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Bridge Deck Repair, Barrier Installation Scheduled at Night Next Week on Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge deck repair and barrier installation are planned at night next week on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. Motorists are advised of...

Time Mission Philadelphia Opens with Free Adventure Weekend

Time Mission, a team-based adventure experience, is set to open in Philadelphia on Friday, October 17, 2025, at 1530 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. This marks Pennsylvania’s first Time Mission...

Deadline for Homestead Exemption is Friday

Friday — and, yes, it is Friday the 13th — is the deadline to apply for the Homestead Exemption.The exemption takes $30,000 off a property’s assessment for tax...

Port Richmond mother attacked, recovering at home

Barabara Zimath, a 12-year employee of the Wawa at Richmond Street and Allegheny Avenue, was waiting on the 2600 block of Richmond Street for...

24th Police District Captain commends Memphis Street Academy Charter School

A February 2013 photo of a group of Memphis Street Academy Charter School female students, who were enrolled in the “D.I.V.A. Academy” program, which...

‘Good beer, doing good’

Thomas Sheridan, left, and Benjamin Bedard started the Do Good Brewing Company six months ago out of a warehouse on Westmoreland Street in Port...

River Wards events for the week of September 4

PROPAC to meetPROPAC (Port Richmond on Patrol and Civic) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Samuel’s Recreation Center, 3501 Gaul St....

River Wards news in brief for the week of Sept. 4

Councilwoman Joan Krajewski passesFormer City Councilwoman Joan Krajewski, originally from Agate Street in Port Richmond, passed away at age 79 on Thursday, August 29,...
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