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NJ Turnpike Expansion Project Will Keep State Economy Strong
Several realities in New Jersey are the basis of our economic success and what we like to complain about. We are densely populated and home to one of the most active ports in the country. The two are related for the better and sometimes worse. Our roadways are crowded with commuters and delivery trucks heading to New York and the greater metropolitan area.
When NJ residents can expect their next ANCHOR rebate
💲 The process on a third year of ANCHOR payments is about to begin. 💲 ANCHOR benefits go to both homeowners and renters. 💲 You may not have to do anything in order to receive your next payment. The ANCHOR property tax relief program is part of...
RECALL ALERT: Boar's Head recalls 200K pounds of deli meats amid multi-state listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head has issued a recall of more than 200,000 pounds of its products—including liverwurst and other deli meats—as federal health officials investigate a multi-state listeria outbreak that has left two people dead.
Philadelphia talk radio veteran Mary Mason dies at 94
Philadelphia talk radio veteran Mary Mason has died.Mason, whose real name was Beatrice Turner, started her career in 1958 as a gospel music radio host on the radio station WHAT.Then in 1970, she began her talk program "Mornings with Mary."Mason became a Philadelphia radio star at a pivotal time, paving the way for women and minorities to do the same."Reverend Louise Williams Bishop and Mary Mason are the two African American women who really broke the barrier in Philadelphia radio for us to come behind them," Thera Martin, Mason's former program director, told Action News.Martin said it was an honor...
Can texting new parents to report their blood pressure help address maternal mortality? These doctors think so
PHILADELPHIA — Two Penn Medicine physicians had an unorthodox idea for reducing the number of patients who develop dangerously high blood pressure in the weeks after giving birth: Stop asking them to come into the doctor’s office for blood pressure screenings. Dangerously high blood pressure, is a leading...
School District Announces New Learning Network Structure
Today, I’m excited to announce that after extensive collaboration with principals, assistant superintendents, union representatives, and external stakeholders, the School District of Philadelphia will reorganize its Learning Network structure for the 2024-2025 school year. As we work towards becoming the fastest improving, large urban school district, updating the Learning Network structure is one of three key drivers for improving customer service and accelerating academic achievement in the upcoming school year. The other two drivers are:
Routine traffic stop results in 5-year prison sentence for Glassboro, NJ, man
A Glassboro man is headed to prison after cops found a loaded gun during a traffic stop in Vineland last year. On April 26th, 38-year-old Joshua D. Alpheaus pleaded guilty to one charge of unlawful possession of a handgun. Earlier this week, he was sentenced to five years in state...
Garden State themed Olympic events New Jerseyans want to see
A very fun question was posed on the New Jersey subreddit that got us on the NJ101.5 afternoon show intrigued. “If there was a New Jersey Olympic decathlon, what would the events be?”. For instance: the Jersey Slide competition. Competitors can be judged either on how many lanes they drive...
Springfield Township School District hosting a Hiring Fair on August 7, registration now open
The Springfield Township School District is hosting a Hiring Fair on Wednesday, August 7 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at Erdenheim Elementary School in Flourtown. The district’s current openings can be found here. To register for the Hiring Fair, you can click here. More information can be found in the...
FYI Philly's sneak peek at shows coming to Broadway in Philadelphia this season
This week on FYI Philly, the stars of Broadway are taking center stage.We've got a backstage pass to the shows Ensemble Arts Philly is bringing to Philadelphia for the 2024-25 season.We also look at the upcoming season for The Philadelphia Orchestra.Ensemble Arts Philly: Broadway Shows | Tickets | Facebook | InstagramPhiladelphia Orchestra | Tickets | Facebook | InstagramEnsemble Arts Philly welcomes Rhubarb Hospitality to concession areasRhubarb Hospitality Collection by Oak View Group is the newest addition to Ensemble Arts Philly.The group will be in charge of concessions for all of the Broadway shows and orchestra concerts across all venues.They debuted...
New Philadelphia curriculum goes all in on science of reading
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Kristyn Kahahaloe still remembers a little boy from her class in a New Jersey early learning center when she was a rookie teacher starting students on their journey to becoming readers.The boy, who was in kindergarten, “just couldn’t figure it out the way I was teaching it,” she said. “This bright blossoming flower kept shrinking and shriveling, and I didn’t know what to do.”Despite her years of teacher education, Kahahaloe, now a kindergarten teacher at the John Hancock Elementary School in Philadelphia, concluded that “my...
Driver was speeding and drunk when he hit, killed Pa. cyclist: DA
A 68-year-old man has been charged with homicide by vehicle after police said he crashed into a 30-year-old woman on her bicycle, killing her, in Philadelphia last week. Michael Vahey has been charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, DUI, reckless driving, and related crimes, according to reports from the Philadelphia Inquirer, 6ABC and NBC10.
Wawa Just Outside Philly, PA Accused of Pumping Contaminated Gas
Customers of a Wawa not far outside Philadelphia, PA are reporting damage to their vehicles after their fuel tanks were filled with allegedly contaminated gas. After the owner of a 2016 Jeep exhibited signs of malfunction, it was determined by a mechanic at Millevoi Brothers Automotive that the vehicle's was running on less than pure petrol, 6abc.com reports. It resulted in more than $4,000 in damage to the Jeep's engine.
La Salle College grad, current Harlem Globetrotter feat. in the Inquirer for ramping up youth summer basketball league in Philly
Darnell “Speedy” Artis, a 2016 graduate of La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, a Gwynedd Mercy University hall of famer and a current Harlem Globetrotter, was featured by the Philadelphia Inquirer in an article titled “East Germantown native Darnell Artis wants to give back through his summer basketball league“.
Confidence Level In Cam Jurgens & Bryce Huff
(0:00-22:16) Top 25 list of highest paid athletes in Philly. (22:16-36:23) Players to be optimistic about this year for the Eagles & confidence level in Cam Jurgens & Bryce Huff. (36:23-45:09) Ray gives his perspective on the Phillies missing out on Randy Arozarena.
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