gun laws?
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — While Pennsylvania residents do have the right to bear arms, one might wonder what the gun laws in the Commonwealth look like. Pennsylvania has required background checks on all handgun sales, including ones sold at gun shows. However, this requirement is not specifically extended to long guns including, but no limited to, […]
Severe storms leave behind downed trees, power outages in Philadelphia region
Severe storms brought down trees and knocked out power across the Philadelphia region on Tuesday night, and possibly caused an apartment fire that left several people displaced in South Jersey.Now, clean-up is underway across the area after the wild weather brought down trees and wires.Tree damage can be seen near the Conshohocken home of Richard Miskinis, where he's lived for nearly 50 years. As the storm brewed Tuesday night, he rushed to his porch to stow his cushions, some of which were already scattered on the lawn."I jumped down and got those and then there was a big crash and...
Music in sewers unexpected topic at State of the County
The New Castle Chamber of Commerce‘s second annual State of the County included a number of revealing, and often unexpected, moments: The county plays classical music through its sewers to see how well the sound travels and uses that information to decide whether sewer work is needed, saving time, trouble and overall expense, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told ... Read More
Joe Gentile Has Put 70 Years of Work Into the Newtown Square Family Business
Joe Gentile was 7 when he started working at a small farm stand in Broomall owned by his father back in 1954. “It was just a wooden structure my father built,” Gentile recalled. That farm stand became known as Gentile’s Market and moved in 1970 to its current location...
Bardea owners to add Italian restaurant at DE.CO food hall in Wilmington
The operators of Bardea Food & Drink plan to open a new Italian restaurant this fall in DE.CO, a food hall in the building housing Chemours and the Hotel DuPont. Scott Stein, Chef Antimo DiMeo and Pino DiMeo partnered again with Buccini Pollin Group in developing the restaurant. Bardea Chef Antimo DiMeo has been nominated “Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic" in 2022 by the James Beard Foundation.
Heat Warning Continues for City of Wilmington
City spray parks and pools are open; William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center and other sites listed in this news release are available as cooling stations. An Excessive Heat Warning for the City of Wilmington and parts of northern Delaware will continue until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, July 17, according to the National Weather Service. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 109° Fahrenheit (42.7° C) may be experienced during this time, so residents are urged to take precautions.
Main Line Banter: Let’s hear it for/from the winners!
The Kiwanis Club of the Main Line’s annual Scholarship Recognition Dinner last week at Flip and Baileys, Bryn Mawr, honored both Issa Lan Tait, a new graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, and Joseph Woods, a new graduate of Archbishop John Carroll High School, with $2,500 awards and certificates from the club.
Roadwork To Begin In Montgomery County, Officials Say
Crews will be at work at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike, Sumneytown Pike, and Norristown Road near Spring House Tavern, according to township police. Work will begin on Wednesday, July 17, and continue through Friday, July 19, officials said. Crews will work from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and then again from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Union Set To Protest Suburban Community’s Conversion Into Micro-hospital
Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton, owned by Prime Healthcare Foundation, will officially turn into a micro-hospital on Tuesday. The conversion of Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton, owned by Prime Healthcare Foundation, into a micro-hospital will become official on Tuesday, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The...
Patient strangled to death by hospital roommate in Montgomery County: DA
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - One patient was charged with murder after being accused of killing another patient at a hospital in Montgomery County this week. Kyle Samuels-Robey, 34, and Jacob Gonzalez, 25, were roommates at Norristown State Hospital. On Sunday, Gonzalez was found slumped over his bed and pronounced dead a...
Missing Endangered Person Thomas Hom from the 9th District
The Philadelphia Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating missing endangered person Thomas Hom. Thomas was last seen on July 16, 2024, at 3:00 pm on the 18xx block of North Street. Thomas Edney is 74 years-of-age, and was last seen wearing light yellow shirt, army light...
Four Major Bridges in Philadelphia Area To See Toll Increases
Philadelphia sunset skyline and Ben Franklin Bridge refection from across the Delaware River. Four major bridges in the Philadelphia area, including the Ben Franklin Bridge, are expected to see toll increases that are speculated to take effect on Aug. 1 at the earliest. Four major bridges in the Philadelphia area...
Holy Family University Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Athletic Fieldhouse
President Anne Prisco, Ph. D., along with trustees, alumni, and student-athletes at the groundbreaking for Holy Family University’s new athletic fieldhouse. Holy Family University (HFU) held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new Athletic Fieldhouse on Jul. 11, as construction is set to begin on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia campus. The project is slated for completion in December 2024.
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