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Phillies affiliate tweaks name, adds ostrich
The Philadelphia Phillies’ double-A affiliate is tweaking its name and adding an. . . ostrich? The Reading Phillies changed ...
14 years ago
DSU sets enrollment record again
New numbers from Delaware State University show the Dover school with its third consecutive year of record high enrollment. 4,425 s ...
14 years ago
Morrocan Ambassador at Port of Wilmington
Moroccan Ambassador Mohamed Rachad Bouhlal will visit the Port of Wilmington this morning to talk trade with Governor Markell and Senator ...
14 years ago
Man running length of New Jersey for Sandy benefit reaches half way point
Later this week, I’ll have an updated list of where you can go to donate time or money or funds to victims of Hurricane Sandy.  ...
14 years ago
Casinos may be open, but post-Sandy recovery slow for many in Atlantic City
It’s been three weeks since Superstorm Sandy struck the East Coast. In Atlantic City — a place where many residents had littl ...
14 years ago
‘Lincoln’ director Spielberg speaks in Gettysburg
Director Steven Spielberg — whose new movie about Abraham Lincoln is now in theaters — will make the keynote remarks at the 1 ...
14 years ago
Montgomery County native named Rhodes scholar
Two Yale students from Pennsylvania will be heading to England to study at Oxford as Rhodes scholars. Senior David Carel of Montgo ...
14 years ago
New restaurant keeps seafood tradition alive at storied Mt. Airy property
When life hands you lemons, goes the old saying, make lemonade. That’s exactly what Matthew and Sharon Pierce have done, but in the ...
14 years ago
Chestnut Hill tree-lighting ceremony exudes neighborhood’s ‘magical’ charm
Although the city isn’t slated to light its Christmas tree in Love Park for a few weeks, some Northwest Philadelphia residents kick ...
14 years ago
Online voting is a long way off in the Delaware Valley
Would you like to register to vote online? It may be a while before such an option exists in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. In Delawa ...
14 years ago
Keeping watch over the flock at the old Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is just one of Philadelphia’s many aging buildings. But the massive structure on North Broad Street at ...
14 years ago
N.J. may force mortgage lenders to maintain foreclosed properties
A measure making its way through the New Jersey Legislature would allow towns to require mortgage lenders to maintain vacant foreclosed h ...
14 years ago
Leaders of Pa. counties congregate to share fiscal strategies
County commissioners from across Pennsylvania will have a chance to swap ideas on how to stretch a dollar at a fall conference. &n ...
14 years ago
N.J. dealing with mountains of Sandy debris
Hurricane Sandy left behind an avalanche of debris along the Jersey Shore. Environmental groups are now urging New Jersey authorities to ...
14 years ago