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Jay Wright Dances to Katy Perry in Flash Mob

Villanova basketball’s head coach Jay Wright is known for a lot of things. He’s known for being well dressed. He’s known for recruiting top-notch talent […]

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Hearing on Bill to Ban Teacher Strikes

Teachers in Neshaminy’s school district would be starting their fourth year without a contract if the district’s schools open on time this fall. The teachers […]

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SEPTA Announces Movement on the Fare Card Front

It looks like SEPTA is slowly inching closer to implementing a smart card fare system for regional rails and subways. A report released yesterday—and set […]

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Montco Police Get Their Cold Case On

A woman in Upper Merion has been charged with the murder of an infant in 1992. The woman had been babysitting the baby for a […]

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Walt Whitman Bridge Construction Starts Next Week

The Delaware River Port Authority—which operates the Walt Whitman Bridge—is set to start a redecking project on the Pennsylvania-New Jersey connector next week. The project […]

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Schools in the Burbs Employ Singapore Math

Math in Focus: Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish is a program engineered to teach American students math differently. The curriculum—designed for kindergarten through sixth grade—has […]

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Two Delco Workers Fell in Well

Two workers fell down a well in Delaware County just before noon today. Rescue efforts proved successful as both men have been pulled from the […]

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71-Year-Old Horsham Doctor Charged in Drug Ring

Norman Werther would be an outlier on a graph of the ages of Philadelphia-area drug dealers. Allegedly, Werther was dolling out prescription pain medication to […]

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Gaming Board Calls Parx to Harrisburg

Recently, some parent-of-the-year award nominees have left their offspring in cars outside Parx Casino in Bensalem while they went in and gambled away money for […]

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Montco Man Snitches on Himself

A young gentleman from Montgomery County mistakenly dialed 9-1-1 and proceeded to discuss the specifics of a drug transaction involving significant amounts of crack cocaine. […]

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Chesco Chemical Fire Under Control

Earlier today fire fighters responded to a chemical blaze at the Johnson Matthey Co. plant in West Whiteland Township. It took a few hours—and three […]

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Local Schools Featured in Princeton Reviews Lists

The annual college rankings from the Princeton Review were released today. Swarthmore earned a nod as the best value for a private university. Haverford, Bryn […]

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Chester County Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus

The Chester County Health Department placed traps in and around the borough of West Chester to catch mosquitoes—which have been heavy in numbers this season. […]

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Bryn Mawr Poker Pro Loves Her Shoes

When she’s not seeing cards, Bryn Mawr’s Beth Shak—a 41-year-old professional poker player—is probably shopping. Shak has 1,200 pairs of shoes and is looking to […]

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Local Products Ink NFL Deals

Two of the NFL’s newest players are products of chesco high schools. Former Conestoga standout Mark Herzlich—who battled Ewing’s sarcoma to play his senior season […]