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UDel Frisbee team will miss commencement for tournament
Who needs to walk across the stage in a cap and gown, anyway? Seniors on University of Delaware’s Women’s Club Frisbee ...
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Senate committee considers Markell’s nominee for Sec. of Education
The Senate Executive Committee is expected to consider Gov. Markell’s pick to replace Lillian Lowery as Secretary of Education. ...
14 years ago
West Philly streets close as ‘Penn Christmas’ approaches
Christmas comes just once a year. Unless you stop by the University of Pennsylvania after the students move out every spring. R ...
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DuPont opens new facility at Chestnut Run
DuPont officials to cut the ribbon on a new facility at Chestnut Run. DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman will be joined by Governor Markell a ...
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Nutter’s looming senior-citizenship meshes with PCA’s ‘original social network’ campaign
The sign that Mayor Michael Nutter posted on the front door of Germantown’s Center in the Park on Tuesday morning, not too far from ...
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Former Pepsi CEO named top executive at Aramark
With Aramark Corp. Joseph Neubauer stepping down, the company has chosen a former Pepsi Co. CEO to take his place. Eric Foss, who ...
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Denn visits Pediatric and Adolescent Center
Lt. Gov. Matt Denn unveils new online tools to help parents and health care providers identify possible developmental issues with t ...
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Philadelphia City Council grills school officials pleading for more money
Those in charge of the Philadelphia public schools got grilled today while asking City Council for more money. “We nee ...
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Penn gets $25 million to study breast cancer genes
Two University of Pennsylvania alumni donated $25 million to start a new cancer research center at the school. The Basser Research Center ...
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Penn President Amy Gutmann gets contract extension
University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann will spend the next several years at the helm of the Ivy League school. Trustees ...
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Sendak’s passing leaves us wanting
My boys don’t fit in my lap anymore. One is headed to college; the other is in high school. It’s probably been about a d ...
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Student arrested in reported rape of fellow freshman at Germantown High
NewsWorks content partner NBC10 is reporting that a Germantown High School freshman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the reported ...
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Philadelphia library faces lawsuit brought by blind members over e-readers
The Free Library of Philadelphia is facing a lawsuit brought by four of its members who are blind. The e-reader the library lends out — ...
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Country’s oldest living Marine dies in Delaware County
A 105-year-old believed to be the country’s oldest living Marine ...
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Molefi Kete Asante Institute in Germantown
A new resource has arrived in Germantown, and it’s for everyone. For parents who want to learn more about African culture and pass ...
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