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Second PATCO drill scheduled for this afternoon
As this morning’s PATCO drill winds down, another is scheduled for later this afternoon.
Members of the Delaware River Port
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13 years ago
Ivy League football limits full-contact practices to reduce brain injury
New rules for Ivy League football programs will limit teams to two full-contact practices per week once the season starts in August. That
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13 years ago
Jury: US gov’t rightfully seized 1933 gold coins
A jury has decided the U.S. government rightfully seized a set of rare 1933 gold coins from a Philadelphia family, the AP reports.
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13 years ago
West Wildwood mayor injured in fall
West Wildwood Mayor Herbert Frederick is in critical condition after falling from a ladder at his home.
The 61-year-old was taken
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13 years ago
Tuning in to the story of Philadelphia radio
Radio started in Philadelphia in department stores. What better way to sell radios than to give radio buyers something to listen to. In 1
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13 years ago
Baltimore’s ‘A Cool Stick’ returns to its roots
In more ways than one, ‘A Cool Stick’ has some blunt lyrics. Their song “Hippie Girl” tells of a fantasy conjured
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13 years ago
Colonial era compass points to Philadelphia’s past
For the first time in a decade, Germantown Historical Society’s Rittenhouse compass is on display, shined up and restored after more th
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13 years ago
Roxborough High to host summer space camp next month
This summer, some local kids will get the chance to build a shutter glider alongside NASA personnel.
In an effort to address the n
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13 years ago
Toomey against ‘Gang of Six’ plan; Casey noncommittal
Less than two weeks away from the deadline to raise the federal debt ceiling or face default, Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators are
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13 years ago