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Rittenhouse Chess Club turns pickup games into lasting friendships in Philadelphia
Twice a week, players gather for free games in Rittenhouse Square, where a club that started with one chessboard has grown into a community.
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Farm-to-beach: Sussex County ice cream company preventing food waste opens new Dewey Beach location
The Frozen Farmer uses “misfit fruit” from its farm to make frozen treats. The new Dewey Beach location aims to highlight Delaware agriculture in the popular tourist town.
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Philly’s Latin American Book Fair celebrates authors, culture and community
The eighth edition of the book fair, held this year at the Kimmel Center, featured author meet-and-greets, performances and the launch of a bilingual poetry press.
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Two memorial funds were planned after the death of Dito van Reigerseberg. The first has distributed microgrants for the Fringe.
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Goodwill’s fashion show transforms donated and thrifted pieces into creative runway designs, highlighting the possibilities of reuse and secondhand style.
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The state’s utility commission unanimously approved two motions aiming to tackle affordability.
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Bucks County Garden of Reflection ceremony remembers 9/11 victims on 25th anniversary
First responders and loved ones who lost someone in the attacks spoke at the ceremony Friday in Lower Makefield Township.
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U.S. Rep. Norcross promotes lithium-ion battery incentive bill at EMR as solution to fires
The bill would create a tax credit to help recycling companies buy battery detectors, tax battery makers and create a recycling program.
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Report: Amtrak has little to do with NJ Transit’s reliability
The nonpartisan Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s reliability has more to do with asset management.
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South Jersey’s Clementon Park and Splash World shuts down and is listed for sale again
After buying the historic park out of foreclosure in 2021, the owner struggled to maintain the park, visitors say.
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A New Jersey legislator introduced a bill to ban lawmakers from using cellphones at the Statehouse
Assemblyman Brian Bergen says the measure is needed to stop lawmakers from playing games and gambling on their phones during voting sessions.
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U.S. marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Friday's milestone anniversary will bring memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims' names.
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While U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said he was there as a "pragmatic" senator, U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean joined some Democrats for “counter-programming.”
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Philly residents will pay on average an extra $7 a month for water
The Philadelphia Water Department says bills are going up in part because more people are enrolling in a program that helps lower-income residents.
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New Jersey election 2026: What to know about the 12th Congressional District race
The 12th District covers parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties.
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