Philadelphia
Volunteers help to ‘restore the spirit’ at Germantown High
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, Monday served as a call to action for public service throughout the country. In the No ...
14 years ago
Local family battling hereditary nerve disease to host Manayunk fundraiser
If you’re from Roxborough or Manayunk, you’ve likely heard of the Westerfer family. Many of the Westerfers went to school nea ...
14 years ago
In a paternal fashion that befits his French origins, Bernard Guet likes to refer to Roxborough as “my village.” Guet ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy’s Holy Cross will fight consolidation plan
Officials with the Holy Cross Catholic School in Mt. Air ...
14 years ago
King Day event raises alarm on immigration crackdown
Immigrant groups in Philadelphia observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a march. The groups convened to protest immigration laws passed ...
14 years ago
Still three contenders for Dems’ Pa. attorney general nod
It’s still a three-way race for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania attorney teneral. None of the candidates could loc ...
14 years ago
Region’s snowfall lowest in year; skiers and resorts make do
It’s been a pretty warm winter here in the Delaware Valley. Tom Thunstrom, editor at PhillyWeather.net, says what many skiers alrea ...
14 years ago
King Day of Service — hailing and chasing the dream
Thousands turned up Monday morning at a Philadelphia place well known to Dr. Martin Luther King to launch the annual Day of Service in hi ...
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Volunteers fan out across Northwest Philadelphia for MLK Day of Service events
From the hallway outside his office in Martin Luther King High School, Principal William Wade could hear the Philadelphia Orchestra warmi ...
14 years ago
Burglary uptick in 39th; new captain promotes prevention
Captain Verdell Johnson, Commanding Officer of the 39th Police District in Philadelphia, has reported an increase in burglaries in his di ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia — A ‘city of firsts’ that feels little need to brag
The Convention and Visitors Bureau touts Philadelphia as “a city of firsts.” The Independ ...
14 years ago
Old Academy Players get “Skin Deep”
One of the first things Courtney Bambrick noticed about the play “Skin Deep” is the similarities she had with the show’s lead c ...
14 years ago
East Falls Village hosts Social Security seminar for boomers
At a Wednesday night gathering of about twenty senior citizens for a “Maximizing Your Social Security” program at the Falls o ...
14 years ago
NewsWorks to host Correspondents U. in February
Thanks to many of you, NewsWorks.org has gotten off to a great start. And our freelance correspondent team has been a big part ...
14 years ago
Mirroring trend, area janitors settle contracts without strikes
Unionized janitors who clean private office buildings have been agreeing to new contracts without having to hit the picket lines. ...
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