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Confusion continues over evacuations at Mt. Airy apartment building
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- CBS News Philadelphia was back at a Mt. Airy apartment complex weeks after the city deemed one of its buildings an unsafe structure. The property manager told tenants in a section of the building to leave, but in a statement to CBS News Philadelphia last week, a spokesperson from the Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspections said the entire building was evacuated.Investigative reporter Liz Crawford found out some tenants are still living in that building and one brand new tenant, a veteran, Derrick Eckles said he is just moving in.Shanika Bolton says she's lived at Stenton Gardens for...
Memorial Day parades in Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Where to mark the holiday in the Philadelphia region
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Monday is Memorial Day, and that means communities across the Philadelphia region will remember those who died serving in the United States military with ceremonies and parades. Here are a few of the parades and other events happening around the area on Monday. PennsylvaniaBridesburg, Philadelphia: The Bridesburg Memorial Day Parade, hosted by the United Veterans of Bridesburg, kicks off at 10 a.m. at the Betsy Ross Bridge.Kennett Square: The Kennett Square Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. at South and Union streets and ends with a memorial ceremony at Union Hill Cemetery.Lansdowne: The Memorial Day parade in...
Delaware County honors Memorial Day with parade in Media
MEDIA, Pa. (CBS) – Hundreds of spectators lined State Street in Media on Monday morning to watch the annual Memorial Day parade.The procession included members of a color guard, police officers, firefighters and even some classic car drivers. Karen Sanford from Media said her daughter participated in the parade as a drum major in the Penncrest High School marching band."It's such a huge event in Media," Sanford said. "And for her to have a role in this as a leader in our community is very impressive."The parade concluded with the singing of the national anthem and a 21-gun salute at the...
Memorial Day in the Northeast
There were various events on Monday in the Northeast in honor of Memorial Day. Father Judge High School hosted a service that honored the 27 graduates who died in the Vietnam War, while also recognizing the graduates of North Catholic – a fellow Oblates of St. Francis de Sale school that closed in 2010 – who died in the war.
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