TopFeatured.com

Health care workers in hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as college students and staff, must now receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by Oct. 15 and be fully vaccinated by Nov. 15, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health said Wednesday. All other health care staff must receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine…

Joe Pesci sold his Lavallette, Ocean County home for $6.5 million after originally putting the Jersey Shore property on the market in 2019. The Academy Award-winning actor took the waterfront property off the market at least three separate times in the past two years after not being able to find a buyer. Top Featured Tags:…

A bicyclist was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver Tuesday night on Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia, becoming the eighth person to die this year on the dangerous roadway. Philadelphia police are searching for the driver of a Ford-150 who fled the scene of the accident. On Wednesday, the city released its annual Vision Zero…

Energy Transfer, the developer of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, is facing criminal charges for allegedly spilling thousands of gallons of drilling fluid underground during the pipeline’s construction across southern Pennsylvania. These incidents contaminated drinking-water wells and were never reported to the state’s environmental authorities, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday. Top Featured Tags:…

The Pennsylvania House approved a bill to make more state reports on COVID-19 and other diseases accessible to the public Monday in a party-line vote. The GOP-backed bill, which would amend the 1950’s-era Disease Prevention and Control Act, is the latest fight between Gov. Tom Wolf and Republicans over the response to the coronavirus pandemic.…

Ocean County prosecutors have charged Sherry Lee Heffernan, a Pennsylvania woman, with fatally stabbing her father and his girlfriend at a residence in Surf City, New Jersey on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Heffernan, of Landenberg, Chester County, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police and will be extradited to New Jersey on murder and…

Frank N. Tobolsky, 59, of Cherry Hill, pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges after he stole nearly $2 million from a victim who had invested in a fake loan scheme for Eagles season ticket holders. Tobolsky used the money for personal expenses. The former attorney was disbarred in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 2018…

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Surf City Police are investigating two suspicious deaths after a pair of victims were found inside a residence on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. The victims, who were not immediately identified, were found inside a home on North Seventh Street in Surf City, which is located on New Jersey’s Long…

A man working as a certified nursing assistant at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was shot and killed early Monday morning by a co-worker, who investigators said fled the hospital and later shot two Philadelphia police officers in the Parkside area of West Philly. The alleged shooter, a 55-year-old man, was shot by officers during a…

Shaun Runyon, 39, of Pennsylvania, was charged with killing three co-workers in a brutal attack in central Florida, where he and his colleagues had traveled as part of group that had been contracted for electrical work. Investigators with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office say the attack, which happened in Davenport, appears to have stemmed from…

A pair of bills introduced to Philadelphia City Council would permanently establish the outdoor dining regulations that were created to help restaurants remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bills would allow restaurants to maintain sidewalk cafés and streeteries. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The Main Line home where acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan grew up recently hit the market for $2.175 million. Shyamalan’s parents bought the house on Old Gulph Road in Wynnewood in 1982, according to property records. Before breaking through with his hit, “The Sixth Sense,” a young Shyamalan would invite friends over to film movies…

Around 16,000 incomplete ballots for the 2021 Pennsylvania general election were mailed out to residents of Montgomery County. The ballots are defective and should be destroyed, according to election officials. Voters will be reissued corrected mail-in ballots in the coming week, and voting in person remains an option on Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov.…

Think of a financial plan as a roadmap to reaching a financial goal; this can be any goal, but in many instances it’s a map or directions to reaching a retirement goal. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Pennsylvania officials mailed out 375,000 letters to recruit commercial driver’s license holders to become bus drivers in an effort to address the current shortage. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Philadelphia residents can apply to be part of the Citizen Police Oversight Commission, the new independent watchdog board tasked with investigating the Philadelphia Police Department police department and its officers. The deadline to apply is Nov. 5, 2021. Applicants must be Philly residents and cannot have served as a police officer in the city for…

Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses & Inspections issued demolition permits for St. Laurentius Roman Catholic Church in Fishtown, a historic 19th century structure that has been the subject of intense preservation efforts and local infighting since the building closed in 2014. Demolition of St. Laurentius could begin as soon as November. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia…

SEPTA is expanding its social outreach programs at stations where vulnerable populations commonly take refuge. Social workers will try to engage people and direct them to resources and outside assistance. The programs, launched during the pandemic, are part of SEPTA’s broader effort to improve public safety conditions, address systemic problems in Philadelphia, and make transit…

The I-95 southbound off-ramp at Girard Avenue in Philadelphia will reopen to motorists on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 after a three-year construction project led by PennDOT. The initiative involved rebuilding and widening southbound I-95 through a series of construction projects that required extensive detours. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Philadelphia City Council introduced new legislation that would increase the city’s capital budget by $1.8 million to purchase and install security cameras at recreation centers and playgrounds hat have experienced gun violence. These cameras would be equipped with 360-degree technology that would help police keep children safe. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release…

Philadelphia native Eugene Bozzi used a trash can to capture an alligator that was outside his home in Mount Dora, Florida, on Tuesday. Video of the confrontation with the giant reptile were posted to social media. The alligator was unharmed and released by Bozzi, and Army veteran, into a nearby pond Top Featured Tags: -…

Three new laws aims to boost racial diversity among New Jersey police departments by creating a mentorship for to help racial minorities navigate the application process and a universal database to track hiring decisions. The Civil Service Commission also must analyze the racial compositions of law enforcement agencies across the state. Top Featured Tags: -…