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Germantown turns 329 1/2 years old this week
On Saturday, Germantown will be exactly six months shy of its 330th birthday, and the Friends of Vernon Park, along with several other lo ...
13 years ago
Dave Matthews Band helps N.J. oyster project
Thousands of baby oysters growing in a New Jersey bay as part of a water improvement project are getting an assist from the Dave Matthews ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy celebrates a year of Final-ly Fridays
Friday evening marked one year’s worth of “Final-ly Friday” events in the Mt. Airy business district. Grayish skies and ...
13 years ago
Oncologist wins Philadelphia Award for genetic approach to leukemia
Philadelphia cancer researcher and oncologist Dr. Carl June joins Ed Rendell, singer Marian Anderson, and a nun, as the latest recipient ...
13 years ago
This list covers March 22-28, 2013. March 22 3:30 a.m. Theft: E. Chelten Ave and McMahon Ave. Purse contai ...
13 years ago
Bristol man fatally struck by SEPTA commuter train
A coroner says a man has been killed by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train while walking along the railroad tracks ...
13 years ago
The state’s takeover of Camden’s schools may be necessary, but it’s not enough
Mark M. Murphy is president of Lead N ...
13 years ago
Drexel offering two-year law degree starting in 2014
Drexel University is offering an accelerated law degree program, but it’s for people looking to save time more than money. D ...
13 years ago
Head of Philadelphia district’s charter schools office resigns
For the second time in less than a year, the head of the Philadelphia School District’s Charter Schools Office is stepping down. ...
13 years ago
Saturday’s ‘Countdown to Germantown Day’ event will feature ‘Germantown Boys’ documentary
When Philadelphia filmmaker Bianca Swift finished her very first documentary and began looking for her next subject, her stepfather ...
13 years ago
700 new jobs coming to southern Delaware
The Allen Harim Foods company announced plans today to buy the former Vlasic processing facility in Millsboro and invest about $100 milli ...
13 years ago
Penn Medicine gene therapy doctor wins Philadelphia Award
University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Carl June will be honored as the 2012 Philadelphia Award recipient in late May. Dr. June rec ...
13 years ago
Camden church ransacked on Good Friday
A pastor says his Camden church was ransacked by thieves on Good Friday. The Rev. David King says Community Baptist Church had its ...
13 years ago
True tomfoolery trumps April Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day just ain’t what it used to be. Why bother conjuring fake tomfoolery when our political players so often insi ...
13 years ago
James McGreevey and a place called hope
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. One of my first political cartoons ever publis ...
13 years ago