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NJ high school mourns worker found dead in building
CAMDEN — Students and staff have returned to school, a day after the grim discovery of a maintenance worker’s body inside. Mastery High School of Camden was closed on Wednesday after the unresponsive woman was found around 7 a.m., NJ.com reported. The death was not considered suspicious, Camden...
NJ sues hospital for snitching on pregnant patients
TRENTON – State officials have filed a discrimination lawsuit against a South Jersey hospital network for secretly drug testing women as they arrived to give birth to newborns. Virtua Health — and its network of hospitals in Voorhees, Mount Holly, and Camden — were the focus of the suit...
New Facebook Post Proves Why You Don’t Mess With Deptford, NJ, Girls
2024 is a different world, man. Nobody can deny that. Times are definitely changing. Some situations have changed for the better. Others, not so much. If what was recently posted on Facebook is true, then this is one of those situations that has benefitted from the societal evolution, for sure.
N.J. pharmacy officials admit roles in $33M kickback scheme
Two high-ranking officials with a pharmacy in New Jersey pleaded guilty to their roles in a $33 million kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Wednesday. Jeffrey Andrews, 73, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and Adam Brosius, 55, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to separate charges. The two ran a pharmacy in Clifton that was accused of providing prescription pads to marketers that included formulas for compound medications that would provide large reimbursements from health insurers.
100+ year old South Philly Italian Festival returns in October
A South Philadelphia festival that has been occurring ever since the early 1900s is returning to South Philadelphia in October. The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival is scheduled for October 6th from noon to 8 p.m. on the 1700 Block of South 9th Street. The authentic Italian festival starts with the religious […]
Top ‘A’ Grade Hospitals in The Philadelphia Area for Critical Emergencies
Every year, a list comes out showing which hospitals in the Philadelphia area are the best, based on how well they take care of their patients. These hospitals are given “A” grades, which means they’re doing a great job. The grades come from patient reviews and important...
NJ Kids Mercilessly Cyberbullied In 2 South Jersey Towns
It's one of the worst epidemics facing the adolescent social landscape in today's society. I'm talking about cyberbullying. The dreadful stories I've heard over the past few years from some of my friends who have kids in both middle school and the first two years of high school are just a few examples I could use to paint the picture of how bad it's really gotten.
Norcross Lawyers Ask Court to Dismiss Indictment, Call Charges 'a Crime Thriller With No Crime'
CAMDEN – Lawyers for indicted Democratic political boss George E. Norcross III responded to the New Jersey Attorney General’s charges against him with the dismissive attitude of a movie critic who had just sat through a stinker of a film.“Whatever its merit for the silver screen, this indictment has no business in a court of law,” Norcross’ legal team wrote in a motion to dismiss the case on Monday in state Superior Court in Mercer County.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe motion was 55 pages – almost one-half of the 111-page indictment...
This weekend in Philly: September 28 and 29 🍎🎃🇵🇷
This weekend (September 28 and 29) is set to be jampacked with events like the Fishtown Fall Feastivale, the Apple Festival at Linvilla Orchards, the Puerto Rican Day Parade, a celebration of the Spooky Season with Halloween pop-up bars and Fall Festivals, and much more. If you want to attend, need some info, or just […]
Thanks to Stompings, Birds, Wasps, and Exhausted Food Sources, Philadelphia Sees Fewer Spotted Lanternflies
Many people are noticing the number of spotted lanternflies is going down, in part due to aggressive squishing efforts by residents as well as other factors. After years of spotted lanternflies being out in full force, their numbers have started to thin out – for multiple reasons, writes Emily Anthes for The New York Times.
First responders, Eagles fans travel to Florida before Hurricane Helene makes landfall
Disaster response teams across the Delaware Valley will be on the ground in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions before Hurricane Helene makes landfall."This is our season right, so we're ready for this," said Ivan Lopez, the PA Task Force 1 program manager.Helene is now forecast to reach Category 3 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast.Some of Helene's remnants will give Philadelphia the chance of showers through the weekend.In preparation, 45 personnel with PA Task Force 1...
WWII veteran receives medals of honor in Camden County
It's been more than 75 years since William George Schumacher served in World War II, and for the first time, he's becoming a member of the American Legion.His membership was presented as a surprise from Post 372 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Tuesday night along with a shadow box filled with several medals of honor, ribbons and patches the Navy and Marine veteran never received after returning home from Okinawa, Japan."It happened a lot to many veterans that they just separated from the service and never followed up on anything," said Daniel O'Pella, senior vice commander of American Legion Post...
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