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Jack Tomczuk

Jack Tomczuk is a Philadelphia native who started as a news reporter for Metro in March 2020 (just a couple days before COVID hit). Previously, he wrote for the Northeast Times, The Sun newspapers in Burlington and Camden counties and the Press of Atlantic City.

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Chestnut Hill East SEPTA
Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill East Line won’t reopen on time, SEPTA says

By Jack Tomczuk
SEPTA cuts
Local

Lawsuit targets SEPTA as cuts, funding talks continue

By Jack Tomczuk
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Crime

FBI offers $10K reward in armored car robbery spree

By Jack Tomczuk
mail ballots
Local

Pennsylvania must count mail ballots with date errors, court rules

By Jack Tomczuk
teachers' union strike
Local

Teachers’ union, school district reach deal, removing strike threat

By Jack Tomczuk
SEPTA cuts
Local

SEPTA cuts leave students stranded, city leaders demand state action

By Jack Tomczuk
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Fern Rock

3 killed, 4 wounded in weekend shootings

By Jack Tomczuk
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Local

What to know as SEPTA cuts go into effect

By Jack Tomczuk
West Philadelphia drug hotspot
West Philadelphia

At 52nd and Arch, a promising model for tackling drug hotspots

By Jack Tomczuk
shooting South Philadelphia
South Philadelphia

Double shooting leaves man dead in South Philadelphia

By Jack Tomczuk
Germantown spa killer
Germantown

Alleged Germantown spa killer turns himself in

By Jack Tomczuk
PGW settlement
Local

Advocates welcome pending PGW rate settlement

By Jack Tomczuk
Regional Rail septa
Local

Regional Rail headaches stem from train fires, safety measures, SEPTA says

By Jack Tomczuk
Germantown spa
Germantown

Husband, business partner wanted in killing of Germantown spa owner

By Jack Tomczuk
Frankford High School
Frankford

Frankford High School, partially closed for more than 2 years, reopens after $30M reno

By Jack Tomczuk
police oversight
Local

Oversight commission spurned in police union contract

By Jack Tomczuk
Roxborough
Roxborough

6th suspect faces charges in deadly 2022 Roxborough High shooting

By Jack Tomczuk
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Local

Philly Democrats rally behind legislation to ‘unmask ICE’

By Jack Tomczuk
Grays ferry mass shooting
Grays Ferry

Second suspect charged in Grays Ferry mass shooting

By Jack Tomczuk
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Local

Philly teachers’ union pushes for contract as strike looms

By Jack Tomczuk
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