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 The intersection of Routes 22 and 252 in Valley Forge National Park was the scene of a massive sewer spill in March. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Multiple sewer line breaks leaves big questions in Valley Forge area

Last month, a ruptured sewer main spilled five million gallons of raw sewage into a Chester County creek near Valley Forge. It was ...

12 years ago

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 One of many breakout sessions at Saturday's gentrification forum in Germantown. (Photo courtesy of Germantown United CDC)

‘Challenges and opportunities’ of gentrification discussed at weekend forum in Germantown

To change or not to change: That isn’t the question. How to manage the evolution occurring in Germantown in ways that benefi ...

12 years ago

 Atiya Perry, 24, was found strangled inside an East Chelten Avenue apartment in Sept. 2012. (Photo from Perry's Facebook page)

Trial underway for Germantown man accused of strangling his pregnant wife

Jury selection started Monday morning in the case of a 28-year-old man who allegedly strangled his pregnant girlfriend inside a one-bedro ...

12 years ago

Proposal would ask Philly voters to create Dept. of Prisons

A Philadelphia City Council Committee has approved two bills asking voters to approve changes to the city charter affecting prisons and s ...

12 years ago

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Sterling’s racist rant renders satire impossible

As President Obama has said, “When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don’t really have to do anything, yo ...

12 years ago

 Citizens Campaign moderator (left) Heather Taylor with five of the six Trenton mayoral candidates. (Courtesy of the Citizens Campaign)

What impact will Trenton’s next mayor have on the city schools?

At the mayoral forum Saturday morning “Setting Trenton’s Education Agenda,” sponsored by the ...

12 years ago

Down the Shore

No students injured in Monday morning school bus accident in Jackson

No students were injured in a two-vehicle accident involving a school bus in Jackson Monday morning. At 7:36 a.m., Jackson police ...

12 years ago

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Lifestyle

Yes, Pfizer wants to take over AstraZeneca

Pfizer confirmed Monday via press release that, yes, it is trying to gobble up fellow drugmaker AstraZeneca. Pfizer confirmed Mond ...

12 years ago

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 The smoke plume from the forest fire in Waterford Sunday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of @taeganlong via Twitter)
Down the Shore

Wharton State Forest fire nearing full containment

A forest fire in Wharton State Forest in South Jersey is nearing full containment.  The conflagration near Atsion Lake i ...

12 years ago

 Ed Dunn, the head coach of the MLK High Cougars football team, was interviewed before Wednesday's premiere of 'We Could Be King' in New York City. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

‘We Could Be King’ documentary airs at 9 p.m. Monday on ESPN2

Originally scheduled to air at 8 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2, the documentary about the Martin Luther King High School Cougars football team w ...

12 years ago

(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Union blasts Gov Christie for killing pay raises at the Pinelands Commission

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12 years ago

Tree plantings intended to make an ‘example’ out of Chelten Avenue in Germantown

Thanks to a partnership between Tree Germantown, Tree Philly and Germantown United CDC, the 100 block of W. Chelten Ave. is now home to a ...

12 years ago

National Interest

John Boehner, sipping a fine whine

John Boehner is a standard country-club Republican who’s happily hard-wired to wave the party flag (low taxes, fewer regs), pass th ...

12 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Val Arkoosh first TV ad stars her daughter

‘Tis the season of the child. Physician Valerie Arkoosh debuts the first TV ad (above) of her congressional campaign today, ...

12 years ago

Cook-Wiss community runs 5K for school funds [gallery]

Community supporters came out to Cook-Wissahickon Elementary School’s annual 5K run/walk on Saturday morning.  The cour ...

12 years ago

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