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2 arrested after fatal McKeesport shooting

The Newtown, Connecticut, public school district will receive a $1.3 million endowment to help the community recover from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Friday in ...
White Sox slip past Marlins 4-3 in 11 innings

Chicago White Sox's Hector Gimenez hits an one-run single during the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. ...
Cops Man points weapon at crowd outside Crozer emergency room

cscharr@delcotimes.com @cindyscharr UPLAND - Police from across the area responded to Crozer-Chester Medical Center Thursday night after a man pointed a gun at a crowd gathered outside of the emergency room, officials said.The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Nikkeem T. Black of Chester, allegedly had a loaded .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun in his waistband when he was taken into ...
Ridley Township childrens librarian honored by Delaware County Reading Council

The Delaware County Reading Council recently honored Ridley Township children’s librarian Lauren Longbottom with the 2013 Celebrate Literacy Award.The award was presented at the Towne House in Media during the council’s annual dinner meeting. The award is given to an individual who has made an exemplary effort to promote literacy at the regional/local level.Longbottom speaks to ...
Haverford student’s composition played by New York Philharmonic

By LOIS PUGLIONESITimes Correspondent HAVERFORD - It’s the dream of all aspiring young composers - to have their work performed by a world-class orchestra like the New York Philharmonic.Last Thursday, Aiyana Braun of Ardmore lived that dream.The 16-year-old Haverford High School sophomore had the thrill of hearing the Philharmonic play one of her original compositions at a School Day ...

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Real Steel [Blu-Ray]

Like Atom, the giant, vaguely humanistic sparring robot that is dug out of the mud and becomes an unlikely champion in the near-futuristic world of robot boxing, Real Steel is a big, seemingly clunky contraption that works against all odds. Inspired by a 1956 short story by the proli ... ...

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Sun Valley finishes third at Sea Perch Challenge

ASTON - A group of Sun Valley High School students finished third out of 47 schools at the eighth annual Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge at Drexel University last month.The Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge is a competition for middle and high schoolers with an interest in robotics, science, mathematics, engineering and technology and introduces students to Naval ...
Sharon Hill mother accused of biting 23-month-old child

rquinn@delcotimes.com , @rquinndelco A Sharon Hill mother whose online resume lists her as a mental health professional has been charged with biting her 23-month-old son back in 2011, leaving as many as 30 lesions all over his body that she insisted to physicians at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia resulted from an undiagnosed medical condition.The injury patterns found on the boy ...
Marcus Hook Memorial Day parade today

MARCUS HOOK - The largest Memorial Day parade in the county will kick off at noon today.Borough officials have invited marching bands, drill teams, military units, string bands, antique cars, civic groups, fire companies and others to the event, which begins at 10th Street at the Marcus Hook/Trainer line. At Market Street, the parade will head south and conclude at Market Square Memorial Park, ...
Upper Chichester police on the hunt for theft suspect

UPPER CHICHESTER - Police are asking the public for help identifying the suspect who broke into a vehicle on Chichester Avenue earlier this year and used a stolen credit card to make several purchases.Video surveillance of the suspect in the Jan. 29 theft was recently provided to police showing the thief at an area Wawa store.According to police, the vehicle break-in took place in the 1800 block ...
Camp Rainbow registration set

ASTON - Registration for Camp Rainbow will begin the first week of June. The camp is a half-day program for township children entering the first through fifth grades and will run from June 24 through Aug 2.The cost is $25 per week per child, with the exception of the week of July 1 as camp will only be in operation for three days. For this week, the cost is $15.Attendees at the camp will be ...

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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. ...