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Delco school closes after "copycat threat" made nearby
A charter school in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, closed Wednesday after it and a neighboring school were threatened.Chester Community Charter School, which has campuses in Chester, Upland and Aston, Pennsylvania, said it was closing "due to threats to a neighboring school and a copycat threat to CCCS."The threats are being investigated. Which neighboring school received the threat was not clear."Interference with the education of our students is not only a crime, it is also a moral and ethical violation that threatens the wellbeing of our community. It will not be tolerated and its perpetrators will be brought to justice," CCCS said...
A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders
HATBORO, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia bakery’s cookie “poll” that started during the 2008 presidential campaign as a joke between the owners and their customers has grown into much more. Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro is swamped with orders. People are driving from a couple hours...
Pennsylvania ranks number one for pizza in America. No, seriously
(WTAJ) — Pickles on pizza might sound crazy, almost as crazy as thinking Pennsylvania is the number one state for pizza — but a 2024 study shows that PA hand tosses the competition. A report from Clever, a site to help make smarter real estate decisions and match people with realtors, looked at various pizza […]
JP Orleans to Bring Riverfront Community to King of Prussia
Conshohocken-based JP Orleans plans to develop a 119-unit residential community on a premier 18-acre parcel along the Schuylkill River. Conshohocken-based JP Orleans is planning to develop a 119-unit residential community on a premier 18-acre parcel along the Schuylkill River in King of Prussia, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Thanks to Stompings, Birds, Wasps, and Exhausted Food Sources, Philadelphia Sees Fewer Spotted Lanternflies
Many people are noticing the number of spotted lanternflies is going down, in part due to aggressive squishing efforts by residents as well as other factors. After years of spotted lanternflies being out in full force, their numbers have started to thin out – for multiple reasons, writes Emily Anthes for The New York Times.
Philadelphia's district attorney scores legal win against GOP impeachment bid
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania state lawmakers who tried to impeach Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor improperly tried to stretch that process across two different legislative sessions, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. The decision was a victory for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, following his impeachment by...
100+ year old South Philly Italian Festival returns in October
A South Philadelphia festival that has been occurring ever since the early 1900s is returning to South Philadelphia in October. The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival is scheduled for October 6th from noon to 8 p.m. on the 1700 Block of South 9th Street. The authentic Italian festival starts with the religious […]
NJ sues hospital for snitching on pregnant patients
TRENTON – State officials have filed a discrimination lawsuit against a South Jersey hospital network for secretly drug testing women as they arrived to give birth to newborns. Virtua Health — and its network of hospitals in Voorhees, Mount Holly, and Camden — were the focus of the suit filed in Superior Court by state Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights. Since 2018, Virtua has required universal drug testing of all pregnant patients admitted to Labor and Delivery or High-Risk Obstetrics Units.
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