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Funding for Fox Chase
Fox Chase Cancer Center last week thanked state Rep. Kevin Boyle and Sens. Jimmy Dillon and Tina Tartaglione for their support in securing $1.5 million in funding for the modernization of its research facilities.
Recognizing Borski for his vision of the riverfront
The Robert A. Borski Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award went to City Councilman and former state Rep. Mike Driscoll for his efforts to revitalize the Delaware River waterfront. Meanwhile, Driscoll and Kathryn Ott Lovell, commissioner of the city Department of Parks and...
$2 Million for Holy Family Hall
State Sen. Jimmy Dillon, state Rep. Pat Gallagher and City Councilman Mike Driscoll last week presented Anne Prisco, president of Holy Family University, with a check from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program for $2 million. The money will be used to renovate...
Dillon opens second office
State Sen. Jim Dillon (D-5th dist.) on Monday opened a second office at 10007 Ferndale St. “I’m excited to be up here,” Dillon said. “The office should be a great asset.” Dillon also has an office on the east side of Roosevelt Boulevard, at 12361 Academy...
Block Gives Back Goes Gala
The Block Gives Back on Saturday night held a “Gala Edition” beef and beer at Philadelphia Ballroom, 2014 Hornig Road. The evening included music, dancing, raffle baskets, a 50/50 and merchandise sales. State Sen. Jim Dillon presented the group with a $50,000...
Philadelphia City Council Considering Implementing Rent Control
Local legislators say that in Philadelphia -- and throughout the entire state of Pennsylvania -- there are no meaningful protections in place that keep landlords from raising rents exponentially. But Philadelphia City Council and state legislators are working on ways...
Funding Mobile Health Services at Fox Chase
Sens. Tina Tartaglione, Jim Dillon and Art Haywood were at Fox Chase Cancer Center last week to present a $1.1 million grant to Temple Health to fund mobile health services. Accepting the check was Mike Young, president and CEO of Temple Health System.
A big helping hand for Caring for Friends
State Sen. Jimmy Dillon, state Reps. Matt Bradford and Joe Hohenstein and others were at Caring for Friends, 12271 Townsend Road, on Monday to present $1.25 million to the agency. The money will go toward a proposed 15,000-square-foot cold storage facility. The total...
$50M Announced To Fund Prosecution Of Gun Violence In PA
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — State Sen. Steve Santarsiero on Monday afternoon announced $50 million in available state funding to investigate and prosecute gun violence crimes in Pennsylvania. “The people we serve call on us to find solutions that will safeguard their homes,...