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In April of 2012, the SEPTA Director of Claims contacted detectives from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit after receiving multiple allegedly fraudulent personal injury claims. Detectives proceeded to investigate the above defendants who claimed that they were injured…

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This year marks the 175th Anniversary for Cheyney University, the oldest Historically Black University in the country. It is highly unlikely that if you were educated in the Philadelphia school district you were not taught by a Cheyney graduate at some point.

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Ms. Dessie Burgess attended Cheyney University from 1962-1965. Now a small framed woman in her early 80s, Dessie admits she was a late bloomer. “I decided to go to Cheyney 17 years after I graduated from high school.”

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Bank of American is hosting a Homeowners Assistance Forum– Monday, October 8 through Wednesday, October 10; Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street; 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM each day.

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Alston, who served as Beech president from 1990-2005, was credited as a business and community development leader who was instrumental in the growth and vitality of North Central Philadelphia. Alston, who would have turned age 87 next month, passed today after a long illness.

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Below are the highlights of the September 2012, Franklin & Marshall College Poll of Pennsylvania voters. The September 2012, Franklin & Marshall College Poll of Pennsylvania voters finds Barack Obama with a 9 point lead among likely voters and with an 11 point lead among registered voters over Mitt Romney.

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Power 99, Philadelphia’s heritage home for Hip-Hop and R&B, today announced its morning show, The Rise and Grind Morning Show, will raise awareness for the new PA Voter ID Law with five live broadcasts at various Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) locations across Philadelphia.

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Tree Philly is a tree planting initiative from Philadelphia Parks & Recreation in partnership with Wells Fargo and Fairmount Park Conservancy that directly engages Philadelphia property owners, business, and neighborhood residents to improve their communities by planting and maintaining trees.

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SRC Commissioner, Lorene Cary will be on temporary medical leave from the School Reform Commission effective on September 24, 2012.

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Test results from the 2012 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) for the School District of Philadelphia show a drop in the percentage of students scoring Advance or Proficient in reading and math for all grades combined. 

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