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| 20th Red Light Camera On In Philadelphia |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/03/11 12:06 pm | updated: 12/03/11 12:06 pm |
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The 20th red light camera in Philadelphia is now up and running in Center City.
Broad and Vine is the latest Philadelphia intersection with a red light camera, snapping pictures of drivers who do not stop. There was a two-month grace period but that is over now. The camera went live Friday at midnight.
Chris Vogler, manager of the red light camera program for the Philadelphia Parking Authority, says they surveyed the number of accidents and red-light violations... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Christmas Tree Farms |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/03/11 12:04 pm | updated: 12/03/11 12:04 pm |
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The surrounding suburbs and farms around Philadelphia are full of festive options if you're feeling adventurous and want to pick your own tree this year.
From as close as Linvilla Orchards in Media to Sheerlund Forests in Reading, a wonderful holiday experience awaits you and your family. Offerings include hayrides, hot cocoa, warm cider, cookies, and visits with Santa.
Locations are listed at the Post on iradiophilly.com. And for continuous Christmas music... Read More |
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| Arlene Ackerman Files For Unemployment |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/30/11 10:17 am | updated: 11/30/11 10:17 am |
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Former Philadelphia schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman, who was given a nearly $1-million buyout earlier this year, has applied for unemployment.
This comes after taxpayers funded a $905,000 buyout when she was shown the door in August.
As part of her separation agreement, the School Reform Commission agreed not to contest any unemployment claims she might file.
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ased on her former salary, Ackerman would be eligible for the state maximum of $573 a... Read More |
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| Occupy Philly Rousted and Ousted |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/30/11 10:15 am | updated: 11/30/11 10:15 am |
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"The Dilworth occupation is over," Mayor Nutter said at a news conference just before 7 a.m Wednesday.
Police swarmed around City Hall and rousted Occupy Philadelphia protesters from their encampment overnight, more than two days after a deadline passed for them to leave.
The occupiers responded by roaming around Center City, scattering and regrouping with police following their every move.
Mayor Nutter called the police operation to clear the plaza... Read More |
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| Occupy Philly Dwindling? |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/28/11 10:40 am | updated: 11/28/11 10:40 am |
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City workers are helping to clean up Dilworth Plaza as a few dozen Occupy Philadelphia protesters remain there in defiance of an order to clear out.
The demonstrators are now allowed to gather across the street at Thomas Paine Plaza from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily but does not allow them to pitch tents or to spend the night.
There are no signs that police plan to take action anytime soon.
Besides the protesters, about 75 tents remained along the 15th Street side... Read More |
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| Amish Hair Cutting Hate Crime Leaders Arrested |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/25/11 9:31 am | updated: 11/25/11 9:31 am |
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Members of a breakaway Amish sect have been arrested in association with hate crimes against the Amish community. In September and October the breakaway group forcefully cut the beards and hair of Amish men and women. Cutting the hair is a highly offensive act to the Amish, who believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards and stop shaving once they marry.
The leader of a breakaway Amish group, Sam Mullet, allowed the beatings of those who... Read More |
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| Archbishop Carroll Athletic Director Pleads Guilty |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/23/11 12:05 pm | updated: 11/23/11 12:05 pm |
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The former athletic director at Archbishop Carroll High School pleaded guilty this week to charges that he arranged a sex tryst with a teenage boy he once recruited to play football at the school.
Francis Murphy of Bryn Mawr, faces up to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty in Montgomery County Court to unlawful contact and corruption of a minor. His attorneys called the crime an "isolated incident" and said they would argue against a jail term.
Murphy had been... Read More |
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| Occupy Philly Permit Appeal |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/23/11 12:01 pm | updated: 11/23/11 12:01 pm |
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OCCUPY PHILLY voted to appeal a permit application offered by the city. The permit application would bar protesters from camping overnight, and allow them to assemble at Thomas Paine Plaza only between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Members of the Occupy Philly legal collective said the restrictions would change the nature of the movement from an occupation to a demonstration, which would make a big difference in the power behind the group's message.
If Occupy Philly loses... Read More |
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| Two Runners Collapse and Die at Philadelphia Marathon |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/21/11 8:15 am | updated: 11/21/11 8:15 am |
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| Despite nearly perfect running conditions, two runners died during the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday. A 21-year-old male, collapsed at the finish line and a 40-year-old male collapsed a quarter mile from the finish line. A spokesperson for the University of Pennsylvania confirmed the 21-year-old was senior Jeffrey Lee, a nursing and business major from California who was competing in the half-marathon. Both runners were taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where they were pronounced dead of... Read More |
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| Cardinal Bevilacqua to Testify |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/21/11 8:06 am | updated: 11/21/11 8:06 am |
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| After months of legal maneuvering, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua is expected to testify about how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia handled years of child sex-abuse allegations. His deposition will take place over several days in a closed hearing at Bevilacqua's residence beginning November 28th at St Charles Seminary. The Cardinal's lawyers have claimed that Bevilacqua is suffering from dementia and would not be a competent witness. But after review of medical records, Common Pleas Judge... Read More |
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