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Marcellus Shale has impact on Delco Rose Tree Media receives $500000 natural gas grant
dlynch@delcotimes.com @dmlreporter State officials have awarded the Rose Tree Media School District a $499,994 Natural Gas Vehicle Development Program grant which will go toward an upgrade of the district’s school bus fleet.The grant is being administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection as part of Act 13 known as the Marcellus Shale Impact Fee legislation. Gov. ...
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See before-and-after images of tornado devastation in Oklahoma
A vicious tornado touched down in Moore, Okla., on Monday, tearing through businesses, homes and schools and leaving widespread destruction in its path.Below are before-and-after slider images of the devastation. Glide your cursor to the right and left to see how the tornado affected parts of the ...
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Todays Meetings -- May 21 2013
Phollowing the Phillies Insight, observations on the first team in professional sports to reach 10,000 losses and the latest Philly team to make the playoffs - the Philadelphia ...
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Archdiocese schedules Mass for Bishop McFadden
Delaware County residents are invited to attend a memorial Mass for Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden, who died of a heart attack May 2, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. PHILADELPHIA - Delaware County residents are invited to attend a memorial Mass for Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden, who died of a heart attack May 2, ...
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Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again
NEW YORK - Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft.Gilbert, owner Dan Gilbert's bowtie-wearing son, was on stage for another the victory. After he won it in 2011, the Cavs used the pick to take eventual Rookie of the Year Kyrie ...
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Philly controller Butkovitz wins primary
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz has faced down two challengers for the Democratic nomination in his campaign for a third term as the city's fiscal watchdog.Butkovitz beat tax-overhaul advocate Brett Mandel and attorney Mark Zecca in Tuesday's primary in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 9-1. He will take on GOP businessman Terry Tracy in ...
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Canseco player-coach in indy league _ for a series
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jose Canseco is back in the independent United League as a player-coach. At least for one series. The 48-year-old Canseco will be with the Fort Worth Cats for their opening four-game homestand, which starts Thursday night. Fort Worth opens the season against Edinburg, which is managed by Ozzie Canseco, the identical twin brother of the 1986 American League rookie of ...
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Bunning Palmer to represent Phillies at Draft
MIAMI -- The Phillies will have Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning represent them in the first round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft next month. Scott Palmer, the club's director of public affairs, will also represent the Phils at the Draft. The draft will take place June 6-8, beginning with the Draft preview show on MLB.com and MLB Network on June 6, at 6 p.m. ET. Live Draft coverage ...
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Manuel OK with Marlins spitting incident
Email MIAMI -- The Phillies did not seem terribly bothered that Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia spit on a baseball after allowing a home run Monday to Domonic Brown. "He did?" Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "That's good. I didn't see it." So that doesn't bother him? "Not really," he said. "It happens all the time." Crew chief Joe ...
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Left knee feeling better Howard rejoins lineup
Email MIAMI -- Ryan Howard has thought about the long-term prognosis for his balky left knee. He tried his hand at gallows humor to discuss those concerns Tuesday at Marlins Park. "I guess if I blow up, then I'd be worried about that then," he said. Howard received a cortisone injection in his knee Sunday in Philadelphia. A MRI exam Monday revealed inflammation and changes in ...
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Day after frustrating loss Hamels remains quiet
Email MIAMI -- It will take much more than a penny for Cole Hamels' thoughts. Hamels signed a six-year, $144 million contract extension last summer, so he certainly doesn't need the money. He declined for a second day to discuss his frustrations following Monday's 5-1 loss to the Marlins at Marlins Park. He pitched well. He allowed seven hits, two runs and struck out 10 in six ...
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Heritage Valley nursing program to merge with Community College of Beaver County
Heritage Family Health System's 97-year-old Sewickley School of Nursing will shut down and transfer its students into an existing program at the Community College of Beaver County by fall, officials said ...
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Grim search rescue efforts from twister near end in Oklahoma
Rescuers search through rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013. A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. REUTERS/Gene Blevins (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ...
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Okla. senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill
WASHINGTON -- Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk up the FEMA disaster relief ...
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Uniontown board votes to keep half-day academic system
An attempt to change the half-day academic system to the semester delivery system at the Fayette County Career & Technical Institute for the 2013-14 school term failed on Monday night when the Uniontown School Board unanimously rejected the ...
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Child killed in East Hills shooting
Pittsburgh police arriving in a cul-de-sac off East Hills Drive about 7:30 p.m. found a woman shot in the chest, lying on top of the mortally wounded toddler, said Lt. Richard ...
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Big Eyes scores with no-frills approach
There's an undeniable energy surging through the rough-around-the-edges garage rock of up-and-coming three-piece Big Eyes that makes sophomore release "Almost Famous" an enjoyable listen. Frontwoman Kate Eldridge pours her heart and soul into a 13-track slab that benefits greatly from its basic, no-frills approach to making music. Opener "Nothing You Could Say" lures you ...
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Federal marshals make arrest in party bus shooting
Lyons was being sought in the March 30 death of Steven Lee Jr. of McKees Rocks, who was shot multiple times after he was pulled from a party bus that had stopped outside a bar at an intersection in the Sheraden section of the ...
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Neighbors stop burglary attempt in Radnor
Burglary suspect A man and woman, identified only as Jon and Jane Doe, were arrested Tuesday after neighbors stopped what police say was a burglary attempt in Radnor.Police have not been able to identify the man and woman but have been able to link the two to several warrants, according to Lieutenant Chris FlanaganPolice responded to a report of a "burglary in progress" Tuesday ...
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Finley’s Fighters chooses Geibel student’s logo
Stephanie Orgovan from Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School is the winner of Finley's Fighters' T-shirt logo contest. From left are her art teacher Julie Yankovich, Orgovan holding her winning entry, and Finley's grandmother, Phyllis Kovall, presenting her with her ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook defends company’s tax strategy before Senate subcommittee
WASHINGTON -- The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code on Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in ...
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Homewood man arrested for fatal shooting in Sheraden
A Homewood man wanted for shooting and killing a man in Sheraden was arrested Tuesday by members of the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force and Pittsburgh ...
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Ballet theater nears completion of Strip District expansion
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre next week will begin demolishing a former restaurant supply building on Liberty Avenue as part of the final phase of an expansion that began in 2009. demolition will make room for a 35-space parking lot next to the ballet theater's studios in the Strip District. During the past four years, the theater added its first dormitory, new floors in five dance studios ...
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Mt. Pleasant health fair to feature information for seniors
Senior citizens have many questions on health issues and concerns and sometimes no answers, so bringing together informational resources under one roof is a great way to get the needed information that they seek, according to Mt. Pleasant Senior Center ...
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Senate panel approves sweeping immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would bring about the biggest changes in U.S. immigration policy in a generation, setting up a spirited debate in the full Senate next ...
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Philadelphia expands recycling, but not all is well
Philadelphia is expanding the range of recyclable products its accepts in the refuse disposal systems and in effort to increase recycling rates and save money for the city council during current lean times. But, there is a concern among environmentalists that increased recycling may actually have negative side effects.
Recycling across the country is not entirely mainstreamed yet, according to figures from 2007 to 2008 (the most recent available), just 11% of all the USA’s garbage was recycled. Environmentalists point to figures such as these for the reason why landfills are running out, pollution is increasing and the environment is suffering. Read more
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