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Protecting Pennsylvania’s Water: Why Infrastructure Investment Can’t Wait
Pennsylvania sits at a crossroads. Our state’s water and wastewater systems — the invisible network of pipes, treatment plants, and monitoring stations that deliver clean…
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Pennsylvania Women Waiting Longer On Average to Give Birth
With access to reliable birth control and fertility treatments, women in Pennsylvania are choosing to delay childbirth longer than they did two decades ago, write…
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Aqua Pennsylvania’s New High-Tech Robot Helping to Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Contamination
Aqua Pennsylvania continues to lead the way in protecting public water systems through advanced testing of drinking water for polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as…
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New Study at Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Looks At Potential ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Disease Link
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed toxic chemicals were in the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow…
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Penn State Abington Continuing Education Staffer’s Professional and Personal Work Makes an Impact
Elaine Johnson believes in prioritizing herself and her health and motivating others to do the same to achieve fulfillment in all aspects of their lives. Her…
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Four Six-Figure Jobs Hiring Now in Pennsylvania
Are you looking for high-paying job openings? You might be in luck, especially if you already live in Pennsylvania. Here are four of the highest-paying…
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Tony Award-Winning ‘Falsettos’ Slated for Feb. Run at Steel River Playhouse, Pottstown
Falsettos at Steel River Playhouse tells the story of a large, eccentric and dysfunctional — but loving — Jewish family in New York in the…
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Bryn Mawr’s Harcum College Dental Hygiene Program Sets 2023 Date to Supercharge Kids’ Smiles
George Washington — one of the two honorees on President’s Day — may have suffered dental woes for most of his life, but participants in…
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Doylestown Hospital COVID Status: ‘We’ve Gone a Few Days Without Any Significant Number of Cases’
Dr. Scott Levy, Chief Medical Officer, Doylestown Hospital, gave a macro and micro COVID-19 status update for the week: Nationwide, COVID-19 cases averaged 45,000, the…
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COVID-19 Effect on U.S. Online Shopping Habits: Bumps for Office Supplies, Casual Wear, and Liquor
The New Normal report, created by Axios in cooperation with Google Trends and the Schema Design firm, reveals how COVID-19 has changed America’s shopping habits.…
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‘Smallpox’-Labeled Vials Found at Merck Lab in Upper Gwynedd Township
According to the Centers for Disease Control, a batch of vials labeled with “smallpox” were found in a freezer at a Merck facility in Upper…
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Bucks County Health Department: The Hard-Won Progress in Defeating COVID-19 Is Slipping Away
Much to the chagrin of the Bucks County Health Department, efforts to defeat COVID-19 are losing ground. According to county data, the seven-day average from…
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In the Conundrum of a Mask-on, Mask-off School Year, the Bucks County Health Department Makes a Decision
Amid rising COVID-19 cases and the ongoing public outcry — both pro and con — surrounding masks for the upcoming school term, the Bucks County…
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Good News on Pennsylvania Vaccination Rate: Half of Us Have Had All Shots; Bad News: Half of Us Haven’t
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of the country is fully vaccinated. The current Pennsylvania vaccination…
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Positive Test Results for Coronavirus Are Showing Up in Pennsylvania’s Deer Population
In a recent federal study 44 percent of Pennsylvania deer tested positive for coronavirus, writes Justin Heinze for MSN. Researchers are puzzled how the deer…
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Obesity in Pennsylvania: Nearly One-Third of Residents in 2020 Self-Reported Being Dangerously Overweight
Obesity in Pennsylvania rose again in 2020, now encompassing nearly a third of Commonwealth residents. Taylor Allen covered the trend, self-reported by residents, for AXIOS.…







































