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ABOVE PHOTO:  (Lee-Snider-Photo-Images/shutterstock) Established in 1968, the Commonwealth Court is one of two statewide intermediate appellate courts, meaning cases heard in lower courts (e.g. Court of Common Pleas) can be heard again in the Commonwealth Court on appeal. It is responsible for: Matters involving state and local governments and regulatory agencies; and handling trials where…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia City Hall ( Andy-Borysowski/shutterstock) According to pacourts.us, all but magisterial district judges must be members of the Bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Judges are also subject to strict standards of conduct. Judicial elections occur in odd-numbered years. Justices and judges may serve an unlimited number of terms until they reach the mandatory…

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A Philadelphia judge has ordered prosecutors to criminally charge the speeding Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment that killed eight people and injured about 200. Municipal Court Judge Marsha Neifield Thursday ordered charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment to be filed against engineer Brandon Bostian. Her ruling comes two days after the city…

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The “5th Annual Gala” under Tracey L. Fisher – CEO of Gateway to Re-Entry and the “Face of Re-Entry” will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017, 6pm at the Hilton Philadelphia Hotel – Grand Ballroom, 4200 City Line Ave, Philadelphia, PA. TIIAI/Gateway to Re-Entry’s purpose for hosting our annual fundraising event is to support…

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By LiRon Anderson WURD Radio, owner and operator of 900AM-WURD, Pennsylvania’s only Black talk radio station, today announced the launch of an FM sister station that will simulcast 24 hours per day on 96.1 FM in Philadelphia. Made possible by the FCC’s AM Revitalization initiative, the new 96.1 FM signal allows WURD to broadcast a…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  T-shirts and tutus for the “Race for the Cure” event. Metastatic breast cancer “thrivers” hope to raise awareness at this year’s annual Mother Day’s event on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. By Amy V. Simmons “Why are you still alive? Why didn’t the cancer kill you?” Felicia Johnson – who was first diagnosed with…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mark B. Cohen By Arlene Edmonds Correspondent To Mark B. Cohen, the fact that innocent Philadelphians — many of them people of color — are without the resources to pay bail is appalling. That these citizens are languishing in jail unnecessarily is just one of the reasons that Cohen, a former Pennsylvania State…

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While visiting on Ogontz Avenue, I stopped into Paul Beale’s Flowers at 7200 Ogontz Avenue.  They have been a mainstay in the community.  In a recent conversation with Paulette Beale Harris, she told me that they just celebrated 46 years on May 2nd.  WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!! With Mother’s Day right around the corner and proms…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sheriff Jewell Williams and Deputy Sheriff Malika Rhman lay wreath at Living Flame Memorial in Franklin Square to honor Philadelphia Police Officers and Philadelphia Firefighters. Sheriff Jewell Williams joined Mayor Jim Kenny, Managing Director Michael DiBerardinis, Police Commissioner Richard Ross and Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel in a wreath laying ceremony at the Living…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Dr. Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has named Dr. Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD, as the College’s new chief diversity and community relations officer. She began her duties on May 1, and is charged with advancing diversity, inclusion and community partnerships for the Philadelphia and Georgia campuses. Most recently, Pickron-Davis served…

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