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Springfield police reports: Ambulance's stretcher stolen; wallet lifted
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (366+ words) The latest reports from the Springfield Township Police Department: Theft: At 2: 29 p. m. a medical stretcher was reported stolen from an ambulance transport vehicle on the property of Keystone Quality Transport in the 1200 block of East Woodland Avenue sometime overnight. Theft: At…...
Springfield School District approves nearly 3% tax increase
3+ day, 32+ min ago (436+ words) Springfield School District property owners are facing a tax increase. At the recent school board meeting, elected officials approved a 2. 95 percent increase in the real estate tax levy for Springfield Township and Morton for 2026-27. The assessment will move from the…...
Baseball: Springfield bats break out early, Rea deals in win over Ridley
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (1252+ words) RIDLEY TWP. " Springfield is playing winning baseball, and Jack Rea is right in the middle of the Cougars" resurgence. The Cougars have taken their lumps, but they"ve continued trending up. The 6-2 senior Rea has been a reliable arm since…...
Springfield enacts 1 percent EIT, plans for property tax reduction
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (991+ words) Springfield Township will enact a 1 percent earned income tax'while committing to a nearly 20 percent reduction in real estate taxes. By a 5-1 vote township commissioners passed the ordinance at their meeting Tuesday night. The EIT will take effect July 1. First Ward…...
New suitors emerge for Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (967+ words) Two bidders have emerged to buy the closed Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital and all that's needed is the federal bankruptcy court's approval. Court records show that Chariot Allaire Partners LLC wants to purchase the Crozer-Chester Medical Center for…...
Springfield police reports: Man assaulted, pushed off bus; 14 year-old repeat shoplifter
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (407+ words) Assault: At 8: 30 p. m. Officers were called to Springfield Mall for a fight on a SEPTA bus. A male suffered face and head injuries after being struck several times by another male on the bus and then pushed out of the bus…...
Springfield police investigating antisemitic graffiti
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) Springfield police report they are actively investigating antisemitic and racist graffiti that was discovered on the exterior wall of Wells Fargo Bank on the 800 block of Baltimore Pike early" Tuesday. .. Springfield police report they are actively investigating antisemitic and racist…...
Dwindling volunteerism requires an EIT, Springfield commissioners say at special meeting
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1327+ words) The deterioration of volunteer emergency services, and what comes after, is the driving force behind a proposed EIT in Springfield, commissioners say. At a town hall meeting Monday night commissioners President Jeff Rudolph led a presentation on the proposed 1 percent…...
Springfield St. Paddy's Parade celebrates family, community, Irish heritage
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (508+ words) SPRINGFIELD " In what many longtime Springfield residents called "the largest parade to date," the 2026 Springfield St. Patrick's Day Parade drew thousands to the township on Saturday to celebrate Irish heritage and enjoy a social gathering under sunny skies. "It was…...
Boys Basketball: Springfield gets in its zone to rattle off another win
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (969+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A season like the one that Springfield's boys basketball team aspires to doesn't just come in the marquee moments. It is built on passing the myriad small tests that the schedule presents, the games where all else being equal,…...