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Billiards great’s memorabilia goes to public auction
For a handsome sum, you could own the pool cue of famed billiards player Willie Mosconi. His “Balabushka” cue is among the me ...
15 years ago
8th District question: How will the Council office be more transparent?
This is the second of 10 questions about issues and priorities that NewsWorks asked the seven Democratic candidates running for the Eight ...
15 years ago
Christie enjoys being asked if he’ll run for president
Chris Christie says he likes when people ask him if he’ll run for president. Well who wouldn’t? Despite the flattery, ...
15 years ago
Delaware local school board seats up for grabs
Tuesday is election day in Delaware, where more than a dozen elections are being held to fill seats on local boards of education. ...
15 years ago
Invalidation of Allentown cell phone ban won’t affect Philadelphia
Don’t get your hopes up, ticket holders. A move by a Lehigh County judge last week to invalidate Allentown’s cell phone ban i ...
15 years ago
The latest on the 2012 presidential race:Newt Gingrich says he intends (finally) to announce his exploratory candidacy on Wednesday. I tr ...
15 years ago
Northeast Corridor gets railroad funding originally targeted for Florida
Delaware’s congressional delegation is pleased with the US Transportation Secretary’s decision to reallocate nearly $800 mill ...
15 years ago
8th District Council candidates on how to stop the middle class exodus
Taxes, business and education. Those three words about sum up the responses from Philadelphia’s 8th District Council candidates whe ...
15 years ago
Target recalls cookies for mislabeled ingredient
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc. is recalling cookies sold in Target because they contain whey (milk) that is not listed on the label& ...
15 years ago
Constitution Center hosts discussion about national security
With Osama bin Laden dead and U.S. security officials on alert, how do we stay safe without being paranoid and compromising civil liberti ...
15 years ago
Northeast corridor gets $800 million for rail projects
Thank you, Florida. Word has come that the $2 billion in rail funding that the Sunshine State doesn’t want will instead benefit the ...
15 years ago
Royersford woman is one of two in final round of makeover contest
Two months and eight contestants later, Annamarie Chestnut is still standing. She’s one of two finalists in the Macy’s Millio ...
15 years ago
Judge, not jury, will determine fate of Delaware pediatrician charged with sexual abuse
In a hearing that took only about six minutes, a judge has granted a request by former downstate pediatrician Dr. Earl Bradley to waive h ...
15 years ago
Johnson & Johnson is the most sued company in New Jersey
The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise: Johnson & Johnson is the most sued company in New Jersey. Based on the numb ...
15 years ago
Fire at historic Georgetown train station
Fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a blaze at the historic Georgetown train station over the weekend. Th ...
15 years ago