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Senator Tartaglione Introduces Bill to Raise Minimum Wage

State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) has formally introduced Senate Bill 19, a legislation aimed at raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and tying future...

New Affordable Housing Project Opens in Port Richmond

Mid Penn Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (“Mid Penn”) (NASDAQ: MPB), is proud to announce its construction financing of the Martha Street Workforce...

FNA creates scholarship to benefit one lucky Penn Treaty student

Thanks to the Fishtown Neighbors Association and Friends of Penn Treaty School, one lucky high school senior at Penn Treaty School will be the...

Around the Neighborhoods

Philadelphia-South Jersey boom nuisance town hall meeting A Philadelphia-South Jersey boom nuisance parties town hall meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday, April 15,...

Around the neighborhood

Spring citywide cleanups State Rep. Joe Hohenstein is partnering with the River Wards for the spring citywide cleanup this weekend. There will be a cleanup, in...

A.G. Shapiro, Councilmember Gym call out “greedy” Moscow & Monica landlord

One day after locked-out tenants were restored access to their apartments in Olde Kensington, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and City Councilmember Helen Gym...

Around the Neighborhood

FNA meetings Fishtown Neighbors Association will hold a Beautification Committee meeting on Thursday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Weather-permitting, the meeting will be in-person.  Social...

SEPTA: Somerset station will see “a number of safety and security improvements” upon reopening

SEPTA’s Somerset station, which closed this past Sunday, will see “a number of safety and security improvements” upon its reopening, according to SEPTA’s Chief...
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