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95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Health Experts Urge Vaccination as Measles Cases Surface in Lancaster County

Pennsylvania has recorded its first five measles cases of 2026, all in Lancaster County, among unvaccinated school-aged children and young adults. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the cluster,...

Around the River Wards

Send an e-card to nursing home residents The community is invited to send an e-card to residents of Roosevelt Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, 7800 Bustleton...

Hargrave likes his new dogs on the Birds’ defensive line

Since  Eagles executive vice president/general manager Howie Roseman began his roster-building career, his philosophy has been to secure a franchise quarterback then build his...

River Wards arts institutions among grant recipients

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, an organization that provides operating support to Philadelphia-based arts and cultural organizations, has announced that a number of River Wards-based...

Wolf administration receives USDA approval for COVID-19 disaster food distribution

One day after a letter from Gov. Tom Wolf was sent to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding received approval...

State Rep. Joe Hohenstein cosponsors bill for emergency paid sick leave amid COVID-19 crisis.

State Rep. Joe Hohenstein announced Wednesday, March 18, he will introduce state legislation to expand the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201, which...

DA: Fugitive Elliott fired shots that killed Cpl. O’Connor

District Attorney Larry Krasner last Tuesday announced that evidence shows Hassan Elliott fired the bullets that killed police Cpl. James O’Connor on March 13. O’Connor,...
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