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Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $30 Million in Traffic Signal Upgrades Across Pennsylvania

The Shapiro Administration have announced that 57 municipalities across the Commonwealth will receive nearly $30 million through the Green Light-Go Program to improve traffic safety and mobility by reducing...

Marshall Charloff & Purple xPeRIeNCE Coming to Rivers Casino

Prince lovers in Philadelphia will "party like it’s 1999" as the acclaimed "Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE" brings the icon’s timeless hits to The Event Center at Rivers...

Wreaths across Palmer

Tom Callen, adjudant of American Legion Elm Tree Post 88, salutes at the memorial. SUBMITTED PHOTO BY G. SANDY BUKOWSKIDespite the chilly temperatures and inches...

Holiday activity idea: explore life and death in Pompeii

A glimpse into history: This man died covering his face from the intense heat. ‘One Day in Pompeii’ is currently on exhibit at the...

River Ward events for the week of Dec. 11

WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT EVERY SUBMITTED EVENT WILL RUN. Send your event information to [email protected], or 2512 Metropolitan Drive., Trevose, PA, 19053.Bridesburg Historical Society...

Tips: avoid getting scammed this holiday season

Crooks love the holidays. Their immeasurable bad will is the yin for the yang of everybody else’s yuletide generosity and good cheer.Over the years, cops,...

Fishtown and Port Richmond parks to see renovations, thanks to grants

Penn Treaty Park, one of those in the River Wards that will see major renovations and upkeep thanks to recent grant funds. MIKALA JAMISON...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Dec. 11

Fishtown drug bustOn Monday, Dec. 2, a joint taskforce of narcotics unit officers and SEPTA Transit Police made a major drug bust on the 1900...
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