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 At a public meeting on Wednesday, Principal Milton Alexander pitches Camelot Schools to Germantown community members. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Top 7 stories of the week in NW Philly

Here’s a look back at what you may have missed on NewsWorks this week: 1. ...

13 years ago

 Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to weaken further as it heads westward.

Tropical Storm Dorian weakens as it moves through the tropical Atlantic Ocean

Tropical Storm Dorian has weakened as it chugs along in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Located about 1135 miles east of the Northern ...

13 years ago

 A super WaWa like this one will be built on Rt. 130 across from the post office. (Photo courtesy of WaWa)

Super Wawa for Route 130 in Hamilton approved

The back-and-forth over the proposal to build a 24-hour Wawa gas station and convenience store on Route 130 in Hamilton has finally been ...

13 years ago

 Protesters pray the rosary for staff members in the Montgomery Country Register of Wills office. (Ann Marie Awad/for NewsWorks)

Protesters stage ‘pray-in’ against same-sex marriage in Montgomery County courthouse

It was a busy day at the office of the Montgomery County Register of Wills Friday. While same-sex couples filed for marriage l ...

13 years ago

 Heavy traffic in the area of the fire. (Photo: Google Maps)

Vehicle fire on I-195 westbound in Jackson

Emergency service units are on the scene of a vehicle fire on I-195 westbound west of Exit 22 in Jackson, according to 511nj.org. ...

13 years ago

 In this NOAA photo, the rip current is surging seaward in the area between the red arrows.

How to spot, avoid, escape rip currents

This comprehensive rip current safety information could save your life. Can you spot a rip current? Study the above National Ocean ...

13 years ago

 New Jersey's medical marijuana program is tightly regulated compared to other states likes California and Colorado (Photo from Shutterstock)

South Jersey medical marijuana dispensary expected to open in September

A new medical marijuana dispensary is scheduled to open in South Jersey in the coming weeks. Compassionate Care Foundation, Inc. i ...

13 years ago

 Aerial view of the Monmouth Executive Airport. (Photo from Bing Maps)

Small plane crashes in Monmouth County

Authorities are investigating a small plane crash that occurred shortly before 2:30 p.m. today at the Monmouth Executive Airport on Route ...

13 years ago

 Cape May students attend the Lower Cape May Regional School District.

Cape May threatens to leave school district

Classrooms may be empty, but on the southern tip of New Jersey, a school issue has been sizzling all summer. Officials in the ...

13 years ago

 Chester Mayor John Linder join other government and business leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new grocery store, Bottom Dollar, at 15th and Edgemont streets, expected to open early next year. The city hasn’t had a grocery store in over a decade. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)

City without a store no more: Two markets coming to Chester

For more than a decade, residents of Chester, Pennsylvania, have looked elsewhere for basic groceries. That’s about to change, and ...

13 years ago

New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

N.J. Assembly Speaker weighs political future

One of the U.S. Senate candidates in New Jersey is uncertain about her political future. Democrat Sheila Oliver wants to win the S ...

13 years ago

Pa. Supreme Court returns to full panel of justices

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court will finally be up to its full complement of seven judges Tuesday with the swearing-in of Correale Ste ...

13 years ago

 William R. Hite, Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, speaks during a news conference at Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Philly School District restores some music teachers, secretaries

The Philadelphia School District, which in June laid off about 3,850 employees, finally delivered a tiny bit of good news Friday. ...

13 years ago

Barrymore Award-winning actress Catharine Slusar portrays Prospero. Several of the roles are gender-flipped in Shakespeare in Clark Park's version of
Arts & Entertainment

West Philly’s Clark Park an enchanted island for an evening of Shakespeare

Shakespeare in Clark Park continues an eight-year tradition of bringing free performances to the masses with its production of “The ...

13 years ago

 Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, addresses the National Urban League in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Sybrina Fulton tells Philly audience of losing her son Trayvon

The day after hosting U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the National Urban League conference in Philadelphia today heard from the mother ...

13 years ago

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