Michael Tanenbaum
Michael Tanenbaum is a senior staff writer for PhillyVoice.com, with interests ranging from technology and behavioral health to local community initiatives and cultural life. Michael has written for the Argentina Independent and Bespoke Magazine and previously served as a news editor for Xfinity.com before joining PhillyVoice. He received his B.A. in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
June 10, 2021
Investigations
Woman fatally struck by police car in Camden County
A woman was fatally struck by a Camden County police vehicle around 11 p.m. on Wednesday night in the area of Mount Ephraim and Woodlynne avenues. An investigation into the incident will be handled by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.June 10, 2021
Investigations
Man fatally struck by lightning at South Jersey country club
A man was fatally injured when he was struck by lightning Wednesday during a storm in South Jersey at the Burlington Country Club in Westhampton Township. The victim was identified Thursday as 70-year-old Michael Ward, who is the first victim of a fatal lightning strike in the United States in 2021.June 9, 2021
Investigations
Were Ted Bundy's first murders at the Jersey Shore? Decades later, unsolved case still has ominous links
On Memorial Day Weekend in 1969, Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, were murdered after leaving Ocean City, New Jersey, and left along the Garden State Parkway. An investigation spanning 52 years raises questions about whether serial killer Ted Bundy may have killed the two girls. There are also links to another serial killer, Gerald Stano, and a drifter from Georgia named Ronnie Walden.June 9, 2021
Food & Drink
Gingerbread Man restaurant to close in Mechanicsburg after 42-year run
The Gingerbread Man bar and restaurant in Mechanicsburg will close at the end of July after a 42-year run. The only remaining location will be in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.June 8, 2021
Education
Temple appoints first Black president in university history
Temple University has hired Dr. Jason Wingard as the next president of the North Philadelphia school, making him the first Black president in the university's 137-year history. Wingard comes to Temple from a range of academic and private sector roles, including time as a dean and professor at Columbia University in New York City.June 8, 2021
Investigations
Police arrest man wanted for allegedly shooting Dunkin' Donuts manager in North Philly
Keith Gibson, 39, has been taken into police custody in Delaware and is believed to be connected to the gunpoint robbery and fatal shooting of Christine Lugo. The 41-year-old manager at Dunkin' Donuts in North Philadelphia was killed June 5 at the store on West Lehigh Avenue.June 8, 2021
Investigations
U.S. Marine from South Jersey dies during basic training exercise at Parris Island
U.S. Marine Recruit Dalton Beals died June 4 direct a basic training exercise at Parris Island in South Carolina. Beals, 19, was a graduate of Pennsville Memorial High School in Salem County, N.J. The circumstances of Beal's death remain under investigation, military officials said.June 8, 2021
Business
8 Philly-area companies make Forbes list of best workplaces for new college graduates
Eight Philadelphia area companies made Forbes' 2021 list of the best 250 companies in the United States for new college graduates. The rankings are based on a survey of 20,000 Americans. Penn Medicine, Vanguard and SAP America are among the companies from the area that made this year's list.June 7, 2021
Investigations
Bucks County teen mourned after fatal car crash on prom weekend
Central Bucks East High School student Nicholas Mannino, 18, of Pipersville, was killed early Saturday morning in a car crash after he and his friends attended the school's prom in Warminster. The accident occurred on Ledgedale Road in Greene Township, Pike County.June 7, 2021
Government
Rare signers' copy of Declaration of Independence to be sold at Philly auction
A rare William J. Stone engraving of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, produced in 1823, will be auctioned in Philadelphia next month. The document, presented to Charles Carroll in 1824, is one of the last remaining privately held copies of the Stone engraving. It was found at a home in Scotland after it had been missing for 177 years.Just In
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