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Allentown Central Catholic Football Gets Rematch with Bethlehem Catholic in District Semifinals

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown Central Catholic and Holy War foe Bethlehem Catholic will meet on Saturday for the rights to play in the district championship game. It will be a rematch from week two, where Bethlehem Catholic won by 11. ACCHS believes they are a different team from the beginning of the year.

Allentown, PA · 18h

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Lafayette College to host well-being concert series

Wellness and music are on the same frequency. Lafayette College will host its first wellness concert on Tuesday in the Williams Center for the Arts, the first of a new series the college hopes to continue to host once a semester. “It’s a light sort of mindfulness guide, but mostly...

Easton, PA · 18h

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It's playoff time in the 570: Previewing high school football championships across NEPA

FOX56's Bob Ide joins WVIA's Roger DuPuis in the podcast studio with high school football championships at the top of the agenda this week. "It's playoff time in the 570 -- things are going so far so good for most teams," Bob says. "Not too many upsets, but things will definitely get more difficult now as the games get harder, teams get better."

Schuylkill County, PA · 13h

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Penn State Lehigh Valley Offers Opportunity to Earn Two Degrees in Five Years — Including an MBA at Undergraduate Tuition Rates

Through its Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate program, known as IUG, qualified students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Business from Penn State Lehigh Valley and a Master of Business Administration from Penn State Great Valley in as little as five years. Students begin MBA coursework while completing their undergraduate studies, with credits counting toward both degrees.

Malvern, PA · 1d

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Lafayette College joins new college application system

Lafayette College announced it joined the Coalition for College, a selective alternative college application process that accepts members based on school affordability and graduation rates, on Nov. 5. Forrest Stuart, the vice president for enrollment management, wrote in an email that the coalition first reached out to Lafayette a couple...

Easton, PA · 18h

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NBC10 interviewed two Plymouth Whitemarsh High School seniors about the 5k they organized for this Saturday

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School seniors Ethan Gold and Eliza Meersman have organized their second 5K run and walk to benefit Hand2Paw, which provides “paid internships working with rescue animals as a way to strengthen connection, compassion, and community for young adults from underrepresented communities, including those experiencing housing insecurity or foster care involvement.”

Plymouth Meeting, PA · 1d

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Prepping for Preps '26-27: Great Valley (Girls)

(Ed. Note: This story is part of CoBL’s “Prepping for Preps” series, which will take a look at many of the top high school programs in the region as part of our 2026-27 season preview coverage. The complete list of schools previewed thus far can be found here.)

Malvern, PA · 1d

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Schuylkill County Native Named Principal of St. Joseph Center for Special Learning

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — St. Joseph Center for Special Learning has named Elisabeth Hughes as its new principal, bringing an educator with 24 years of experience and local ties to lead its programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Hughes will serve as the center’s chief executive and educational leader, overseeing both its school-age program and Adult Program. She succeeds Bob Giba, who became principal in 2019. Experience in Schuylkill County Schools An Orwigsburg native, Hughes spent more than two decades in the Schuylkill Haven Area School District, where she taught first and third grades before serving as a Title I reading specialist from 2014 to 2024. During that time, she worked with fellow Title I teachers to develop an Orton-Gillingham reading curriculum for kindergarten and second grade. Since January 2025, Hughes has worked as a reading interventionist in the Blue Mountain School District. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Elizabethtown College, a master’s degree in education from Alvernia University and a reading specialist certificate from Wilkes University. She also is certified in special education and the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction and has training in Science of Reading methods. “Elisabeth Hughes has spent her

Schuylkill County, PA · 2d

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Ursinus College Secures More Than $10 Million in Projected Support for Student Scholarships

As Ursinus College prepares to select its milestone 10th cohort of Abele Scholars, the college and the Abele Family Foundation are beginning a new chapter in their partnership. Building on its longstanding support, which enabled Ursinus to launch the Abele Scholars Program in 2018, the foundation — established by Will...

Collegeville, PA · 1d

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Penn State Berks Biology Ahead Program Sets Students Up for Success

Pictured above: The 2026 Biology Ahead cohort welcomed 13 students from across Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, and Iowa. Photo courtesy of Samantha Bower. This summer, Penn State Berks hosted the second cohort of its Biology Ahead bridge program for incoming students interested in majoring in biology or another related life science. The goal of the program, which ran from July 5 to July 31, is to enhance academic preparedness and create a support system for its diverse student group.

Berks County, PA · 12h

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Haverford’s unique school spirit

Athletics are a major part of Haverford’s community, and nothing is more representative of that than raw student engagement. Nearly every week, sporting events draw dozens, sometimes hundreds of students cheering on their peers. But at what point does cheering go too far?. For many students, athletic school spirit...

Haverford, PA · 2d

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Teachers union proposes alternative to closing 17 Philadelphia schools

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is urging the School District of Philadelphia and the school board to reconsider plans to close 17 schools.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

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The Rumor About Moving Students Into the Mary Ethel Costello Property Is True

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (November 11, 2026) — For some time, a rumor about reopening the abandoned Mary Ethel Costello School has circulated throughout the community. The Gloucester City Board of Education deeded the building, assessed at more than $1 million, to the Gloucester City taxpayers several years ago. The school was vacated in 2017- 2018 when students from the elementary school were relocated to the new $90 million Gloucester City Middle School a few blocks away.

Gloucester City, NJ · 1d

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Parents scrambling after Center City Philadelphia daycare announces closure

Bright Horizons says it is closing its location at 16th and Market streets.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

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Delran boys’ soccer season ends with hard-fought playoff loss

On a warm Autumn afternoon Nov. 4, nearly 200 fans packed the huge soccer field surrounded on three sides by trees just 10 yards out of bounds as the host Delran High School boys’ soccer team got ready to play Arthur Johnson High in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 2 playoffs. There […]

Delran, NJ · 2d

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Central Jersey Football Championship Previews

There are teams from the seven-county South Jersey area playing in the South Jersey and Central Jersey football championships this weekend. Here is a look at the five Central Jersey public school title games. Teams’ seed is in parenthesis. Saturday, noon. (2) Salem (8-3) at (1) Paulsboro (9-2) These...

Paulsboro, NJ · 2d

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Raider football leaves it all on the field in playoff

CAMDEN – It was not the ending to the football season the Ocean City Red Raiders wanted, but their effort and “resiliency” were not lost on head coach Sean Matthews. The Raiders’ playoff run came to an end against Camden High School after a gutsy performance on defense to keep a high-powered Panther offense at bay for most of the game. Ocean City eventually fell to Camden 24-7 on Nov. 6, but not before leaving everything out on the field.

Ocean City, NJ · 2d

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Prepping for Preps ’26-27: Germantown Academy (Girls)

–– — (Ed. Note: This story is part of CoBL’s “Prepping for Preps” series, which will take a look at many of the top high school programs in the region as part of our 2026-27 season preview coverage. The complete list of schools previewed thus far can be found here.)

Fort Washington, PA · 2d

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Williamson College of the Trades Career Fair Draws 178 Employers

At most college career fairs, students chase employers. At Williamson College of the Trades in Media, it’s the other way around. On Nov. 4, recruiters from 178 companies in 19 states filled the Middletown Township campus for the school’s twice-yearly career fair, reports Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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Delayed Buses: Philly parents say it's been a bumpy road getting kids to school on time

According to Tymeera Hicks, school begins at 8:30 a.m., but the bus did not arrive until about 10:40 a.m.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d