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Woman wanted for placing skimming device on Sansom Street ATM

Posted on 08 November 2016 by Mike Lyons

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Surveillance video shows the suspect entering the lobby of the Inn at Penn (from the Philly Police Blog).

Police are looking for a woman who they say placed a device on an ATM at the Inn at Penn at 36th and Sansom and skimmed credit card numbers.

The device, which is designed to look just like the slot through which you slide a card, was fit over the machine’s slot on Oct. 8 in the lobby ATM and was able to intercept debit and credit card numbers, police said. The device was discovered after three days.  Continue Reading

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Suffragette’s grave at The Woodlands gets visitors on Election Day

Posted on 08 November 2016 by WestPhillyLocal.com

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Did you know that suffrage leader Mary Grew (1813-1896) is buried at the Woodlands cemetery (40th and Woodland)? According to the Woodlands staff, there have already been some visitors to the grave this morning. If you would like to visit the grave and pay respects but don’t know where it is, look for balloons to the east of the Hamilton Mansion (Photo courtesy of The Woodlands).

 

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West Philly residents tweet from the polls

Posted on 08 November 2016 by WestPhillyLocal.com

Polls were busy this morning in West Philly/University City. This photo was taken at 8:30 a.m. at the Garden Court polling station:

Here are some more tweets from West Philly voters:

Polls will close at 8 p.m. Here’s some important information for those who are planning to vote later today.

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Election Day! Here are some things to keep in mind as you head to the polls

Posted on 08 November 2016 by Mike Lyons

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A reminder to vote posted near The Woodlands on Woodland Avenue.

In case you hadn’t heard, today is election day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Registered voters who are in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Check on your voter registration status here and find your polling place here.

Other than the presidency, the seats on this year’s ballot include (from the non-partisan Committee of Seventy):

• One of PA’s two seats in the U.S. Senate

• All 18 PA seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
James Roebuck (D) is running unopposed in the 188th District and Vanessa Lowery Brown (D) is running opposed in the 190th.  Continue Reading

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Hillary Clinton visits Cedar Park Cafe

Posted on 07 November 2016 by WestPhillyLocal.com

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Hillary Clinton campaigned in Philadelphia over the weekend and visited West Philly’s Cedar Park neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. She stopped by Cedar Park Cafe on the 4900 block of Baltimore Avenue and talked to customers and residents who gathered outside the cafe.

Many thanks to Mary Ellen McCarty for sharing photos of Clinton’s short visit to Cedar Park with us.

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Don’t throw away that TransPass! SEPTA offers credit for pre-strike passes

Posted on 07 November 2016 by WestPhillyLocal.com

If you purchased a SEPTA TransPass and could not use it due to the recent SEPTA transit strike, don’t throw it away. SEPTA is offering a credit voucher for unused Weekly or Monthly TransPasses (passes not punched in the validation block) that will be good towards the purchase of another SEPTA fare product. SEPTA customers may bring the unused TransPass product to any Pass Sales location – SEPTA Sales Offices and Retail Outlets.

Requests for fare credits for unused TransPasses will be honored through January 31, 2017.

Weekly TransPass valid for travel October 31 – November 6, 2016

• $20.00 Credit Voucher
• Credit available beginning Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Weekly TransPass valid for travel November 7 – November 13, 2016

• $4.00 Credit Voucher
• Credit available beginning Monday, November 14, 2016  Continue Reading

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