Pennypack Park

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How to prevent mosquito bites — and West Nile virus — this summer

The Pennypack Trail and Path in Northeast Philly are now connected

Pennypack trail extension

Freshwater mussels found in Delaware River, a sign of improving water quality

Freshwater Mussels

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Fox Chase Farm invites families to Sheep Shearing Day

Sheep shearing Fox Chase Farm

Fairmount Park rape suspect charged with three more sexual assaults, police say

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Police investigate pair of knife attacks on Pennypack Trail in Northeast Philly

Pennypack Trail Suspect

Colorful Mandarin duck at Pennypack Park found dead, environmental center says

Mandarin Duck

Take a stroll through these Philly-area parks while social distancing

Social distancing in parks

Northeast Philly bridge, oldest in United States, reopens after months of repairs

Frankford Avenue Bridge

Authorities recover body of woman who went missing in Pennypack Creek

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Missing Persons

Police need public's help to ID woman found wandering in Northeast Philly

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Wet dog found waiting by car of owner who drowned in Pennypack Creek

Philadelphia Police officer cruiser

Man convicted of raping two women in Pennypack Park

Pennypack Park Rapist

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Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

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Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

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