Laura Benshoff
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Community, police help historic Kennett Square neighborhood rebound from years of crime
Teresa Bass sits on the steps outside the Bethel AME church on East Linden Street in Kennett Square Borough, Pennsylvania, surveying the ...
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ListenRoad closings planned during papal visit leave suburban businesses in quandary
About 40 percent of those filtering into Philadelphia for Pope Francis’ visit will be c ...
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ListenKane case unlikely to be political boon for Montco DA, analyst says
Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman has charged Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane with five criminal offenses ...
10 years ago
Wawa just one of many chains getting into the Pa. beer game
This week, a Wawa in Delaware County cleared another hurdle toward offering suds along with its hoagies. Concord Township’s Board o ...
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After Waldron Mercy firing, supporters hope for a bigger conversation in Catholic Church
In June, Margie Winters, the director of religious education at Waldron Mercy Academy in Lower Merion, was let go. The ostensible ...
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Widow rejoices as Bucks judge affirms common-law marriage for same-sex couple
This week, a Bucks County judge in the Court of Common Pleas ruled that a same-sex couple were married under common law and entitled to r ...
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ListenBeyond burnout: One teacher’s trip back into the classroom
Tim McAleer’s day job is part stand-up comedian, part host to hordes of sunburned tourists aboard Philadelphia sightseeing buses. ...
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ListenPa. social service agencies tap ‘shoestring reserves’ during budget stalemate
While Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans hold dueling press conferences about the unfinished state budget, some local social service ...
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Chesco launches program to get long-term unemployed back to work
Chester County is piloting a program called Platform-to-Employment, which will help 25 people who have been unemployed for at least 27 we ...
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Video prompts investigation of violent Delco arrest [video]
A bystander’s video of Chester City police beating a man following a traffic stop has prompted an investigation by Delaware County ...
10 years ago
In Kensington, concerns and ‘nuanced’ case for merging two low-performing public schools
In the old Kensington High School building, two distinct schools have their own budgets, principals and classes. There’s even a phy ...
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