Maple Shade town council votes to shut down volunteer fire department
Despite public comments in favor of the fire company, the Maple Shade town council on Thursday voted to shut down the community's volunteer fire department.
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Despite public comments in favor of the fire company, the Maple Shade town council on Thursday voted to shut down the community's volunteer fire department.
During a meeting Thursday the Maple Shade town council voted to shut down the fully volunteer Maple Shade Independent Fire Company No. 1. Residents spoke out against the decision.
This week, we got behind-the-scenes footage at USPS during the holiday season, Camden students explored new medical opportunities, the Adventure Aquarium's Christmas Underwater and much more.
A group of people lit up cigarettes in the middle of a New Jersey Senate Health Committee meeting in protest Thursday afternoon after legislators dropped from their agenda a bill to ban smoking completely in casinos.
For two years have been lobbying state legislators to completely outlaw smoking on casino floors in New Jersey.
A bank in Cherry Hill is closed after a vehicle slammed into the building Thursday afternoon. Chopper 3 was over the Citizens Bank on Route 70 near the intersection of Haddonfield Road.
NJ Transit riders couldn't bull-lieve a bull got loose at Newark Penn Station on Thursday.
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According the attorney who represents Maple Shade Township, a vote could taken Thursday on an ordinance to "remove the Independent Fire Company from the Maple Shade Township Fire Department."
Controversy is building in Maple Shade over the future of the town's volunteer fire company. A public hearing is scheduled for Thursday where council members could vote to shutdown the volunteer fire department.
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From seeing toys come to life to traveling the land of sweets, Lloyd Freeman is hoping more fathers will join him.
For one father, it's all about a special date to "The Nutcracker," seeing toys come to life and traveling to the land of sweets. He's hoping more fathers will join him.
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Three people were rescued from a house fire in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Monday night.
The fire is under investigation.
The operators of "GLOW! The Light Show" said they'll be adding additional security in the days and weeks leading up to and through Christmas.
Temps in the Philadelphia region will get close to 90 degrees Tuesday as summer-like heat arrives in the Delaware Valley.
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After she got into a crash in Philadelphia, a woman says a company illegally towed her car without disclosing the price.
A Phoenixville man was charged after his son went to school with his loaded gun, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said first responders recovered the bodies of two workers who were missing following the parking garage collapse last week.
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Crews contained a wildfire in West Deptford, New Jersey that can be seen from Philadelphia.
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Months after a propane explosion, Refuge Nation Church in Bear, Delaware, will welcome members back this weekend.
A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after she was shot on North Walnut Street in Wilmington, police said.
A meteor spotted across multiple states Tuesday afternoon traveled more than 100 miles before disintegrating, NASA said.
An Acme Markets store in Middletown, Delaware, sold the lottery ticket that won the $230.8 million Powerball jackpot.
An exhibit called Revolutionary Botany at the Mütter Museum explores the origins of the American pharmacy and Philly's role.
The Be Still Foundation is hosting a nationwide pickleball tournament during National Parkinson's Awareness Month.
Wawa is recalling four popular 16-ounce drinks sold at a number of stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.
Officials said access is an issue for many in Burlington County, home to almost half a million residents.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is closed until further notice following a fire, a mall security official said.
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SEPTA said a person was struck at the Girard Avenue B line station on Wednesday morning, leading to service disruptions.
Residents along Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia say speeding cars in the area have been a consistent problem.
Interstate 78 eastbound is back open on Saturday after a plane made an emergency landing.
All TSA security checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport have reopened after weeks of staffing shortages due to a partial government shutdown.
SEPTA said it has bought 24 used Bombardier Comets railcars from the Montreal public transportation system, Exo.
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Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in three runs, Cristopher Sánchez pitched six strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 13-7.
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Pennsylvania residents can enter to win free tickets to see practice rounds for the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Tyrese Maxey scored 21 points in the Philadelphia 76ers' final regular-season game.
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The Chester County District Attorney's Office said Monday that Russell Matthews was charged after his son brought his loaded gun in school.
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