Hayden Mitman
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Monmouth Junction, NJ, United States
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Historical Commission takes no action on Jewelers Row buildings up for demolition
In a morning meeting on the city's the Philadelphia Historical Commission took no action on the nominations before them for two properties on Jewelers Row, which are slated for demolition. → Read More
Toll Brothers gets permit to demolish Jewelers Row properties
The plan to demolish five properties on Jewelers Row in order to create a new, 16-story residential complex, moved forward on Wednesday, as the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections issued the project's developer — Horsham-based development company — Toll Brothers Inc., with the permit needed to demolish the properties. → Read More
Mayor Kenney to post-election Philly: 'No one will break us apart'
In comments following Hillary Clinton's morning concession speech, Mayor Kenney told residents to move forward as a group. → Read More
Strong turnout seen at polls in city and suburbs
Lines to vote backed up onto the sidewalks at many polling places on Tuesday morning in Philadelphia, with strong voter turnout reported for this year's presidential election. → Read More
Police: Woman put credit card skimmer on ATM at Penn hotel
Philadelphia police are seeking help from the public to identify a woman who placed a credit card skimming device on an ATM machine in the lobby of a West Philadelphia hotel. → Read More
Police: South Philly man charged with multiple rapes
A South Philadelphia man faces multiple counts of rape in connection with two incidents along Germantown Avenue in Germantown. Irvin Harper, 31, was arrested Thursday at his home at his home on the 600 block of Federal Street after authorities executed a search warrant, police said. → Read More
Unions plan 'voter vans' to get people to the polls if SEPTA strike persists
With the SEPTA strike in its fourth day, and no end in sight, a group of labor unions in town are making plans to get people to the polls if there is no settlement by Election Day. The Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council (PBCTC) — and all of its business managers — announced Friday that “voter vans” will ease trips to polling places. → Read More
Credit Card skimmers found on registers at Primark stores in Willow Grove, King of Prussia malls
Shoppers who have bought items at Primark stores in the Willow Grove Mall in Willow Grover or the King Of Prussia Mall, in King of Prussia, recently might want to check their credit card statements carefully as credit card scamming devices have been found on registers at both malls. → Read More
Sen. Casey urges Justice Department to protect Philadelphians' right to vote
United States senator Bob Casey (D-PA) urged the Justice Department, in a letter sent Thursday, to protect all Americans' right to vote in the upcoming presidential election following widespread reports of planned vote intimidation and suppression initiatives. → Read More
Walking the (picket) line on Day 2 with striking SEPTA workers
As the transit strike entered its second day, members of the Transport Workers Union Local 234 huddled around a barrel on Wednesday morning, stoking flames of the fire keeping them warm. About 30 to 40 striking workers, both drivers and maintenance workers, gathered near Bustleton Avenue and Penn Street, not far from the Frankford Transportation Center, wearing signs calling for "dignity and… → Read More
Lawsuit alleges Philly D.A. 'stole' name of program for ex-offenders
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, the City of Philadelphia and a city non-profit, plaintiff James Smallwood claims the district attorney's program of the same name made it difficult for him to gain funding for his program. → Read More
N.J. State Police investigating needle found in Halloween candy
On Tuesday, New Jersey State Police reportedly found a needle in candy collected in Commercial Township, Cumberland County after a mother told detectives she discovered a sewing needle buried inside a Tootsie Roll candy collected by her child on Halloween. → Read More
WATCH: Suspect writes bomb threat on wall of Center City hotel
Philadelphia police are seeking help to identify a white male wanted for writing a bomb threat on a wall at a Center City hotel garage. → Read More
With SEPTA on strike, its riders navigate unfamiliar daily commutes
Though contract negotiations were said to have continued late into the evening, on Tuesday the 4,700-plus members of the Transit Workers Union Local 234 have decided to go on strike, idling all SEPTA city bus routes, many trolley routes as well as the Broad Street Line and the Market-Frankford Line trains. → Read More
New charges filed against Bucks County man who was 'gifted' child
On Monday, law enforcement officials in Bucks County charged Lee Kaplan, 51, with a wealth of new crimes after an ongoing investigation revealed that he may have sexually assaulted six more young victims in his Feasterville home. → Read More
Yards crosses the Delaware on trek to new brewery site
Doing his best impression of George Washington, Yards Brewing Company's Tom Kehoe crossed a Delaware of his own on Thursday — Delaware Avenue, site of the company's brewery. With a three-corner hat on his head and a pint of beer in hand, he rode triumphantly aboard a rowboat pulled by employees from the brewery's current location at 901 Delaware Ave. to its future home at Fifth and Spring Garden… → Read More
$265 million settlement reached in Amtrak derailment case
This morning, the United Stated District Court, in the Eastern District, has announced a settlement of $265 million in a civil suit following last year’s fatal derailment in Philadelphia of Amtrak Train No. 188. → Read More
\Will legal ridesharing slay the taxicab industry in Philly?
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's impending visit to Philadelphia to sign legislation to legalize ridesharing begs the question: what will it mean for the city's 1,600 taxi drivers? After years of operating mostly illegally, ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft would get the green light to conduct business free and clear. → Read More
Gloucester Township bus driver arrested for possession of child porn
A Gloucester Township man — who is a bus driver for the Moorestown School District — was arrested Friday morning, after law enforcement officials said, child pornography was found at his home. → Read More
Two Jewelers Row properties recommended for Historic Register
Two Jewelers Row buildings might soon be protected from demolition after the Philadelphia Historical Commission voted unanimously Friday morning to nominate the structures to the city's Register of Historic Places. → Read More