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New Pa. law allows students to repeat a grade, but the deadline to decide is one week away
All Pa. K-12 students now have the option to repeat a grade, but the deadline to apply is right around the corner and many families are unaware of the opportunity.
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Mount Laurel community says white neighbor’s racist rant is the tip of the iceberg
Edward Mathews’ racist rant against a Black neighbor, captured on viral video, has left a mark on what neighbors describe as a peaceful, multi-cultural community.
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Can $55 million help stop the spike in Wilmington gun violence?
City Council members hope to advise Mayor Mike Purzycki how best to spend American Rescue Plan funds to fight the outbreak of gun violence.
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Music festivals, blueberries, tango, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
This weekend features a Blueberry Festival in Media, and several live music options including the Philadelphia Piazzolla Festival.
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Listen 4:11Philly study shows strong correlation between unemployment and gun violence
The city’s research comes as the city continues to experience a surge in gun violence.
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Pa. man charged in attack on AP photographer, police at Capitol
Body camera footage captured Byerly assaulting three Metropolitan Police Department officers, according to the affidavit.
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Temple University tuition for in-state students rises for the first time in two years
Come fall, in-state tuition will be $16,488 a year; out-of-state, $29,712. The university says it offset costs with budget cuts to keep tuition low.
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Housing activists drop lawsuit against Kenney administration over encampment sweeps
Housing activists withdrew a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration over a plan to allegedly displace people living in a Kensington encampment.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Health ambassadors successful in increasing vaccination rates
According to the New Jersey Department of Health, over the past four weeks, vaccination rates are up 9% in Ewing, 15% in Perth Amboy, and 11% in Passaic.
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Second member of white Fishtown vigilante group charged with assault
Philly police have arrested Richard Goodwin for allegedly assaulting a man during a violent gathering of mostly white men in Fishtown amid last June’s protests.
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Keith Gibson is accused of killing four people and injuring several others while on probation for a manslaughter conviction in Delaware.
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To get more electric vehicles, N.J. wants more charging stations
New Jersey is pushing for new rules to grow its network of charging systems built for trucks and other heavy vehicles.
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14 days after Florida condo collapse, no signs of survivors
No one has been rescued from the site since the first hours after the building collapsed on June 24 when many of its residents were asleep.
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Knockout: Philly design board approves plan for housing at Blue Horizon boxing site
The plan approved by Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review board would put a 13-story apartment tower in the site of the historic boxing ring.
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Brass birds flock to Delaware River to launch a series of waterfront sculptures
‘A Moment Without You,’ a subtle and grief-stricken work, is the first of five sculptures to be installed along the Delaware River waterfront.
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