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Animals

COVID-19: Agencies Adjust to Making Animal Adoptions Possible

June 1, 2020Christopher Malo

Many people feel it is their responsibility to help animals during times of crisis, especially when finding comfort through them. In this report you’ll hear from Natalie Digiacomo, director of community outreach at the Bucks

Crime

Lawncrest: Dogfight Raid Surprises Residents

April 17, 2011

Sheryle Nash said she never knew her family lived near a basement stained with dog blood. “The neighborhood is already messed up,” Nash said. “I didn’t know people ever [held dogfights] around here.” Police and

Education

Hunting Park: Community Center Offers Kids a Place to Play and Learn

February 17, 2011

https://vimeo.com/20015668] Every weekday afternoon, there are 60 kids running around the halls of the Hunting Park Christian Academy. Rowdy relay races and dodge ball faceoffs in the basement produce enough screams and cheers to echo

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