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SPRINGFIELD >> A five-year contract was approved by the school board and ratified by the Springfield Education Association teachers. The parties were nearly a year in negotiations which led to the agreement effective Nov. 17, 2017-June 30, 2022.Among the agreement's major factors are 2.5 percent salary hikes in each year of the contract.

TRICKLE-DOWN ROYOh come on now, Jodine, be nice. Be nice to Roy Moore. He was just trying to spread the wealth in a Democratic way. His own way. Now you know how the Republicans do it - trickle down. Well Roy Moore was just trying to make as many girls and women happy as he could. Everybody knows Roy Moore is a real Casanova.

WEST CHESTER >> Donations for victims of the fire at Barclay Friends senior home poured in to a collection center set up at Good Will Fire Company on Sunday. Almost 200 residents of the senior living community were displaced after the building caught on fire late Thursday evening.So many people were turning out with wheelchairs, walkers, clothes and toiletries that volunteers were simply overwhelmed at the outpouring of support from the community.

State Rep. Brian Kirkland, D-Delaware, announced the Chester Economic Development Authority will receive a $150,000 grant through Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program to renovate Washington Park located in Chester.The grant comes from the Commonwealth Financing Authority, an independent agency of the Department of Community and Economic Development to administer Pennsylvania's economic stimulus packages.

A University of Pennsylvania administrator from Prospect Park will run against state Rep. Alex Charlton, R-165, of Springfield, in a bid to capture that seat.Jennifer O'Mara, 28, of Springfield, said her past plays a large part in her desire to be a state representative as she launched her campaign for the 165th legislative district on Friday night in Radnor.

Even as this year's elections have finished up, candidates for 2018 federal races are in full gear with websites, Facebook pages and scheduled events.

UPPER CHICHESTER >> Under the white registration tent, Sheila Colson unfolded a quilt, vibrant with blues and oranges and yellows and greens, but most of all, with the 85 pictures encapsulating the life and the person of her son, Jacai."Actually, I printed out 125 pictures of my favorite," Colson said.

Legalized gambling is not Pennsylvania's only calling card.Turns out we're also the poster child for the political ploy called "gerrymandering."Yeah, it's a funny word. But there is nothing funny about the result."Gerrymandering" is what happens when politics overtakes democracy.

I'm done with listening to the character assassination of a good woman. An African-American, proud woman who has served with honor on the Philadelphia bench for well over a decade. A woman who I know personally and, although we are not close, is a role model to me as a member of the legal profession.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health approved five Delaware County practitioners Thursday to begin prescribing medical marijuana to patients once state-licensed dispensaries go live in 2018. Since the application process opened Nov. 1, more than 6,000 patients have registered to participate in the program, and 100 physicians have been approved around the state.