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Philly Gas Station Blares Opera Music At Night In Viral Video Philly Gas Station Blares Opera Music At Night In Viral Video
Philly Gas Station Blares Opera Music At Night In Viral Video Germantown residents were lulled to sleep on Valentine's Day by the sweet sound of opera music coming from the Speedway gas station on Chelten Avenue as the clock struck midnight. Footage of the corner store's interesting choice of ambiance has gone viral on Reddit, in a video that claims it's the station's tactic to keep away homeless residents.  "This is a common act for stores to do this as a hostile reaction to houseless neighbors," one resident opined in a Facebook group. "The lights and music deter them from being able to sleep at night so they're pushed away to find new spa…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Jailed In Stabbing Of NJ Gas Station Attendant Over Rewards Card Man Jailed In Stabbing Of NJ Gas Station Attendant Over Rewards Card
Man Jailed In Stabbing Of NJ Gas Station Attendant Over Rewards Card UPDATE: A Queens man remained jailed after police said he stabbed a Route 17 gas station attendant in Paramus during an argument over a rewards card. Kevin Reid, 38, argued with the attendant over the use of a Speedway pass at the Speedway station on the southbound highway near A&S Drive on Wednesday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Reid then pulled a knife and stabbed the 23-year-old pump jockey from East Orange in the chest, the chief said. Police and EMS workers rendered aid before the victim was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he re…

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by Jerry DeMarco