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| Camden County Police Department Opposition |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/29/11 10:44 am | updated: 12/29/11 10:44 am |
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Opponents of a plan to form a new Camden County Police Department, with the city of Camden it's one and only participant, have laid out their plans to kill the whole idea before it ever gets started.
Police union leaders were flanked by community activists on the steps of Camden City Hall. Former city councilman Ali Sloan-El believes the move to a countywide force isn’t meant to keep the people safe, “That is union busting and that is taking our rights and this is a... Read More |
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| Philadelphia's First Poet Laureate: Sonia Sanchez |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/29/11 10:42 am | updated: 12/29/11 10:42 am |
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Mayor Nutter named 77-year-old Sonia Sanchez, a noted poet and teacher, the city's first poet laureate.
Nutter says Sanchez "exemplifies the role a poet can play in helping to define a city and helping its citizens discover beauty."
Sanchez, who lives in west Philadelphia, says she has already fielded congratulations from fellow writers Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. She says people are telling her she's been the city's unofficial poet laureate for years.Read More |
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| Philadelphia to Recycle Christmas Trees |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/27/11 11:14 am | updated: 12/27/11 3:05 pm |
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The Philadelphia Streets Department has announced that The Residential Christmas Tree Recycling Program will run for two weeks in 2012.
Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson said Tuesday, the 24-year-old program would provide citizens an environmentally safe alternative to dispose of used trees from Tuesday, January 3 through Saturday, January 14.
Those who wish to drop off trees to be recycled may take them to the Streets Department Sanitation Convenience Centers at... Read More |
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| Kwanzaa Begins |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/26/11 9:26 pm | updated: 12/26/11 9:26 pm |
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The African American Cultural and Arts Center and Museum in Camden held its 10th annual Kwanzaa Celebration on Monday afternoon to mark the first of the seven principles of the holiday.
It included music, an acknowledgment of the elders, a sign of respect to those that have died, and a candle lighting ceremony in which the black candle is lit symbolizing the first principle of Kwanzaa which is unity.
One principle is celebrated each day from December 26th through... Read More |
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| Lacey's Law Goes Into Effect |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/26/11 9:24 pm | updated: 12/26/11 9:24 pm |
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A law imposing new restrictions on teen drivers in Pennsylvania goes into effect Tuesday December 27. Lacey's Law is named after Lacey Gallagher who died in the spring of 2007 while riding in a crowded SUV when the vehicle lost control on the PA turnkpike.
New provisions include increasing the behind-the-wheel training for young drivers by 15 hours.
The law limits the number of passengers a young driver may transport to no more than one passenger who is under 18... Read More |
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| PA Texting Law to Overshadow Philadelphia Cellphone Ban |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/26/11 8:22 pm | updated: 12/26/11 8:22 pm |
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The Pennsylvania state's new texting while driving ban, effective March 8, 2012, will effectively wipe out the 2 year old Philadelphia city ordinance banning total cell phone use. The state law only bans texting but allows for other use of the devices such as dialing, GPS, music, etc. You can hold and manipulate the device any way use wish, just not for texting. Philadelphia's law banned any use of a phone including phone calls but the state law will trump any local ordinances.
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| Bill Conlin Sex Abuse--List Grows |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/22/11 9:56 am | updated: 12/22/11 9:56 am |
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A sixth person has come out alleging sexual abuse as a child at the hands of Daily News sports writer, Bill Conlin.
The Inquirer broke the original story Tuesday, reporting that three women and a man said that Conlin had abused them when they were children in the 1970s.
Prosecutors in Gloucester County, where some of the alleged abuse occurred, could not bring criminal charges because assaults before 1996 fall outside the statute of limitations.
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| City of Philadelphia Christmas Holiday---Monday, 12/26 |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/22/11 9:53 am | updated: 12/22/11 9:53 am |
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With Christmas on Sunday this year, businesses are giving workers other days off. But which day varies.
The city of Philadelphia is taking Monday as its Christmas holiday, which is especially important if your trash pickup would normally be that day. It’ll be Tuesday instead, and collection all week will be one day late.
Most firms do the same thing, close the day after the Sunday holiday.
Merry Christmas, and enjoy continuous Christmas... Read More |
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| Phillies World Series Tickets Prostitution Conviction Overturned |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/22/11 9:47 am | updated: 12/22/11 9:47 am |
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The Philadelphia woman who made international headlines when she was arrested in Bensalem two years ago for allegedly offering sex to an undercover cop in exchange for Phillies' World Series tickets has had her attempted prostitution conviction overturned.
Her lawyer says "You can't have 'attempt' in a prostitution case - it's either a straight-up guilty or not guilty on prostitution."
They also found that she's not in the 'business' of prostitution, which is... Read More |
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| North Korea's Kim Jong Il is Dead; ex-Dictator's son Kim Jong-un Poised to Succeed As Leader |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/19/11 12:07 pm | updated: 12/19/11 12:07 pm |
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| Kim Jong Il, the 69 year old dictator of Communist North Korea, died on Saturday. The state run network said Kim died of "overwork" while "dedicating his life to the people." And the official news agency said Kim suffered "great mental and physical strain" while on a train. There was no independent confirmation of the circumstances reported by the government, which routinely touted the seemingly mythic achievements of the "Dear Leader" during his lifetime. They did say, He suffered a heart... Read More |
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