A staple in the Lehigh Valley skyline is now facing possible demolition, but a group of citizens is working hard to keep the building intact.
Martin Tower Faces Possible Demolition
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Senior Programs Could be Cut Under Budget Proposal
Several senior programs could be cut under President Trump's budget proposal, and non-profits could feel the impact. NBC10's Lauren Mayk has the story.
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First Alert Issued for Friday Soaking Rain
Friday will bring a washout for our entire region, and the rain won't just last for a couple of hours. NBC10 Chief meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz has the details.
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Art Therapy Program in Jeopardy Under Trump Budget
Art therapy is about more than using scissors and glue for cancer survivors at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. But now, their program is in jeopardy under Trump's budget proposal.
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The Most Common Items Philly Uber Riders Leave Behind
For the first time, Uber released data showing the most common items users forget in their rides. From clothing accessories to personal belongings, here are the Top 10 most forgotten items Philly Uber riders.
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Soaking Rain, Localized Flooding and Storms for Friday
The entire area is under a First Alert for Friday. Expect to see rain moving in and staying. There will be soaking rains, localozed flooding and some stronger storms toward the evening. NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist breaks down the timing.
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SEPTA Increases Security Measures
After an uptick in fights at SEPTA stations or on trains, SEPTA police is ramping up security measures. Riders may notice more officers on trains, but may not see the increased eyes monitoring surveillance cameras. NBC10's Aundrea Cline-Thomas got an exclusive look at the security changes put in place Thursday.
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Crews Complete Express E-ZPass Lanes at Mid-County Early
Drivers began zipping through the busy Pennsylvania Turnpike Mid-County Toll Plaza again Friday, 11 days ahead of schedule.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission began work on the E-ZPass express lanes connecting the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 276), the turnpike's Northeast Extension (Interstate 476) and the Blue Route (Interstate 476) in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County on March 19.
The three-plus week, round-the-clock closure of the express lanes was expected to last until the morning of Monday, April 10, turnpike spokeswoman Kathleen Walter said.
But, the construction took less time than expected as construction crews cleared out of the northbound lanes Thursday and out of the southbound lanes around 4:15 a.m. Friday, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Regular tollbooths -- with a much slower 5 mph speed limit -- remained open during the repairs but the construction slowed traffic in the area.
The closure allowed crews to install upgraded overhead tolling equipment and make general construction repairs to pavement and other features in the express lanes, Walter said.
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Trailers Full of USPS Parcel Go Up in Flames in New Jersey
Three United States Postal Service trailers in New Jersey went up in flames Thursday morning, leaving behind piles of charred parcel.
It's not clear what caused the fire at the Cargo Force facility at 84 Harbor Drive in Jersey City just after 11 a.m. The blaze was contained to the three trailers, and no one was hurt, according to the mayor's office.
Cargo Force is a transportation contract carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
The barrel and stock of a long-arm firearm was found in one of the parcels; it appears it was being legally shipped, according to officials.
It's not clear what type of packages the trailers were holding, or where they were headed. A USPS spokesman says the investigation is in its early stages.
The U.S. Postal Police and the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms responded to the scene and are working with Jersey City fire investigators to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
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How to Take a Shower, According to Dermatologists
Too much hot water can actually be bad for our bodies, experts in hair and skin care told NBC News. Several dermatologists were asked to weigh in on the definitive way to take a shower.
1. Don't Shower Too Often
How often you should shower depends on your activity level — our experts say there's no hard-and-fast rule. But if you're not active, you can cut back to a few times a week.
2. Keep It Short
Water exposure can lead to dry skin and hair. A longer shower also "gives the water a chance to allow any cleansers to be more damaging," says Dr. Jessica Krant, a board-certified dermatologist.
3. Stay Cool
Hot water strips away natural oils and damages the skin faster, so stick to a lukewarm — or cooler — shower.
4. Don't Wash Your Hair Too Much
Hair is made of dead skin cells — it just doesn't need as much washing as the rest of our skin.
5. But Don't Wash Too Little, Either
Washing hair less often has become such a trend that dermatologists say some people are overdoing it, causing a scalp buildup of dandruff.
6. Focus on the Dirtiest Areas
Your arms and legs don't always need soap. For a quick shower, focus on your underarms, groin and feet.
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NBC10 Responds: Home Renovation Warning
When West Oak Lane resident Marie Wright hired a contractor that didn't finish the kitchen renovation job as promised, she contacted Harry Hairston and NBC10 Responds team.
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Elected Official Wants to Put 'Worship' Back into Whitemarsh
A local elected official in Montgomery County wants to get to a time when worshiping held as much weight as living and working in his town.
Whitemarsh Supervisor Jim Totten, a lifelong township resident, says he remembers when roadside signs welcoming drivers included the words: “Welcome to Whitemarsh Township: A Great Place to Live, Work and Worship.”
At some point along the way, he says the signs dropped the word “worship.”
“It’s very blasé,” Totten said of the current slogan. “Everyone has that sign now because everyone is afraid to step on anyone’s toes.”
Totten, the lone Republican on the town’s five-member board, said he isn’t doing this as a political ploy. He said he’s been waiting for three years to make this push.
“I brought it to the attention of my board members when I let them know I wasn’t running for re-election,” the one-and-done supervisor said in an interview Thursday. He is not running after serving a four-year term. “This is not a political ploy to get me recognition. I did it because it’s morally the best thing to do.”
When the sign changed Totten does not know. But according to a recent published report, a member of the Whitemarsh Township Business Association said the organization was behind the design and creation of at least one of the current signs -- and the now-prevalent slogan -- in the early 1980s.
And he said the word “worship” was not involved in the discussion of the sign eventually erected at Miles Park, according to news site Montgomery News.
As for the rest of the signs, township manager Rick Mellor said the rest of the signs were paid for by the township, but that he doesn’t know when they were erected with worship-free wording, Montgomery News reported.
If the township board eventually takes up Totten’s idea before he leaves office next January, the new signs would be paid for through private donations, the supervisor said.
He does not yet know when he plans to introduce a resolution. He is still gathering opinions from residents.
“The people that have been against it have thrown out the reasoning of separation of church and state. But it has nothing to do with it. They’re off on that.” Totten said. “If you go back in history, we wanted to leave England because we wanted to worship the way we wanted. Worship doesn’t mean you have to go this church or that church. You could worship the tree in your front yard.”
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Woman Thanks Stranger for Hug While on Final Walk With Dog
A simple hug made a Philadelphia woman’s final walk with her beloved family pet a little bit less difficult.
Maura Jones of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood turned to the Schuylkill Nextdoor community site to thank the random stranger that comforted her.
"To the stranger who saw me crying in the street this morning as I walked my dog one last time before I had to let her go – who hugged me and told me everything was going to be OK – thank you," Jones posted Monday.
The touching moment happened just in front of the home where Jones has lived for just the past six months but it touched a nerve with new and old residents of the Philadelphia neighborhood that is a short walk from both the Rittenhouse Square and Point Breeze neighborhoods.
"This is what’s great about our neighborhood," read one reply.
Jones, a 31-year-old researcher, made the tough choice to put down Penny, a Corgi Chihuahua mix, after Penny stopped responding to medication to treat an August diagnosis of congestive heart failure, she told NBC10.
"I've lost family dogs before, but this was the first time I lost my dog," Jones said.
She took Penny for one last walk before saying goodbye. The family estimated Penny to be around 8 years old but the veterinarian who euthanized Penny estimated her age to be closer to 14 years old.
Penny came into Jones and her husband’s life about five years ago when they lived in upstate New York. Penny was found abandoned on the side of a country road in Tennessee before giving Jones and her husband that "I’m your dog" look at an adoption fair in New York, Jones said.
"She and my other dog were the only friends as we got used to our new lives here," Jones said. "She was there when we brought our baby home from the hospital, she reluctantly accepted the baby into our home and allowed my husband and I time to transition into parenthood. She was so sweet and appreciative of the life we gave her.
"She was my best friend. I miss her with every ounce."
The woman who hugged Jones told her she also recently lost a beloved dog and "understood the anguish involved with losing your dog," Jones said.
After her post to Nextdoor, Jones learned that the woman who comforted her is Bridget Clancey.
"She understood the anguish involved with losing your dog – especially when you have to make that decision to let her go," Jones said. "She told me (Penny) was going to heaven, she just knew it. I couldn't say anything through my tears except thank you."
Jones appreciated the support she has received during a tough time for pet owners.
"Losing a dog is a common experience many people share," Jones said. "It hits everyone differently. It's so common and yet so isolating at the same time because not a lot of people share in your pain when you lose a pet. There are people out there who understand that loss all too well.
"I am so moved by her kindness to a stranger struggling with grief. I am also moved by the numerous people who have private messaged me their words of support and sympathy."
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NJ Catholic School Teacher, 25, Charged in Student Sex Case
A 25-year-old teacher at a New Jersey Catholic school faces charges that she carried on an illicit sexual relationship with a student, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said on Friday.
Theresa Hrindo allegedly engaged in sexual acts with the student from last December through this February while working at Roselle Catholic High School, prosecutors said. Hrindo, a technology teacher, graduated from that same school in 2010 and from Kean University in 2014.
An investigation began earlier this month after a referral from the Archdiocese of Newark. A spokesman for the archdiocese said Hrindo was suspended when the allegations first came to light; she is no longer listed as faculty on the school's website.
"When we became aware of the allegation we reported it immediately to the prosecutor's office, and the school and the archdiocese have been cooperating with the prosecutors throughout the last couple of weeks," the spokesman said.
Hrindo, of Linden, was arrested Thursday and faces two counts of second-degree sexual assault.
She also faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child, and hindering apprehension for allegedly deleting files and images from the student's phone.
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Man Killed by Trooper at NJ Turnpike ID'd; Details Emerge
Police say the man shot and killed by a state trooper at a service area off the New Jersey Turnpike Thursday had barreled straight toward the officer after he was caught apparently shooting up heroin, authorities say.
The state attorney general's office says five members of the New Jersey State Police in four unmarked police vehicles were conducting an undercover operation targeting narcotics and other criminal activity at the Molly Pitcher Service Area in Cranbury when they spotted the man appearing to use drugs in an area of the parking lot away from other cars.
The troopers moved their unmarked cars closer to the man, identified as 46-year-old Christopher Angelo Pizzichetta of Lewes, Delaware, to try to observe him, but Pizzichetta drove away and parked in a remote area at the other end of the parking lot, the attorney general's office said.
The troopers implemented a plan to approach Pizzichetta's pickup truck and box it in using the three state police vehicles, which included a Chevy Silverado, according to the attorney general's office.
Pizzichetta took off, backing up and hitting one of the state police vehicles -- an SUV -- and then accelerating forward and hitting the Silverado, officials said. The police vehicles, with its lights and sirens on, pursued Pizzichetta as he sped toward the exit road of the service area.
Instead of driving to the ramp leading to the exit road, Pizzichetta cut across a median where another trooper was standing and sped directly toward him, according to officials. The trooper was wearing a holster and weapon and was "clearly identifiable" as a police officer, officials said, citing civilian witnesses.
The trooper fired multiple rounds from his service handgun through Pizzichetta's windshield, hitting the upper part of the driver's body. Pizzichetta's pickup truck continued a short distance across the exit road at a high speed and crashed into a concrete retaining wall along the far side of the road.
Pizzichetta was pronounced dead at the scene.
A syringe and empty glassine bag were found in his pickup truck, along with other glassines containing suspected heroin. None of the troopers was injured, but the trooper who fired his gun was taken to the hospital for evaluation, per procedure.
The attorney general's office says the shooting's still under investigation by the shooting response team, made up of deputy attorneys general, detectives of the Division of Criminal Justice and detectives of the State Police Homicide Unit.
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Family Reunited With Stolen Rockwell Painting After 40 Years
A stolen Norman Rockwell painting is back with its owners after 40 years. Now, the FBI may have a lead on a suspect in the decades-old case.
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Pa. Pushes For Dog Licenses
Attention Pennsylvania dog owners: are your pets licensed?
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), all dogs three months or older must be licensed by Jan. 1 of each year.
An annual dog license costs $8.50 and a lifetime license goes for $51.50.
Spayed or neutered dogs cost less to license -- with $6.50 being the annual fee and the lifetime fee $31.50. Discounts are also available to owners who are older adults or have disabilities.
Owners of unlicensed dogs could be fined up to $300 plus court costs.
Dog licenses can help identify and locate a lost dog, PDA said.
The fees help keep shelters running and fund PDA's Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.
To apply for a dog license, click here.
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Adult Son Finds Parents Stabbed, Mother Dies
One woman was killed and one man was transported to the hospital in critical condition after a double stabbing in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood, according to Philadelphia police.
Police responded to a home in the 1500 block of South 19th Street shortly before 4 p.m. Friday.
According to police, the 63-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. The 67-year-old male was stabbed once in the neck and once in his chest.
The couple's adult son found them, and police said there was no evidence anyone had broken into the home.
The man was listed in critical condition at Penn Presbyterian hospital.
No arrests had been made Friday night as the investigation continued.
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Philly Startup is Helping Under Armour Get Results
Athletic wear giant Under Armour is inking an Old City-based startup in for an assist. The Baltimore-based sports apparel company's retail locations saw upticks in how much time customers spent browsing shelves and how much money they spent at the register for stores where ChargeItSpot kiosks were available.
A research study conducted by a group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School concluded that customers who were able to use the ChargeItSpot's kiosks, which charge one's cell phone in a locker, spent 2.3 times the amount of time in the Under Armour store than those who were met with a kiosk that was "artificially full," or had no lockers available, Doug Baldasare, the CEO and founder of the nearly 6-year-old startup.
"And they spend 51 percent more at the register," Baldasare added, referencing the Wharton study results. The study took place last April when ChargeItSpot had its kiosks in fewer than 20 Under Armour stores.
To read the full article, click here.
For more business news, visit Philadelphia Business Journal.
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When Will the Rain End?
Friday's washout had plenty of people carrying their umbrellas and wearing the raincoats, but when can we put the umbrellas away? NBC10 meteorologists Tammie Souza and Erika Martin have the details.
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