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| Philadelphia-area School Districts Named NAMM's 2019 Best Communities For Music Education |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/19 8:09 pm | updated: 03/31/19 8:09 pm |
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| NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, has released a list of 623 school districts that are among the 'Best Communities in the nation for music education.' There several school districts in the Philadelphia area that received this designation (see list below). "The award program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded education. Designations are made to districts and... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Inspector's Son Shot in FDR Park; South Street Melee; NJ Forest Fire Grows 10,000 Acres |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/19 7:00 pm | updated: 03/31/19 7:00 pm |
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| The son of a Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector was shot and killed on Saturday night, 3/30, while tailgating in FDR Park following the late afternoon Phillies game. It happened around 10 p.m. inside of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park on the 1400 block of Pattison Ave. 20-year-old Nicholas Flacco, the son of Chief Inspector of Internal Affairs Chris Flacco, was shot once in the chest. He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.... Read More |
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| NJ Student Killed in South Carolina; Wild Fire in Burlington Co; Atlantic City McDonalds Chaos Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/19 1:50 am | updated: 03/31/19 1:50 am |
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| A missing New Jersey girl who was a student at the University of South Carolina was found dead just a day after she was reported missing. 21-year-old Samantha Josephson from Robbinsville, NJ, was a senior political science major at the university located in Columbia, South Carolina. Police have arrested 24-year-old Nathaniel David Rowland and charged him with murder and kidnapping. Investigators believe that Josephson got into a black Chevy Impala driven by Rowland around around 2 a.m.... Read More |
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| Center City Barricade Halts Rush; Temple MMR Clinics Vaccinate 1,000s; Sara Parker Life Sentence |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/30/19 3:44 am | updated: 03/30/19 3:44 am |
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| A man is now in custody after a barricade situation snarled rush hour in Center City on Friday afternoon, 3/29. It started just after 5 p.m. on the 1500 block of Ranstead Street located to the southwest of City Hall. Philadelphia Police were called out for the report of vandalism. A man with a knife was breaking windows. When confronted the man went into a building and officers declared a barricade. At times, roads near City Hall were closed down including 15th and 16th Streets causing... Read More |
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| Man Murders ex-Wife in Radnor Wawa; Causes of Death in Bucks Apt Murders; Crash in Hatboro |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/29/19 6:43 pm | updated: 03/29/19 6:43 pm |
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| A man has been charged with murder after he shot and killed the mother of his child in a Wawa in Delaware County on Thursday night, 3/28. It happened around 8:20 p.m. at the store located at 151 Sugartown Road in Radnor. 34-year-old Brian Kennedy of Devon is charged with first and third-degree murder, criminal homicide, and related charges. Kennedy was supposed to meet his ex-wife, 37-year-old Stephanie Miller, at the store for a scheduled custody exchange of their child. Instead,... Read More |
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| Jury says Death Penalty for Jacob Sullivan; Students Protest at Meeting; St. Joe's Hires Billy Lange |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/29/19 1:48 am | updated: 03/29/19 1:48 am |
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| A jury of twelve spent 11 hours deliberating over 3 days in a Doylestown, Bucks County courthouse to come to a unanimous decision in the sentencing hearing of 46-year-old Jacob Sullivan. The jurors decided to impose the death penalty on the man that admitted he raped, drugged, murdered, and dismembered his girlfriend's adopted 14-year-old daughter Grace Packer in 2016. Sullivan had no reaction to the verdict, while some jurors were visibly upset. Bucks County Judge Diane Gibbons told... Read More |
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| CCP Teachers Vote to Approve Strike; Man Wields Knife in Fishtown; Man Fighting With Himself at Wawa |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/28/19 12:40 am | updated: 03/28/19 12:40 am |
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| Faculty and staff members of the Community College of Philadelphia voted on Wednesday night, 3/27, to go on strike. The strike could begin on or after April 1st if there is no further progress in negotiations with school administration. The American Federation of Teachers Local 2026 represents 1,200 members at CCP. The vote to strike came after three years of contract negotiations. All but 4 members voted to approve the strike. Teachers have been looking for higher salaries with lighter... Read More |
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| Students Line Up at Temple MMR Vaccine Clinic; Car Hits 2 Homes, Starts Fire; Deadly Night in Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/19 4:22 pm | updated: 03/27/19 4:22 pm |
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| On Wednesday, 3/27, Temple University is holding its first of two MMR Vaccination Clinics due to the recent number of mumps cases on campus. Hundreds of students already have lined up to get the free vaccine. Temple officials say they prepared to give out 1,800 shots just today. Students, faculty and staff will be able to receive the Mumps-Measles-Rubella (MMR) vaccine free of charge. The clinics will be held in Temple’s Mitten Hall’s Great Court on Wednesday and Friday... Read More |
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| Pottstown Shooting, Bullies to Blame?; Right to Die Bill in New Jersey; Car Arson over Trump Cutout |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/19 1:44 am | updated: 03/27/19 1:44 am |
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| A family in Pottstown, Montgomery County, was targeted over the weekend as shots were fired at their home on Sunday night, 3/24. It happened just after dinner at around 8:30 p.m. on the 500 block of West Street. Around 15 shots were fired into the home. No one was injured. Marie Samba believes that a group of eighth grade girls who have been bullying her 13-year-old daughter are responsible. "My 13-year-old has a hit on her, from a bully? What possesses a grown person to take a... Read More |
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| 3 Philly Dental Offices Closed; Murder Charges in Mummer Crash; Man Falls From Masonic Temple |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/26/19 7:34 pm | updated: 03/26/19 7:34 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has closed down three dental practices for improper reprocessing and sterilization of dental equipment, as well as lapses in injection safety practices. The three Trieu Family Dental Clinics located on 437 West Chew Avenue, 5427 North 5th Street, and 6536 Woodland Avenue were closed on December 7th, 2018 following an anonymous tip. The health department believes the risk of infection is low, but patients who attended these offices between... Read More |
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