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Delaware task force nabs online predator

In an online undercover investigation, the Delaware Child Predator Task Force gathered just enough evidence to charge and arrest a Newpor ...

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SEPTA says canceled trains reflect chronic problem

SEPTA says crew shortages prompted cancellation of eight trains last weekend, and the problem is chronic and may worsen. ...

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Huh?! Tornado alley doesn’t require shelters?!

  How is it possible that a small city situated smack in the middle of Oklahoma’s tornado alley, a community that had a ...

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Decoration Day Ceremony at Laurel Hill May 26

The traditional Decoration Day service of the Grand Army Meade Post #1 will be recreated at historic Laurel Hill Cemetery, the site of th ...

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Sedgwick Theater among several downtown Mt. Airy properties up for sale

Mt.Airy’s Sedgwick Theater is up for sale along with several other properties along the 7100 block of Germantown Avenue. Property o ...

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Zoning board approves Manayunk school conversion, Chestnut Hill College signs

The zoning board of adjustment Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a plan that would convert the former St. Lucy School in Manayunk to apartme ...

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35-year-old East Germantown man slain after reportedly pointing gun at police

A police-involved shooting took the life of a Germantown man on Wednesday night. According to police, officers from the 14th Distr ...

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Sculptor Jonathan Shahn continues legacy of his famous artist parents

This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. Roosevelt would probably be just another tree-lined New J ...

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The final month: Comcast founder Ralph J. Roberts ‘proud to be associated’ with Germantown High

As the final day of Germantown High School’s 99-year history approaches — the Class of ’13 will don caps and gowns on J ...

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Third-degree murder charge for Rhawnhurst couple who lost second child to faith-healing death

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Turning Bainbridge Green from a place to park into a public space

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May 23: SEPTA engineer shortage | Voter targeting | HUD hears Queen Lane Tower alternatives | Union protests | Greater Philadelphia’s educational pull | Report on youth homelessness | New fro-yo shop

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Paine’s Park opens, already overflowing with skaters [video]

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Tax collection and foreclosure bill amended, headed for vote

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Demanding contract deals, Philly union workers protest at U.S. mayors’ event hosted by Nutter

Hundreds of blue-collar municipal workers took to the streets Wednesday afternoon to demand that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter settle ...

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