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2012 Penn Charter graduation ceremony in photos
William Penn Charter School held its graduation ceremony for 93 students on its East Falls campus on Saturday. Check out these phot ...
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Top five things to watch in NW Philly
Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: A tumultuous year for public and parochial sc ...
14 years ago
Gov. Christie says he supports income tax credit for seniors during AARP event in Trenton
AARP New Jersey State President Dave Mollen told a group of 400 AARP members and supporters that property taxes and keeping seniors out o ...
14 years ago
Foursquare and GPTMC get artsy with ‘Check In to a Masterpiece’
Foursquare and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation have partnered up on a new campaign allowing users of the popular a ...
14 years ago
Children’s book illustrator E. B. Lewis: Mentoring kids requires showing you care about them
The theme at the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement’s (NIM) 23 Annual Assembly on Thursday ...
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Vineland, N.J. gets a text message tip line
Though its iPhone app is still in development, Vineland, New Jersey has entered the digital age and now offers a text message tip line fo ...
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Nominate a young environmentalist in Delaware
Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is looking for nominees for its 19th annual young environmentalist ...
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Bredenbeck’s mural is underway after being dreamt up a decade ago
Scaffolding has been erected, primer has been applied and residents await the arrival of Chestnut Hill’s first mural. But for Brede ...
14 years ago
Race Street Pier free summer ‘Awesome Fest’ film series begins tonight
Take in a screening under the stars tonight on the Race Street Pier. The Awesome Fest ...
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Free microchips available for Delco dogs
Nether Providence Township and the Delaware County Kennel Club are partnering up to provide free microchips to any Delaware County dog. < ...
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Cobblestone repair project will affect entire length of Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill
NewsWorks has learned that the cobblestones repair project on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill will go from Mermaid Lane all the u ...
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Neighbors restore West Philly’s Carroll Park
Carroll Park has been evolving since the 1920s when it began as a privately owned and racially discriminatory gathering place. Aft ...
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NPR parodies ‘Here’s my number, so call me maybe’
From Top-40 radio to Facebook posts, Carly Rae Jespen’s No. 1 hit, “Call Me Maybe” seems to be popping up everywhere, even on NPR.< ...
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FBI searches for Horsham’s ‘straw hat’ bank robber
Horsham Township Police and the FBI are searching for the man who robbed the Colonial American Bank on Welsh Road in Horsham, Pa. on Frid ...
14 years ago
Hundreds rally in Philadelphia to support ‘religious freedom’
About 200 people rallied in Philadelphia Friday, calling on the federal government to stop what they term “morally offensive” ...
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