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The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education revealed the donors of the $3 million that enabled it to preserve the 24-acre Boy Scout Tract in Roxborough. Jessica and Joanna Berwind, who are sisters, donated the money last year to save the land from development. They each hold positions at the Berwind Corp., an investment management company…

New Atlantic hurricane season forecasts issued by the NOAA today predict “above-normal” storm activity, with as many as 11 potential hurricanes expected to form in the Atlantic Ocean. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Former ‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera was reportedly arrested in Radnor Township early Wednesday morning and cited for public intoxication following an incident at the Radnor Hotel in Wayne, police say. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office announced the arrest of a man who is suspected of shooting at a SEPTA bus driver last month. Heriberto Acevedo, Jr. was charged with aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime, along with related charges, after surveillance video led law enforcement to him. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia…

The debut of the ParkMobile app in Stone Harbor this summer has led to a huge increase in parking ticket enforcement at the shore town, which replaced its old kiosks and meters. Neighboring Avalon, which shares a municipal court with Stone Harbor, requested that the borough hire a seasonal worker to handle the high call…

Penn Entertainment has agreed to sell 100% of Barstool Sports back to Dave Portnoy to make way for a new partnership with ESPN. The casino and racetrack operator will pay the sports entertainment company $1.5 billion over 10 years in a deal that will rebrand its sportsbook as ESPN Bet. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia…

Millville Municipal Court in Cumberland County has been sued by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office for allegedly discriminating against Hispanic and Latino defendants by denying them virtual court hearings on the basis that they were or appeared to be Spanish-speaking. The Attorney General’s Office claims that, between June and December of last year, Millville’s…

The Philadelphia 76ers have added a residential tower with affordable housing units to the team’s proposed new arena on East Market Street in Center City. The team released new renderings Wednesday and said the tower would have 20% of its 395 units designated for affordable housing along the southern border of Chinatown. The team also…

New Jersey increased the penalties for “boom parties,” gatherings in which people outfit vehicles with massive speaker systems and blast music that can be heard miles away. Philly’s City Council has passed a bill that would impose stiff penalties for violators, though it has yet to be signed into law. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia…

Renee DiPietro, 70, is charged with third-degree murder in the June 10 stabbing of Michael Sides, 31 in Ardmore. DiPietro allegedly stabbed Sides with a 16-inch knife hidden inside her cane. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Philadelphia is replacing its 130,000 streetlights with LED lights that use less energy and eliminate the need to report outages to Philly311. The new streetlights will be installed over the next two years, beginning in neighborhoods with high crime and vehicular crashes. The project costs $91 million. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release…

The Philadelphia Eagles are opening a new popcorn stand at Lincoln Financial Field that will be staffed by adults with autism and intellectual disabilities. The Eagles Autism Foundation is partnering with Popcorn for the People to open the stand and a production facility at the shuttered Wawa store at Ninth and South streets. The organizations…

Brianna Satchell-Thomas, 31, a SEPTA employee from King of Prussia, allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a SEPTA trolley at 52nd Street and Chester Avenue in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia on Sunday morning, police said. Satchell-Thomas was off-duty at the time of the crash, but allegedly driving under the influence, investigators said.…

Federal Realty Investment Trust plans to build a six-story apartment building in Willow Grove that will have 260 units and ground floor space for retail and restaurants. The project is being developed near the Willow Grove Park Mall and the Willow Grove train station, a stop on SEPTA’s Warminster Line. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia…

The Octavius Catto Scholarship⁠ is a pivotal anti-poverty initiative between Community College of Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia aimed at making college more accessible for every Philadelphia resident. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Ghost guns. It may sound like something out of a sci-fi action thriller, but the phenomenon is a painfully real one. Over the last few years, the use of ghost guns, which are essentially untraceable self-assembled firearms, has been on the rise in Philadelphia and across the United States. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News…

Power in Wildwood is expected to be restored by 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon Atlantic City Electric says. A fire at an electric substation in Wildwood knocked out power for more than 24,000 homes and businesses in Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and North Wildwood on Friday; as of Saturday morning, over 8,000 customers were still without power.…

SEPTA’s fare collection system went down Friday morning, prompting the transit authority to offer free rides on all trains, subways, buses and trolleys. Officials are working to restore the fare system. In the meantime, riders will not be charged and all transit modes will run on normal schedules. The glitch comes as SEPTA begins the…

Five men who were part of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations in Pennsylvania have been charged with sexually abusing children within those communities, Attorney General Michelle Henry said Friday. The defendants include David Balosa, of Philadelphia, and Errol William Hall, of Delaware County. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

A fire at an electric substation in Wildwood knocked out power for more than 24,000 homes and businesses on the island on Friday. Hours after power was lost, officials said there is still no estimate for when it will be restored. Atlantic City Electric later said it expects about 15,000 impacted customers to have power…

Sugary alcopops, borgs with vodka and caffeine and alcoholic slushies are among the alcohol consumption trends that may contribute to binge drinking among minors in Pennsylvania, according to the latest biennial report from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The agency published the report to raise awareness of the dangers of underage drinking. Top Featured Tags:…

Camden County Commissioner Louis Cappelli, Jr. directed his anger at Philadelphia after a 6-year-old girl was injured in a shooting during a fireworks show on the Fourth of July. Cappelli said one of the suspects has ties to Philadelphia and blamed the ‘thugs’ and ‘gun-bearing freaks’ in the city for bringing violent crime to South…