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CCC Celebrates First Surgical Technology Pinning Ceremony
Camden County College held its first Surgical Technology Pinning Ceremony as a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) on July 16 at the Blackwood Campus. 16 graduates were recognized, and are now eligible to sit for the National Board of Surgical Technologist certification. This certification is widely recognized as the gold standard of the surgical technology profession.
Dover Man Arrested for Drug Offenses, Resisting Arrest
Delaware State Police have arrested a 34-year-old Dover man on multiple drug and resisting arrest charges after a pursuit near Seaford yesterday. According to State Police, yesterday shortly before 4 p.m., a member of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force saw an Acura MDX fail to use its turn signal as it was turning onto German Road from Concord Pond Road. The driver–Jesus Torres– initially did not stop and then as the detective attempted to arrest him at a dead end on Jewell Street, he failed to comply with the officer’s commands and struck the detective several times. Torres was able to escape and fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later. After the arrest, detectives searched the Acura and found powder cocaine and hundreds of dollars in suspected drug dealing proceeds. Torres is now at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $23,501 cash bond.
What Makes a Good Job Candidate? Teachers Finding Out Over Summer
CAMDEN – Davis Family School teacher Colleen Hall was moved by a simple bit of advice offered last week during a panel discussion at the Summer Institute for Educators, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey Foundation. A Ravitz Family Markets/ShopRite executive spoke about job applicants getting past the first meeting with the supermarket chain.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “If you don’t smile in an interview, you don’t get the job,” Hall recounted in an interview with TAPinto Camden. That simple, non-spoken interpersonal communication – sometimes overlooked by students – will be...
Coates St Single Lane Closure With Flagging 7/18 & 7/19
The work originally scheduled for 7/17 & Thursday 7/18 is now pushed back to begin 7/18 & end 7/19. Traffic from all directions will be allowed through with direction from flaggers but may be slightly delayed. Emergency vehicles will be given first priority should they need to pass through. Location:...
Man Critically Hurt In South Philly Fire, Officials Say
The blaze happened above a vacant barber shop on the 1900 block of South 22nd Street around 9 a.m., authorities wrote in a release. The home was "engulfed in flames" when first responders arrived. The 63-year-old victim was taken to the Hospital of the University of Philadelphia on Cedar Avenue...
Delivery Driver Fires Gun During Argument In Philadelphia: Police
The driver was in a verbal argument that "escalated to a physical confrontation" at Christian Street and South 17th Street around 3 p.m., police said. He shot at a 23-year-old man and missed, authorities wrote in a release. The driver was arrested and the firearm was recovered, police said. Authorities...
National Weather Service Adamant That It Snowed in Philly Sunday
Sometimes those weather forecasters are hard to believe. That's because their predictions are wild. This time, the weather forecasters are hard to believe, because they're telling us that something already happened. Something that happened that's really hard to believe. Weather Service says it snowed in Philadelphia on Sunday. The National...
8th and Burleigh Intersection to Close for Construction Beginning Monday
8th St. and Burleigh St. will be closed to all traffic beginning Monday. According to the city, contractors will be installing underground utilities in the intersection as part of a reconstruction project on 8th St. Detours will be set up to direct traffic around the area, and the city is...
Country cookin’ restaurant ‘Flannel’ offers happy hour with Passyunk Passeggiata Thursdays
After years of cooking around the world, Mark Grica opened his own restaurant, Flannel on East Passyunk Avenue, and every Thursday, he invites customers to dine inside or outside as part of the Passyunk Passeggiata. “We have a large happy hour menu as it is, but we’re just pushing it...
Outdoor screening of cult classic 80s movie “Mannequin” in East Passyunk this Friday
The cult classic 80s movie Mannequin will be screening outdoors at Mifflin Triangle in East Passyunk on Friday, with a chance to “meet” the real mannequin from the movie. On July 19th, East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District (EPABID) will be hosting the outdoor movie event from 7:00-10:00pm. Set in the Wanamaker Building in Center […]
Pennsylvania Increases Funding for Project Safe Neighborhoods to Combat Gun Violence
HARRISBURG, PA — State Representative Craig Williams has announced a renewed commitment to the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program with an additional $3 million included in the 2024-25 state budget. This brings the total funding for the initiative to over $10 million since its inception in 2021. Addressing Gun...
Lightning zaps over Philadelphia skyline
Remarkable lightning appeared over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late on July 16. Footage taken by Kory Aversa shows lightning spidering over the city skyline. The National Weather Service advised residents to take shelter immediately due to danger posed by lightning. The storm knocked down trees and power lines, leaving thousands without power, local media reported. Credit: Kory […]
Philadelphia Police Seek Public's Help to Find Endangered Missing Person Virginia Graganella
The community's vigilance is urgently requested by the Philadelphia Police Department to help locate 69-year-old Virginia Graganella, a resident considered to be an endangered missing person. Last seen on the Unit block of North Front Street at 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, her absence raises concerns amidst her family and local authorities.
Drive-by shooting hits man trying to park, nearby home in Kensington: police
PHILADELPHIA - A 24-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after police say more than a dozen shots were fired from a vehicle in Kensington overnight. Officers arrived to find the victim walking on the 2000 block of East Atlantic Street with a gunshot wound to his forehead. He told...
Possible toxic chemical contamination closes part of Bartam’s Garden
Bartram’s Garden, Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, and the City of Philadelphia are investigating a potential toxic chemical contamination that came from an industrial site adjacent to the garden. According to a statement on Facebook, officials said, “This is an evolving and potentially dangerous situation. The impacted portion of the site will be closed while environmental testing […]
Pedestrian killed in Port Richmond in crash involving driver wanted out of Bucks County
A driver wanted in Bucks County was captured after a tragic accident in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section.The victim was standing behind a parked van on the corner of Frankford and Allegheny avenues around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday when he was struck.The crash happened just two blocks from his home.Police say surveillance video shows the car the wanted man was driving was traveling east on Allegheny Avenue when the vehicle jumped the curb, slammed into a concrete barrier, then a metal barrier before hitting a 38-year-old man.The victim was launched roughly 30 feet into the intersection, police say.The pedestrian died at the scene.ALSO SEE: 30-year-old woman on bike killed after being struck by speeding driver in Center City PhiladelphiaThe driver is a 41-year-old man, according to police. His identity has not yet been released.He was not injured.Police are not saying why there was a search warrant for the driver in Bucks County.RELATED: Check the 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker
Missing Juvenile Morgan Stephens from the 22nd District
The Philadelphia Police Department needs the public’s assistance in locating missing juvenile Morgan Stephens. Morgan was last seen July 13, 2024, at 8:30am on the 17xx block of N. 25TH Street. She is known to frequent the areas of 17th & Wagner, Erie & Torresdale and Kensington & Allegheny and frequently rides the Broad Street Line.
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