March 31, 2025
by Alex Lloyd Gross John Richards is 57 years old and resides in Newtown Square Pa. He is a teacher at Blockson Middle School in Norristown Pa. He teaches 8th Graders. or at least he used to. On March 17, 2025, police were called to the school for a report of a teacher who allegedly…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross One student was arrested after he allegedly stabbed two staff members with a smuggled in steak knife at the Castor Gardens Middle School. Police said the stabbing happened around noon. Both of the victims were female staff members. One, a 62 year old woman was taken to the hospital with a…
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PHOTO COURTESY OF ROGER BARONE The support staff of the Roxborough Football team has fun trying to stay dry over the weekend as the team plays a scrimmage. by Alex Lloyd Gross It’s the middle of August and if you check out the football stadiums at any local high school, chances are good you may…
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It’s a perfect night to sleep with the windows open. One Bensalem (Bucks County) Pa. resident is taking that to the next level. She is sleeping on the roof of the Belmont Hills Elementary School. It’s okay, she is the principal of the school and she has permission to do this. She challenged her students…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Nov 24,2022 Almost right out of the gate, Washington looked like they would be a formidable opponent to the Ryan Raiders. Two long passes caught by receivers and a touchdown was scored. Six to nothing with Washington in the lead. They tried a conversion in lieu of an extra point and…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Sep 16, 2022 Bensalem looked promising in the first quarter of the game last night at their home stadium. After the quarter, Upper Dublin ran away with the game, winning it 33-7. During the first quarter, Upper Dublin was losing 7-6. They had a touchdown called back due to…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross The Bishop McHugh Middle School in Cape May Courthouse recently held a science fair for students attended the 6th, 6th and 8th grade. Science teacher Diane Bruesehoff and Principal Alicia Farren helped the students organize and create the event. There were 50 students involved, and during the event, parents…
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by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As a roughly $2 trillion social spending plan moves through Congress, transformational change could be on the horizon for child…
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Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Five female Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban transgender students in Pennsylvania from playing women’s…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross No one likes to read about a child struck by a car in a school zone. Still, in Bensalem that happens more than anyone would like. Just last year, Olivia Adelman, a student was struck by a speeding vehicle on Bensalem Boulevard. You can read that story here. For a while, police…
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