State Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, (D-Phila./Montgomery) says he will introduce a House resolution on Monday calling on both sides in the ongoing SEPTA strike to agree to binding arbitration in the event the work stoppage continues into next week.
“After eight months without a contract, and four days of a strike with no end in sight, it is clear that binding arbitration is needed,” said Boyle. “In this specific context, binding arbitration is a reasonable way to obtain a contract that treats both parties fairly and gets SEPTA back up and running.”
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A South Jersey man who reported his artist wife missing has been arrested and charged with killing her and dumping her body.
The Press of Atlantic City reports that John M. Hilyard, 48, reported his wife Chun-Yan Hilyard missing on Wednesday afternoon to Egg Harbor Township Police.
Earlier that morning, a jogger spotted the body of the mother of three in a wooded patch.
Officials says Hilyard, a casino dealer, strangled his 45-year-old wife with a ligature during an argument Tuesday.
Atlantic County prosecutors charged him yesterday.
The couple had a history of domestic disputes and visits from the police, the newspaper said.
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Police are investigating a shooting on school bus on West Philadelphia.
There is no information yet about the victim's condition, but police say the shooter fled.
The gunfire erupted after 8 a.m. on the yellow school bus at 57th and Pine Streets.
More information later as it becomes available.
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SEPTA reports that service has resumed on the R2, R3 and R5 Regional Rail lines north of Fern Rock.
Service was halted on the lines after a man reported to be a track inspector was killed on tracks north of the Fern Rock station in North Philadelphia.
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All around Brett Mucklow, ecstatic Yankees fans were celebrating their team, world champions. They clapped, wept, high-fived, sang, chanted.
"Twenty-seven," the New York crowd chanted, crowing about the number of Series crowns in franchise history.
Mucklow, a Phillies fan who traveled to Yankee Stadium to witness Game 6, shook his head.
"I'm disappointed, because the Phillies were the better team but the Yankees played better," said Mucklow, who lives in Aston.
But tonight's 7-3 drubbing wasn't a total loss, he said.
Philadelphians are used to being underdogs. But they came into New York as defending champions and put up a strong fight.
"The Series was a hell of a ride," said Mucklow, 34. "There's no shame in losing to a team as good as the Yankees."
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Northeast Philadelphia attorney Chris Fried bought his ticket to Game 6 of the World Series last week, before he was even sure there was going to be a Game 6.
"I had to be here," said Fried, 31. "I don't want to look back in 20 years and say, 'I wish I had been there.'"
And if there's a Game 7?
"I'll have to see if I can get a ticket," said Fried.
He was pretty pleased with his treatment in New York.
"I only got cursed at a handful of times on the way in," he said. "These fans are becoming mellow."
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Though there are dots of red in a sea of navy, there seems to be fewer Phillies fans in the stands of Yankee Stadium than there were for Games 1 and 2.
Those that made the trek, though, are not shy about wearing their colors.
Judi Dunn of Haddon Heights planned her trip to New York for months. Her friend Dawn Kozlawski of Chatham, N.J. is a big Yankees fan, and the two decided mid-season that if their teams made the World Series, they would go in person to see them square off.
Dunn, in a Phillies coat and scarf, looked around her. She felt more than a little outnumbered.
"There's 10 of us and 49,000 of them," Dunn joked. "But all of the others are cheering for the wrong team."
Dunn was in a great mood. Why shouldn't she be, she said?
"I am expectantly hopeful," said Dunn, 55. "I am not nervous."
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Yesterday morning, Phillies fan Dakota Hansen did not have tickets to tonight's Phillies-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium.
But by this morning, he had them and was flying across the country to make it to the balllpark on time.
"We made the decision last night," Hansen, 21, a student at Texas A&M University, said. "Me and some friends bought tickets, booked a flight, and here we are."
To be honest, said Hansen, of Waco, Tx., he grew up a Rangers fan. But he caught a World Series game last year, he likes the scrappy Phillies, and he really, really hates the Yankees, he said.
"Utley's going to hit another bomb tonight," Hansen predicted. "Howard's going to break out of the slump."
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Inquirer staff writer Jeff Shields reports:
Mayor Nutter said this morning the city will not pick up the cost of a parade if the Phillies win the World Series.
He said he communicated this to the team, citing a policy in place since shortlty after last year’s Championship Parade under which the city will not take on the costs associated with a parade. The city's final bill for last year's Broad Street bash was about $700,000.
“We do not expect to pick up any of the costs related to that kind of event," he said.
Apparently seeking not to jinx the team, he did not refer to the Phillies by name but instead called them “the main celebrating entity” for such a parade.
The team has to win the 6th and 7th games of the series tonight and tomorrow to retain the title.
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SEPTA reports that service has been restored on the R5 and R6 lines following a fire on an R5 train in West Philadelphia.
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