Twice-wounded cop calls for more police
Officer Frances Carminati, a six-year veteran, suffered a second shooting in six months during a fire scene investigation in a township. He survived a prior burglary halt in Folcroft, with a .38 caliber bullet lodged near his shoulder bone. He credits friends and fellow officers for backing him, while doctors plan careful removal of the slug only if necessary.
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Frances Carminati
Fitzghérald
Mercy
Coral Weld
Tvshed Lk
Folcroft
Carminati
Weather shift: December to cloudy Aprillike showers
Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with moderate temperatures. Showers are expected Tuesday, altering the December mood as readers are directed to page 2 for details.
Youth arrested in homicide and rape case reports
Police reported a teenage suspect in a weekend rape of a 15 year old girl on West Avon Road. The victim was taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center for treatment. The description notes a medium build male in a tan leather jacket fled on foot.
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Parkside
West Avon Road
Crozer‘Chester Medical Center
Upland
GSS to decide school closings in Upper Darby hearings
In Upper Darby the GSS will reveal whether up to five elementary schools may close as part of a district reorganization. Ten elementary schools are joined by two junior highs and a high school amid persistent parent opposition and tax concerns. Public hearings on the plan run into January with final board votes set for late January.
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Linda Reilly
Daily Times
Upper Darby
GSS
Citizens Advisory
Vieneiene
Pioneering Deaf Student's Journey Through Challenge and Hope
Gerald Piscotty, one of the first deaf students in Delaware County schools, became the first deaf graduate with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University and a rare deaf mechanical engineer. Parents Bert and Eva Piscotty, lifelong advocates, describe their son’s resilience and their the path from limited facilities to mainstream schooling, traveling with deaf children to Archbishop Ryan and through speech therapy.
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Delaware County
California State Polytechnical University
Bert Piscotty
Meadowbrook Lane
Jemy
Eva
Mrs. Piscotty
Piscottys
Gerald
Piscotty
Archbishop Ryan
36Th and
Spring Garden
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania School For the Deaf
Ryan
St. Christopher’s Hospital
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Piscotty’s
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Lawrence Park Center
A $1 million fire damaged the Lawrence Park Shopping Center at the Lady Bug shop next to Radio Shack. No injuries were reported. a lone worker alerted authorities. State police, county and township fire marshals will conduct the investigation.
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Lawrence Park
Lady Bug Women’s Clothing
Radio Shack
Sludge used to beautify Ridley Creek State Park site
Philadelphia Water Department officials defend a 13.2 acre sewage sludge project at Ridley Creek State Park as not a dump but a way to improve vegetation without odor or water contamination. Waste sludge is presented as a beneficial reuse, used as compost for golf courses farms and mine reclamation, with shallow incorporation and reseeding planned.
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Philadelphia Water Department
Ridley Creek State Park
Frank Senske
Water State Resources
DER
Eet Ee
Edgmont
Eeme Et Senske
Pennsylvania
Lenske
Kit and Carlyle Join Daily Times Comics
A new comic features a black and white kitten named Carlyle moving in with a young career woman Kit. The duo debuts today in the Daily Times comics section on Page 16 and promises light hearted adventures.
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Carlyle
Kit
Daily Times
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