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HEADstrong Foundation Brings Annual Benefit to Fishtown

The HEADstrong Foundation, an organization dedicated to aiding families battling cancer and making care more accessible, will host its 15th annual fundraiser on September 18, 2025, from 6 p.m....

Kensington Faces Extreme Heat, Local Leaders Urge Action

Yesterday, local leaders, public health advocates, and elected officials gathered for the first event in the Extreme Weather Emergency Tour, a four-state press tour highlighting how climate-change-fueled extreme weather...

Riverfront North Partnership gives Henon award of excellence

Riverfront North partnership presented Councilman Bobby Henon with the Robert A. Borski Jr. Award of Excellence, given to individuals who are key in advancing...

Something to celebrate

The Bridesburg community is one step closer to gaining long-awaited access to the Delaware River. A $1.4 million-step, to be exact. Riverfront North Partnership announced Tuesday...

Around Town: Seniors

St. Mary launches Family Caregiver Center St. Mary Medical Center, in partnership with Catholic Housing and Community Services, has established the Family Caregiver Center to...

Pence delivers pro-police message at FOP

Vice President Mike Pence was at Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 on Thursday, meeting with the family of a slain officer and eight...

Residents call out DA, rally for change at protest in Kensington as Krasner responds

Kensington resident George Kalfas lives only three blocks from the Allegheny stop on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line. In the last six months, he’s been robbed...

Quiñones-Sánchez slams Kenney administration over handling of Kensington; mayor’s office responds

After weeks of complaints from residents about a higher-than-usual volume of trash on the streets in the Kensington area, City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez called...
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