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Kensington Schools Embed Mentors to Turn Survival Into Graduation Wins

In West Kensington, one of Philadelphia’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, high schools are rebuilding the path to graduation by embedding support directly inside classrooms. More than a quarter of...

Two Killed in High-Speed Crash on I-95 North in Port Richmond

A deadly overnight crash brought Interstate 95 northbound in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section to a standstill for hours early Friday morning, killing two people and triggering a complex emergency...

The day there were UFOs in Olney

Mike “Meak” Carlin grew up in Olney and spent a lot of time hanging in “The Yard” – the Lowell Elementary School yard, at...

Congratulations to Franklin Towne class of ‘24

Franklin Towne Charter High School was scheduled to graduate Tuesday night at Temple’s Liacouras Center. “We are proud of our graduating students and grateful to...

North Catholic alums announce scholarship recipients

The Northeast Catholic Alumni Association has chosen the scholarship recipients of its annual $500,000 in tuition grants. The recipients are 10 in grade school,...

Improvements coming to Cohox

Rebuild Philadelphia last week celebrated a groundbreaking for site improvements at Cohocksink Recreation Center, 2901 Cedar St. in Port Richmond. Among those in attendance were...

I-95 collapse anniversary hailed as triumph

Less than a year later, a potential infrastructure disaster for the city of Philadelphia has become nothing less than a triumph. On June 11, 2023,...

PMAY Artists’ graduation recital on Saturday

The Philadelphia Alliance for Youth Artists’ Initiative program will hold a graduation recital on Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m. at the Settlement Music...
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