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Germantown non-profit school serves special-needs students

On Walnut Lane in Germantown, the Green Tree School offers an educational and therapeutic curriculum for students faced with various diso ...

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It’s time to spring forward

Just a reminder from The Feed to set those clocks forward an hour.   Enjoy your Sunday! ...

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At 10,000 members, Kroc Center inspires hope and health

In October of 2010, Pat Imms, 55, feared for her life. She weighed nearly 400 pounds and was having trouble breathing. She knew sh ...

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TreePhilly is accepting applications for free trees

In an effort to plant 15,000 trees in Philadelphia this year, the City’s Parks & Recreation department continues to ...

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Today at the Philadelphia International Flower Show, Bethenny Frankel

The Philadelphia International Flower Show is already winding down. ...

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This week is jobs week at NBC10; can video resumes really work?

Though the unemployment rate stayed steady at 8.3 percent during the month of February, employers added 227,000 jobs to the ec ...

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Phila U. alum accepted into inaugural Philadelphia Fashion Incubator at Macy’s

When 22-year-old Philadelphia University graduate Kaitlyn Doherty was 12-years-old, she announced to her parents that, all by herself, sh ...

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Top 7 Stories of the week in NW Philly

Here at NewsWorks, we know busy schedules sometimes get in the way of staying up to date on the latest neighborhood news in Northwest Phi ...

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Gun violence in the U.S. is simultaneously shocking and commonplace

Here are two typical stories from the inside pages of today’s paper, documenting the daily toll of gun violence. ...

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As Philly water department seeks major increase, Clarke proposes new oversight

Municipal water is a monopoly in Philadelphia. There’s just one provider, the city’s water department. Under Philadelphia ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Final lament for Irish immigrants treated roughly in life, death

Spring hasn’t yet sprung, but West Laurel Hill Cemetery turned green Friday. About 300 mourners — almost all wearing t ...

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Pa. cracks down on unemployment cheats

Cheating on unemployment claims in Pennsylvania? Better watch your income tax returns. The state partnered with the U.S. Departme ...

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North Philly neighborhood stores stock healthier items

Health researchers say federal changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children may have helped to i ...

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A year later, N.J. mental health workers still support Japanese therapists in healing

Sunday marks the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan that killed nearly 16,000 people. To help affected famil ...

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39th Police District: Where irons, walking canes and glass plates become weapons

This list covers Feb. 17 – Feb. 23, 2012. Feb. 17, 2012 4800 block Ridge Ave. – A house was set on fir ...

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