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A long lovers’ quarrel: Larry Holmes and his hometown
Larry Holmes is getting his sheepskin, finally. The former boxing champion, a seventh-grade dropout, will get an honorary diploma ...
14 years ago
US Airways delays at Philadelphia airport
Update: WHYY weekend anchor Mary Cummings-Jordan reports that a US Air spokeswoman says there was a computer outage from 7 a. ...
14 years ago
Charisa the Violin Diva wins the 2011 Rising Star Talent Search
After months of intense competition, the winner of the Rising Star Talent Search at the West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival is violin ...
14 years ago
Camden County accepting e-waste recycling today
Like any other Saturday, today is a good time to clean house. Rid yourself of old electronics that are sitting around taking up spa ...
14 years ago
Rare blood mutation named for Toms River, N.J
After treating a baby who whose skin had a distinct bluish tinge for the first weeks of her life, a Children’s Hospital of Philadel ...
14 years ago
Corbett signs Pa. law on unemployment changes
Gov. Tom Corbett has finalized a measure intended to save $114 million a year, as well as guarantee 45,000 Pennsylvanians keep receiving ...
14 years ago
Wildwood Ferris Wheel to reopen after girl’s death
The Wildwood Ferris Wheel will spin again Saturday after being closed for 15 days. When the wheel resumes operations, new safety r ...
14 years ago
If you’re the second oldest public school in the United States you’re entitled to a few privileges. And a few secrets. O ...
14 years ago
N.J. Assembly takes up benefits issue
An Assembly committee will hold a hearing Monday on legislation that would require public employees in New Jersey to contribute more for ...
14 years ago
N.J. lawmaker wants to legalize small amounts of pot
Gov. Chris Christie is delaying the start of New Jersey’s medical marijuana program until the federal government assures him it won ...
14 years ago
Limited vouchers plan emerges in Pa. House
There’s new movement on the stalled Republican effort to create a school vouchers program. This time, it’s coming from the Pe ...
14 years ago
Developers protest dredging deposits on Burlington Island
The Burlington Island Board of Island Managers and a Mount Holly-based developer are asking the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the state ...
14 years ago
The unemployment rate in Delaware fell by 0.2 percent in May, to 8.0 percent. That means there were 34,000 unemployed De ...
14 years ago
Nutter elected as vice president of U.S. Conference of Mayors
Ladies and gentlemen, Vice President Michael Nutter. While at leadership meeting in Baltimore today, Philadelphia Mayor ...
14 years ago
The first people to stake out a spot in West Oak Lane
Angela Peterson of Delaware (1st), Marion Barksdale of Mt. Airy (2nd), Alonzo Neal of West Oak Lane (4th) and his granddaughter (3rd) wer ...
14 years ago