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Chester County like to approve measure to keep smokers away from public buildings
Chester County looks set to adopt a measure that would prevent people from smoking near the public entrances of county buildings. ...
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Every year, Philadelphia’s city government spends slightly more than $4 billion. Where does all that money come from? More importan ...
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Delaware priest abuse victims reach settlement
Fourteen victims of sexual abuse have reached a $7 million settlement in their civil suit against St. Edmonds Academy, the Capuchin ...
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Delaware Community Foundation Fund for Women invites grant applications
More than $125-thousand in grants will be distributed among nonprofit organizations that apply through the Delaware Community Foundation ...
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The death of a 2-year-old Ocean County girl has prompted the New Jersey Department of Children and Families to review its domestic abuse ...
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Jazz pianist and composer Matt Mitchell doesn’t miss his day job
Thirty-six year old jazz pianist and composer Matt Mitchell has been nationally recognized as a keyboardist to watch out for and expect m ...
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Man sentenced to 14 years for shooting at police helicopter
A Harrisburg man has been sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison for shooting at a police helicopter in 2008. Jonathan B ...
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Montgomery County man accused of seeking hit man to kill three Subway employees
Paul Vangore is not going to win the Boss of the Year award. Vangore, who owns several Subway sandwich shops in the area, was arre ...
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Ryan Howard announces donation to School District athletic programs
Phillies player Ryan Howard made a little off-the-field announcement today, but it was still sports-related. His organization, the ...
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Philly- and Detriot-based insurers finalize Medicaid expansion deal
Philadelphia’s Independence Blue Cross and the Detroit-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have finalized their agreement to b ...
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At start of highway safety season, Delaware police make 34 DUI arrests
Delaware’s annual Safe Family Holiday campaign began Thanksgiving weekend, and yielded 34 DUI arrests in that time. The prog ...
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Drexel will teach six robots how to dance
Drexel University has recently received three HUBO robots from Korea, which will learn to dance.The robots were designed to walk upright ...
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Activists will appeal court’s decision to permit N.J. bear hunt
The New Jersey appeals court has ruled the state’s black bear hunt can begin as planned next week. A panel ruled today to reject a ...
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NPR boss takes questions on diversity, coverage, funding, bias … British accents?
NPR’s new CEO Gary Knell, formerly the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, took questions today via Twitter on a range of topics. ...
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It’s pretty fun being green: one man’s story of pulling a Kermit parade balloon
If you’re going to pull a giant balloon in a major parade, it ought to be one of the most fun, recognizable floats. Enter Ch ...
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