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Newark woman’s car totaled in GPS crash

GPS technology hasn’t quite caught up the the human brain. That’s why a system’s instructions yesterday morning left a ...

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Celebrating South Philly’s circles of life

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At the entrance of Wissahickon Charter School’s Earth Day Festival, each attendee was given a scavenger hunt card. The goal was to visi ...

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Summer movies at Lovett Library aim to spark interest in library area

The grounds of the Lovett Memorial Library in Mt. Airy will become an open-air movie theater this summer, and residents are invited to he ...

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Family starts cord-blood program following life-saving gift

Transplants of stem cells from umbilical cord blood can cure more than 70 diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell anemia. ...

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IRS: illegal aliens can qualify for earned income tax credit

The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for qualifying low-income taxpayers, in effect a transfer of wealth to the ...

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Northwest Fund awards $300,000 to area non-profits

The winners of The Northwest Fund’s Neighborhood Change Agent Award will be publicly honored Monday during a morning event in Germa ...

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