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In the final analysis, talk of ‘the end’ brought on by fears
Friday is the official beginning of winter. It might also be the last day of existence. The long-range calendar of the ancient May ...
14 years ago
Could port strike be a second fiscal cliff?
Negotiations over a contract dispute that could shut down ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are in their eleventh hour. Talks c ...
14 years ago
Upstart Special Services District wants to clean Germantown’s streets (and move on from there)
When Eighth District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass talked Tuesday evening about what she wants to see happen in the Germantown business di ...
14 years ago
Revamped Sunoco station opens on Ridge Ave. in East Falls
With the long-planned revamping of the Sunoco in East Falls complete, the new station opened to the public Wednesday. The company ...
14 years ago
Farnese proposes stricter gun regulations for Pa.
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is planning to introduce what he calls common-sense gun legislation in the state Senate. State Sen. L ...
14 years ago
Police search for missing Roxborough man whose car was found at the scene of an accident on Saturday
David Taundi of Roxborough has been missing since Saturday, Dec. 15, police say. The 33 year old was last seen by his father, Elim ...
14 years ago
Privatizing Pa. Lottery could benefit state’s aging population, department chief says
Plans to lease the operations of the Pennsylvania Lottery to a private company have been greeted with rebukes from Democrats and a lawsui ...
14 years ago
Was this year’s Germantown/MLK High Thanksgiving football-rivalry game the last one?
When Germantown High School football coach Michael Hawkins was recently asked his reaction to a School District proposal to close the hig ...
14 years ago
On January 16, 1997, two families mourned the sudden deaths of their children. Loretta Thomas-Davis learned that her 17-year-old daughter ...
14 years ago
Wilmington VA Medical Center unveils new way-finding avatar
Starting Wednesday, veterans and their loved ones at the Wilmington VA Medical Center will be greeted with some new technology: a digital ...
14 years ago
40 disadvantaged kids in Wilmington will get new bicycles thanks to a donation from CH2M HILL. It’s the seventh year that the ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia faith community ‘fed up’ with gun violence
Talk about violence is centered on Friday’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., right now, but faith leaders in Philadelphia were in O ...
14 years ago
New State Police commander takes over
Major Nathaniel McQueen will officially take over the top spot in the Delaware State Police during a Change of Command Ceremony this afte ...
14 years ago
Holiday tax counseling available today
As the bills mount up this holiday season, don’t forget tax time is just around the corner. The Delaware Community Reinvestme ...
14 years ago
Philly’s top cop joining national gun violence commission
Philadelphia’s police commissioner has been named to a national group that will review gun violence in the wake of the school shoot ...
14 years ago