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Former Cheltenham superintendent agrees to resign following ongoing troubles with parents
Dr. Wagner Marseille, former superintendent of the Cheltenham School District, and the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District (Delaware County) “have mutually agreed to pursue an amicable conclusion to Dr. Marseille’s service as district superintendent”, according to a letter to the district community sent on Friday morning. A special board...
Kidnapping suspect sought after child nearly taken in Delaware town: police
SMYRNA,. Del. - A child is safe after escaping a very scary situation in Smyrna this weekend, but police are still searching for the suspect. Police say the man approached a 12-year-old at Spruce Court in Holly Hills Estates around 9 p.m. Saturday. While asking questions, police say the man...
Blue Comet in Glenside may be making a comeback soon
In late July, signage for the now-defunct Franklin’s Pub in Glenside mysteriously disappeared. On Friday, a “Help Wanted” sign appeared in the building’s window. The sign lists openings for a mixologist and two staff positions and says “apply within” with no phone number listed.
20+ St Charles Borromeo seminarians move into new home on Gwynedd Mercy University’s campus
More than 20 seminarians moved into Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary’s new campus at Gwynedd Mercy University Wednesday morning, Mainline Media News reported. Negotiations to relocate the seminary date back to 2020. In 2021, an agreement of sale was signed which included roughly 15 acres of space on the campus’s north border as well as two existing buildings.
Upper Moreland man sentenced for pulling a gun on a woman and her daughter during a ‘road rage’ incident in Willow Grove
Mohammed Al Jumaili, 29, of the 3500 block of West Moreland Road in Upper Moreland Township, was sentenced to six to 23 months in prison for brandishing a handgun and terrorizing a woman and her 18-year-old daughter during a “road rage” incident at the intersection of Welsh and Twining Roads in Willow Grove in July 2022, the Times Herald reported.
Lower Mortgage Rates Mean Big Numbers for Toll Brothers
While lower mortgage rates are opening the resale market, Fort Washington homebuilders Toll Brothers think it will be a boon for new homes as well, reports Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In recent years, higher mortgages and federal interest rates have pushed many home buyers into new construction....
3-alarm fire shuts down N.J. bar. Owners vow to rebuild.
A three-alarm fire broke out Saturday afternoon at Angry Dad Draught House in Washington Township in Warren County. Heavy smoke and fire were spewing from the second-floor eaves when the Washington Township Fire Department responded at about 3:39 p.m. to the bar and restaurant on Route 31 North. If you...
Springfield schools announce screen time restrictions for 2024-25, parents feat. in the Inquirer for successful organizing
Meredith McGlinchey, Sue-Im Lee, and Karen Moore Schultz—three parents in the Springfield Township School District in Oreland—were featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer for successfully working with district administrators to lessen screen time in the schools. The parents have been in meetings with administrators about the issue since the...
Former Wyncote Public School building, now an office, on the market for $689K
The former Wyncote Public School buiding, now an 11,611 sf office building at 400 Greenwood Avenue in Wyncote, is on the market for $689,900. According to the listing, the three-story property is currently fully leased to 10 small businesses and comes with storage areas and 56 parking spaces. From the...
When Conshohocken’s children were asked to run home from school during the Cold War
During the Cold War, students participated in civil defense drills that followed the advent of atomic and then nuclear weapons. In a photo dated December 12, 1961 that appeared in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, students at Conshohocken Elementary School are shown running home from school as part of Operation Run.
Teens get paid to work and learn through Allentown School District internship program
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Hundreds of Allentown teens spent their summer earning money and picking up job skills that will help them after graduation. This is the second summer that Allentown School District has offered a paid internship program to high school students, placing them in jobs throughout the district and the city.
N.J. man wounded, house struck by gunfire in early morning shooting
A man is hospitalized after he was struck by gunfire early Sunday in Cumberland County, police said. Millville Police responded to a residence on the 300 block of Fowser Road shortly after 5:30 a.m. for a report of a shooting victim. Officers found the residence was hit several times by...
Business is Down in Atlantic City, NJ: 2024 is Disastrous
There is no debate regarding this fact. Business is down sharply in Atlantic City, New Jersey this year and even this summer. Summertime in Atlantic City has been on near automatic pilot for the previous 45 years. You could rest easy, that big crowds would come and the hotel occupancy rate for the entire city would be in a healthy 90-plus percentile.
Hatboro accident claims 3 lives, including young mom, on County Line Road
Hatboro police continue to investigate an accident that claimed three lives on Friday night at County Line Road and Park Avenue. Three people were killed and two others were injured, police said. One victim was identified as Gabrielle Sims in an online post looking to help her family. She was...
1 dead, 3 hospitalized in quadruple shooting in Chester
Police are investigating a shooting out of Delaware County.Officials say at least 30 shots were fired in a deadly shooting in Chester.It happened at the intersection of Butler and Concord streets around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.Police say four people were shot.One victim died at the scene.Three others are hospitalized.One of the men is listed in critical condition, while the other two are listed in stable condition.Investigators have not revealed a motive for the shooting.
Check when your Bucks County district returns for 2024-25. Some return before Labor Day
Summer is not officially over, but for some schools classes are in session before Labor Day in Bucks County. Here are the schools in Bucks that head back before Sept. 1 for the 2024-25 school year. All schools, however, have off for the Labor Day holiday, Monday, Sept. 2. Check...
Bernards Committee Due to Hire New Police Officer and 2 Crossing Guards At Tuesday Meeting
BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ After budgeting for two more police officers this year _ and seeing the department's deputy chief retire in early August _ the Bernards Township Committee is due to hire another patrol officer at Tuesday night's meeting. The agenda posted for the meeting scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Aug. 27 in Basking Ridge includes the hiring of Dean Hogan as a new patrol officer. The meeting will be held in the main meeting room at the township municipal building at 1 Collyer Lane.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The...
NJSIAA keeps similar state finals football schedule, with games at Rutgers and MetLife
Beranrds and Westwood square off in the Group 2 semifinals on November 17, 2023 in Washington Twp. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) Last season, the second in which the NJSIAA saw high school football play all the way to group champions, some fans didn’t like the fact that those true state title games had the potential to be played during the week.
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