Pennsylvania Game Commission Mapping Center

The new Pennsylvania Game Commission Mapping Center is now available with several improvements. A cleaner mobile-friendly interface, faster access to maps and info, live data from authoritative sources. Improved search, navigation and overall performance.

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Philadelphia’s professional lacrosse team to play for PLL Championship

The Philadelphia Waterdogs will play for the 2026 U.S. Bank  Premier Lacrosse League Championship after defeating the Boston Cannons, 13-10, in Monday’s semifinal at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah.

Philadelphia will face the Denver Outlaws on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 12:30 p.m. ET at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., less than 90 miles from Philadelphia, and the game will be televised nationally on ABC. The Waterdogs are seeking their second PLL championship after winning the franchise’s first title in 2022.

The Waterdogs’ roster features three players with hometown roots in the Philadelphia area and New Jersey. Michael Sowers is a native of Dresher, Pa., and attended Upper Dublin High School. CJ Kirst is from Bernardsville, N.J., and attended Delbarton School. Midfielder Dox Aitken is from Villanova, Pa., and attended Haverford High School.

Sowers and Kirst, both finalists for the PLL’s MVP award, led the way against Boston by combining for nine points on five goals and four assists. Sowers recorded a career-high 51 points this season, while Kirst set a PLL single-season record with 34 goals.

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Wanted: Suspect for Shooting Incident

The Philadelphia Police Department and the Shooting Investigation Unit is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the suspect depicted in the following video for the incident that occurred on August 31st, 2026 inside of store located on the 5900 block of Haverford Avenue. The suspect entered a commercial establishment located on 5900 Haverford Avenue at 12:08 am and fired a semi-automatic firearm striking the victim in his shoulder.

Lathrop – Cleary’s NoteBook News

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Adel  C. 

On January 14, 2007. (nee Guter) Age 83. Formerly of Gloucester City. Of the Masonic Home in Burlington Township. Devoted and loving mother of Barbara Ann Fritz (Robert) of Woodbury Heights, Franklin W. Lathrop, Jr. (Lynda) of Marlton and Donald Lathrop (Denise) of Williamstown. Beloved grandmother of Donna Jean Vivaldi (Tony), Lorie Lynn Clayton (Adam), Julie Theresa White (Craig), Rev. Justin C. Lathrop (Jennifer); Melissa Aynne Lathrop, Donald A. Lathrop (Jill) and Deanna L. Lathrop.

Dear great- grandmother of 7. Adel was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and moved to Gloucester City in 1946. She was a resident for over 60 years and was a faithful parishioner of Saint Mary’s R.C. Church in Gloucester City where she attended daily morning Mass.

Adel was a seamstress for over 50 years for the Bonnell Dress Company in Camden. She loved to play bingo, go to the casinos, dance and play with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday Evening from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday morning from 8:30 to 10:15 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated 11 am at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, (at Atlantic Street) Gloucester City. Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. 

Family requests that memorial donations be made in Adel’s memory to Masonic Home of New Jersey: Memorial Fund c/o 902 Jacksonville Road, Burlington, New Jersey 08016 or to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s  Research Foundation: One Intrepid Square: West 46th  Street and 12th Avenue, New York, New York  10036.

Please write in the memo of the check Adel C. Lathrop. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Adel C. Lathrop.

Rowan Women’s Soccer Past Penn State-Brandywine

Seven different players found the back of the net as #18 Rowan posted an 8-0 shutout win at Penn State-Brandywine on Thursday.

Alexis Dzierzgowski led the offense with two goals and an assist. The Profs (3-0) got first-half scores from Cailey Bozinis, Sara Wiedeman, Angela Oliveto, Sydney Murphy, and Renata Cicala to stake the team to a 5-0 lead at the break.

After Dzierzgowski scored in the 51st and 55th minutes respectively, the sophomore assisted on the final score of the day in the 90th minute, setting up Alodia Traenkner to account for the scoring.

Goalies Enya Carthy and Ava Turrisi saw one shot combined to pick up the team’s second clean sheet of the year.

Penn State-Brandywine’s Jasmin Alvarez recorded 12 stops.

Philadelphia Police Investigating Double Homicide

The following information is preliminary and subject to change. Updates will be shared as they become available.

The Homicide Unit is investigating a double homicide by shooting that occurred in the 22nd District on the 2300 block of North 18th Street at approximately 5:31 p.m. An adult female and an adult male were transported by police to Temple University Hospital, where they were both pronounced deceased at 5:54 p.m. The scene is being held, and a firearm was recovered at the location. The investigation is ongoing with the Homicide Unit. The motive is unknown at this time.

New Jersey Has a Website to Check Your Property Tax Relief Application Status

If you’ve applied for 2025 property tax relief and want to know where your application stands, New Jersey has launched an improved online status checker. This tool shows whether your application was received, where it is in the review process, whether you need to take action, and your payment status.

The status checker is available 24/7 at PropertyTaxRelief.NJ.gov. Enter your Social Security number and zip code to see your application status instantly. The tool is mobile-friendly and works for both PAS-1 applications (for residents 65+ or with a qualifying disability) and ANCHOR applications.

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Coast Guard Rescues Injured Hiker

ASTORIA, Ore. —  A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station North Bend assisted with the evacuation of an injured hiker from a lava field near North Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness, Saturday, Sept 5.   

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Massive Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Lettuce Declared Over

By Mary Walrath-Holdridge

Iceberg lettuce was tied to a outbreak of cyclospora cases. By Ildar Imashev, Getty Images

The outbreak at the center of the nation’s largest known surge of the explosive diarrhea illness cyclosporiasis is over, officials say.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the outbreak, linked directly to lettuce, as ended on Sept. 11, with a tally of 12,883 lab-confirmed cases across 21 states since May 1.

The CDC is still investigating several case clusters of the parasitic illness nationwide, but has only identified the source of one – iceberg lettuce grown by produce giant Taylor Farms in Mexico. At least five other outbreaks are still under investigation, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s foodborne illness investigations page.

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Nominate Excellence in Historic Preservation – 2026 Preservation Awards

Help us recognize the people and projects preserving New Jersey’s history!

Preservation New Jersey is currently accepting nominations for the 2026 New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards, and we want to hear from you.

Each year, the Preservation Awards celebrate the outstanding individuals, organizations, projects, and initiatives making a meaningful impact on historic preservation throughout the Garden State. From exceptional rehabilitation and restoration projects to preservation leadership, advocacy, education, and scholarship, these awards recognize the people and work helping ensure New Jersey’s historic places have a future.

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