Zachariah Hughes
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Justice Dept says Tony Luke’s owners hid $8 million from IRS
Prosecutors are charging the iconic cheesesteak restaurant’s owners with underreporting income and falsifying tax documents.
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‘We did it, and we can do it’: A Bucks County Rosie helps fight a new foe
Mae Krier stitches masks echoing the World War II-era poster’s red and white bandana. Recognition of women’s contributions then is tied up in Congress.
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Facing fiscal peril, City of Chester is put into receivership
It’s only the second time in Pennsylvania that a municipality categorized by the state as financially distressed has entered into receivership.
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Suburban bars, restaurants say Gov. Wolf’s temporary restrictions bring them back to ‘yellow’
Some business owners and industry groups say the new measures caught them off guard, and threaten their financial viability.
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Montco replaces weekend sentences with house arrest and monitoring
The emergency order by President Judge Thomas DelRicci formalizes a policy in practice since the start of the pandemic.
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Upper Darby announces policing reforms and policy review
The town, Delaware County’s largest and one of the most racially diverse, has signed on to an Obama Foundation initiative pushing reforms.
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Channeling protest energy, a Delco street fair highlights Black business owners
Building on calls for racial justice, a teen in Media worked with local organizations to connect people with Black-owned businesses in the region.
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Organizers scramble for signatures to block Norristown sewer sale
In June, the borough’s council approved an $82 million sale of its sewer system, but critics say the process is rushed and won’t benefit residents.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf makes an economic plea for masks in businesses
The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners decided to postpone the state’s bar exam a second time, and conduct it remotely over three days in October.
5 years ago
As Washington reviews its NFL team name, what will Neshaminy schools do?
Years into a tense, costly legal fight, the school district doesn’t have plans to scrap its team name, even as other Pa. schools grapple with the issue.
5 years ago
Can a Delco task force succeed in influencing criminal justice reform?
Delaware County’s district attorney is leading new efforts, highlighting a basic challenge: police departments are beholden to municipal leaders instead.
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Listen 2:01‘I want my vote to matter’: Polls open for 2 hot races in S. Jersey; Del. votes on presidential race
All eyes are on N.J.’s 2nd and 3rd Congressional primaries and how the state handles a nearly-all mail-in election.
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