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.
January 8, 2016
Lawsuit
DCA: Pep Boys, Advance Auto deceptively overcharged N.J. customers
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has filed a complaint alleging that Philadelphia-based Pep Boys and Advance Auto charged customers above marked retail prices in stores throughout the state.January 8, 2016
Utilities
Philadelphia Water Department requests 11 percent rate hike to fund infrastructure repairs
The Philadelphia Water Department filed a rate change request of 11.7 percent Friday afternoon in an effort to secure funding for critical infrastructure repairs to dozens of miles of water mains and sewers in the coming years.January 8, 2016
Odd News
Jersey Shore firefighter loses $78K job after stealing breakfast sandwich
A hungry New Jersey firefighter who thought he could beat the system was fired from his $78,096 per year job Friday after he was convicted of stealing a breakfast sandwich and other items totaling $7.98 from a Margate convenience store in August.January 8, 2016
Lawsuits
Pa. families sue Walmart over sale of ammunition used in murders
The families of three victims who were brutally murdered in Easton and Allentown last July have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against retail giant Walmart claiming the store negligently sold bullets to an intoxicated customer who then gave them to the shooter upon exiting the store.January 8, 2016
NFL
New Jersey man, U.S. Air Force vet, wins trip to Super Bowl 50
While the 2015 NFL regular season didn't end well for the Eagles, Giants or Jets – none of them made the playoffs – one U.S. Air Force veteran from Riverside, New Jersey, will be watching the postseason very closely after he was selected among five finalists to attend Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco.January 7, 2016
Development
Baltimore to emulate Philadelphia's fraught Neighborhood Transformation Initiative
In a move that will revive a blight- and crime- fighting program established by former Philadelphia Mayor John Street, Maryland Governor John Hogan announced this week that the city of Baltimore will undertake a $700 million initiative to combat urban decay.January 7, 2016
Courts
Pa. man pleads guilty to sex trafficking four runaway Ohio teens
A Pennsylvania man will likely spend 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to sex trafficking four minors, possessing large quantities of heroin and working with an accomplice to train the young women as prostitutes, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.January 7, 2016
Athletics
Female forfeit rule helps Pennsylvania public school defeat Catholic wrestlers
For the first time since Pennsylvania's Catholic school wrestling teams banned female students from participating in co-ed contact sports, the resulting forfeit rule was used by a public high school to defeat an opponent at last weekend's Canner Duals in Biglerville.January 7, 2016
Accidents
Police: Wrong-way crash temporarily closes Roosevelt Boulevard southbound
At least three people were treated for injuries Thursday afternoon after a multi-car crash on the Roosevelt Boulevard southbound extension in East Falls.January 7, 2016
Schools
N.J. girl could face bullying charges over string of anti-Israel tweets
A northern New Jersey high school student was summoned to her principal's office Thursday morning after posting a series of tweets highly critical of Israel's military actions in Palestine.Just In
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