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LED Streetlights Philly

Philly's new streetlights will eliminate need to report outages to 311, and they'll use less energy

Stone Harbor hires staffer to answer calls prompted by surge of parking tickets – at Avalon's request

Stone Harbor Parking

N.J. increases penalties for 'boom parties,' cars playing loud music

Pennsylvania State Police begin testing body cameras ahead of full rollout

Pennsylvania State Police

Pennsylvania ends state funding of anti-abortion group Real Alternatives

Real Alternatives defunded

Veterans exposed to burn pits, toxins urged to apply for retroactive benefits

Some city services, including Philly 311, disrupted by network, internet issues

Philly Network Outage

New Jersey's Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, 71, dies

sheila oliver dies

N.J. Senate president is now acting governor of the state

Wildwood considers one-hour earlier curfew to solve problem of rowdy teens

Wildwood Teen Curfew

Documentary about Philly's gun violence crisis to premiere Friday

Philadelphia Gun Violence Documentary

Cape May considers adding more arches to the Promenade, but some residents push back

Cape May Arches

Philly's landlord-tenant office suspends evictions after third shooting since March

Philly LTO Evictions Suspension

U.S. House Republicans strip funding for Philly LGBTQ center

William Way Center

10 things to know about Pennsylvania’s budget impasse

Two new public restrooms, dubbed Philly Phlush, are now open in the city – with more on the way

Philly Public Restrooms

Alcopops, BORGS and other sugary cocktails are fueling a new, underage, binge-drinking trend in Pennsylvania, PLCB says

PLCB Report Underage Drinking

Shapiro secures federal relief for Berks County businesses affected by chocolate factory explosion

Governor Shapiro with first responders at West Reading factory explosion site.

New Jersey considers legalizing psychedelic mushrooms for mental illness treatment

Pa. lawmakers target package theft, could impose tougher penalties

Stone Harbor issues 17 times more parking tickets this May than a year ago — and the police chief has no remorse

Stone Harbor Parking

Philly's prison system needs new oversight board to fix staffing problems, overcrowding, councilmember says

Prison Oversight Proposal

Teachers and parents' worries mount over crumbling Philly school buildings, asbestos, gun violence and more

Philadelphia School District Struggles

How Pa. taxpayers fund charter schools should be fixed, public education advocates say

Philly mobile crisis response units eye expansion with extra $3 million in funding

Philly to purchase 91 community gardens, protecting them from sheriff's sale

Community Gardens Purchased

Pennsylvania House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2026

Speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard could become permanent under new bill

Roosevelt Blvd Speed Cameras

More than $7 million in COVID relief for New Jersey fisheries may need to be paid back, state says

New Jersey Fisheries

Philly City Council considers forming a reparations task force. What does that mean?

Philadelphia Reparations

This weekend, Ocean City enacts new curfew for minors, backpack ban on boardwalk

Ocean City Curfew Beaches

Increased phone fees would help Pa. fund 911, 988 call centers, lawmakers say

Philly considers banning ski masks on public property

Ski masks ban

AI and deepfake identity theft could become illegal in New Jersey

New Jersey lawmakers take steps to ban delta-8 products

To deter illegal street racing, Philly should impose $2,000 fines and seize vehicles, councilmember says

Street Racing Bill

New Jersey state revenue continues to fall short of projections, officials say

Hate groups’ political influence in Pa. and beyond growing, watchdog says

Ocean City may soon ban electric bikes from its boardwalk

Ocean City e-bike ban

Pa. lawmakers propose bills to study artificial intelligence and safeguard against its threats

Pa Artificial Intelligence

Ocean City steps up enforcement against 'drunken teens' after Memorial Day weekend incidents

Ocean City Curfew

Temple University should include North Philly community in its new safety plan, proposed City Council resolution says

Temple University Public Safety

City will remove decades-old, board-game art installation from Thomas Paine Plaza

Thomas Paine Plaza Sculptures

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