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New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials
New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials Four Delaware County communities are imposing a new local earned income tax in 2025, according to tax officials. Upper Darby and Upper Providence townships and Ridley Park and Aldan boroughs will join other communities in the county that already collect the tax, Keystone Collections said in a Thursday, Nov. 13 news release. This is a 1 percent tax assessed to residents regardless of where they work and to nonresidents who work in the community, according to Keystone Collections, the officials responsible for collecting the tax. The tax becomes effective on Wednesday, Jan. 1, when the four …

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by Merriell Moyer
Obituaries
Pair Killed In Suburban Philadelphia Bar Shooting Were Childhood Friends Pair Killed In Suburban Philadelphia Bar Shooting Were Childhood Friends
Pair Killed In Suburban Philadelphia Bar Shooting Were Childhood Friends Two men killed in a shooting at a bar in Suburban Philadelphia have been identified by loved ones as close childhood friends. Steve Panebianco and Ray Ferrell were gunned down around 11:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 in the parking lot of Steam Pub on Second Street Pike in Upper Southhampton, CBS Philly reports. A third individual was wounded. An outpouring of condolences have been posted over social media, remembering the two "brothers" after their tragic passing. Panebianco and Ferrell were tragically gunned down while on a lighthearted night out, and are being remembered as "some of the best d…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Child, 3, Airlifted After Shooting Himself With Handgun In Suburban Philly Parking Lot Child, 3, Airlifted After Shooting Himself With Handgun In Suburban Philly Parking Lot
Child, 3, Airlifted After Shooting Himself With Handgun In Suburban Philly Parking Lot A 3-year-old child was airlifted to the hospital after accidentally shooting himself with a firearm in Suburban Philadelphia over the weekend, authorities said. The toddler was struck once in the lower abdomen while in a black Dodge Durango, parked in the Caln Plaza shopping center around 11:45 a.m. Saturday, July 30, local police said. The child’s father, Jameer Walker, 23, of Thorndale, called for help after the firearm discharged. The 9mm handgun which was recovered at the scene. The child was rushed to Paoli hospital in critical condition then flown to Children’s Hospital in Phila…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bear Spotted In Philly Suburbs: Police Bear Spotted In Philly Suburbs: Police
Bear Spotted In Philly Suburbs: Police A bear was spotted in a suburban Philadelphia neighborhood, authorities said. Officers received multiple calls about a bear sighting in the area of Woodview Drive and Line Lexington Road on Monday, May 16, Hatfield Township police said on Facebook. * Update- we have had no other spottings of our friend since this post was made. Be mindful of letting your pets outside... Posted by Hatfield Township Police Department on Monday, May 16, 2022 Police say they notified the Pennsylvania Game Commission and haven't received any reports of sightings since around 11 p.m. "Be mindful of letting…

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by Nicole Acosta
Schools
Philly Area Janitor Gave Students Candy Then Sexually Assaulted Them, DA Says Philly Area Janitor Gave Students Candy Then Sexually Assaulted Them, DA Says
Philly Area Janitor Gave Students Candy Then Sexually Assaulted Them, DA Says A 23-year-old middle school janitor has been arrested for sexually assaulting two student in Suburban Philadelphia, authorities said. Rushon "Shawn" Drayton, of Paoli, abused students ages 14 and 15, while working at the Valley Forge Middle School, and got friendly with them by handing out candy, Chester County DA Deborah Ryan said.  Drayton was charged with multiple counts of institutional sexual assault and other related charges, then released on $50,000 bail. Authorities believe there may be more victims. On April 10, the mother of a 14-year-old Valley Forge student at co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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K9 Officer On Hospice After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting K9 Officer On Hospice After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting
K9 Officer On Hospice After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting A police officer from suburban Philadelphia who suffered a brain injury caused by a bee sting last year is living out his final days, his family announced over the weekend. Hatboro K9 handler and dad of two Ryan Allen went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 14, 2021 after suffering anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, "with no prior history of a bee allergy," his wife, Whitney Allen, wrote on a GoFundMe page. He went into cardiac arrest and was clinically dead for 20 minutes, and as a result, suffered lack of oxygen to his brain — resulting in an anoxic brain injury, she explained. Since then, the…

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by Cecilia Levine