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Erin Mccarthy

Philadelphia

Consumer Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer

Consumer reporter @PhillyInquirer. Product of @Penn_State and Delaware County. Email me: [email protected]

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  • 2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy

    When Virginia Jennings’ children were young, and she and her husband had stopped going out with friends in the city, she’d feel a pang of nostalgia whenever a Maxwell taxi drove by their suburban home. Just the sight of a Maxwell cab would take her back to the couple’s pre-kids era in the early 2000s, when they’d call on a Saturday afternoon to lock in their ride for the night. A few hours later, a driver would arrive to take them from their Wayne home to friends’ places in Manayunk or Fairmount.

  • 2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy

    Toll Brothers has purchased the site of a former Catholic school in Jenkintown and plans to start construction on a 55+ community on the property. The Fort Washington-based home builder paid $9.5 million, according to Montgomery County officials, for 46 acres that was the longtime home of St. Basil Academy. The 90-year-old Ukrainian Catholic girls school closed during the pandemic, citing declining enrollment and financial pressures.

  • 2 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy

    Toll Brothers has purchased the site of a former Catholic school in Jenkintown and plans to start construction on a 55+ community on the property. The Fort Washington-based home builder paid $9.5 million, according to Montgomery County officials, for 46 acres that was the longtime home of St. Basil Academy. The 90-year-old Ukrainian Catholic girls school closed during the pandemic, citing declining enrollment and financial pressures.

  • 3 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy

    If heating bills strained your budget this winter, there's a bit of good news. If you live in Pennsylvania, you have two more weeks to apply for a cash grant of up to $1,000. The deadline for LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) has been extended from this Friday, April 4, to Friday, April 18. Meant to help lower-income homeowners and renters who struggle with heating costs, the grants start at $200 and range in size depending on income, household size, and fuel source.

  • 3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy

    If heating bills strained your budget this winter, there’s a bit of good news. If you live in Pennsylvania, you have two more weeks to apply for a cash grant of up to $1,000. The deadline for LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) has been extended from this Friday, April 4, to Friday, April 18. Meant to help lower-income homeowners and renters who struggle with heating costs, the grants start at $200 and range in size depending on income, household size, and fuel source.

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14 Feb 25

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14 Feb 25

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14 Feb 25

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