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Bridge Deck Repair to Close Section of Interstate 76 West (Schuylkill Expressway)

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge deck repair on two structures will close a portion of westbound I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) in the Grays...

Kensington Opioid Programs Face Uncertainty Amid Parker’s New Plan

Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration has shut down the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund, a community-driven grantmaking process that allowed Kensington residents to determine how opioid settlement funds were...

Project HOME announces new recovery housing to be located in Kensington

The building, located at 1920 E. Orleans St. in Kensington, used to be the Frances E. Willard Elementary School.Leaders from the City of Philadelphia...

River Wards events for the week of Jan. 23

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhood.Saint Laurentius to hold open houseSaint Laurentius School, 1612 E. Berks St., will hold an...

Centenarian celebration

Port Richmond native Emma Rotchford turned 100 years old last week.“Her and my dad didn’t get married until they were close to 40,” he said....

State and local officials gather at Port Richmond Walgreens to highlight new naloxone agreement

The event was part of Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week, a statewide initiative to get naloxone to Pennsylvanians and get help...

Quite an operation

26th PAL hosts Christmas party thanks to generosity of St. Anne’s Operation Santa.For the Operation Santa committee, community is the heart of it all.“We’re still...

River Wards events for the week of Jan. 9

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhoodFNA zoning meetingFishtown Neighbors Association will hold a zoning meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at...
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