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Providing opportunities for kids beyond soccer at Manayunk’s Starfinder Foundation
Starfinder Foundation, a soccer youth center located at 4015 Main St., gives underprivileged children a place to grow and learn. A ...
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Crime victims to be honored during a candlelight vigil, Sunday in New Jersey
Burlington County will be participating in National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by holding a candlelight vigil. The event is bei ...
14 years ago
Defect causes Michelin to recall 77,000 bus tires
Though the recall doesn’t officially begin until April 30, tire manufacturer, Michelin North America Inc., is recalling three of it ...
14 years ago
The city’s digital move-makers return to the spotlight during Philly Tech Week 2012
Monday kicks off a week-long celebration of innovation with events and programming highlighting technology and collaboration focused on i ...
14 years ago
Violence-prevention assembly slated for Germantown High on Monday
On Monday morning, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will host a violence-prevention assembly in Germantown High School’s auditorium. ...
14 years ago
A mid-day shootout in Grays Ferry leaves one bystander dead
A 45-year old mother of two was fatally shot when a gunfight broke out near her Grays Ferry home. Officials estimate about that t ...
14 years ago
A South Jersey oil spill sends over 100 gallons of diesel oil into the Delaware River
The Coast Guard and clean-up crews were called to the scene of a diesel oil spill on the banks of the Delaware River. A ...
14 years ago
Manayunk’s ‘The Byways’ play rock and roll, Americana style
Fast cars, moonshine and Americana – these are the elements comprising The Byway’s brand of rock music. Their guitarist an ...
14 years ago
Police arrest suspect in Thursday’s bank robbery, bomb threat
The Philadelphia Police have arrested a man suspected in Thursday’s Center City bank robbery and bomb threat. Paul Raffa, the 32 ...
14 years ago
Help set a Guinness Record for Earth Day at Clark Park
By enlisting the help of as many picnickers as possible, The Nature Conservancy hopes to set an international, Guinness World Record this ...
14 years ago
Where do you go for garden-fresh fruits and veggies?
All winter we look forward to the fruits and vegetables of spring and summer. All too often the quality available to us leaves much to be ...
14 years ago
Germantown’s Center in the Park seeking service-to-the-elderly award nominations
The Center in the Park (CIP) is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Marguerite L. Riegel Awards. The award was initiated in 198 ...
14 years ago
Kennett Square shop exhibits a passion for the printed page
In an age of e-books and tablets, Thomas Macaluso’s used and rare books store in Kennett Square stands out as a staunch defender of ...
14 years ago
Nearly two dozen parents of students at William Levering Elementary showed up to the Roxborough school on Thursday night hoping for some ...
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