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Lansdale’s First Friday event to change hands
Today isn’t just Friday. It’s First Friday, the night many communities and main streets designate for arts and culture open h ...
13 years ago
Gloucester Township increases DWI patrols during Bowl weekend
Gloucester Township this morning stepped up its DWI patrols and the effort will last through Monday morning. Police are preparing ...
13 years ago
Heinz Endowments fund Flight 93 oral histories
A project to compile oral histories of those connected to a hijacked plane that crashed into a Pennsylvania field on 9/11 will continue ...
13 years ago
Sneak peek at Super Bowl ads may not be good business
When you watch the football game Sunday are you watching for what’s on the field or the commercials? Many of this year’s Supe ...
13 years ago
As train deaths become more common, transit agencies seek solutions
What do you do if you’re a transit agency or a train operator and people keep jumping onto the tracks? That’s what NJ ...
13 years ago
Group plans ‘love demonstration’ to protest violence in Philadelphia
The year came in with a violent bang in Philadelphia. There have been over 30 homicides so far and Jamie Reese isn’t happy. “ ...
13 years ago
OSHA downgrades construction fines for Levoy Theater collapse
Millville’s Levoy Theater collapsed one year and one month ago today, and the sort-of anniversary brings positive news for Ogren Co ...
13 years ago
Will land bank put vacant lots to work in Philadelphia?
Philadelphia City Council is dealing with the tracts of vacant, sometimes trash-strewn, land sitting idle across the city. A recent ...
13 years ago
The Hagley Library has an amazing assortment of historical documents. Papers from the DuPont company, documents from Avon and even ...
13 years ago
State of Play this week features the battling cousins, Greg Lavelle and Steve Martelli. Greg is the House Minority Leader and State ...
13 years ago
Delaware student threatens to “shoot up” his school
Delaware State Police will be at Cape Henlopen High School all day today after a student threatened to kill everyone at the school yester ...
13 years ago
Ellen DeGeneres gives $100k to Chester Upland school
Chester Upland School District has friends in high places. Specifically, Sara Ferguson. The teacher already attended the State of ...
13 years ago
39th Police District: Where windshield wipers become weapons in parking disputes
This list covers Jan. 20 – Jan. 26, 2012. Jan. 20, 2012 4200 block Wissahickon Ave. – Copper siding st ...
13 years ago
This history of African Americans in Delaware is about to be told in a new way, with the soon to be created African American Heritage Cen ...
13 years ago
A couple of weeks ago when Gov. Markell visited First, we asked him if he found a rhythm where things didn’t seem as hect ...
13 years ago