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10 awesome pop culture nods to Twinkies and other Hostess treats
Hostess Brands, Inc., is going out of business. So what’s going to happen to Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Ding Dongs? We look back ...
14 years ago
Twinkie defenseless: Hostess will liquidate, sell off iconic brands, lay off 18,500
John Grimmie pushed his cart through the Hostess factory store in Northeast Philadelphia Friday morning. He had seen the news on tel ...
14 years ago
Salem County sells second winning lottery ticket in a week
There must be something in the water in Salem County, N.J. The county has sold its second third-prize-winning lottery ticket in a ...
14 years ago
Mental-competence ruling expected Wednesday in Germantown SEPTA assault case
The next step in Cassie Darby’s alleged assault case will remain a mystery for at least another few days. Darby, 49, was arr ...
14 years ago
Philly physicist’s 30-year quest brings proof of unknown matter and prestigious award
Back in the early 1980s, a young physicist named Paul Steinhardt imagined a new form of matter – one whose atoms were arranged in patte ...
14 years ago
PGW, regulators reach deal over fatal 2011 blast
Philadelphia Gas Works would pay $500,000 in penalties under a proposed settlement with regulators over a house explosion that killed one ...
14 years ago
Art exhibit designed to ‘break the visual stereotypes of incarcerated people’ arrives in Germantown
Documentary photographer Lori Waselchuk teamed with inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for a unique traveling art exhi ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s largest city saves by refinancing bonds
Wilmington City Council has approved a move proposed by Mayor James Baker to refinance $38 million in General Obligation bonds, saving th ...
14 years ago
Napolitano, Biden to visit Sandy-damaged N.J.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is slated to return to New Jersey to get an update on recovery efforts from Superstorm ...
14 years ago
Hostess announces liquidation, Baltimore geeks visit Philly
Good morning, Feeders! Tom is keeping an eye on City Council’s review of Philly’s “registered community organiza ...
14 years ago
Delaware AG Beau Biden reflects on father’s re-election
Beau Biden got the news that President Obama and his father Vice President Joe Biden were reelected from his six year old son. It ...
14 years ago
Superstorm Sandy predicted to impact holiday travel but not in Delaware
The busiest travel holiday is fast approaching, and AAA Mid-Atlantic predicts that 2012 travel in the region could possibly drop below la ...
14 years ago
South Jersey wines for your 2012 holiday menu
It’s time to plan your Thanksgiving menu and check it twice. Turkey, check. Stuffing, check. Cranberry sauce, check. Pumpkin pie, c ...
14 years ago
PSSHE strike authorization ballots to be counted
The union representing faculty and coaches at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities is set to begin counting ballots for a str ...
14 years ago