December 26, 2024
by Alex Lloyd Gross July 22,2022 When someone is put in a position of trust by their employer, it means that they can be trusted. That trust can mean keys to the business, or having control over money. Two former SEPTA maintenance managers found a way, they thought, to exploit the system and get…
Read More about Two Ex-SEPTA Managers Sent To Federal Prison For Kickback Schemeby Alex Lloyd Gross June 12, 2022 It could have been much worse. A U-Haul truck and a SEPTA bus with passengers on it collide on busy 413 in Bristol Township. The crash happened yesterday, June 11, 2022 about 3:30 PM. There were five passengers on the bus and none of them were hurt….
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by Alex Lloyd Gross April 12, 2022 It was during the AM rush on a train in Brooklyn New York. That is when a lone gunman dressed in a yellow/green vest with a yellow helmet started to shoot people on a train car. As that train car arrived at 36th Street and 4th Avenue,…
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The Kelly Drive will be detoured on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M for the Murphy Cup Regatta. The Drive will be detoured from in both directions from Strawberry Mansion Bridge to Fountain Green Drive. DETOURS Southbound Kelly Drive traffic will be detoured up the Strawberry Mansion ramp to Reservoir…
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PHILADELPHIA – The Love Run Philadelphia Half Marathon and 7.6K return to Philadelphia on Sunday, March 27, 2022. The courses will start and finish at the historic Philadelphia Museum of Art at Eakins Oval. The Love Run Philadelphia Half Marathon and 7.6K are a “rain or shine” event. Traffic delays can be expected during the course…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross March 21, 2022 Two Pennsylvania State Troopers were on patrol, north on I-95 in the area of the stadium complex. They were in the process of trying to make an arrest, when a vehicle arrived on scene and struck the troopers and the civilian at high speed. CPR was given…
Read More about Two State Troopers Struck and Killed By Vehicle In PhiladelphiaMarch 14,2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) announced that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will receive approximately $500 million in additional capital funding over 5-years from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Congressman Fitzpatrick’s efforts in crafting and passing the IIJA mean that the 1st Congressional District of Pennsylvania will…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross February 18 2022 Officials are investigating an accident involving a pedestrian that was struck by a SEPTA commuter train. This happened just after 7:00 AM February 18, 2022. As of 7:30 PM the train has been stopped in Bensalem in the vicinity of Haunted Lane. Officials are walking the tracks to…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Most fires can be prevented. In New York and Philadelphia , multiple people have died in multi family dwellings and in those two mass casualty fires, they both could have been prevented, fire officials said. In Philadelphia, a five year old playing with a lighter set the family Christmas tree on…
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PHILADELPHIA – The City’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS) today issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) to gather information regarding best practices and trends in managing the public’s access to streets and to explore potential opportunities to advance the City’s efforts in managing access to a variety of street types. Specifically, OTIS seeks…
Read More about City looking Into Vehicular Traffic ON MLK Drive