A $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot an 8-year-old girl. The girl remains in critical condition at Cooper University Hospital. The little girl was hit by a stray bullet in the head during a shootout Wednesday night. Police say there was a target but it wasn't her. Anyone with information on the gunman or incident is urged to contact call Camden County Prosecutor's Office Detective Sherman Hopkins at 856 225-8623 or Camden County Police Department Detective Michael Ross at 856-757-7420. UPDATE: The reward is now $12,000. 8-year-old Gabrielle Hill Carter passed away on Friday evening according to her father.
SEPTA is bringing help for Regional Rail commuters while work progresses on those cars in its Silverliner fleet that are out of service. SEPTA says it's going to offer supplemental Express Bus service during morning and evening rush hours along some of the most heavily travelled routes. This will start after Labor Day - on Tuesday, Sept. 6 - to accommodate increased ridership as customers return from summer vacations and students head back to school.
Chestnut Hill East, Chestnut Hill West, Wyndmoor/St. Martins and Sedgwick Stations (Chestnut Hill East and West Lines): To-and-from the Fern Rock Transportation Center to connect with the Broad Street Line and Broad Ridge Spur:
- AM Express Buses depart at 6:30am, 7:30am and 8:30am from Chestnut Hill East Station, with stops at Chestnut Hill West Station, Wyndmoor/St. Martins Station and Sedgwick Station.
- PM Express Buses depart Fern Rock at 4pm, 5pm and 6pm with stops to the same stations.
Fox Chase Station (Fox Chase Line): To-and-from the Fern Rock Transportation Center for connections with the Broad Street Line and Broad Ridge Spur:
- AM Express Buses depart Fox Chase Station at 6:30am, 7:30am and 8:30am
- PM Express Buses depart Fern Rock at 4pm, 5pm and 6pm to Fox Chase Station.
Pennsylvania Sen. Anthony Hardy William says HBO's John Oliver 'went too far' with a rant poking fun at Pennsylvania's charter school system. Williams sent a letter to the comedy show host after Oliver’s assertion on his Sunday show that Pennsylvania's "charter schools are terrible†and a gamble with children’s education. Williams pointed out that the charter schools offer an alternative to families who can’t afford to move to a better school district. Watch John Oliver's segment here and read the letter below.
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | responded: 08/26 4:59 pm
August 24, 2016
Mr. John Oliver
C/O CBS Broadcasting Center
530 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Dear John,
This an official “Dear John†letter – we have to part ways. I really do enjoy your wit and informative style, but you went too far with your segment on Pennsylvania’s charter schools.
For some of the missteps that you referenced, let’s start with the unnecessary bashing of the birthplace of freedom, when you said “remember this is the state that has the worst football fans, the worst bell, and the worst regional delicacy.†My Friend (that’s a Quaker reference), this is also the state that has TWO NFL teams that compete ever year for the RING (Okay, maybe only one). This is the state that has world renowned art museums. This is the state that has the best food, amongst which are the best cheese steaks in the world. This is the state that gave birth to Ben Franklin’s ideas and our country’s experiment with democracy. And yes, this is the state that has some of the best public charter schools, delivering quality education to children who can’t afford to move to a better district!
By the way, you also forgot to mention in your ‘charter schools are terrible’ commentary that this is also the state where traditional public schools have some major challenges (see attached). These stories range from teachers and principals caught cheating on standardized testing to embezzlement – unfortunate commentary on any institution which receives public funding, charter or traditional.
Further, forget what a biased Pennsylvanian politico who believes that families should have a choice in the education of their children has to say on the subject, refer to Stanford University’s study that gave credibility to value of charters. Their Center for Research on Education Outcomes reported in 2015 that “urban charter schools on average achieve significantly greater student success in both math and reading, which amounts to 40 additional days of learning growth in math and 28 days of additional growth in reading.†I’m just saying.
So, my man (that’s a Philly reference), I did say this was a “Dear John†letter which means: good bye. I can’t watch you anymore.though I’m probably lying to myself.
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