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Free microchips available for Delco dogs
Nether Providence Township and the Delaware County Kennel Club are partnering up to provide free microchips to any Delaware County dog. < ...
14 years ago
Cobblestone repair project will affect entire length of Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill
NewsWorks has learned that the cobblestones repair project on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill will go from Mermaid Lane all the u ...
14 years ago
Neighbors restore West Philly’s Carroll Park
Carroll Park has been evolving since the 1920s when it began as a privately owned and racially discriminatory gathering place. Aft ...
14 years ago
NPR parodies ‘Here’s my number, so call me maybe’
From Top-40 radio to Facebook posts, Carly Rae Jespen’s No. 1 hit, “Call Me Maybe” seems to be popping up everywhere, even on NPR.< ...
14 years ago
FBI searches for Horsham’s ‘straw hat’ bank robber
Horsham Township Police and the FBI are searching for the man who robbed the Colonial American Bank on Welsh Road in Horsham, Pa. on Frid ...
14 years ago
Hundreds rally in Philadelphia to support ‘religious freedom’
About 200 people rallied in Philadelphia Friday, calling on the federal government to stop what they term “morally offensive” ...
14 years ago
Landlord of Greene Street Consignment looking to expand building in the back
After being issued a refusal by the city, property owner Sanjiv Jain approached Chestnut Hill’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Commit ...
14 years ago
Top six stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s what you may have missed on NewsWorks this week: 1. Rendell talks about NW polit ...
14 years ago
Top six stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s what you may have missed on NewsWorks this week: 1. Rendell talks about NW polit ...
14 years ago
Second Pennsylvania redistricting plan wins approval
New Pennsylvania House and Senate district lines finally have been approved months after an earlier plan’s rejection. ...
14 years ago
Casino union seeks ban of Revel hiring policy
Atlantic City residents could have a chance to vote on whether to ban a controversial hiring practice at its newest casino. In the ...
14 years ago
Girard College names interim president
The Board of City Trusts has named Clarence D. Armbrister the 17th President of Girard College in the school’s 164-year history. ...
14 years ago
N.J. Transit trying to shock people into staying off tracks
New Jersey Transit is using graphic language to try to keep pedestrians safe at train crossings. A series of Public Service A ...
14 years ago
Celebrating 100 years of Baha’i connections with Philly
In rare celebration by a normally quiet religion, followers of Baha’i will gather at Temple University Saturday to remember the 100 ...
14 years ago