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Ocean City, NJ

Ocean City officials are planning to close the town's beaches at 8 p.m. each night as part of broader effort to prevent underage drinking and unruly teen behavior. The new policies, announced Tuesday by Mayor Jay Gillian, are a response to several teen disturbances over Memorial Day weekend. People of any age no longer will be permitted to carry backpacks on the beach or boardwalk after 8 p.m. The bathrooms on the boardwalk will close at 10 p.m. and the nightly curfew for juveniles will move from 1 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Ocean City steps up enforcement against 'drunken teens' after Memorial Day weekend incidents

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Tuckerton, NJ

UPDATE: The Garden State Parkway has reopened both northbound and southbound lanes to traffic. Smoke caused by the wildfire at Bass River State Forrest is no longer limiting visibility for drivers, officials said. Heavy smoke from a wildfire in the New Jersey Pinelands on Friday has shut down a 25-mile...

Garden State Parkway reopens to traffic after closing due to wildfire smoke

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Coatesville, PA

Delaware County-based Piasecki Aircraft Corp. will take over Lockheed Martin's former Sikorsky helicopter plant in Coatesville, with plans to transform the space into a research and development facility that will employ about 400 workers. The plant at 110 E. Stewart Huston Drive closed last year after Lockheed Martin said it...

Former Sikorsky helicopter plant in Coatesville acquired by Delco aircraft manufacturer Piasecki

Pride Month begins Thursday and during all of June, a litany of special events take place to celebrate and support Philadelphia's LGBTQ community. The weekend of events are centered around the Philadelphia Pride March and Festival, which takes place at Independence Mall and the Gayborhood on Sunday, June 4. Lasting all day and concluding in the same place where Philly's first Pride celebration ended in 1972, the march and festival will focus on inclusion, community and activism.

Check out these Pride Month events happening the first weekend of June in Philly

Philadelphia will be decked out in rainbow colors Sunday for the city's annual Pride March and Festival. This year, the all-day, outdoor event celebrates "love, light and liberation" for the LGBTQ community and its allies. Galaei, an organization serving Black, Brown and Indigenous queer people, has taken the reins of...

Philly Pride March and Festival: Here's the parade route, road closures and other info you need to know

As part of a fall national tour, Philadelphians will have the opportunity to gather and watch a 12-foot puppet of a young female Syrian refugee trek across the city and visit its historic institutions. Little Amal, a public art project comprising a massive puppet of a 10-year-old, will visit Philadelphia...

A 12-foot puppet of a young Syrian refugee heads to Philly this fall

The Odunde Festival, the largest African American street festival in the country, returns to South Philadelphia this month with a slew of live performances, food and vendors selling artwork, textiles and handmade jewelry. In its 48th year, the Sunday, June 11 outdoor event spans 15 blocks in South Philly, beginning...

Odunde Festival returns to South Philly June 11 with celebrations of West African culture

Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that happened during a brawl on a SEPTA bus last month, injuring two teenagers during the scuffle that was caught on surveillance video. The May 17 shooting happened around noon on a Route 33 bus in the North Philly area...

Video shows brawl on SEPTA bus before shooting of two teens

Unlike many made-up food holidays, National Donut Day actually has a rich history. It was first celebrated in Chicago in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army's so-called Donut Lassies, a group of women who traveled to base camps in eastern France during World War I. There, the volunteers provided religious services and hot cocoa, played records on a Vitrola and fried doughnuts in soldiers' helmets. The treats were a hit, so much so that returning soldiers — nicknamed "doughboys" for not-obvious reasons — continued to crave doughnuts when they returned home, fueling their popularity stateside.

Where to get free treats for National Donut Day

Two new Philadelphia bars are receiving national recognition as part of Esquire's annual list of the best bars in the U.S., published Thursday. Andra Hem, a Scandinavian-inspired cocktail lounge, and French wine bar Superfolie were named among the 33 best bars. Both are located in Rittenhouse Square; Andra Hem opened at 218 S. 16th St. last November and Superfolie came to 1602 Spruce St. in early March.

Philly's Andra Hem, Superfolie named among best bars in America by Esquire

Bristol, PA

A Levittown woman allegedly shot and killed her husband Tuesday morning at the Bristol Borough Wharf. Authorities say multiple witnesses saw the shooting unfold at the park along the Delaware River waterfront. Sammar Khan, 40, was arrested after police allegedly found her at the scene with blood on her clothing....

Woman fatally shot husband at Bristol Borough Wharf, police say

Three people were injured during a drive-by shooting outside Temple University Hospital early Thursday morning, according to police. The three men were standing on the sidewalk outside the emergency room, on the 3400 block of Germantown Avenue, when they were struck by gunfire around 12:30 a.m., 6ABC reported. An 18-year-old...

Three people injured after 40 shots fired outside Temple University Hospital, police say

Pennsylvania State

Sick food service employees account for 40% of food poisoning outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed this week. The data comes from a report that reviewed outbreaks recorded by 25 state and local health departments from 2017 through 2019. The most common illnesses were norovirus (47%) and salmonella (18.6%).

Sick restaurant workers account for 40% of food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says

Summer is basically here, and that means your social calendar is about to get more crowded. The first weekend of June offers a jam-packed preview of seasonal events to come, including the first series of Pride Month programming. Two long-running musical festivals also return to Philadelphia this weekend, both featuring homegrown talent, while an oyster festival will mount its comeback at Liberty Point and rowers gather to test their mettle in a Schuylkill showdown.

Porchfest, Shuckfest and a regatta: Your weekend guide to things to do

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Proposal for public safety director to appear on ballot after City Council overrides mayor's veto

In a political skirmish Thursday, Mayor Jim Kenney vetoed legislation that would lay the groundwork for a cabinet-level government office to oversee public safety, but City...

Proposal for public safety director to appear on ballot after City Council overrides mayor's veto

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