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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/06/12 8:17 am | updated: 02/06/12 8:17 am |
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital in Malvern is spending $1-million on an expansion program and one part of that is more space and new facilities for its outpatient center for brain injuries and other neurological disorders.
In the past year, the number of patients suffering post concussion symptoms has increased 35 percent, with ages ranging from people as young as 11 and up to their 70’s.
Another part of the expansion includes a physical therapy facility... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/06/12 8:15 am | updated: 02/06/12 8:15 am |
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A once-powerful Pennsylvania House speaker was found guilty this week of corruption and related charges.
William DeWeese was Democratic leader of the state House when he was accused of using public resources, mainly staff, for campaign purposes. He is still a sitting member of the House.
DeWeese’s lawyer vowed to appeal the verdict, and DeWeese said he would seek re-election. He would be required to give up his House seat upon sentencing.
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/02/12 9:45 am | updated: 02/02/12 11:32 am |
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Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.
The groundhog made his "prediction" on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which he's named about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/02/12 9:47 am | updated: 02/02/12 9:47 am |
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A delegation from Chester delivered petitions to Governor Tom Corbett's office seeking state funds to keep the Chester-Upland schools open.
Four women and a child went to the governor's office carrying a petition they say contains almost 2,500 signatures seeking to keep the Chester-Upland School District open.
The Corbett administration has pledged to keep classrooms open through the current school year, but no decisions have been announced about the coming school... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/02/12 9:41 am | updated: 02/02/12 9:41 am |
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The Corbett administration has announced the guidelines of a controversial asset test it plans to re-impose in order for people to qualify for food stamps.
After discussions between the Department of Welfare and the Governor's Office and the Department of Agriculture the asset limit for food stamps has been set.
The Corbett administration plans to set the asset limit at $5,500 for households age 59 and under and $9,000 for households age 60 and above or with... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/01/12 4:37 am | updated: 02/01/12 5:34 am |
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Retired Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died in his sleep at 9:15 Tuesday night in his residence at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.
Bevilacqua served as the Archbishop of Philadelphia for 15 years - from 1988 to 2003, succeeding Cardinal John Krol.
He was elevated by Pope John Paul II to Cardinal in 1991. He was succeeded by Cardinal Justin Rigali.
Funeral arrangements for the cardinal are pending. He was... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 01/30/12 9:49 am | updated: 01/30/12 9:49 am |
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Two months after "Occupy Philadelphia" protesters were evicted from Dilworth Plaza, city officials gathered for the long-awaited groundbreaking of the plaza's renovation.
The ceremonial groundbreaking was held indoors, in an office building that overlooks Dilworth Plaza, with US transportation secretary Ray LaHood delivering a key component: a $15-million stimulus grant…almost one third of the total $50-million price tag.
The new plaza will include a lawn with... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 01/30/12 9:47 am | updated: 01/30/12 9:47 am |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News may once again be headed for new ownership.
The New York Post reported over the weekend that the owner, Philadelphia Media Network, is already meeting with potential buyers.
The report claims Philadelphia Media Network is hoping to get roughly $100-million for the papers and news website Philly.com.
The story quotes sources close to the situation as saying the company already is looking for bids in an auction... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 01/30/12 9:45 am | updated: 01/30/12 9:45 am |
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The judge in an alleged clergy abuse case has again rejected a defense motion to prohibit the testimony of retired Philadelphia cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua on competency grounds, even though the defense contends that Bevilacqua can’t accurately remember many of his own actions during the last two decades.
The judge ordered Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua’s testimony preserved — videotaped — in late November after finding the cardinal competent despite suffering from dementia... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 01/26/12 10:36 am | updated: 01/26/12 10:36 am |
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The plans for the 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show have been announced.
This year's theme is "Hawaii: Islands of Aloha." New technology will play a role this year, including special video effects, and new motion graphics that will transform waterfalls into lava flows and breaking waves.
The layout of the Flower Show has been changed, and a Flower Show "app" has been created, which will be available February 20th.
The show runs March 4th through 11th. ... Read More |
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