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Funeral today for slain Freemansburg officer
Private and public funeral services will be held today for Freemansburg officer Robert Lasso. Lasso was killed on duty last week when he ...
15 years ago
Wooden huts taken down in NJ Tent City
Fifteen wooden huts have come down at an encampment for the homeless who live in the woods in Lakewood, the ...
15 years ago
NJ judge lifts holds on major banks’ foreclosures
A New Jersey judge has ruled that four major banks can resume uncontested foreclosure actions in the state under court monitoring, the AP ...
15 years ago
Pine, Spruce streets ‘green wave’ is a go go go go go go go …
If you play it right, on some streets in Center City you can surf the “green wave.” If you start driving at Front Stre ...
15 years ago
Expansion project continues at West Oak Lane Charter School
On first visit, the office of Dr. Debbera Peoples-Lee seems a bit generously sized. Then she explains it’s actually a classr ...
15 years ago
Gradually returning to action, Police Mounted Unit helps enforce the city curfew
A couple of hours before the new Center City curfew morphed from press-conference threat to Friday night reality, dozens of police office ...
15 years ago
Manayunk’s Pitchers Pub robbed in early August
A Montgomery County man is scheduled to appear in Philadelphia Municipal Court this week after he was arrested for breaking into and burg ...
15 years ago
How the zoning code draft affects East Falls
In Northwest Philadelphia, zoning overlays govern what kind of sign you can hang above your Manayunk boutique, what your corner store ...
15 years ago
The 50th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival begins this week
The Philadelphia Folk Festival hits the half-century mark this year. The 50th annual festival takes place August 19-21 at the Old Poole F ...
15 years ago
O’Doodle’s toy store may start Friday chess nights
The owner of O’Doodle’s Toy Store in Chestnut Hill says he may host chess games every Friday. Speaking on ...
15 years ago