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Free Saturday parking at Philadelphia meters through New Year’s
Congratulations on making it through the Thanksgiving food fest and the Black Friday shopping. Now just in time for Small Business ...
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Retailers prepare to thwart potential thefts by ‘flash mobs’
Stores across the Delaware Valley are packed with shoppers this Black Friday. Many retailers have more than paying customers on the ...
14 years ago
Thanksgiving travelers be warned: Philadelphia roads closed for parade
Happy Thanksgiving! The only thing standing between you and the turkey is several large floats, marching bands and road closures. ...
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The Philadelphia Parking Authority and other places you might want to go the day before Thanksgiving
What’s wrong with this picture? That’s the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s Bureau of Administrative Adjudicatio ...
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Pollster George Gallup Jr. dies at 81
Pollster George Gallup Jr. has died in New Jersey, a year after being diagnosed with liver cancer. Family members say the Princeto ...
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Feds flag Pa. insurer for ‘unreasonable’ rates
Taunya English’s story is part of a project on health in the states, a partnership between WHYY, NPR and Kaiser Health News. ...
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Delaware Salvation Army bell-ringers begin annual kettle fundraising drive
It’s another sound of the season: bell-ringers are standing by traditional red kettles around the state as the Salvation Army ...
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‘Goo’ that slowed Pa. Turnpike traffic is tar-like chemical; drivers referred to insurance company
The “goo” that jammed Pennsylvania Turnpike traffic for hours last night turned out to be a tar-like chemical that spilled fr ...
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Mentoring group engages children, parents at Thanksgiving event in Logan
This week, the Logan Police Athletic League (PAL) Center, located at the Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church at 1100 W. Rockland St., served ...
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Congressman Carney brings “Delaware way” to DC
At a time when Congress couldn’t appear more divided, it seems two freshman Congressmen may be on to something. And one of them is ...
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Vigil tonight for toddler found dead in Monmouth County park
Lakehurst residents will gather in the borough tonight to mourn Tierra Morgan, the 2-year-old whose body was found in a Monmouth County p ...
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Parents of Drexel student arrested in Egypt hire lawyer who defended Amanda Knox
The parents of Drexel University student Gregory Porter have hired a lawyer now that their son has been arrested in Egypt for allegedly t ...
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Wilmington Jaycees Christmas Parade moves to Saturday
The Wilmington Jaycees Christmas Parade, a Black Friday tradition for years in the city, moves to Saturday this year. Th ...
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Phoenixville collects 73 firearms in weekend buyback
Phoenixville officials say their weekend gun buyback was a success. Residents had the opportunity Saturday to turn in their firearms in e ...
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Delaware Stuff the Bus campaign nets 11 tons of food donations
The Food Bank of Delaware says the recent DART First State Stuff the Bus donation drive collected 11.2 tons of food for needy families an ...
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