Philadelphia

08/24/2007 -- Philadelphia Phillies -vs- New York Mets (Aug. 27-30):

**MONDAY: 7:05 p.m. ... Gate openings: Ashburn Alley - 4:35 p.m. (Alley Hour concession specials until 5:35 p.m.); Other gates - 5:35 p.m. ... Broadcast: CW-57, WPHT 1210 AM, WUBA 1480 AM (Spanish).
• Ceremonial first pitch: thrown by an AutoTrader representative.
• Modell's Sporting Goods Honorary Bat Boy and Batgirl to be honored pregame.
• Phanatic & Mascot Celebration: Approximately 11 mascots will join the Phanatic in honor of the annual Mascot Hall of Fame induction.    » read more »

August 14, 2007 -- PHILADELPHIA – For the first time in more than 50 years, Philadelphia middle and high school students will now receive free transportation to school, just like students in the rest of the commonwealth, as a result of the state’s increased investments in education and transportation in bills signed last month by Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell.    » read more »

June 28th, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Department of Labor has provided $4.8 million to the Philadelphia School District to reduce youth involvement in gangs. The funding was secured by Senator Specter in the FY07 Supplemental Appropriations Bill.    » read more »

Increased Funding, Better Fiscal Oversight By The School Reform Commission Needed To Sustain School Reform In Philadelphia

June 4, 2007 -- HARRISBURG – Increased funding and better fiscal oversight by the School Reform Commission are needed to sustain school reform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania state Budget Secretary Michael J. Masch said today in a report to the Governor and the Mayor of Philadelphia on the school district’s finances.    » read more »