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| Philadelphia Folksong Society Cancels 2021 In-Person ‘Pocket Fest’ At Spring Mountain Aug 21-22 |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/10/21 4:33 pm | updated: 08/10/21 4:33 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Folksong Society announces with great sadness the cancellation of the IN-PERSON portion of the 59 1/2 Pocket-Sized Philadelphia Folk Festival, and will present the Festival entirely online this Aug 21-22nd. PFS is going forward with the Online portion of the event to present extraordinary artists, both local and international, bringing them to you through our own online digital festival experience as we did in 2020. Later this week, PFS will be announcing more performers, such... Read More |
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| Philly Back-to-School Bus Tour; 3 Shot in Center City; NJ Counties' COVID Transmission Up |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/10/21 12:40 am | updated: 08/10/21 12:40 am |
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| The School District of Philadelphia began it's three week long 'Back-to-School Bus Tour' on Monday, 8/9. The tour will make 31 stops around the city between August 9 - 27 at rec centers, schools, ShopRites, parks, playgrounds, and churches. "We are traveling from neighborhood to neighborhood across the city of Philadelphia to engage the city and welcome back as many students and families as we can," says Superintendent Dr. William Hite. The "Tour will bring critical information and... Read More |
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| Michael Buble Postpones Several August Tour Dates Over Coronavirus Concerns Including Atlantic City |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/21 4:07 pm | updated: 08/06/21 4:07 pm |
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Michael Buble is postponing 10 of his US tour dates that were scheduled between August 13 and 28
Michael's concern over the rising number of Coronavirus infections that continue to sweep America led him to this decision.
"I do not want to put my fans at risk, nor my band and crew, by putting them in a situation that could possibly affect their health and therefore their friends and family. It is better for me to reschedule these shows to a time when all of us are... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Water Department Billing Problems; Ex-Penn State President Freed; Man Wanted for Fraud |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/21 12:08 am | updated: 08/06/21 12:12 am |
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| Thousands of Philadelphia Water Department customers have been hit with sky high water bills due to computer billing errors this week. The problem was originally thought to be localized to the Point Breeze neighborhood, but Water Department spokesman Brian Rademaekers said nearly 17,000 customers are affected across 19 ZIP codes. Some customers received bills in the tens of thousands of dollars when they are normally like $50. Many customers whose accounts are set up for autopay are... Read More |
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| Penn State Campuses Require Masks; NJ Schools to Require Masks; 80yo Killed by PECO Truck |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/21 11:21 pm | updated: 08/05/21 11:21 pm |
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| Penn State University announced on Wednesday, 8/5, that students, staff, and visitors at all if its campuses state-wide will be required to wear masks inside regardless of vaccination status. "As we continue to see daily increases in COVID-19 cases, particularly the delta variant, our current outlook warrants this protective step," President Eric Barron said in a written statement. You must wear masks in classrooms, meeting rooms, common areas of residence halls, and at any indoor... Read More |
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| Murder Charges in Christine Englehardt's Death; Golf/Social Shooter Charged; Man Captured in NJ |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/21 5:14 pm | updated: 08/05/21 5:14 pm |
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| Two North Carolina men accused of drugging and raping a Bucks County woman while on Spring Break in Miami are now charged with her murder. A grand jury in Miami-Dade County found the pair responsible for the fentanyl-induced death of 24-year-old Christine Englehardt of Richboro. 21-year-old Evoire Collier and 24-year-old Dorian Taylor have been behind bars since March charged with sexual battery, burglary, and theft. The grand jury report accused them of the "unlawful distribution of... Read More |
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| Unruly Man Arrested on Frontier Flight; Shooting Outside Cheerleaders; Police Shooting in Conshy |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/21 12:42 am | updated: 08/05/21 12:42 am |
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| A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Miami had to be restrained and duct-taped to his seat after causing a scene, assaulting a male flight attendant, and groping female attendants. 22-year-old Maxwell Berry of Norwalk, OH, was arrested by the Miami-Dade Police Department upon landing and charged with three counts of battery. Berry was served two alcoholic drinks. He inappropriately brushed his empty cup on the backside of a female flight attendant when ordering... Read More |
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| Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. to Partially Open; West Philly House Fire; New Details in Westville Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/21 11:29 pm | updated: 08/03/21 11:29 pm |
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| Philadelphia officials say that not all of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will re-open to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, 8/4, as announced last month. The MLK bridge that connects the Drive to Eakins Oval at the Art Museum is in need of significant repair. "An inspection to the underside of the MLK bridge found one of the connections of the steel framing to be about 75 percent deteriorated. As a result, we will have to keep the bridge closed to traffic until the rehab construction,"... Read More |
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| Father, 3 Young Girls Die in Crash; Women Accidentally Shot/Killed; Philadelphia Area 'Substantial' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/02/21 11:56 pm | updated: 08/02/21 11:56 pm |
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| A father, two daughters, and his niece were killed in a single car crash in Gloucester County, New Jersey, on Saturday night, 8/31. It happened after 9 p.m. on the 1000 block of Gateway Boulevard (Rt. 45) in Westville. 33-year-old George Ritter, his two daughters Alivia and Elsie, ages 9 and 5, and his 8-year-old niece Kenzie Mammoccio were killed in the accident. They were reportedly on their way home from a child's birthday party when Ritter lost control of his Mustang and hit a... Read More |
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| Body Found ID'd as Casey Johnston; Broad Street Run Registration Open; Vaccination Required? |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/02/21 5:27 pm | updated: 08/02/21 5:27 pm |
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| The Medical Examiner's officer has identified the body found on Sunday afternoon, 8/1, in Northeast Philadelphia as missing Bucks County woman Cassandra 'Casey' Johnston. The cause of death was blunt impact trauma and it has been ruled accidental. The 26-year-old had gone missing on July 10 after visiting friends in Center City Philadelphia. A private investigator spotted her silver 2016 Ford Focus in a wooded area off of Woodhaven Road near Rt 1 during an aerial search on Saturday,... Read More |
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