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Chelten Plaza seeks ZBA approval for signage
The Chelten Plaza shopping center that dominated much community discussion in Germantown last year is coming before the city again, this ...
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Priest abuse trial set to resume in Philadelphia
A landmark church sex abuse trial is set to resume in Philadelphia. Last week’s testimony featured two days of confrontation ...
14 years ago
Man killed, infant critically injured in West Oak Lane tractor-trailer accident
NewsWorks content partner NBC10 is reporting that a Sunday night collision between a tractor trailer and SUV in West Oak Lane left a 35-y ...
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CHOP teams finds another genetic clue to childhood obesity
Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia say they’ve uncovered the next clue in an emerging map of the genetic ...
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Study finds meditation helps teachers cope with stress
School teachers probably take many deep breaths over the course of a day, but a new study found that when they actually learned how to me ...
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Remembering the Atomic Age in Doylestown museum
The Mercer Museum is remembering the Atomic Age. The Doylestown museum is displaying fi ...
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Age is catching up with Phillies team
Along with the pure joy of the Phillies’ first home game today come concerns. For the Phillies and their fans, that includes the s ...
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Councilman: Philadelphia needs better customer service
A Philadelphia city councilman says residents deserve to be treated better when they pay a bill or seek a permit. Councilman ...
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Lead-absorbing tropical grass withstands N.J. winter
A New Jersey researcher is hoping a common subtropical grass could soon be removing lead from backyards across the Garden State. T ...
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Gorgas Lane residents in Mt. Airy to begin town watch patrols
Still a little uncomfortable with handling their radios, 20 newly certified town watchers took the street for the first time on Wednesd ...
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One contributor at a time, committee aims to keep doors open at South Jersey Catholic H.S.
The Catholic Diocese of Camden celebrated Sacred Heart High School’s 85th year by notifying the administration that the 2011-2012 y ...
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“The fix was in long before the merger was ever presented to the public.” That’s according to Sen. Frank Lautenberg, wh ...
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Mt. Airy: Yesterday and Today: Phil-Ellena – Greek Revival Palace
Imagine yourselves walking north on Germantown Avenue some time between 1844 and 1894. As you glance left where Pelham Road now begins, ...
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Can you tell the difference between a stalk of broccoli and an MRI? Sure you can. You can distinguish between a medical testing ...
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