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Mt. Airy Learning Tree hosts 2nd Annual Concert for Capital Campaign

This Saturday, the Mt. Airy Learning Tree (MALT) will host its second annual concert from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. to raise funds for the center& ...

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This fall, Pennsylvania has documented the highest number of cases of Legionnaires’ disease since 2003.  More cases of the wat ...

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Chester County school board taking community input on new superintendent; should Philadelphia do the same?

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The intolerance turnoff

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