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Swarthmore Professor Talks About the Discovery of a Super-Earth
NASA has discovered a new planet—a super-Earth 137 light-years away. Dubbed TOI-715b, it’s one-and-a-half times larger than Earth, reports the podcast Studio 2 on WHYY.…
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Farmer Who Grows Potatoes for Herr’s in Nottingham Finally Knows What Destroyed Crops in 2016
Michael Brooks, a South Jersey farmer who grows potatoes for Herr’s in Nottingham, finally knows what destroyed his crop eight years ago, writes Alan Yu…
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CHOP, Mastery Charter Schools Collaborate in Effort To Teach High School Students Skills To Obtain Healthcare Jobs
Mastery Charter Schools and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are partnering to help students land healthcare jobs after graduation, writes Stephen Williams for WHYY. The…
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Crozer’s Surgical Residency Program, Set to Close, Gets Reprieve
A Crozer surgical residency program at Crozer Chester Medical Center was set to lose its accreditation, but the program has been granted an extension until…
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Reviewers Weighed in on Wawa’s Pizza. Here’s What Folks Think Out on the Street
Experts are weighing in from all over on Wawa’s new pizza offering, but what does the average Wawa customer think?’ Billy Penn at WHYY took…
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A Year in and Upper Darby’s Pet-Friendly Homeless Shelter Remains Vital as Ever
The bond between a pet and its owner can go quite deep, so what happens when that same owner suddenly finds him or herself homeless…
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Schuylkill River Trail Has Been Underway Bit by Bit Since the 1980s
An ambitious goal of nonprofits and local governments has been to create a continuous 120-mile trail along the Schuylkill River connecting Philadelphia with Frackville in…
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Delaware County DA Jack Stollsteimer Announces Run for Attorney General
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer has thrown his hat into the ring for Pennsylvania Attorney General in 2024, writes Marc Levy for the Associated…
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Delaware County Nonprofit Is There for Grandparents Raising Children
For grandparents raising children, there’s help out there, thanks to Karen Barnes. The 60-year-old grandmother founded Grands Stepping Up, a Delaware County non-profit that provides…
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Levee Flooding Fix for Eastwick Makes More Water Rise in Delaware County
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to build a 1,400-foot levee to stop flooding in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Eastwick. Unfortunately, it would increase…
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Gentrification Is Making a Historically Black Neighborhood in Swarthmore Disappear
A historically Black Neighborhood has been in Swarthmore for more than a century, but now its identity and history are being erased as gentrification prices…
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Delaware County Teenagers May Be Running Your Local Polling Station
They’re not old enough to vote, but some Delaware County poll workers might be teenagers from your local school, writes Zane Irwin for WHYY. Those…
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Chester Residents Speak Out Against Chester Incinerator Taking Philadelphia Trash
Philadelphia is using the Covanta incinerator in Chester to burn its trash, upsetting local residents concerned the city’s trash is adding to local pollution-related health…
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Children’s Book Illustration Exhibit at Brandywine Is a Multicultural Look at Family and Nature
The Brandywine River Museum’s reputation for housing N.C. Wyeth’s works, along with Wyeth’s mentor, Howard Pyle, were enough to convince eight illustrators to contribute to…
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WHYY Pop-Up Newsroom in Media Seeks Resident Input
Here’s a chance for Delaware County residents to give their input to the WHYY reporters who are writing stories about their towns. WHYY is hosting…
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Delaware County Plans 200 Actions to Fight Climate Change
Delaware County has unveiled its first-ever sustainability plan, incorporating 200 actions that will create a more sustainable and resilient county, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY.…
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Research Underway to Find Cause, Solutions for Brandywine Creek Flooding
Two years ago, Hurricane Ida forced Thomas McGrady and his family to abandon his West Chester home as water rose along Brandywine Creek. They ended…
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So How Is Chester Doing With Its Bankruptcy? Here’s an Update
Michael Doweary is trying to figure out what cash flow is needed to successfully run the city of Chester. Doweary is the state-appointed receiver for…
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