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$150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
The lucky player matched five of the six balls drawn to earn $150,000, state gaming officials said. The vendor, TNT Food Market at 5801 Market Street in West Philadelphia, will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning slip. Winners are not identified until they claim their prize and their...
VIDEO: Garrity says Trump rally shooting likely ‘nothing more than incompetence’
(The Center Square) – The cascading security failures that let a would-be assassin shoot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday look like “nothing more than incompetence” to Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity. “I think that we will see that with the reports come out because it was a failure to have a sniper on the building, failure to just shut down the rally,” she told The Center Square during an interview at the Republican National Convention on Thursday. “So, I think we...
Governor Josh Shapiro signs legislation aimed at saving pharmacies
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Governor Shapiro signed legislation Wednesday aiming to save local pharmacies from going out of business. Since January 1, more than 140 pharmacies in Pennsylvania have shut down, according to proponents of the bill.A KDKA investigation first profiled those struggling pharmacists in March. At issue is the role of pharmacy benefits managers, who are middlemen between the insurance companies and pharmacies.The state legislation signed Wednesday aims to create more transparency in that process. It's a win in the pharmacies' fight to stop losing money on every prescription filled. Pennsylvania State Rep. Jessica Benham led that fight. One day...
City of Trenton and Trenton Housing Authority Awarded $15.6M Choice Neighborhoods Grant
President Biden and HUD Acting Secretary Todman announced the Choice Neighborhoods awards to build new homes and spur economic development. Trenton, N.J. – Mayor Reed Gusciora welcomed the announcement by the Biden Administration of a $15.6 million Choice Neighborhoods Grant to the City of Trenton and the Trenton Housing Authority. The Grant funding will be for transformative development in the North Ward Battle Monument neighborhood between Donnelly Homes and Capital Health Helene Fuld campus. The objectives of the grant were to help build more homes and revitalize neighborhoods that have been left behind.
Longtime Doylestown Borough employee Dave Burger earns state award
Some might say Dave Burger and Doylestown Borough are synonymous. The borough’s parks and facilities foreman and assistant director of public works has spent his 30-year career improving his hometown since he began working as a part-time summer employee as a college student. Burger is being recognized for his...
10 most expensive homes sold in Mercer County, July 8-14
A house in Princeton that sold for $2.9 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Mercer County in the past week. In total, 142 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $587,720, or $312 per square foot.
Weekend Update: Princeton's Calendar Features Music, World Music, Classical Music, and the Sweet Sound of an Ice Cream Reception
Princeton, NJ – Music is a staple of this weekend’s events calendar. There’s the usual live music at venues like the Nassau Inn and Ivy Inn on Friday night, July 19, and at Small World Coffee and the Green at Palmer Square on Saturday, and the jazz brunch at Lillipies at the Princeton Shopping Center and the carillon concert at the Graduate College on Sunday. In addition to that, Princeton Summer Theater presents the final weekend of performances of its critically acclaimed musical play, The Last Five Years, Friday through Sunday at the Hamilton Murray Theater...
Police have arrested a woman caught on video shooting a baby in a stroller in Northeast Philly
UPDATE: Police confirm that they have arrested a woman suspected of shooting an infant. She was taken into custody in Oxford Circle. She will be identified after she is charged and processed, police say. The original story is below:. Police are searching for a suspect who opened fire and struck...
Philly police investigate vandalism of Israeli flag on the Parkway
Philadelphia police are investigating the vandalism of the Israeli flag along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Friday morning. Lori Lowenthal Marcus, the legal director of the Deborah Project – described as a “public interest law firm that asserts and defends the civil rights of Jews facing discrimination” – shared a photo of what appeared to be red paint smeared on the Israeli flag along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City.
Toll Brothers and Sundance Bay Unveil Broad + Noble in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Toll Brothers Apartment Living, the rental branch of Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL), together with Sundance Bay, has officially opened Broad + Noble, an 18-story high-rise in Philadelphia’s Center City. This luxurious development, located in Callowhill, offers 344 units ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments. The community, which welcomed its first residents in February 2024, was financed with a $100.2 million loan from Wells Fargo. A ribbon-cutting ceremony recently marked the grand opening, celebrating with project partners and residents.
Mother-Daughter Duo from Spring City Take On Bike Ride to Support Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis
Laura and 12-year-old Gabriella Geiger are preparing for their long ride in September. Laura and 12-year-old Gabriella Geiger, a mother-daughter duo from Spring City, decided to participate in the Bike MS: City to Shore Ride to support the fight against multiple sclerosis (MS), inspired by her cousin who has long participated, writes Courtney Diener-Stokes for The Daily Local News.
Strong chemical odor leads to evacuations, police response in Point Breeze neighborhood
A hazmat situation in Philadelphia's Point Breeze neighborhood forced the evacuation of three city blocks on Friday.It began around 11:13 a.m. in the 1200 block of S. 22nd Street.That's where police officers and firefighters responded for a possible neighbor dispute and a strong smell of bleach and ammonia.Naomi Stewart called 911. She lives next door to the home, and says the smell was overwhelming."I was afraid my house was going to blow up," she said.Chopper 6 was over the scene of the hazmat incident and police response in South Philadelphia on Friday, July 19, 2024.But what she described to police...
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