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Lansdale: Electric fund transfer at center of 2027 budget talks

LANSDALE — Taxpayers could feel the impact of decisions by borough council in the next two months. Council members took up talks on the 2027 budget last week, and the impact the next two months could have on tax- and ratepayers in town. “Customer affordability continues to be a...

Lansdale, PA · 16h
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Philadelphia teachers union pitches plan to repair school buildings not close them

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Months before Philadelphia is set to begin closing 17 schools , the teacher’s union has a proposal they say could keep buildings open. But it will need unlikely support from district leaders to have any influence. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ proposal, which President Arthur Steinberg revealed Wednesday morning, recommends renovating schools rather than closing them . At a first-year cost of $25 million, the district could improve the building quality of the 17 schools it wants to close, according to the union’s calculation of renovation costs. “By utilizing our plan right now, it will give families a clear indication that the facilities are going to improve,” Steinberg said. “There’s less reason for them to leave and more hope for them to stay in their neighborhood schools.” District officials have said their facilities plan, which the Board of Education approved in April, will result in more academic opportunities and address the city’s declining enrollment. Some school buildings are half empty. Dozens need expensive repairs

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

WHYY

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An eye out for vision loss: New Philly mobile van brings free eye disease screening directly to patients

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A large white van pulled up alongside the curb at a busy intersection in West Philadelphia on a recent Monday night. A 10-foot-tall image of an eye, with blues, greens and yellows coloring the iris, decorated the side of the vehicle.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d
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Clean Machine Car Wash in Glenside soon to unveil 18 new (free) vacuum stations, Monthly Unlimited Customers can now use memberships at Glenside and Fort Washington locations

Clean Machine Car Wash & Detail Center in Glenside has 18 freshly-minted vacuum stations on the plot of land which borders Primex Garden Center. According to co-owner Jerry Goldstein, the vacuums will be free of charge to the community and are complemented by a third pay terminal. The stations will...

Glenside, PA · 1d
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MONTCO.Today

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The Archive in Lansdale Is a Two-Floor Maze of Books, Comics and Old Postcards

From the outside, it looks like any other warehouse. The building at 725 W. Second St. sits two blocks from Lansdale’s Main Street, across from a row of new townhouses. Most passersby would guess it stores building supplies. Inside is The Archive, one of Montgomery County’s most packed secondhand shops.

Lansdale, PA · 2d

Fox News

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ELI FEDERMAN: A boycott backfired when Philadelphia showed up for Jewish businesses

Anti-Israel protesters targeted Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia with a boycott, but the community packed those businesses in a show of solidarity.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

MONTCO.Today

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Lower Merion Data Centers Would Be Confined to 30 Acres Along the Schuylkill

Lower Merion has no data center proposals. Township officials want rules in place before one arrives, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Lines Time & Suburban. A draft zoning amendment would confine data centers to the township’s light industrial district in Bala Cynwyd. The Building and Planning Committee took up the proposal Wednesday. A report has not yet been reported.

Lower Merion Township, PA · 1d

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PennDOT readies for upcoming holiday travel, winter weather

NORRISTOWN – A gigantic mountain of salt at a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation maintenance yard served as the backdrop for officials to remind motorists about winter travel. Representatives from the state transportation agency, Pennsylvania State Police, AAA, and the Norristown Police Department convened Thursday at the Norristown-based facility ahead...

Norristown, PA · 1d

philadelphia.today

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Pizza Plus West Is Back: Founders Reopen West Philly Pizzeria

Pizza Plus West is back in business, and the founders who sold it are the ones running it again after a failed ownership change shut the West Philadelphia shop for three months, writes Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pizzeria reopened October 12 at 4814 Spruce St. under Daniel...

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

MONTCO.Today

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Plymouth Meeting’s Inovio Raises $86 Million to Launch First FDA-Approved DNA Medicine

Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals has raised about $86 million to bring a medical first to market, writes John George for The Philadelphia Business Journal. The FDA approved its Voceryq on Oct. 30. Inovio says it is the first DNA medicine the agency has ever approved. The stock offering closed Nov....

Plymouth Meeting, PA · 1d

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Bristol Borough School District to Appoint Hope Grant as District Superintendent

At it’s meeting next week the Bristol Borough School Board (BBSD) will vote to approve the hiring of a new a superintendent who is a veteran educator and administrator from neighboring Trenton School District. Trenton Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Hope Grant is leaving the District following 26 years as...

Bristol, PA · 8h