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Pursuing Grumblethorpe’s ‘ghosts’ on Walpurgis Night
You may have heard of Christmas in July, but what about Walpurgisnacht, the traditional German holiday marking the midpoint to Halloween? ...
14 years ago
Springtime in Cooper River Park
NewsWorks photographer Bas Slabbers recently visited Cooper River Park to capture the arrival of spring. This beautiful park is often ove ...
14 years ago
Delaware awarded $30m for beach restoration [video]
Six months and one day after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the East Coast, Delaware leaders unveiled a multi-million dollar beach ...
14 years ago
Gosnell murder trial goes to jury
A jury has begun deliberating in the capital murder trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with killing a patient and four babie ...
14 years ago
Troopers urge attention to law enforcement costs of privatizing Pa. liquor sales
Privatizing Pennsylvania’s liquor system could result in a proliferation of retail outlets without a matching hike in money for law ...
14 years ago
Public employees’ financial interests become less public
This week, Pennsylvania legislators and government employees must submit their ethics filings for last year. These forms list thei ...
14 years ago
NASCAR driver Martin Truex brings Delaware work zone safety message
The professional driver in NASCAR’s top series donned a hard hat and grabbed a stop sign to see what it’s like to work on a h ...
14 years ago
Houston Elementary receives three-year literacy grant
Mt. Airy’s Henry H. Houston Elementary School has been chosen to receive a sought after literacy grant from Children’s Litera ...
14 years ago
Garden goings-on: What’s happening in May
May is considered the most beautiful month for Philadelphia gardens, and it’s no surprise that it’s also the most popular mon ...
14 years ago
Gospel met jazz at a Saturday night show inside a Germantown church
Pews were filled with people clapping their hands and bobbing their heads to the rhythmic melodies of the Joey Harrison Group and Bryant ...
14 years ago
Section of Pa. Turnpike to be closed Sunday
A 20-mile section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension will be closed for about six hours Sunday while workers do bri ...
14 years ago
Cottman Ave. off-ramp from Interstate 95 closing for seven months
A major off-ramp from Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will be shut down for seven months. PennDOT spokesman Gene Blaum says th ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia students, teachers and parents plead with council for school money
Parents and other Philadelphia School District supporters are pleading with City Council to approve an additional $60 million for educati ...
14 years ago
Germantown senior community celebrates 10-year anniversary [photos]
Maple Village at Center in the Park senior-living community celebrated its 10th anniversary with a brief Thursday ceremony honoring the 1 ...
14 years ago
Connecticut school shooting families seek N.J. rules
Relatives of the Connecticut school shootings children are pressing for stronger gun control laws in New Jersey. They’ll joi ...
14 years ago