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Seven questions for City Commissioner Al Schmidt about his voting-irregularities report
NewsWorks sat down with Al Schmidt, the Republican City Commissioner and East Falls resident, last week to discuss his controversial R ...
14 years ago
Dresher students compete in international science competition
You know that extra little jolt of energy you get when you’re engaging in competition? Whether it’s sports, board games or o ...
14 years ago
Christie dismisses talk of gun control as ‘grandstanding’
Just days after the shootings at a movie theater in Colorado, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says it’s not the time to be discussin ...
14 years ago
Never have enough time? Give some away, study suggests
Do you always feel like you are racing against the clock, frantically running from one task to the next? Give away some of your ti ...
14 years ago
Temple University sets up task force to review Freeh report
Temple University has set up a task force to review its policies and procedures following the release of the Freeh report about child sex ...
14 years ago
Penn foundation’s Nowak unafraid of ruffling feathers
The Delaware Valley’s largest philanthropic foundation made a big splash this month, announcing $32 million in grants — including ...
14 years ago
ListenPenn State plea bargain exposes NCAA spinelessness. It’s all about the money.
Those in the know at Penn State are relieved that the university escaped the death penalty for its football program which could, and shou ...
14 years ago
Too many Penn State alumni blinded by emotion to see sense of punishments
I have noticed that many of my fellow alumni from Penn State have questioned everything from whether the ...
14 years ago
Old City bar using Facebook to catch tab-ditchers
Don’t think you can just waltz into Mac’s Tavern, order a beer, buy some food and then ditch the bill. Because your ph ...
14 years ago
N.J. aims to reinvigorate solar energy development
Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation to encourage continued growth of New Jersey’s solar energy industry. The measure ...
14 years ago
Delaware hospitals get innovation awards
Christiana Care and A.I. duPont Hospital for Children received a combined total of more than $13 million from the federal Health and Huma ...
14 years ago
Cargill Beef recalls 30,000 pounds of ground beef
Hannaford Supermarkets is alerting consumers that Cargill Beef is voluntarily recalling 29,339 pounds of ground beef that may contain s ...
14 years ago
Weavers Way’s wellness store to hold grand opening Friday
The Philadelphia co-op’s wellness store celebrates its grand opening this Friday, July 27 from 5-8 p.m. Weavers Way Across t ...
14 years ago
Off-duty police officer fatally shoots intruder in his Andorra home
One man is dead and another suspect has been apprehended after invading the Andorra home of an off-duty Warminster police officer. ...
14 years ago
They took it to West Oak Lane streets for annual weekend festival
Hundreds of people crowded the 6400 block of Ogontz Ave. in West Oak Lane on Saturday for the annual “Taking It to the Streets̶ ...
14 years ago