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Back to EpisodesThe Year in Philly, Part 2: Elections, elation, and the end of an era
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A big race in New Jersey underscored a defining national trend from an off-year election cycle, while Philly sports fans kicked off 2025 with another(!) chance to toast their favorite football team. Plus, the long-discussed fate of an iconic Delaware River landmark was finally resolved, as a famed ship bid bon voyage for its final destination. Relive some of the region’s most impactful stories from the last 12 months with Matt Leon and KYW Newsradio’s team of reporters.
00:00 Intro
02:08 New Jersey gubernatorial race ushers in nation-wide off-year election blue wave
06:48 Shapiro, family, and staff survive arson at governor’s mansion in Harrisburg
12:35 Your Philadelphia Eagles - Super Bowl champions, again!
18:40 Philadelphia public schools continue push towards progress
24:27 As well-documented issues linger, Kensington aims to clean up
30:19 The SS United States’ final voyage
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