Ed Barrett’s last day as Lewiston Town Administrator is Tuesday. Daryn Slover / Journal of the Sun Buy this photo LEWISTON – When Ed Barrett came to Lewiston, he inherited a town in deep recession. The first budget he oversaw, in 2010, resulted in around 20 layoffs. Now, a decade later, he fears his retirement […]
Updated at 6:15 p.m. A few dozen protesters were arrested for occupying the Philadelphia City Services building across from City Hall, including – briefly – a reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Police stop protesters inside the City Services building. (Emma Lee / WHYY) People had entered the building, which is closed to the public […]
What there is to know Crew members removed the bronze statue of controversial Philadelphia mayor and former police commissioner Frank Rizzo early Wednesday morning. The withdrawal comes less than a week after Mayor Kenney announced the city was ramping up efforts to withdraw it. On Wednesday, he said the statue represented bigotry, hatred and oppression […]