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Archive: March, 2009

Council budget hearings take up capital projects

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 10:17 AM

Inquirer staff reporter Jeff Shields reports:

City Council is looking at 76 projects in the 2010 capital budget in hearings today.

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Girl, 6, hit by school bus at Fort Dix

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 8:38 AM

Details are sketchy, but a 6-year-old girl was struck by a school bus at Fort Dix this morning and was taken to Cooper University Medical Center.

Fort Dix spokesman Pascual Flores said he did not know the extent of the girl's injuries.

At least one of her parents is with the Air Force, so it's likely the girl lives on Maguire Air Force Base, he said.

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Economy puts South Jersey music festival on hold

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 8:01 AM

Inquirer Staff Report

South Jersey’s Appel Farm Arts and Music is taking a break this year, a victim of the economy and low turnout last year.

The Salem County festival, started in 1989, has featured artists such as Emmylou Harris, Aimee Mann, Joan Armatrading, Jackson Browne and Rufus Wainwright.

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Judge upholds murder charge in car crash death of a police officer

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 6:53 AM

Philadelphia police officer Terry Simpson arrives at the Criminal Justice Center this morning for the preliminary hearing for William Foster, accused of killing his brother, Timothy Simpson. Simpson died from the injuries sustained after his patrol car was struck by a car driven by Foster. (ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer)

Inquirer staff writer Dwight Ott reports:

A Bucks County man accused of killing Philadelphia Police Sgt. Timothy Simpson in a fiery car crash on Nov. 17 was ordered today to stand trial on third-degree murder and other charges.

William Foster, 41 of Levittown, was behind the wheel of a stolen car that hit Simpson’s patrol car as the 46-year-old police officer was responding to a robbery call.

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Archdiocese to close 2 more schools in city and Bucks

POSTED: Monday, March 30, 2009, 1:21 PM

Inquirer staff writer Sam Wood reports:

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia this morning announced it will close two Catholic schools in Philadelphia and Bucks County.

Declining enrollment was cited as the reason for closing St. Benedict Parish School in East Germantown and St. Ann Parish School in Bristol Borough at the end of the school year in June. The parishes of both schools had recommended the closings.

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DA to announce straw purchase gun arrests

POSTED: Monday, March 30, 2009, 10:53 AM

Inquirer staff writer Joseph A. Slobodzian reoprts:

Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham is announcing this morning the arrests of 17 people charged with buying handguns for juveniles.

Abraham also will announce the creation of a new program that targets adults who make so-called straw purchases of guns for those under age 18. Each juvenile arrest in which a gun is recovered will be referred to the Gun Violence Task Force to investigate who provided the weaspon to the juvenile.

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Volunteer firefighter pleads guilty in Dumpster arsons

POSTED: Monday, March 30, 2009, 9:55 AM

Inquirer Staff Report

A South Jersey volunteer firefighter charged with setting numerous Dumpster fires last year has pleaded guilty to creating a false public alarm, authorities announced today.

Mark Dodds, 21, had been charged with setting five Dumpster fires at the Fox Ridge Apartments in Hi-Nella, Camden County.

Dodds was also charged with falsely reporting a fire Feb. 19 in Magnolia, an incident that led to his arrest five days later,said Jason Laughlin, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s office. He pleaded guilty Friday.

As part of his plea agreement, Dodds will be sentenced May 1 to a 60-day prison term and will be forced to resign from his position as a volunteer firefighter with the Hi-Nella Fire Department.

He also will be required to pay resititution to Hi-Nella and Magnolia’s fire department for the costs of his crimes.

Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.

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Argument may have preceded Germantown slaying

POSTED: Monday, March 30, 2009, 9:19 AM

Inquirer staff writer Sam Wood reports:

Philadelphia homicide detectives this morning are investigating a shooting death last night in the city’s Germantown section.

Police were called to the 6300 block of W. Germantown Avenue about 9 p.m. for a report of a person with a gun.

When officers arrived, they found Lamont Watts, 43, on the street, suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

Watts, who lived nearby, was rushed by police to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:12 p.m., said a police spokeswoman.

Investigators, who were looking for the shooter, believe an argument may have preceded the shooting.

Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.

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Sugar House Casino gets first major building permit

POSTED: Friday, March 27, 2009, 11:56 AM

Inquirer Staff Report:

The developers of the Sugar House Casino have obtained their first major construction permit to begin work at the gaming hall’s Delaware River site.

The issuance of the foundation permit came three days after the state Supreme Court appointed a special master to resolve disputes between the developer and the city over construction that have delayed work on the multi-million dollar project.

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