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Levittowners celebrate 60 years as community
Levittown, Pa., one of the first planned suburbs, has turned 60 years old. Levittown, which spreads over four townships in Bucks C ...
14 years ago
A rocky emergency drill for aid cuts will be felt mostly in Philadelphia
An internal memo from the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare reached service providers in Philadelphia Friday. The memo outlined steps to ...
14 years ago
Lynn verdict shows Catholic Church not immune to law
Apart from the legal merits of the verdict, it strips away another layer of unjustified immunity which the Catholic Church and other reli ...
14 years ago
As deliberations continue, Sandusky jurors have testimony acted out
As deliberations in the child abuse trail of Jerry Sandusky stretched into a second day Friday, jurors have reviewed testimony of two key ...
14 years ago
Hundreds celebrate the life of Dr. Edward W. Robinson Jr., a ‘Renaissance man’ from Germantown
The performers set up instruments on the sidewalk around 8 a.m. Friday. Outside A.M.E. Union Church at 16th and Jefferson streets ...
14 years ago
Natural gas reserve extends beneath Bucks County
The United States Geological Survey’s new estimates of ...
14 years ago
Philly charter school to expand to second building in Mt. Airy
An official with Khepera Charter School said this week that the independent institution ...
14 years ago
This Friday, head to the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Oak Lane Branch for “Preschool Storytime.” The Librarian ...
14 years ago
This Friday, head to the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Oak Lane Branch for “Preschool Storytime.” The Librarian ...
14 years ago
AmeriCorps members help Philly patients master paperwork to get drugs they can’t afford
Many of the large pharmaceutical companies help uninsured and low-income people by providing free prescription drugs. Those programs can ...
14 years ago
A little tip from Philly cops: Don’t announce your vacation plans on Facebook or Twitter
Watch out how much you share on Facebook and Twitter says one Philadelphia Police captain. That was the message given last night to resid ...
14 years ago
End this week with a bang at the Business Association of Mt. Airy’s (B.A.M) third Finally Friday at 5:30 p.m. Guests will be ...
14 years ago
Portion of Lincoln Drive to be temporarily closed on Saturday
Drivers beware: If you’re traveling along the southbound lanes of Lincoln Drive between Wissahickon and Ridge avenues on Saturday, ...
14 years ago
Severe Thunderstorm watch in effect till 9 p.m.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Philadelphia and surrounding counties unt ...
14 years ago
Rittenhouse Square pop-up garden aims to ‘bring everyone to the table’
True to form, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s summer pop-up garden has a new location this year. A vacant lot in Ri ...
14 years ago