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Motorists Advised To Grin and Bear Delays as A.C. Expressway Work Proceeds

Passengers On SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line Face Boarding Changes This Weekend

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Burlington County Looking To Make Rt. 130 Safer For Pedestrians

Cape May-Lewes Ferry Canceled For High Winds

The Cape May-Lewes Ferry is closed Saturday because of high winds in the area.

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SEPTA Riders To See Fare Hikes Starting July 1

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority approved across-the-board fare hikes on Thursday.

2013/05/23

Motorists Advised To Grin and Bear Delays as A.C. Expressway Work Proceeds

The good news is that you won’t be facing any construction delays this weekend.

2013/05/21

(Family photo provided by Pa. State Police)

Parents Of Missing College Student From Montgomery County Make Emotional Plea For Son’s Return

On the same day that Pennsylvania State Police got new information on a missing 21-year-old college student from Montgomery County, the student’s parents made a plea for his safe return.

2013/05/20

Burlington County Looking To Make Rt. 130 Safer For Pedestrians

Burlington County is hoping to make one of its major highways a little safer for pedestrians with a little help from New Jersey.

2013/05/19

Passengers On SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line Face Boarding Changes This Weekend

SEPTA says the changes are due to a grade crossing replacement project at Indian Queen Lane in Philadelphia.

2013/05/17

(Philadelphia police escort about 1,000 students down Broad Street toward City Hall. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

Public School Students Flood North Broad Street For School Funding Rally

More than 1,000 students walked out of class at noontime and converged at school headquarters, then marched to City Hall.

2013/05/17

SEPTA Uses Stroller Accident To Spread Awareness Of Emergency Procedures

SEPTA Safety Director Scott Sauer says another alert passenger hit the emergency call button less than 20-seconds after the child’s fall.

2013/05/17

Septa Tweaks Its Fare Hike Plans, Although Most July 1st Increases Remain

Septa said it will not increase paratransit fares, and is slightly scaling back the increases on weekly and monthly passes.

2013/05/16

Train-to-Car-to-Beach Link Inaugurated For Atlantic City Daytrippers

Zipcar Philadelphia general manager Peter Bruvick says they’re selling convenience and accessibility.

2013/05/15

Paulsboro train derailment scene (Credit: American Red Cross)

Lawsuit Says Conrail Endangered People Near 2012 Paulsboro, NJ Derailment-Spill

While this suit for damages (due to illness and for continued medical monitoring) includes some civilians, it also represents the grievances of some of the first responders who went toward the danger.

2013/05/15

(Philadelphia Traffic Court. Credit: CBS3)

Pa. Lawmakers Take Another Step Toward Abolishing Troubled Phila. Traffic Court

The House Judiciary Committee in Harrisburg has overwhelmingly approved a pair of bills already passed by the state Senate that would transfer the duties of Traffic Court, which adjudicates moving violations, to Philadelphia Municipal Court.

2013/05/14

NJ Police Sergeant Gets Probation After High-Speed Escort on G.S. Parkway

Sgt. Nadir Nassry pleaded guilty to covering license plates with black tape for the “Death Race”-style convoy to Atlantic City.

2013/05/13

Philadelphia Cab Drivers Demand In-Cab Cameras To Deter Assaults

Ronald Blount, president of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania, led a noontime rally of about 100 cabbies at 31st and Market Streets on Friday.

2013/05/10