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Manayunk’s Saxbys saga opens a new chapter
Bill Hayes of Manayunk wasn’t too fazed when he saw that his go-to coffee spot on Main Street closed unexpectedly last January. ...
14 years ago
How do we balance a budget? Ted Kaufman says it’s easy
Former Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman says there is no mystery to balancing the budget and getting rid of the national deficit. However, ev ...
14 years ago
Addressing the Nation: President Obama on government spending and the economy
2:31 p.m. “We need to believe that we can do this together.” 2:26 p.m. “We hav ...
14 years ago
After dogfighting bust, puppies await new homes, dogs await trial
It could be some time before Spartacus is adopted. He was mid-fight when authorities raided a home earlier this week and busted up a dogf ...
14 years ago
Catholic Diocese of Wilmington announces layoffs
A $77-million settlement related to priest sex abuse cases triggers layoffs for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. 19 full- ...
14 years ago
33 months for man who shined laser at Philadelphia Police helicopter
“Williamsport man sentenced to 33 months for assaulting police helicopter with a laser” That’s the headline of a ...
14 years ago
We truly experience the world only once, as children. The rest of the time is just remembering. I can’t properly credit the ...
14 years ago
Delaware setting up prescription drug-dumping sites
Delaware will join the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency later this month for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Twenty-nine sites will ...
14 years ago
Judge issues gag order in Gosnell case
Common Pleas Court Judge Benjamin Lerner has imposed a gag order in the case of Kermit and Pearl Gosnell. Their lawyers won’t be al ...
14 years ago
In an effort to strengthen Atlantic City’s state-run tourism district and free up real estate elsewhere, the Casino Reinvestment De ...
14 years ago
Licenses and Inspections points to advances in the coming year
Philadelphia’s department of Licenses and Inspections came before City Council this morning as part of its annual budget hearings. ...
14 years ago
Channel Abraham Lincoln in interactive Civil War game
Whether you want to know more about Abraham Lincoln or think you can out-wit the legendary president, you can make some important preside ...
14 years ago
I’ll say one thing for the House Republicans: they have guts, moxie, cajones. They act with bold certitude, a trait that i ...
14 years ago
Delaware 11th-graders take state-funded SAT
Juniors in Delaware public high schools are taking the SAT today, funded by the state as part of the $119-million Race to the Top educati ...
14 years ago
Marple fined for broken storm sewer line discharge
Following a fine from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Delaware County’s Marple Township has come up with a ...
14 years ago