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Phillies Home Opener Postponed, SEPTA Strike Looming, North Philadelphia Shooting 11 Year Old

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/07/14 12:56 am | updated: 04/07/14 12:56 am

Monday afternoon's game between the Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed until Tuesday due to potential rain in the forecast. The Phillies 2014 home opener will now take place Tuesday, April 8th at 4:05 p.m. All tickets for the postponed April 7th game will be honored for entry into Tuesday's game. All gates, including Ashburn Alley, will open at 1:35 p.m. All Opening Day pregame festivities, including the Citizens Bank Way Opening Day Party and on-field performances, will take place on the rescheduled game date. The Citizens Bank Way Opening Day Party will now begin at 1:00 p.m.

SEPTA and TWU Local 234 officials resumed negotiations Sunday morning, after both sides reported serious progress on Friday and said they were close to a deal. The latest is that any deal that was on the table is now in jeopardy. If no deal is struck, about 5,000 employees could go on strike as early as Monday. In the event of a strike, all city bus and trolley lines, the Market Frankford El, the Broad Street Subway, the Norristown High Speed line, and some bus routes in Bucks and Montgomery Counties would be shut down. Regional Rail lines would not be affected.

UPDATE: SEPTA workers will NOT strike on Monday. Negotiations will resume on Monday. All transit lines will run as normal.

Just before 4pm on Sunday, 22nd District Police responded to calls reporting gunshots at Oxford and Gratz streets in North Philadelphia. When police arrived, they found a boy, 11, with a gunshot wound in his right hip. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he is currently in critical condition. According to police, the 11 year old victim was playing basketball with several friends when he was struck by a stray bullet. After he was shot, he ran into a house and collapsed.

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Cubs 8 Phillies 3

Weather, April 7

Cloudy with rain. High 54 in Center City.

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