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Whitehall senior living home salutes veterans with handmade patches

WHITEHALL, Pa. - A Lehigh County senior living home is honoring U.S. veterans. Fellowship Community in Whitehall Township held a ceremony on Tuesday for its residents who were in the military. Each veteran received a special patch honoring their service to our country. The patches were designed and made by...

Whitehall · 1d

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Measles outbreak, including 1.5K cases in Pa., threatens U.S. elimination status

READING, Pa. – "This is kind of unheard of. I didn't think that I would actually see measles in my career," said Dr. Debra Powell, chief of infectious diseases at Tower Health. The U.S. is in the midst of its worse measles outbreak since 1991. There are more than...

Pennsylvania · 11h

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Sweet preparations: Bangor chocolate shop heads to Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem

BANGOR, Pa. - Holiday hustle is in full swing in Northampton County, as businesses are stocking up and gearing up for another year of Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem on Friday. ArtsQuest’s Christkindlmarkt will return to Christmas City for its 34th year. Christkindlmarkt presented by Univest Financial kicks off at the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem on Nov. 13 and runs on weekends through Dec. 20.

Bangor, PA · 3d

Lehigh Daily

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Bethlehem plans water rate increase on top of proposed tax, recycling fee hikes

Bethlehem plans to ask state regulators next year to raise water rates for the first time since 2021, with higher bills likely to start in early 2028, the city's water director told City Council on Tuesday. The post Bethlehem plans water rate increase on top of proposed tax, recycling fee hikes appeared first on LehighDaily.com .

Bethlehem, PA · 21h

abc27 News

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How a local nonprofit is helping veterans heal through music

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania has nearly 700,000 veterans, the fifth-largest veterans’ population in the country. Some of them live with PTSD, and a local nonprofit is helping them heal through music. Guitars 4 Vets, which started in 2018, is striking a chord in two different locations: the Lebanon VA hospital and at St. Joan of Arc’s […]

Hershey, PA · 17h

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Promenade Prepares to Welcome Santa to Holiday Tree Lighting

The holiday season will begin early at the Promenade Saucon Valley’s Holiday Tree Lighting event this Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. The festivities will start with Santa’s arrival on a fire truck in Town Square (next to Starbucks) at 5 p.m. Other highlights of the event, which is being...

Hellertown, PA · 18h

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Spoiled Food, Broken Equipment Flagged in County Inspections

WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors identified food temperature violations, sanitation deficiencies and equipment failures at six food facilities during inspections conducted Tuesday, Nov. 10, including a senior living facility where improperly stored beef and expired potato salad were discarded. The Chester County Health Department’s findings also...

Chester County, PA · 1d

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Uwchlan Tax Hike Spurs Statewide Property Tax Cap Proposal

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania municipalities would face new limits on annual property tax increases under legislation introduced Nov. 5 by state Rep. Zachary Mako, who cited Uwchlan Township’s sharp 2026 tax increase as evidence that homeowners need protection from sudden increases in local tax rates. House Bill 2889...

Chester County, PA · 2d

FOX 29 Philadelphia

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SS United States being sunk to become the world's largest artificial reef

Philadelphia, PA · 17h

CBS News

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The historic SS United States has sunk off the coast of Florida

Florida · 11h

Star News

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Philadelphia Snow Emergency 2026: Where to Park and Avoid a Tow

Philadelphia’s 110 miles of snow emergency routes become tow-away zones the minute the City flips the switch. Once a Philadelphia snow emergency takes effect, any car or dumpster left on a route risks a $51 ticket and a tow, and a dead battery won’t get you off the hook. Below, you’ll find how to get alerts, all 54 routes, where to park instead, how to track down a towed car, and the sidewalk rules every block has to follow.

Philadelphia, PA · 3d

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A novel approach to combatting gentrification is working in Kensington

In 2023, J.C. Zerbe, community advocate and acclaimed muralist, welcomed an unusual offer: a spiffy, brand-new space for below-market rent. The offer came from the Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT). Most landlords buy buildings to hold onto them, but KCT buys properties to give them away — rehabbing them and transferring them to community ownership.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

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Philly’s progressive left is plotting a City Council takeover in 2027

On a weeknight in a church basement in North Philadelphia, the talk is not about sermons. It is about who will hold the gavel, the zoning pen, and the power to slow a rent increase. Activists who spent recent cycles winning scattered seats are now speaking in the language of majorities. The phrase Philly progressive Council has begun to circulate among organizers who believe 2027 is the year a loose left coalition can become the dominant bloc on the city’s legislative body. The ambition is early, public, and still untested by a ballot. What is clear is the calendar. Municipal primaries in this city are decided long before posters go up, and the people plotting a takeover know it.

Philadelphia, PA · 3d

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Landmark Properties delivers 909-bed student housing tower

BKV Group served as designer for The Mark Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA — Landmark Properties has delivered The Mark Philadelphia, a 909-bed student housing community in the University City neighborhood. Rising 34 stories, The Mark is the tallest student housing property in the University City submarket, giving residents sweeping views of the Center City skyline and the surrounding University City neighborhoods. The project is Landmark’s second ground-up development in Philadelphia, following The Standard at Philadelphia, which opened in 2023.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

WHYY

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Mayor Parker pledged to help save 925 affordable rentals across Philly. Councilmember Gauthier wants a funding commitment

Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier will introduce legislation Thursday calling for a public hearing to...

Philadelphia, PA · 22h

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Fairhill Breaks Ground On 40 Affordable Homes Named For Beloved Community Leader

513-533 W. Cumberland St. — Approximate Site of Nayda Cintron Apartments. Officials broke ground Tuesday on the Nayda Cintron Apartments, a 40-home affordable housing development rising on a cluster of vacant lots in Fairhill, North Philadelphia. The project will bring three buildings to 513-533 W. Cumberland St., with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes designed to serve lower-income families in a neighborhood where housing costs have climbed sharply over the past decade.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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Habitat for Humanity Turns Blighted Germantown Rentals Into 16 Affordable Homes

A stretch of East Collom Street in Germantown that sat empty for two decades, drawing squatters, illegal dumping and a steady stream of neighbor complaints, is being rebuilt into 16 affordable homeownership units. The $3 million project, called Lena Commons, marks the first phase of a much larger push to deal with blighted and neglected properties scattered across the neighborhood.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

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Philadelphia’s kratom ban, hemp restrictions take effect Thursday: Here’s what we know

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia ordinance restricting the sale of intoxicating hemp and kratom products takes effect Thursday, Nov. 12, with violations carrying fines of up to $2,000 a day. MIAMI, FL - MAY 10: In this photo illustration, capsules of the drug Kratom are seen on May 10, 2016 in...

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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Philly’s rats aren’t going anywhere, but a new strategy could keep them in check

💌 Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. That’s the question posed on a West Philly flyer sporting a picture of a rat in a leather jacket smoking a cigarette and drinking a Pabst Blue Ribbon. “Every night,...

Philadelphia, PA · 6d