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Hunterdon Area Energy Cooperative (HAEC) Program Announcement
The Hunterdon Area Energy Cooperative (HAEC) offers residents reduced electricity supply rates by purchasing electricity in bulk, including renewable energy, for several municipalities. Chester Township residents are invited to sign up. To learn all about this program, attend a public information session over Zoom on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Click here to read Mayor Drag's letter with further details about this opportunity. The letter will be mailed to residents shortly.
Norristown Hospital Patient Kills Roommate, DA Says
Kyle Samuels-Robey was sharing a room with 25-year-old Jacob Gonzalez at the state-run psychiatric facility when the incident happened on Sunday, July 14, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pennsylvania State Police Captain Gerard B. McShea said. At 9:30 p.m., a hospital security employee looked into the pair's...
Customs recovers 22 stolen vehicles headed overseas from Port of Wilmington
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Baltimore Field Office intercepted 343 stolen vehicles during fiscal year ending in September 2023, a 44% increase over the previous year’s recoveries. The recovered vehicles were valued at about $17.7 million. About 90% of the stolen vehicles recovered were destined to...
Ed Helms' podcast explores a 1971 break-in at an FBI office in Delco that exposed mass government surveillance
While millions of Americans were watching the "Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1971, a small group of radicals snuck into a FBI office in Media, pocketing reams of classified documents. Their goal was not to blackmail the government or sell its secrets to a...
15 Del. students make top 10 in national STEM competition
More than a dozen Delaware students finished in the top 10 of a national conference designed to test their skills and creativity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 2024 National TSA Conference was a five-day competition in Orlando that finished on the last day of June, and the Delaware Technology Student Association (DETSA) recently announced the successes of ... Read More
Delaware could see triple digit temperatures on Tuesday
If you’re a big fan of the heat and humidity, Tuesday will have it all. The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures on Wednesday to flirt with 100 degrees. "Tuesday is going to the hottest day of the year it looks like right now in the forecast we have widespread 99s in the in the forecast right now with some triple digits especially in the more urbanized areas like Newark and Wilmington,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Eric Hoeflich. “So, I think somebody is going to hit triple digits in Delaware, and it's going to be helped by the fact dew points are going to be in the 70s so it's just going to feel downright tropical."
Gun violence prevention group says PA gun laws rank "middle of the pack"
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The FBI told CBS News the AR-style rifle used by the shooter in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was legally purchased by and registered to the shooter's father. Gun legislation is both complex and controversial and the laws change from state to state. Assault rifles, like the one used to shoot Trump, are banned in nine states, including New Jersey and Delaware."This is just a fact here in Pennsylvania, and in many states, those rifles are legal to buy," Josh Fleitman, the campaign director with CeaseFire PA, said. "They were federally banned for 10...
‘An affront’: Delaware officials urge unity after assassination attempt at Trump rally
Former President Donald Trump was injured after Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a Butler, Pa. rally. An innocent bystander was killed, as well as the shooter. Here’s what to know about the assassination attempt and its aftermath. Gov. Josh Shapiro says Corey Comperatore, who was fatally shot, “died...
Kennel cough outbreak leads Delaware to prohibit dogs from being moved in or out of state
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include new information. The Delaware Department of Agriculture has issued an order prohibiting shelter and rescue dogs from moving in or out of state due to an outbreak of kennel cough. ...
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
Delaware's Big Brothers Big Sisters receives state and federal funding for Youth Enrichment Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware, Inc. is renovating a building in Dover with $875,000 in state and federal funding. The new youth enrichment center in central Delaware will help the organization continue to serve 2,200 children statewide, according to executive director Anya Lindsey-Jenkins. The center is expected to open...
Gentile's Market worker celebrates 70 years serving Delaware County
Joe Gentile started working with his dad at his small farm stand at age 7 in Broomall 1954. It soon became known as 'Gentile's Market' and moved to its current location in Newtown Square in the early 1970s.70 years later, the Army veteran and cancer survivor still loves his job and has no plans to retire.Joe, along with his parents and 8 siblings, all worked at the market in some capacity over the many decades. The roster has expanded to include in-laws and children of the family's next generation.Watch our video to see Joe Gentile in action. To learn more about Gentile's Market, visit their Facebook page.RELATED: 89-year-old crossing guard retires after 47 years of serviceDorothy 'Miss Dottie' Kalkbrenner has helped students cross the street in Abington Township for nearly half a century.
Update: Excessive heat warning likely to expire at 8 p.m.
The warning was for Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May counties. "The threat of dangerous heat has ended," states the National Weather Service. Tips from the weather service for staying safe during a heat wave. Stay hydrated: Make sure...
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