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Philadelphia libraries underused, Pew report finds

Philadelphia has more library branches per capita than many other major American cities, but it uses them less than most. This fin ...

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Editorial cartoonist Tony Auth is coming to NewsWorks

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tony Auth has left the Philadelphia Inquirer and is coming to NewsWorks. Chri ...

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GED exam to undergo changes, get tougher

The GED exam is about to get the biggest overhaul ever in its 70-year existence. ...

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Delaware governor honors local police chief

Delaware Governor Jack Markell honored Newport Chief of Police Michael Capriglione for dedicating over a decade of service to the Delawar ...

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State says Delaware’s cancer rates on the decline

Delaware is making progress when it comes to its cancer death rate. The First State is outpacing the rest of the country. The Dela ...

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Saturday is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in three South Jersey towns

Three Cumberland County, N.J., municipalities have declared Saturday “National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.” < ...

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Anti-fracking movement brings its message to Northwest Philadelphia

This Saturday night, an event called “My Water’s on Fire Tonight,” will be held at Summit Presbyterian Church in Mt. Ai ...

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Performance explores history inside Germantown home that served as Underground Railroad stop

It was in the very same Johnson House room, with the same windows and the same knocker on the door, where 1850’s history recently m ...

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Two Delaware teens arrested for stealing copper

New Castle County Police have linked the two teenagers to two copper wire burglaries in the stat ...

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Police recover Paternoville marker, expect charges

Penn State police say the “Paternoville” marker has been recovered, about a week after it was taken from outside the univers ...

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Update: Additional repairs on Winston Road needed in Chestnut Hill

The Philadelphia Water Department told NewsWorks today that construction on Winston Road and Springfield Avenue will likely continue into ...

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Modern sculpture approved for outside Barnes gallery in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Art Commission has approved a new sculpture that will go in front of the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway. The sc ...

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Flower show offers horticulture, hula and ideas for NW gardeners

This is your last weekend to get in on the 183rd Philadelphia Flower Show. Unless you’ve been distracted lately, you know that this ...

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Philadelphia City Council reviews hiking bail for gun crimes

Beginning this year, Philadelphia has been charging higher bail to people arrested on gun crimes.  While it’s too soon to know ...

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Union workers protest again at Chestnut Hill construction site

It appears union workers have renewed their protest against the use of non-union workers for renovation work of the old Borders building ...

14 years ago

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