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| Schools Open in Philadelphia, Eagles Begin New Era Tonight, Woman Killed By School Bus |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/09/13 2:46 pm | updated: 09/09/13 2:46 pm |
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It's the first day of school for about 134,000 Philadelphia public school students today. The teachers are teaching with larger class sizes and still negotiating over the 13 percent giveback in salary the city has requested. The school budget crisis means up to 40 students per class and fewer administrative personnel, guidance counselors, security and nurses.
The Philadelphia Eagles start more than a new season tonight. It’s the start of a new era. The Chip Kelly era begins... Read More |
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| Haverford Music Festival - iRadioPhilly Wristband Raffle Winners - September 7, 2013 |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/08/13 4:01 pm | updated: 09/08/13 4:01 pm |
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| iRadioPhilly presented the third annual Haverford Music Festival in Havertown on a beautifully sunny day, Saturday September 7, 2013 in the heart of Havertown. The crowd estimated at 18,000 enjoyed live music from 40 bands on 4 stages. During the event, concert-goers showed their support of the Haverford Music Festival with a donation to the iRadioPhilly Wristband Raffle. Each wristband had a unique number that qualified supporters to win prizes donated by local businesses. Prizes included... Read More |
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| Main Line Carjackings, Murder Suicide in Juniata, Special Needs Students and Parents Legal Options |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/06/13 12:17 pm | updated: 09/06/13 12:17 pm |
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Police in Lower Merion and Radnor are working together on a couple of carjackings in their towns. Last week at the Beaumont Retirement Center in Bryn Mawr, a resident reported his car stolen at gunpoint. Then, Tuesday evening at the Villanova train station, a woman was forced out of her Porsche Cayenne while she waited for her husband.
Philadelphia Police are dealing with a gruesome scene in Juniata that has left a man and 10 year old boy dead and a woman in critical condition.... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Weekly Concert in the Park - iRadioPhilly Wristband Ticket Winner - September 4, 2013 |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/05/13 1:15 pm | updated: 09/05/13 1:15 pm |
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iRadioPhilly is celebrating Concert Season with FREE tickets to great shows and events around the Philadelphia area all summer long. Look for iRadioPhilly at events and get a FREE wristband. The number on the wristband could mean FREE tickets for you to an upcoming concert or event of your choice. The list of concerts and winners from each drawing can be viewed by clicking on the headline above.
iRadioPhilly was at Philadelphia Weekly's Concert in the Park September 4th giving... Read More |
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| Pot Billboard Challenges NFL, ASAP Rocky Assault Charge, Christie Commited to School Vouchers |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/05/13 12:19 pm | updated: 09/05/13 12:19 pm |
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Tonight the NFL regular season kicks off in Denver Colorado. Outside the Bronco's stadium, a billboard has been put up by the reform group, The Marijuana Policy Project challenging the NFL to change its policy on pot. The message reads, "Stop driving players to drink" and promotes marijuana, now legal in Colorado, as a safer choice.
Rapper ASAP Rocky has been charged with misdemeanor simple assault for slapping a woman while he was performing in Philadelphia's Made in America... Read More |
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| Ariel Castro Dead, Free Lunch Ends in Willingboro, Dranoff Wins Approval for One Riverside |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/04/13 12:33 pm | updated: 09/04/13 12:33 pm |
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Convicted kidnapper and rapist, Ariel Castro is dead, an apparent suicide, after he was found hanging in his prison cell last night. The Cleveland man had been sentenced to life plus 1,000 years on August 1st for kidnapping three women 10 years ago and holding them as slaves until they were rescued this year.
No free lunch for students in the Willingboro, New Jersey school district if they are not on the Free and Reduced lunch program. Kids without money will go hungry for the... Read More |
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| Philly Teachers Back But Negotiating, Arrests in Death of Bucks Student, NJ Teacher Evaluations |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/03/13 12:37 pm | updated: 09/03/13 12:37 pm |
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Teachers in Philadelphia are back to work but still have no contract. They've agreed to pay freezes and contributions to their health care, however they are now being asked to accept pay cuts of up to 13%. More than 4,000 Union members attended a meeting yesterday where they voted to continue negotiating.
A college student from Perkasie, Bucks County died after being brutally beaten early Saturday morning while walking from a bar back to his campus at Wheeling Jesuit University... Read More |
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| Truck Slams Hymie's Deli, Gospel Singer Reaches Finals, Nutter Sale Plan for Closed Schools |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/29/13 12:17 pm | updated: 08/29/13 12:17 pm |
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Hymie's Deli in Merion on Montgomery Avenue was the scene of an accident this morning when a pickup truck drove through the front of the building into the dining area. The driver of the truck was hospitalized but no one was in the dining area at the time. Dining is closed but the deli will remain open for the weekend rush.
Philadelphia area Gospel singer, Kefia Rollerson has reached the finals on a BET reality show, "Sunday’s Best" featuring competing Gospel singers. The 32... Read More |
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| Teachers Union Negotiates, New Hope Mayor Declines Gay Marriage, Sarah Murnaghan Is Home |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/28/13 12:48 pm | updated: 08/28/13 12:48 pm |
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The Philadelphia teachers union is ready to make some concessions in contract talks with the school district. President of the Federation of Teachers Jerry Jordan says he will recommend accepting a pay freeze and agree to have teachers begin making contributions to health care premiums. Jordan says he is interested in getting schools staffed properly so they can open on time.
New Hope’s mayor is taking some heat for refusing to officiate at a same sex marriage in the... Read More |
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| Sarah Murnaghan Home After Transplant, Housewives Beach Badge Clash, Temple Cancels Spring Fling |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/27/13 1:01 pm | updated: 08/27/13 1:01 pm |
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Sarah Murnaghan is making national headlines. The 11 year old girl who underwent two double lung transplants is headed home from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia today. Sarah has Cystic Fibrosis and needed a court order to get an adult lung transplant because donor rules denied her as too young for the transplant. In court, the rule was suspended and Sarah got the transplant she needed to live.
“Real Housewives of New Jersey” have to buy beach badges too. Reality TV... Read More |
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Tom Kelly
