LL Cool J & Jazmine Sullivan Stand With Strikers In Philly, Drop Out Of...
LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan canceled their Philadelphia July 4th concert appearances to support striking municipal workers. The post LL Cool J & Jazmine Sullivan Stand With Strikers In Philly, Drop Out Of Wawa Welcome America 4th Of July Concert appeared first on Bossip.
No, Philly, You Can’t Fire Mayor Parker Amid the Stenchful Strike
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Philadelphia’s trash crisis reaches breaking point
Philadelphia’s municipal workers strike has entered its second week with no resolution in sight, as negotiations between the city and its largest public employees union collapsed over the weekend. The ongoing labor dispute has transformed the City of Brotherly Love into a landscape of overflowing trash bins and...
Philadelphia Is On Day 7 Of A Sanitation Strike During A Heat Wave And...
The AFSCME District Council 33 represents 9,000 city workers in Philadelphia and they began striking on July 1st, putting a stop to trash pickup. Seven days into the strike and the City of Brotherly Love’s trash situation has gotten out of control. There were no negotiations on Sunday between the union and city...
Body recovered from water in Charlestown
CHARLESTOWN — The body of a 58-year-old Pennsylvania man has been sent to the Office of the Medical Examiner, having been pulled Saturday morning from the North East River. Charlestown Fire Company recovered the man's body around 9:20 a.m. at North East River Marina. Vincent Hunter Dortenzo, spokesman for the...
Video shows N.J. cop driving over live fireworks, sending explosions in multiple directions
A video shared on Facebook shows a Penns Grove police car running over a display on July 4th, causing some of the explosions to rocket sideways. One poster said the officer’s maneuver was dangerous and put citizens in danger. A Penns Grove community group reposted the 20-second clip, generating...
Woman Shot Saturday Morning In The City
WILMINGTON, Del. — Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning. At approximately 12:23 a.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Pleasant Street for a report of a shooting. A 24-year-old female victim was later located after arriving at a hospital. Authorities reported that...
Summer Block Parties Are Helping to Keep Chester Kids Safe
Chester's Operation Safe Summer includes Sunday Fun Day block parties bringing kids, community and law enforcement together. Chester has launched Operation Safe Summer, featuring several planned community block parties that are helping to reduce the number of shootings in the city, writes Shawnette Wilson for Fox 29....
Police: Woman shoots friend’s boyfriend, drives off
When officers arrived at the scene, the man flagged them down and told them a friend of his girlfriend fired a gun at him before driving off in a white Nissan sedan. Police believe it stemmed from a domestic dispute.
Delaware County Lawmaker Proposes Fund to Reopen Hospital
State Rep. Craig Williams has introduced a budget amendment that would create a state fund to reopen Crozer-Chester Medical Center and other closed hospitals in Pennsylvania. State Rep. Craig Williams (R-160) of Chadds Ford has proposed creating a $200 million fund to entice a buyer to reopen Crozer Chester Medical...