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Jazz pianist and composer Matt Mitchell doesn’t miss his day job
Thirty-six year old jazz pianist and composer Matt Mitchell has been nationally recognized as a keyboardist to watch out for and expect m ...
14 years ago
Man sentenced to 14 years for shooting at police helicopter
A Harrisburg man has been sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison for shooting at a police helicopter in 2008. Jonathan B ...
14 years ago
Montgomery County man accused of seeking hit man to kill three Subway employees
Paul Vangore is not going to win the Boss of the Year award. Vangore, who owns several Subway sandwich shops in the area, was arre ...
14 years ago
Ryan Howard announces donation to School District athletic programs
Phillies player Ryan Howard made a little off-the-field announcement today, but it was still sports-related. His organization, the ...
14 years ago
Philly- and Detriot-based insurers finalize Medicaid expansion deal
Philadelphia’s Independence Blue Cross and the Detroit-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have finalized their agreement to b ...
14 years ago
At start of highway safety season, Delaware police make 34 DUI arrests
Delaware’s annual Safe Family Holiday campaign began Thanksgiving weekend, and yielded 34 DUI arrests in that time. The prog ...
14 years ago
Drexel will teach six robots how to dance
Drexel University has recently received three HUBO robots from Korea, which will learn to dance.The robots were designed to walk upright ...
14 years ago
Activists will appeal court’s decision to permit N.J. bear hunt
The New Jersey appeals court has ruled the state’s black bear hunt can begin as planned next week. A panel ruled today to reject a ...
14 years ago
NPR boss takes questions on diversity, coverage, funding, bias … British accents?
NPR’s new CEO Gary Knell, formerly the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, took questions today via Twitter on a range of topics. ...
14 years ago
It’s pretty fun being green: one man’s story of pulling a Kermit parade balloon
If you’re going to pull a giant balloon in a major parade, it ought to be one of the most fun, recognizable floats. Enter Ch ...
14 years ago
30 years into AIDS epidemic advocates say financial resources are diminishing
December 1st marks World AIDS Day. The theme for this year is “Getting to Zero”—meaning zero new infections, zero discrimin ...
14 years ago
New Jersey: Don’t forget the law says you have to remove the snow from your car
Winter begins in less than three weeks and officials are reminding motorists about New Jersey’s snow removal law. The law re ...
14 years ago
Selbyville holds Christmas parade
Selbyville welcomes the holidays – and visitors – for the 51st annual Selbyville Christmas parade. The parade begins t ...
14 years ago
Jenkintown Council adopts preliminary budget with 16 percent tax increase
You wouldn’t think a 16 percent real estate tax increase would yield applause, ...
14 years ago
Ronald Reagan, who always urged his party brethren to honor his 11th Commandment (“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republica ...
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