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ADA-compliancy work in Society Hill could go up for rebid

Not exactly the picutre of efficiency, the ADA sidewalk work that began last Spring in Society Hill is on hold, and there’s a chanc ...

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Shuttered Bucks County Playhouse hopes for summer revival

Theater people are a scrappy bunch. They do whatever it takes to get through the show. That philosophy works well for summer stock ...

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South Jersey light rail plan advances

The area just got one step closer to adding a public transportation line running from Camden to Glassboro, N.J., as the Delaware River Po ...

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New Philly committee could penalize contractors who don’t hire enough minorities

Philadelphia City Council is probing into how much work minority-owned subcontractors are getting.   Councilman Wilson Goode& ...

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Hundreds of N.J. Turnpike Authority employees retire to avoid possible loss of sick, vacation payouts

The prospect of losing payouts for unused sick days and vacation apparently caused a stampede to the door last year for employees at the ...

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Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy Catholic schools win appeals to stay open

The Holy Cross Catholic School in Mt. Airy and Our Mother of Consolation in Chestnut Hill are no longer slated to merge next year.  ...

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One man’s losing battle to save a historic Philadelphia cemetery

One of America’s oldest cemeteries is quietly crumbling away in Northwest Philadelphia. Many headstones lean because of sink ...

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Zoe Strauss discusses the art of photography during Germantown Friends School lecture

How do you become an intern for Zoe Strauss? That was one of the most pressing questions that Germantown Friends School students asked th ...

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Lower Merion School District poised to give students email accounts

In effort to encourage students to keep in touch after graduation, Lower Merion School District is considering creating email accounts fo ...

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Some Pa. Dems upset over Obama campaign appeal for stories about Santorum

Some Pennsylvania Democrats are upset over an appeal by President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign for anecdotes about Rick Sant ...

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Press release from The Archdiocese of Philadelphia 2/17/2012 11:10 a.m.

ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES FINAL DECISIONS OF BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION APPEALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL DECISIO ...

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Philadelphia Media Network journalists prepare to make public statement about coverage

As the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com ...

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St. Bridget School denied appeal to stay open in East Falls

Update, 12:15 p.m.:  A lifelong East Falls resident and 1971 graduate of St. Bridget School says she’s ...

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Delaware middle schooler wins President’s Volunteer Service Award

Delaware is receiving some national attention, thanks to an eighth-grader from Millsboro Middle School. President Obama awarded Br ...

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Our Mother of Consolation Parish School letter

Our Mother of Consolation Parish School 17 E. Chestnut Hill Ave ♦ Philadelphia, PA 191 ...

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