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Penguins explode in third period to take commanding series lead

and James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal ...
Philadelphia police officer caught stealing from drug dealer

A Philadelphia Police officer was arrested Tuesday in a sting operation by federal authorities for his attempt to rip off drug dealers, reports say. Jeffrey Walker, who was suspended yesterday and may be dismissed from the force, was caught after he shared his plans to rob drug dealers with an FBI informant. Authorities tailed the 24-year veteran Tuesday as he allegedly planted cocaine in a ...
Violent night Four injured in Philadelphia shootings

Four people were injured in three separate Philadelphia shootings early Wednesday. One of the shootings occurred on the 5500 block of Broomall Street in Soutwest Philadelphia about 1 ...
Chester County man kills longtime girlfriend Police

A Chester County man is accused of killing his longtime girlfriend at their home Tuesday. Gregory Twyman, 44, was arrested after he allegedly shot his girlfriend to death inside their East Fallowfield Township home around ...
Interboro board Super’s services coming to a close

TA special meeting of the Interboro School Board is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, at which it intends to accept the resignation of interim Superintendent John Cleghorn. imes file PROSPECT PARK - After a closed door meeting of the Interboro School Board on Wednesday night, President Brian Razzi said the tenure of interim Superintendent John Cleghorn will be coming to a close shortly.Cleghorn ...

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The Spitfire Grill

By now, most people know that "The Spitfire Grill" was financed by Gregory Productions, the for-profit arm of the Sacred Heart League, a Roman Catholic charitable organization based in Mississippi. Unfortunately, this fact has only garnered negative press for a film that originally opened to good reviews. It won the Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and Castle Rock Enterta ... ...

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Middletown man charged with helping hide evidence

Emlyn Lucas Jones, of the first block of Elwyn Avenue, is behind bars at the Delaware County prison, charged Tuesday with aiding 23-year-old Kyle "Chunks" Wunder, one of three men accused in the Aug. 17, 2012, killing of Douglas C. Herr, 62, of Drumore Township. A Middletown man was allegedly paid $5,500 to hide stolen cash and help get rid of evidence involved in the fatal ...
Cop Shop Haverford honors 2013 Officer of the Year

cscharr@delcotimes.com Haverford Police Officer Christopher Viola was named the department’s 2013 Officer of the Year.Police Chief Carmen Pettine presented the award to Viola at a recent commissioners meeting. Correspondent Lois Puglionesi was there.The award is given annually to an officer who has demonstrated diligence and faithfulness in the line of duty, consistently performing ...
Letter to the Editor RTM committing to long-term debt

To the Times:About a year and a half ago, at a Rose Tree Media School Board committee meeting, I expressed my concern about the continuing yearly increase in the school district’s long-term debt. I was assured by the board that this debt would soon start to decrease and over about a 15 year period would disappear. Unfortunately, that has not been happening.To make matters worse, the board ...
Todays Meetings -- May 23 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 ...
Co-conspirator admits to failed prison break plot

Jameela Aigne Rozier said she could not explain why she had agreed to become part of a plot that District Attorney Tom Hogan said would have resulted in "a bloodbath." WEST CHESTER - One of two Delaware County women involved in a failed plot to help two accused murderers escape from Chester County Prison pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to the same prison.Jameela Aigne ...

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Pallam Raju to visit USA for dialogue on higher education

Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister M.M. Pallam Raju would be on a five-day visit to Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston beginning on May 13 for dialogue on higher education.

"This a continuation of India-US higher education dialogue which was initiated in 2009 after the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US during the same year, " Pallam Raju told the media here today.

This visit is the follow up of the Obama-Singh initiative taken on higher education. The focus of the visit would be on strengthening and enhancing higher education initiatives- 8 projects have been identified under this initiative. Strategic dialogue on higher education would take place. The visit will also cover school education and skill development sector.

Pallam Raju also discussed 'Connect to India' programme where US students will be coming and joining higher research institutes in India. The visit will also focus on exchange of faculty and development of faculty.

The Government has also initiated a scheme through University Grants Commission (UGC) to sponsor Indian researchers at the Post-Doctoral level and the first batch of 126 Indian scholars is ready to go to the US Institutions for post-doctoral research. ...