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A recent NewsWorks/Public School Notebook report compared the reading habits of a high school student and an adult. Evidence suggests kid ...

The calendar says Spring, but the weather says “brrr.” Monday’s chilly winds bring a freeze/frost warning overnight. Th ...

Researchers have long suggested that chronic stress and developing Alzheimer’s disease are linked, and a new study brings them a st ...

Bethlehem is getting some color. Some yellow for the sun, blue for the sky and everything else for the Majestic Bethlehem Center. ...

The Pennsylvania lottery is the latest target in the Corbett administration’s ongoing privatization campaign. Something like ...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia has announced its Youth of the Year, which honors a teen for her service to family and community.< ...

Affordable housing was one of the main topics of discussion during a New Jersey Assembly committee hearing on the Department of Community ...

Schools need money and advertisers need a blank canvas. With that in mind, the Cheltenham School District is considering in-school ...

New Jersey law enforcement authorities will hold “safe surrender” days this month, where nonviolent offenders with arrest war ...

Three days after a water-main break flooded the intersection of Chelten and Pulaski avenues, the Philadelphia Water Department was still ...

A Northwest Philadelphia charter school founder facing a slew of federal charges for allegedly stealing public funds to cover private exp ...

The stage is set: One Ringo Starr drum set, circa the 1960s, three custom-built percussion instruments made from PVC pipe, a la ...

What’s in store for the renovated Kimmel Center?  A rooftop garden that won’t make you sweat in the summer and a ...

Following up on her husband’s visit to Wilmington last month, Callista Gingrich will make an appearance at Warner Elementary School ...

A group of prominent local investors has bought the company that publishes the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com. ...