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How Philadelphia’s tire collection program helps support East Falls Town Watch efforts

The first tire that caught Leon Joshlin’s attention on Saturday morning was his own. Beginning his preparations for the Stre ...

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Man posing as Comcast worker robs woman in Del.

Wilmington police say a man posing as a Comcast worker robbed an elderly woman of her car and money over the weekend. Police say ...

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Delaware gas prices rise for third straight week

Delaware motorists are paying eight cents a gallon more for gas on average compared to a week earlier. AAA Mid-Atlantic says a gal ...

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Delaware gas prices rise for third straight week

Delaware motorists are paying eight cents a gallon more for gas on average compared to a week earlier. AAA Mid-Atlantic says a gal ...

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Health care funding grants announced

Nearly $14 million in funding for a pair of Delaware hospitals will be presented this afternoon in Newark.   ...

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Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition officially opens HQ in Germantown

By noon on Saturday, a sizable crowd of residents, reverends and city officials had gathered inside a storefront property in Germantown f ...

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Missing engagement ring found in surf

A New Jersey newlywed has her engagement ring back after she lost it at the beach two weeks ago. Carly Booth forgot she had placed ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Trying out second stage, Mann previews expansion plans

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is going through an experimental phase.  The outdoor amphitheater in PhiladelphiaR ...

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More transparency sought from Philadelphia archbishop

Monsignor William Lynn, the first U.S. church official convicted for failing to prevent other priests from sexually abusing children, is ...

14 years ago

Philly residents asked to help shape Parkway development plans

Organizations are looking for citizens’ input in their new plans to renovate the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The Parkway Acti ...

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Voices in the Family

Reading into digital emotions can spell trouble :-)

Do you get annoyed at the endless use of “smiley faces” or emoticons in emails? Do you worry incessantly why your boss sent a ...

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Health advocates push to hasten Pa. insurance exchanges

With few answers coming from the state, health advocates are concerned Pennsylvania is running up against deadlines for implementing key ...

14 years ago

Morality: What do the Boy Scouts know that military, majority of Americans are missing?

I am an Eagle Scout. I consider the time I spent as a Boy Scout among the most influential and positive experiences of my life. ...

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Success for N.J. Olympic wrestler didn’t come easy

When Winslow Township wrestling coach Bruce Stowell saw 98 pound freshman Jordan Burroughs walk into the first practice of the 2002 seaso ...

14 years ago

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Right NEast/Wrong NEast: City Paper puts Frankford’s Civil War museum in North Philly

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