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    It’s Friday, folks. The weekend is upon us, and we aren’t the only ones ready to party: With the annual Pennsylvania Society gathering under way in New York City, Tom Macdonald’s finding out the details of a previously cancelled, very special cocktail party back on just for Tom Corbett.

    In health and science, Carolyn Beeler’s looking into the $5 million grant West Chester University received to expand its geothermal system on campus. Also, she’ll be looking into reports of patients getting tasered at the hospital.

    In possible recession indicators, Susan Phillips finds out why Parochial school enrollment is declining.

    Elizabeth Fiedler will be putting in calls to Florida: the Blackhawks are Pop Warner Superbowl-bound this weekend, but what about that week-long absence from school they had to take to get there?

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    In arts and culture, Peter Crimmins has a report for you about local ballerinas in the Black Swan movie that comes out today, and a story about opera singers at the Comcast Center.

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