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| Sandusky Keeps Pre-Conviction Pension Funds, Eakins Shooting, Romney Phones Pawlucy |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/11/12 9:00 pm | updated: 10/11/12 9:00 pm |
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Pennsylvania's public employee retirement system says Jerry Sandusky will get to keep more than $900,000 in state pension payments he received after his 1999 retirement from Penn State.
The state's forfeiture law does not authorize SERS to go after money paid before the date of a plea or conviction.
The agency notified Sandusky he will no longer receive his $59,000 annual pension following his conviction and sentence in the child sexual abuse scandal.
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| New School for T-Shirt Girl, School District Fees for Gyms, Accident Victim Sought |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/11/12 11:17 am | updated: 10/11/12 11:17 am |
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Samantha Pawlucy has decided to change schools. She made national headlines over the treatment she got for wearing a Mitt Romney shirt to school. She returned to Charles Carroll High School on Tuesday but once inside the building, she claims students threatened her and made her feel uncomfortable. The school district will assist her with a transfer to a charter or parochial school.
The Philadelphia School District is now charging youth groups to use public school gyms and... Read More |
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| Old City Clothing Swap, Officer Fox Murder Weapon--Straw Purchase, Sandusky Pension Revoked |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/11/12 2:36 am | updated: 10/11/12 2:36 am |
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An Old City community center conducted a clothing swap for neighborhood residents on Wednesday. The Christ Church Neighborhood House on American Street conducted the event, hoping to give the community an opportunity to find items for the fall and winter. There was one and a half tables of clothing, a half-filled rack of coats and shirts, and a half table covered with shoes and other accessories available for the taking.
Michael Henry of Philadelphia is now facing nine felony... Read More |
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| Black Madam to Stand Trial in Silicone Murder; Pawlucy Won't Return; Man Charged w/ Straw Purchase |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/12 9:26 pm | updated: 10/10/12 9:26 pm |
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| Padge Victoria Windslowe, aka "Black Madam", who is accused of killing a 20-year-old British tourist with illegal silicone butt injections last year, was held over for trial on all charges this morning including third-degree murder and the unauthorized practice of medicine and surgery. Prosecutors argued that Windslowe portrayed herself as a medical professional when she administered the series of injections on the young woman who travelled from London for the cosmetic enhancement. In the last... Read More |
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| Heroin Bust, Philly Cop Pleads Guilty in Steroid Ring, PennDOT Contractors Steal Storm Grates |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/12 11:51 am | updated: 10/10/12 11:51 am |
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More than a million dollars in heroin was recovered from a row home in Northeast Philadelphia. Agents raided the house on McKinley Street and found the drugs, and materials used to prepare it for street sale, including a quantity of horse tranquilizers used to stretch the street mix. The suspected leader of the ring is in custody.
A former Philly cop pleaded guilty to operating an illegal steroid ring. Keith Gidelson of Bensalem admitted in federal court that he ran an... Read More |
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| Sandusky Sentenced, Mayfair Million Dollar Heroin Bust, Roxy Theater Lives On |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/10/12 8:45 am | updated: 10/10/12 8:45 am |
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Nearly four months after his child sex abuse conviction in a case that rocked Penn State, former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to no less than 30 years and no more than 60 years in prison Tuesday. He was given credit for 112 days of time served and must pay the cost of prosecution and $1,706 in restitution. The sentence essentially guarantees that Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Philadelphia police seized more than $1 million worth of... Read More |
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| Electric Factory turns 17 years old and offers $17 tickets to upcoming shows |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/12 2:54 am | updated: 10/10/12 2:57 am |
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| This month marks 17 years since the current Electric Factory at 421 N. 7th Street between Callowhill and Spring Garden Streets opened it's doors. The venue features split level standing room only seating which allows you to get up close to the stage or hang over the balcony for great views, but even in the back you still feel part of an intimate concert experience. The first show was October 18, 1995 with Sonic Youth, but the big... Read More |
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| Bleeding Rainbow debut new single, get set to go on tour, ready new album |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/12 12:11 am | updated: 10/10/12 12:11 am |
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Philadelphia's own Bleeding Rainbow has gone through quite a transformation over the past year, changing names from a certain 80's children's television show to adding two members to the original duo. They've also singed to a new label Kanine Records and will put out their first release under them called Yeah Right in January '13. You can listen to the new single "Drift Away" below.
The garage-pop, punk shoe gaze band will embark on a month-long tour that criss-crosses... Read More |
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| Pawlucy Returns to School/Teacher Reads Letter to Students; PECO Resuming Smart Meter Installations |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/09/12 8:49 pm | updated: 10/09/12 8:49 pm |
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| The teenage girl who was mocked and ridiculed in front class by her geometry teacher for wearing a Romney-Ryan t-shirt returned to Charles Carol High School today. A rally showing support for Samantha Pawlucy took place outside the school around 7:45 with singing of the National Anthem and readings from the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Many of the 2 dozen or so participants were veterans. Later in the day at a brief assembly, the teacher, Lynette Gaymon, returned to read a... Read More |
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| Corner Table Interviews with Jeremy Gill and Ching-Yun Hu |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/09/12 4:36 pm | updated: 10/09/12 4:41 pm |
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Tune into IRadioPhilly's Classical music station, Symphony for very special Corner Table interviews with Jeremy Gill, Music Director of the Delaware County Symphony. And International Piano Master, Ching-Yun Hu before their LIVE performance Sunday at Neumann University. Sunday morning at 9 for the Corner Table interviews with Jeremy Gill and Ching-Yun Hu on Symphony.
iRadioPhilly will broadcast the entire concert LIVE at 3 pm Sunday on our Local Stage station. Then, after the... Read More |
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