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Hoagie man Dennis Fink is a loyal customer of Tate’s Good Food Restaurant, and he recently invited all of his customers to enjoy Sunday breakfast with him. Fink owns Fink’s Hoagies, 4633 Princeton Ave. in Tacony. Tate’s is at 8419 Torresdale Ave. in Holmesburg. Fink said small...
SISO Leadership Conference 2024 Focuses on Optimization
PHILADELPHIA — The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) held its annual Leadership Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center August 13-15, bringing together for-profit show organizers and suppliers/vendors for timely education and opportunities to form relationships in “The City of Brotherly Love.”. “This year’s focus was around optimization,...
Weston Wilson becomes 1st Phillies rookie to hit for cycle with double in 8th inning vs. Nationals
PHILADELPHIA — Just in case Weston Wilson needed a reminder on the hit he needed to complete the cycle — Phillies fans chanted “Double! Double!” for his at-bat as a noisy cue — Bryce Harper offered a helpful tip. “Harper was at the top (step)...
Church hosts inaugural apple festival
First Methodist Church of Moorestown will host its inaugural apple festival on Friday, Sept. 20, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event is for all ages and will include seasonal activities, a variety of apple products, and kids’ crafts and games. Rain date is the following day. “First Methodist...
Driver cooperating with police after woman struck, killed while getting out of stopped vehicle
One of the drivers being sought in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section is cooperating with police, according to officials.Tahtiana Diggs, 24, was struck and killed on Thursday around 3:42 a.m. in the 4300 block of N. Front Street.Diggs was hit by at least one vehicle after she fell while exiting a vehicle she was traveling in with family members, according to police.Diggs was taken to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead."It is possible given the circumstances I've described to you that the driver didn't know they struck a person," Philadelphia Police Captain Mark...
MLB announcer wears airtag to not get lost
Philadelphia Phillies fans should know their TV broadcast is doing everything they can to ensure they don’t lose beloved analyst John Kruk. And we’re not talking about losing Kruk to ESPN, Fox, or TBS, we’re talking about trying to keep 63-year-old former MLB All-Star from literally getting lost in the stadium. Kruk, Ruben Amaro Jr Read more... The post John Kruk wears an AirTag so he doesn’t get lost at MLB stadiums appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Former La Salle College track head coach, 1966 Bishop McDevitt boys’ XC team to be inducted into the Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame on Aug. 24
Pat Devine, former head coach of the La Salle College High School track program, and the 1966 Bishop McDevitt High School boys’ cross country team will each be inducted into the Belmont Plateau Cross Country Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 24 at Belmont Plateau Park in Philadelphia following the annual one-mile youth and 5K Open Race at 9:00am.
Quakertown man pleads guilty to racing in crash that led to woman's death
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - A Quakertown man admitted to racing in his vehicle before a May 2023 crash that killed a 62-year-old Hatfield Township woman. Aidan Jarrett pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, and racing, according to an email from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. He...
NJ police bust $1M in drugs at rental storage unit, Mercer County home
HAMILTON (Mercer) — A 35-year-old township man was arrested after a K-9 helped police track down over a million dollars’ worth of illegal drugs at two locations in Mercer County. The month-long investigation into cocaine distribution in Hamilton Township also netted five handguns and $65,000 in cash, Acting...
16 people arrested by sheriff’s officers in Atlantic County, NJ
Since taking office several months ago, Atlantic County Sheriff Joe O'Donoghue has made it a point to target those with outstanding warrants across the region. The result has been hundreds of arrests since the beginning of the year, including another 16 people being taken into custody during the first part of this month.
Gas Main Relocation and Bridge Replacement on Ridley Avenue to Begin
RIDLEY PARK, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that gas main relocation will commence next week on Ridley Avenue as part of a $9.9 million project to replace the Sellers Avenue bridge superstructure in Ridley Park Borough, Delaware County. From Tuesday, August 20, through Friday,...
Millennials Currently Make Up the Largest Portion of Philadelphia Residents
Millennials make up the biggest portion of the Philadelphia population, comprising 400,000 and about 27 percent. New data from the U.S. Census and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that Millennials make up the largest portion of Philadelphia’s population, writes Lizzie Mulvey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The data...
N.J. football preview, 2024: Statewide scrimmage schedule for Aug. 19-30
The N.J. high school football season kicked off at the beginning of the week as Monday served as the first day of official practices. We’re now just three days away from permitted scrimmages, and NJ.com has you ready for the action. If you purchase a product or register for...
New Jersey ranks sixth in U.S. for this dubious distinction
A generation ago, you would smell cigarette smoke just about everywhere you went. Even growing up as a child, I can remember walking into a doctor's office and finding ashtrays in the lobby and in the examining room. Often a doctor would come in smoking a cigarette. Yes, that actually...
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