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Priest-abuse jury hears about bizarre ‘Passion’ play
A Philadelphia priest-abuse jury is hearing about Catholic schoolboys who said they had to strip before a priest and endure whippings a ...
14 years ago
Sussex county officials turn their attention to libraries for one week
More than 1.3 million books and items were checked out in 2011 from Sussex County’s libraries, and such traffic is why people are b ...
14 years ago
Grand Jury investigation underway in fatal Kensington fire
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office announced today a grand jury investigation is underway for the Kensington factory fire ...
14 years ago
Yesterday I spent a couple of hours in Rittenhouse Square. Armed with a sketchbook and pens, I thought I would draw some of the people e ...
14 years ago
On Tax Day, protesters want to know where Fitzpatrick stands on Buffet Rule
It’s Tax Day, and those not busy scrambling to file their taxes will be outside Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick’s Langhorne office in s ...
14 years ago
Ground broken for newest Philadelphia hotel
Ground has been broken for the newest Convention Center hotel in Philadelphia. The Parkway Corporation is the developer of t ...
14 years ago
Students from five South Jersey high schools face off in ‘Consumer Bowl’
What do you know about New Jersey’s consumer-protection laws? Probably not as much as the high schoolers who’ve been p ...
14 years ago
Delaware solidifies French connection
State leaders renew academic partnership with Académie de Créteil in France. The partnership was established in ...
14 years ago
Delta closer to buying refinery in Trainer, Delaware County
It looks like Delta Airlines will be the new owner of ConocoPhillips idled refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania. CNBC reports that a deal co ...
14 years ago
CNBC: Delta nears deal to purchase Trainer oil refinery
CNBC reports Delta Air Lines is nearing a deal to purchase a ConocoPhillips oil refinery in ...
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Solve a mystery with Sherlock Holmes this weekend. The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, located at 200 W. Tulpehocken St., will host a per ...
14 years ago
Police: N.J. man stole underwear from Pa. women
Authorities say a New Jersey man is a serial underwear thief who targeted the laundry rooms of two Pennsylvania apartment complexes. ...
14 years ago
A Manayunk food co-op? A community meeting held at Mishkan Shalom Synagogue, located at 4104 Freeland Ave., will discuss the possib ...
14 years ago
City Council holds neighborhood budget hearing at the Kroc Center. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening a ...
14 years ago
Celebrate National Poetry Month with acclaimed Philadelphia poet Rhonda Sharpe. The Lovett Branch of the Free Library will host a p ...
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