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For some in N.J., Christmas trees a last-minute purchase
Last-minute shoppers were out in force Christmas Eve, including some who waited to get a Christmas tree. Several people check ...
13 years ago
22 Philly high schools getting condom dispensers
When Philadelphia public high school students return to to class in the new year, many of them will have access to new vending machines. ...
13 years ago
Is Elf on the Shelf the worst thing to happen to Christmas?
Some parents love Elf on the Shelf — a doll placed strategically throughout the house to spy on kids in the weeks before Christmas ...
13 years ago
Dover Police are asking for the public’s help after a burglar stole a child’s presents, two days before Christmas. Pol ...
13 years ago
Delaware troopers team up with retail giant to make donation
Over the weekend, Delaware State Troopers delivered bags of toys to children whose parents are dealing with substance abuse and addiction ...
13 years ago
Alleged vandalism at Quaker construction site causes $500,000 in damages
Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged case of vandalism at the construction site of a highly anticipated Quaker meetinghouse i ...
13 years ago
Philly Love Note: the Wanamaker Building
It took a while for me to understand why I love going to Macy’s so much. Aside from whiskey, records, books and sandwiches, I rarel ...
13 years ago
More holiday travelers in Delaware this year
More than 250,000 Delawareans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holidays, a 1.3 percent increase over last year, ...
13 years ago
Woman charged in April double murder
Delaware State Police have charged a woman with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a Greenwood couple. Thirty-one-y ...
13 years ago
NJ-PA bridge commission moves to prevent suicides
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission says it will immediately step up patrols of its bridges and take other steps to help prev ...
13 years ago
Spotlight on Sayreville: Community strives to brighten holidays for Hurricane Sandy’s victims
To drive down low-lying streets in Sayreville is to witness a seasonal time-warp. A week before Christmas, scattered front yards d ...
13 years ago
Guns in schools? Good for business!
On Meet the Press yesterday, National Rifle Association honcho Wayne LaPierre said: “If it’s crazy to call for putti ...
13 years ago
School burglar caught in Wilmington
Wilmington Police arrest someone they call a “career burglar” after he allegedly broke into a Bayard Middle School. The ...
13 years ago
New leaders for Delaware money committees
House Speaker-elect Pete Schwartzkopf (D-Rehoboth) is out with his committee assignments for the next General Assembly session which star ...
13 years ago
Unpacking a box of memories, recalling an unusual friend
My wife and I, suburban empty-nesters, have been discussing a move to a Center City condo. “Listen, buster,” she said ...
13 years ago