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WHYY By Bill McKinneyMay 2, 2021 Kensington residents protested the closure of SEPTA’s Somerset Station by marching down Kensington Avenue on March 23, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) I began writing about the Kensington neighborhood where I live and work a few weeks ago in response to the sudden closing of the SEPTA station at Somerset. The abrupt service disruption brought to the surface many issues my community has dealt with for years and in the weeks since, I have watched the news tick on....

WHYY By Alexie Encarnación and Yaritza Román of Northeast Philadelphia run an artisanal ice cream business called Helados Chupi Chupi and are regular vendors at La Placita. (Becca Haydu for WHYY) Walking around La Placita, accompanied by the blasting of bachata music and the lingering smell of pinchos and empanadas, may transport you to Puerto Rico’s shopping and community corridor of the same name in San Juan. At least that’s the hope for the organizers of La Placita Philly, a weekend fl...

Apr 28, 2021 Herbert Miles, 74, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly from Richmond, Ohio, passed away on Sunday evening, April 18 from cardiac arrest due to a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was born September 19, 1946, in Steubenville, Ohio to Herbert and Irene (Watt) Miles. Herb was a conductor for Conrail, retiring in 1999, a US Army Veteran, and a former member of the Edison Local School Board. He was an avid Ohio State Buckeyes and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He would strike up a conversation with an...

Kansas City Southern, in talks on a $ 33.7 billion national competition It will be reviewed by Kansas City Southern management a proposed $ 33.7 billion bid At the hands of Canadian National, the latest twist in the purchase struggle for the U.S. train operator could lead to the biggest merger of the year. Kansas City Southern has already teamed up with CN opponent Canadian Pacific It offered $ 28.9 billion including debt The U.S. will acquire the company in the last month, but shareholders wil...

wiredprnews The Railway group Canadian National has made $ 33.7bn in Kansas City Southern, including loans, as it seeks to cancel a US deal last month with Canada Pacific. A Montreal-based company has donated cash and shares to Kansas City Southern for $ 325 per share, about 21% more than he agreed to give from the Pacific Ocean. However, it needs to be closely monitored because of its size. According to the agreement, Canada National provided shareholders in Kansas City $ 200 in cash and 1,0...

For The Intelligencer In this June 18, 2014, photo, Rod Williams, a Purdue University associate professor of herpetology, holds a hellbender that he and a team of students collected in southern Indianas Blue River near Corydon, Ind. (AP Photo/Rick Callahan) The Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation district went through a long road to get a proposal to take over a piece of land and protect the eastern hellbender on the governor’s desk. Now, thanks to some help from state Rep. Ron Ferguson, R-...

Apr 17, 2021 Lloyd Herbert Ames, 84, of Columbia, Tennessee, formerly of Painesville, Ohio and Hartfield, New York, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. He passed peacefully from his earthly home on an afternoon spent with loved ones, including his nephew Dan H. Ames and his nephew’s wife Diane B. AmesÃ-an afternoon in which the hours were filled with Christian music; prayer; and words of love, support and encouragement. Lloyd was born May 17, 1936 in Hartfield, New York t...

Apr 17, 2021 MAKING THE CASE — Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District Board Chairman Mark Nelson and Projects Manager Aaron Dodds were introduced to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine by state Rep. Ron Ferguson, R-Wintersville, and presented him with information about the eastern hellbender and a property in Jefferson County that is home to the animal the district wants to preserve during his visit to Steubenville on Monday. Permission from the general assembly for DeWine to transfer the proper...

In the April 8, 1871, edition of Cecil Whig, an article describing the ongoing work creating the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad was published. The C&PD began construction in 1866

Courtesy of Rapido.  By Railroad Model Craftsman Staff Rapido Trains, Inc., announced last Friday that it will be producing two all-new HO scale freight cars – the iconic Northeastern-style Steel Caboose and the Santa Fe Rr-56/60/61 Mechanical Reefer.  Though other manufacturers have produced replicas of this caboose in the past, Rapido is promising to produce the most accurate and highly detailed replicas of the classic Northeastern-style Steel Caboose yet. The prototype design was first b...