Groundhog Day arrived early in Chester County this year — two full days ahead of the typical February 2 date. Shortly after 4 p.m. on January 30, 2025, Jeanne Franklin, the county health director, launched a ridiculous defense of her indefensible decision to ban the volunteers at St. Agnes Church […]
Seven dead after small jet crashes near Northeast Philadelphia mall
(The Center Square) – All six people aboard a small medical jet that crashed Friday night near a Philadelphia mall are dead, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said Saturday. Another person in a vehicle near where the jet crashed and exploded also was killed, Parker said, and at least 19 others […]
Katie Hetherington Cunfer: Making the case for school facilities funding
In 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro and the General Assembly awarded $250 million in public school facilities funding to nearly 300 school districts and career and technical schools. These funds, provided in the form of competitive, matching grants under the Public School Facilities Improvement Grant (PSFIG) and the Public Schools Environmental […]