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Former N.J. scoutmaster sentenced to 85 years for sex assaults
A judge has sentenced a former Boy Scouts leader in southern New Jersey to 85 years in prison for sexually assaulting five boys in Atlant ...
13 years ago
Lump sum budget counts on $440 million not yet secured for Philly schools; principals storm Council
The School Reform Commission voted Thursday to approve a ...
13 years ago
Chaka Fattah Jr.: I’m suing the IRS to find out who leaked my personal info to the press
As son of the area’s ...
13 years ago
Poll: Half of Americans fear a new cold war with Russia
The East-West war of words grows ever louder following Russia’s annexation of the Ukranian region of Crimea. We learn what American ...
13 years ago
ListenOptimism voiced at second PhillyRising meeting in southwest Germantown
In late February, southwest Germantown residents gathered inside the Southside Church Center to celebrate the neighborhood’s new pa ...
13 years ago
Wilmington mayor proposes tax hike for 2015 budget
Wilmington residents might have dodged property tax increases in the past, but this could change once Fiscal Year 2015 begins on July 1.& ...
13 years ago
New documentary shows impact of music on Delaware Alzheimer’s patient
Buna Fletcher was so smart, she graduated from college at the age of 19. She was an artist and an art teacher who beca ...
13 years ago
Weekly Entertainment Guide – Cherry Blossom Fest, Figaro Plays, and PAFA in Bloom
Looking for something to do this week? WHYY’s Robin Bloom has some recommendations on what’s happening around the Philadelphi ...
13 years ago
Review: Winning ‘The West’ with shtik and bravura
Here’s how the West was won: with toe-tapping music, old-fashioned bravura, a good deal of mime and plenty of movement. And ...
13 years ago
Rookie lawmaker sets his own course
It’s always fascinating when you see a politician who defies convention and thumbs his nose at the rules of the game. ItR ...
13 years ago
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