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Bucks County Boasts Top Wealthy Neighborhoods in the Nation
The Philadelphia region is home to some of the wealthiest zip codes in the country, including two Bucks County towns. The Philadelphia region is home to some of the wealthiest zip codes in the country, including two Bucks County towns, write Joanne Drilling and Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Volunteers across region offer help after Hurricane Helene
Volunteers across the region are coming together to help victims of Hurricane Helene, doing everything from collecting supplies to helping pets impacted by the devastating storm.Giannone Companies Towing in Collegeville has transformed its lot into a drop-off site. The team is collecting emergency supplies to bring down to North Carolina."Anytime we can give back to the community, we're going to do that," said Carmino Giannone, who's organizing the effort with his family.His brother is also collecting goods at Sal's Barbershop in Plymouth Meeting.At midnight, some of Giannone's employees are volunteering their time to drive the goods to North Carolina."They're hooked...
18th Annual Mutt Strut raises $130,000 for Philly's largest nonprofit animal rescue
Hundreds of people and their dogs donned their best costumes for the Mutt Strut Saturday, an annual fundraiser supporting the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), the city's largest nonprofit animal rescue.Nicki McGuigan, a PAWS volunteer, was among the attendees, with her dog Parker in what she said was her 11th Mutt Strut."I love him so much. He's our first baby, so he's the best," McGuigan said.The event brought together dog lovers and their pets to raise money for PAWS, which provides low-cost veterinary care and matches adoptable dogs with families. Attendees also got a chance to meet dogs available for adoption."[The dogs]...
Team IMPACT unites with Villanova to help children with serious illnesses find hope
Some children with serious illnesses are finding hope and strength from new connections with college sports teams.The organization, Team IMPACT, creates new relationships that help children build strength and resilience.After Villanova's practice, 7-year-old Wes Jones is on the football field playing with the team."I like to watch them do the plays and throw the football and have fun," said Wes Jones.For a long time, Wes Jones wasn't having fun, enduring two years of treatments for leukemia."We never, ever expected something like this," said mom Christy Jones. "And I think as a parent, your mind can go to like worst case...
Vigil at LOVE Park honors Palestinian lives lost in Israel-Hamas war
Community members gathered in Philadelphia’s LOVE Park on Saturday to remember the more than 41,000 Palestinians killed in the past year by Israeli offensives in Gaza and the West Bank. The commemoration comes a year after the Israel-Hamas war started Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and...
Watch: Temple's attempt at game-winning tush push goes spectacularly wrong
The Temple Owls found themselves with a fourth-and-goal situation, trailing by three points with three seconds to play in their game against UConn on Saturday afternoon.Instead of kicking the chip-shot field goal and playing for overtime, the Owls decided to go for it and lined up for a tush-push attempt for what could have been a game-winning touchdown.The good news: There was a touchdown scored on the play.The bad news: It was not scored by Temple.The play went spectacularly wrong as Temple fumbled, allowing UConn's Jordan Wright to pick up the ball and race 96 yards the other way for a touchdown.Have a look. UCONN UCONN UCONN!!!Fumble recovered and returned for 96 yards to seal the deal! pic.twitter.com/c8QrFPRSeM— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) October 5, 2024 On one hand, you have to get Temple credit for going for the win. The Owls entered the game 1-4 and are probably not in contention for a bowl game.On the other, this is another reminder that the tush-push, Brotherly Shove or whatever name you want to give the play, isn't as easy or consistently successful as the Philadelphia Eagles have made it look for the past few years. Temple learned that firsthand.
Sunny skies, unseasonably warm in Philadelphia ahead of Phillies NLDS opener
After a little bit of low clouds and fog early Saturday morning, high pressure moves in to dominate our weather this weekend and provide plenty of sunshine and unseasonably warm afternoons. Temperatures Saturday afternoon will peak in the upper 70s to right around 80 degrees, running nearly 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of the year. While a little warm for early October, conditions will be perfect for the Phillies' Game 1 of the NLDS against the Mets this afternoon. Expect first-pitch temps in the mid-upper 70s under mostly sunny skies.Skies will be clear with calm conditions tonight which...
Why residents of this N.J. town love this historic home that was just listed for sale
This house in Westville, one of the few remaining historic brick homes in South Jersey, is rich in history and modern comforts. It sits on River Road, perched above the Delaware River, and has four bedrooms, two full- and two half-bathrooms in 2,500-square-feet. It’s listed for sale for $499,000.
Philly group calling for ceasefire mourns tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war
Just shy of the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 people and kicked off a cascade of conflict in the region, a group calling for a ceasefire mourned the deaths of some 34,000 Palestinians who have since been killed.
NJDOT discusses safety improvements for stretch of White Horse Pike
Officials in South Jersey are working to make a busy stretch of the White Horse Pike safer for drivers, bikers and pedestrians. They focused on what they call one of the most dangerous stretches, from North Newton Lake Drive to Collings Avenue in Collingswood. "We've seen red lights being run, we've seen people speeding, we've heard honking, we've seen aggressive drivers," said Kelly McGinnis, who has lived in the borough for 11 years.McGinnis said trying to cross the White Horse Pike at Collings Avenue with her children is simply unsafe. So last spring, she voiced her concerns to Camden County leaders."You...
New Trader Joe’s Store Is Scheduled to Open in King of Prussia
A new Trader Joe's store is coming to King of Prussia later this year, its fourth Montgomery County store. Popular grocery store chain Trader Joe’s is planning to open its fourth Montgomery County location later this year, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new store will...
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