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Local park named to honor neighborhood man who helps people, fights causes

Tyrone “Cakes” Sims didn’t see that naming a local park in his Cobbs Creek neighborhood in West Philadelphia was in his future. His life journey took him from gang membership to assisting schoolteachers as a non-teaching assistant (NTA) to establishing community programs to working for state elected officials.

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CBS Philadelphia

South Philadelphia woman on a mission to tackle city's trash problem

Glitter is a neighborhood cleaning service and app that connects residents with local cleaners.

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fox29.com

REWIND: Touring the SS United States before it left Philadelphia

As it sat in South Philly, we've seen the exterior of the SS United States for years. Ever wonder about its history and what it looks like on the inside?

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6abc Action News

Marines celebrate 251st birthday at future site of 'The Tun' in Philadelphia

All eyes are on Philadelphia as it plans to recreate the historic 'Tun Tavern,' regarded as the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

South Jersey Media

Door-to-door lead pipe inspections coming to Cinnaminson

Summertime motorists driving through Cinnaminson Township in the 1960s would see corn stalks growing on farms, apple and peach orchards, and roadside stands selling fresh tomatoes, fruit and vegetables. Along the scenic drive there were also signs of a residential housing boom that had started slowly after World War II. Soldiers returning from the horrors […]

Cinnaminson, NJ · 1d

South Jersey Media

Rivertowns Community Calendar, November 11-17

For more on township events, visit cinnaminsonnj.org. For more on township events, visit delrantownship.org. For more on township events, visit boroughofpalmyra.com. For library events visit bcls.lib.nj.us. Around Town – Cinnaminson November 17 – Board of Education Meeting – 7 p.m. – Cinnaminson Middle School Around Town – Delran November 12 – RAC Meeting – 7 p.m. November 17 […]

Palmyra, NJ · 1d

South Jersey Media

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‘Branch Out’ with township’s tree planting initiative

Sign-ups are still open for Nov. 14th and the 15th for the township’s Branching Out Tree Initiative, aimed to help plant trees and grow a greener future for the community. “Branching Out is a unique initiative that will improve our environment, enhance existing green spaces and give residents the opportunity to plant roots for the […]

Cherry Hill, NJ · 22h

6abc Action News

New affordable housing apartments coming in North Philadelphia

Officials broke ground Tuesday morning on the Nayda Cintron Apartments on Cumberland Avenue.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

KYW News Radio

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30th Street Station south concourse opens after 3 years of renovations

After nearly three years of construction, the interior construction barrier at 30th Street Station is gone and the south concourse is open to visitors.

Philadelphia, PA · 6h

NBC Philadelphia

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Philadelphia sends its trash to be burned. Neighbors say they've had enough

Philadelphia sends hundreds of thousands of tons of trash to Chester each year to be burned. Now, as city councilmembers weigh new waste contracts, residents in the small Delaware County city and its leaders are urging Philly to stop sending its trash there and calling for the incinerator to close.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

Combat Rated

USS New Jersey, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned for the last time in February 1991, is the most decorated battleship in American history, its museum says

Across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the city whose navy yard built her, the battleship New Jersey now sits as a museum in Camden. Her service record spans four commissions, from World War II to the Persian Gulf, and the museum that keeps her makes a strong claim for it: no American battleship earned more […]

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Marines Mark 251st Birthday on a Philly Parking Lot Where a Tavern Will Rise Again

Marines gathered Tuesday on a parking lot on South 2nd Street between Market and Chestnut in Philadelphia to celebrate the Marine Corps' 251st birthday, standing on the future site of a planned reconstruction of Tun Tavern, the watering hole widely considered the birthplace of the Corps. The gathering marked the third annual block party commemorating the occasion at the site, drawing Marines past and present to a stretch of pavement that organizers hope will one day host a working tribute to their service's origins, according to 6abc Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, PA · 22h

CBS Philadelphia

What's new at Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market, Christmas Village

The Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market in Dilworth Park opens Friday, while the Christmas Village begins Nov. 21.

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Honoring veterans and history in Clark Park this Saturday

This Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m., the Spruce Hill Community Association and Friends of Clark Park invite veterans, neighbors and history enthusiasts to gather at the Veterans Memorial by the Gettysburg Stone (44th and Baltimore) for a special morning of commemoration, reflection, and local history. Coinciding with the historical...

South Jersey Media

History Group names Kathy Arthur Townsend as Person of the Month

BY JOE HARGESHEIMER Special to the Gloucester City News Well, it is time for the Gloucester City Person of the Month for November, and this time around I was pleased to have this sweet lady’s family nominate her, and I am glad they did. Kathy Arthur Townsend is what you can call a true blue […]

Gloucester City, NJ · 18h

The Philadelphia Citizen

Philly’s Black History, Revived

There wouldn’t be a Belmont Mansion in 2026 if there hadn’t been an Audrey Johnson-Thornton in 1985. More than 40 years ago, Johnson-Thornton looked at the abandoned property in West Fairmount Park and saw not a dilapidated structure on the road to demolition, but a piece of history in need of preservation. One year later, she and TV producer Gloria Penn Easton co-founded the American Women’s Heritage Society (AWHS), an assemblage of Black women, and, with the City of Philadelphia’s blessing, took charge of Belmont’s care.

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CBS Philadelphia

Puerto Rico family finds home away from home at RMHC Southern New Jersey

For Kailitza "Kaili" Carrasquillo and her mom, the Ronald McDonald House in Camden has provided stability and support through months of major surgeries and medical treatment.

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