Tricia L. NadolnyWhat I DoTricia L. Nadolny is an investigative reporter.(215) 854-2730Curtis 'profoundly sorry' for 'lost trust' after Inquirer report on abuse of renowned violinist as a studentThe Curtis Institute, rocked by its handling of sexual assault allegations, says it will set up a reporting hotline.Peter Dobrin and Tricia L. Nadolny July 27, 2019Link copied to clipboardSeparate shootings in North Philly leave two dead, one wounded A 25-year-old man was shot and killed in North Philadelphia Thursday night, police said.Tricia L. Nadolny May 24, 2019Link copied to clipboard‘He was a misogynist’: How did Bloomsburg hire a president who had been forced out of two previous jobs?Some former colleagues call Bashar Hanna a “bully;” others see him as a demanding, yet supportive boss. Four months into the job at Bloomsburg, Hanna was accused of harassing his executive assistant.Tricia L. Nadolny and Susan Snyder April 26, 2019Link copied to clipboardSlow to clean house, Drum Corps International wastes no time punishing criticOn Monday the youth organization swiftly punished a corps, Arsenal, whose director had criticized other corps leaders.Tricia L. Nadolny Jan. 16, 2019Link copied to clipboardPolice seeking 33-year-old man in shooting death of new motherPolice are seeking 33-year-old Tyrese Lynch, who they say shot and killed his girlfriend Isis Williams, on Friday as her newborn baby slept feet away.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 16, 2018Link copied to clipboardFormer drum corps director George Hopkins charged with sexual assaultGeorge Hopkins, the former director of Allentown's famed Cadets drum corps and among the most decorated leaders in the youth marching band activity, has been charged with two counts of felony sexual assault, the Lehigh County District Attorney's office announced Tuesday.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 14, 2018Link copied to clipboardCatholic Church sex abuse: How one Pennsylvania priest terrorized five sistersA priest sexually abused five sisters in a single family. Pennsylvania's grand jury report into the Catholic Church has pushed them to tell their stories.Tricia L. Nadolny Oct. 25, 2018Link copied to clipboardCurtis Institute of Music response to sexual misconduct claim: Don’t talk about itThe Curtis Institute of Music has asked alumni, parents, and students to not talk publicly about an Inquirer report that one of its most revered teachers sexually assaulted a student in the 1980s.Peter Dobrin and Tricia L. Nadolny July 25, 2019Link copied to clipboardPolice name detective who shot man panhandling in KensingtonPhiladelphia police have identified Francis DiGiorgio, an eight-year veteran of the department, as the detective who shot and wounded a man panhandling Monday night in Kensington, after believing the man was armed and about to rob him.Tricia L. Nadolny May 23, 2019Link copied to clipboardUnion and administration at Community College of Philadelphia fail to reach agreement after meetingThe union representing faculty and support staff at the Community College of Philadelphia plans to renew talks with the administration on Monday. Classes will be held for the college of 27,800 students.Susan Snyder and Tricia L. Nadolny April 1, 2019Link copied to clipboardReport: Flyers’ Jori Lehtera will skip court date in Finnish drug caseFlyers forward Jori Lehtera will miss his scheduled appearance in a Finnish court Tuesday, where he is facing charges of buying cocaine, a Finnish newspaper reported.Tricia L. Nadolny Jan. 7, 2019Link copied to clipboardElite youth drum corps have become a haven for instructors with sexual misconduct in their pastNearly half of the World Class drum corps that compete in Drum Corps International have employed at least one former teacher previously disciplined for misconduct with a student, an investigation by the Inquirer found.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 13, 2018Link copied to clipboardReport: Drum corps leader threw things at work, called women ‘little girls’George Hopkins, the former director of Allentown's Cadets drum corps, was an "aggressive, combative and unreasonable" manager, according to a report released Monday.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 5, 2018Link copied to clipboardCatholic Church sex abuse: How one Pennsylvania priest terrorized five sistersA priest sexually abused five sisters in a single family. Pennsylvania's grand jury report into the Catholic Church has pushed them to tell their stories.Tricia L. Nadolny Sept. 20, 2018Link copied to clipboardMother sues entire furniture industry after son’s death beneath tipped Ikea dresserTwo years after her son died beneath a tipped Ikea dresser, Meghan Delong has sued the furniture industry as a whole. Ikea, which has its North American headquarters in Conshohocken, has not recalled the dresser.Tricia L. Nadolny May 28, 2019Link copied to clipboardFurnace Party: Viral letter inspires real party in BrewerytownHundreds of people gathered at a vacant lot in Breweryton Saturday, heeding a request made in a viral letter. Philadelphia's Furnace Party was a hit. And the man behind it all was revealed.Tricia L. Nadolny April 27, 2019Link copied to clipboardEx-Flyers forward convicted in Finnish cocaine caseFormer Flyers’ forward Jori Lehtera was convicted in a Finnish court Wednesday of buying cocaine and given a four-month suspended jail sentence. According to Finnish news reports, the jail time will be lifted if Lehtera faces no more serious charges through October 2021.Tricia L. Nadolny and Sam Carchidi March 27, 2019Link copied to clipboardFlyers’ Jori Lehtera charged in Finnish drug case, prosecutors seek five-month sentenceLehtera, a forward, faces charges for buying cocaine in his native Finland.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 31, 2018Link copied to clipboardDrum corps seeks $1.5 million from former director after sexual misconduct scandalAfter being sued by George Hopkins for more than a half million dollars, Allentown's Cadets have counter sued for losses allegedly incurred because of the scandal.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 16, 2018Link copied to clipboardSexual abuse in drum and bugle corps: Do you have a story?The allegations against George Hopkins, who recently resigned as director of the Cadets drum corps, have moved some people to share stories of sexual abuse or misconduct in the drum and bugle corps.Tricia L. 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Curtis 'profoundly sorry' for 'lost trust' after Inquirer report on abuse of renowned violinist as a studentThe Curtis Institute, rocked by its handling of sexual assault allegations, says it will set up a reporting hotline.Peter Dobrin and Tricia L. Nadolny July 27, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Curtis 'profoundly sorry' for 'lost trust' after Inquirer report on abuse of renowned violinist as a studentThe Curtis Institute, rocked by its handling of sexual assault allegations, says it will set up a reporting hotline.Peter Dobrin and Tricia L. Nadolny July 27, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Separate shootings in North Philly leave two dead, one wounded A 25-year-old man was shot and killed in North Philadelphia Thursday night, police said.Tricia L. Nadolny May 24, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Separate shootings in North Philly leave two dead, one wounded A 25-year-old man was shot and killed in North Philadelphia Thursday night, police said.Tricia L. Nadolny May 24, 2019Link copied to clipboard
‘He was a misogynist’: How did Bloomsburg hire a president who had been forced out of two previous jobs?Some former colleagues call Bashar Hanna a “bully;” others see him as a demanding, yet supportive boss. Four months into the job at Bloomsburg, Hanna was accused of harassing his executive assistant.Tricia L. Nadolny and Susan Snyder April 26, 2019Link copied to clipboard
‘He was a misogynist’: How did Bloomsburg hire a president who had been forced out of two previous jobs?Some former colleagues call Bashar Hanna a “bully;” others see him as a demanding, yet supportive boss. Four months into the job at Bloomsburg, Hanna was accused of harassing his executive assistant.Tricia L. Nadolny and Susan Snyder April 26, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Slow to clean house, Drum Corps International wastes no time punishing criticOn Monday the youth organization swiftly punished a corps, Arsenal, whose director had criticized other corps leaders.Tricia L. Nadolny Jan. 16, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Slow to clean house, Drum Corps International wastes no time punishing criticOn Monday the youth organization swiftly punished a corps, Arsenal, whose director had criticized other corps leaders.Tricia L. Nadolny Jan. 16, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Police seeking 33-year-old man in shooting death of new motherPolice are seeking 33-year-old Tyrese Lynch, who they say shot and killed his girlfriend Isis Williams, on Friday as her newborn baby slept feet away.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 16, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Police seeking 33-year-old man in shooting death of new motherPolice are seeking 33-year-old Tyrese Lynch, who they say shot and killed his girlfriend Isis Williams, on Friday as her newborn baby slept feet away.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 16, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Former drum corps director George Hopkins charged with sexual assaultGeorge Hopkins, the former director of Allentown's famed Cadets drum corps and among the most decorated leaders in the youth marching band activity, has been charged with two counts of felony sexual assault, the Lehigh County District Attorney's office announced Tuesday.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 14, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Former drum corps director George Hopkins charged with sexual assaultGeorge Hopkins, the former director of Allentown's famed Cadets drum corps and among the most decorated leaders in the youth marching band activity, has been charged with two counts of felony sexual assault, the Lehigh County District Attorney's office announced Tuesday.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 14, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Catholic Church sex abuse: How one Pennsylvania priest terrorized five sistersA priest sexually abused five sisters in a single family. Pennsylvania's grand jury report into the Catholic Church has pushed them to tell their stories.Tricia L. Nadolny Oct. 25, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Catholic Church sex abuse: How one Pennsylvania priest terrorized five sistersA priest sexually abused five sisters in a single family. Pennsylvania's grand jury report into the Catholic Church has pushed them to tell their stories.Tricia L. Nadolny Oct. 25, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Curtis Institute of Music response to sexual misconduct claim: Don’t talk about itThe Curtis Institute of Music has asked alumni, parents, and students to not talk publicly about an Inquirer report that one of its most revered teachers sexually assaulted a student in the 1980s.Peter Dobrin and Tricia L. Nadolny July 25, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Curtis Institute of Music response to sexual misconduct claim: Don’t talk about itThe Curtis Institute of Music has asked alumni, parents, and students to not talk publicly about an Inquirer report that one of its most revered teachers sexually assaulted a student in the 1980s.Peter Dobrin and Tricia L. Nadolny July 25, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Police name detective who shot man panhandling in KensingtonPhiladelphia police have identified Francis DiGiorgio, an eight-year veteran of the department, as the detective who shot and wounded a man panhandling Monday night in Kensington, after believing the man was armed and about to rob him.Tricia L. Nadolny May 23, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Police name detective who shot man panhandling in KensingtonPhiladelphia police have identified Francis DiGiorgio, an eight-year veteran of the department, as the detective who shot and wounded a man panhandling Monday night in Kensington, after believing the man was armed and about to rob him.Tricia L. Nadolny May 23, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Union and administration at Community College of Philadelphia fail to reach agreement after meetingThe union representing faculty and support staff at the Community College of Philadelphia plans to renew talks with the administration on Monday. Classes will be held for the college of 27,800 students.Susan Snyder and Tricia L. Nadolny April 1, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Union and administration at Community College of Philadelphia fail to reach agreement after meetingThe union representing faculty and support staff at the Community College of Philadelphia plans to renew talks with the administration on Monday. Classes will be held for the college of 27,800 students.Susan Snyder and Tricia L. Nadolny April 1, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Report: Flyers’ Jori Lehtera will skip court date in Finnish drug caseFlyers forward Jori Lehtera will miss his scheduled appearance in a Finnish court Tuesday, where he is facing charges of buying cocaine, a Finnish newspaper reported.Tricia L. Nadolny Jan. 7, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Report: Flyers’ Jori Lehtera will skip court date in Finnish drug caseFlyers forward Jori Lehtera will miss his scheduled appearance in a Finnish court Tuesday, where he is facing charges of buying cocaine, a Finnish newspaper reported.Tricia L. Nadolny Jan. 7, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Elite youth drum corps have become a haven for instructors with sexual misconduct in their pastNearly half of the World Class drum corps that compete in Drum Corps International have employed at least one former teacher previously disciplined for misconduct with a student, an investigation by the Inquirer found.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 13, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Elite youth drum corps have become a haven for instructors with sexual misconduct in their pastNearly half of the World Class drum corps that compete in Drum Corps International have employed at least one former teacher previously disciplined for misconduct with a student, an investigation by the Inquirer found.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 13, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Report: Drum corps leader threw things at work, called women ‘little girls’George Hopkins, the former director of Allentown's Cadets drum corps, was an "aggressive, combative and unreasonable" manager, according to a report released Monday.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 5, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Report: Drum corps leader threw things at work, called women ‘little girls’George Hopkins, the former director of Allentown's Cadets drum corps, was an "aggressive, combative and unreasonable" manager, according to a report released Monday.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 5, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Catholic Church sex abuse: How one Pennsylvania priest terrorized five sistersA priest sexually abused five sisters in a single family. Pennsylvania's grand jury report into the Catholic Church has pushed them to tell their stories.Tricia L. Nadolny Sept. 20, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Catholic Church sex abuse: How one Pennsylvania priest terrorized five sistersA priest sexually abused five sisters in a single family. Pennsylvania's grand jury report into the Catholic Church has pushed them to tell their stories.Tricia L. Nadolny Sept. 20, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Mother sues entire furniture industry after son’s death beneath tipped Ikea dresserTwo years after her son died beneath a tipped Ikea dresser, Meghan Delong has sued the furniture industry as a whole. Ikea, which has its North American headquarters in Conshohocken, has not recalled the dresser.Tricia L. Nadolny May 28, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Mother sues entire furniture industry after son’s death beneath tipped Ikea dresserTwo years after her son died beneath a tipped Ikea dresser, Meghan Delong has sued the furniture industry as a whole. Ikea, which has its North American headquarters in Conshohocken, has not recalled the dresser.Tricia L. Nadolny May 28, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Furnace Party: Viral letter inspires real party in BrewerytownHundreds of people gathered at a vacant lot in Breweryton Saturday, heeding a request made in a viral letter. Philadelphia's Furnace Party was a hit. And the man behind it all was revealed.Tricia L. Nadolny April 27, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Furnace Party: Viral letter inspires real party in BrewerytownHundreds of people gathered at a vacant lot in Breweryton Saturday, heeding a request made in a viral letter. Philadelphia's Furnace Party was a hit. And the man behind it all was revealed.Tricia L. Nadolny April 27, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Ex-Flyers forward convicted in Finnish cocaine caseFormer Flyers’ forward Jori Lehtera was convicted in a Finnish court Wednesday of buying cocaine and given a four-month suspended jail sentence. According to Finnish news reports, the jail time will be lifted if Lehtera faces no more serious charges through October 2021.Tricia L. Nadolny and Sam Carchidi March 27, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Ex-Flyers forward convicted in Finnish cocaine caseFormer Flyers’ forward Jori Lehtera was convicted in a Finnish court Wednesday of buying cocaine and given a four-month suspended jail sentence. According to Finnish news reports, the jail time will be lifted if Lehtera faces no more serious charges through October 2021.Tricia L. Nadolny and Sam Carchidi March 27, 2019Link copied to clipboard
Flyers’ Jori Lehtera charged in Finnish drug case, prosecutors seek five-month sentenceLehtera, a forward, faces charges for buying cocaine in his native Finland.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 31, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Flyers’ Jori Lehtera charged in Finnish drug case, prosecutors seek five-month sentenceLehtera, a forward, faces charges for buying cocaine in his native Finland.Tricia L. Nadolny Dec. 31, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Drum corps seeks $1.5 million from former director after sexual misconduct scandalAfter being sued by George Hopkins for more than a half million dollars, Allentown's Cadets have counter sued for losses allegedly incurred because of the scandal.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 16, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Drum corps seeks $1.5 million from former director after sexual misconduct scandalAfter being sued by George Hopkins for more than a half million dollars, Allentown's Cadets have counter sued for losses allegedly incurred because of the scandal.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 16, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Sexual abuse in drum and bugle corps: Do you have a story?The allegations against George Hopkins, who recently resigned as director of the Cadets drum corps, have moved some people to share stories of sexual abuse or misconduct in the drum and bugle corps.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 1, 2018Link copied to clipboard
Sexual abuse in drum and bugle corps: Do you have a story?The allegations against George Hopkins, who recently resigned as director of the Cadets drum corps, have moved some people to share stories of sexual abuse or misconduct in the drum and bugle corps.Tricia L. Nadolny Nov. 1, 2018Link copied to clipboard