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‘Warrant court’ designed to stop defendants from skirting law in Philadelphia
A new court is open for business in Philadelphia beginning today. “Warrant court” is designed to send those who have not show ...
14 years ago
Bucks County Vietnam vet reaches for the U.S. Senate
Among the more determined of the five Republicans competing for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania in the fall is ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy man helps keep his neighborhood safe
Mt. Airy resident Phil Weiser was happy to nominate Steve Stroiman as this week’s local hero. Stroiman coordinates the Mt. Ai ...
14 years ago
N.J. state senator wants fence removed from Egg Harbor Bridge
A fence that blocks the view of a major South Jersey body of water could be down before July 4 if one state senator has his way. ...
14 years ago
It’s probably no coincidence that when releasing his 2011 tax return, President Obama also re-released his tax returns from the pre ...
14 years ago
Mifflin Arboretum gets a makeover through city’s 5th Annual Spring Cleanup
As you drive through Midvale Ave. on your way to or from work this week, make sure to take a look at the freshened up Mifflin Arboretum i ...
14 years ago
Mel’s Kitchen takes top prize in local Chopped Challenge
If someone asked you to make a dessert using marshmallow Peeps, instant coffee, carrots and rice cakes, could you? How about an appetizer ...
14 years ago
Catholic school closing may lead one East Falls family to leave their city, and their church
When sixth grader Emma Spaeth opened her backpack and removed the envelope sent home from her school, she couldn’t have known the r ...
14 years ago
Christie reputation a burning building of its own
There are two decisively different visual narratives which developed last week in New Jersey politics – Newark mayor Cory Booker re ...
14 years ago
‘Letting Off Steam’ with Princeton architect Michael Graves
When world-renowned architect ...
14 years ago
Author Brian Biggs is a big hit at the Mt. Airy Kids’ Literary Fest
We’re hoping you did not miss out on the Annual Mt. Airy Kids’ Literary Festival at the Big Blue Marble over the weekend, but ...
14 years ago
Archdiocese to close three Manayunk parishes in July
A hushed sense of devastation rippled through the congregation of St. Mary of the Assumption on Sunday as Rev. Charles Zlock delivered th ...
14 years ago
Over the years, I’ve been quite a packrat. I’ve save much of my correspondence, whether kind or full of hate. I s ...
14 years ago