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Borski Park Opens in Bridesburg with July Celebration

A decade in the making, Bridesburg’s Robert A. Borski, Jr. Park will be open to the public on July 11th at 10 am with a dedication ceremony taking place...

Philadelphia Launches Red Card Philly Anti-Trafficking Campaign

As part of the City of Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, City Council approved $500,000 in funding to launch “Red Card Philly,” a comprehensive, multilingual awareness campaign to...

Ready for Revitalization

Richie Antipuna has a vision to clean up the neighborhood he loves so much.And as he mounts a campaign to run for state representative in...

Squilla plans to clean and green

(L-R) foreground Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (camel coat),ÊCarlton Williams, Deputy Commissioner Streets Department (behind and between Johnson and Farnese),ÊState SenatorÊLarry Farnese (gray suit), City Councilman...

Two killed in Fishtown crash

Two people died, including a Northeast woman, and a third was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Fishtown early Sunday.Annette Nash, 46, of the 2700...

Civic group meets to dicsuss issues of blight and crime

On Jan. 18 inside Kensington’s Trinity Presbyterian Church, a small group gathered in an attempt to solve a very large problem.Led by organizer and facilitator...

Fishtown man charged in two bank robberies

FBI agents and Lower Merion Township police on Jan. 17 arrested a man wanted in connection with two bank robberies in the Northeast last month.Brandon...

Body pulled from Delaware River is missing Bridesburg man

The search for missing Bridesburg resident Joe “Babe” McGeehan came to a sorrowful end on Sunday when a volunteer search crew pulled his body...
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