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Posthumous salute to Del. Air National Guard founding father

A salute to Brigadier General William Spruance, a founding father of the Delaware Air National Guard, will occur this afternoon at the he ...

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Baker goes on the offensive in budget address

While detailing his $140-million budget proposal for Wilmington, Mayor James Baker told council members he would fight them “tooth ...

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Eight winners in design college’s egg drop project

Your work day is not this fun. Delaware College of Art and Design students were cracking up yesterday as they launched eggs from the roof ...

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PNC Bank parts ways with Flower Show, as was planned

Nothing to see here. PNC Bank has announced it will end its sponsorship of the Philadelphia Flower Show. If you’re hoping for a sca ...

14 years ago

Politics & Policy

NATO’s role in Libya doesn’t get U.S. out of quagmire

Q. The US has handed the job over to NATO after about a week. Does that look like a quagmire to you? A. Yes, it still looks like ...

14 years ago

Groundbreaking at former Tasty Baking site today

Ground will be broken this morning at the former Tasty Baking site, making room for a ShopRite and other yet-to-be-named businesses. ...

14 years ago

Service restored to Warminster Line

Update: Service has been restored. Happy trails! Original report: Regional Rail Service on the Warminster Line is ...

14 years ago

Chesnut hill bakers celebrate celebrity birthday by baking

We’re starting to see a pattern here. Today, before an Elton ...

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US bishops renew vow to oust predator priests

U.S. Catholic bishops are renewing their vow to oust predator priests, weeks after a grand jury accused the Philadelphia archdiocese of k ...

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Improving Philadelphia’s park system key to Wissahickon Valley’s long-term viability

Improving how parks are managed in the city of Philadelphia may be the most effective way to make improvements for the Wissahickon Valley ...

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CHCA hopes to raise money to close a projected budget gap.

  The Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) is looking for ways to close a projected budget shortfall for the budget year th ...

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Likely budget crunch forces a look at retirement incentives for the school district

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s recent proposal to cut more than $1 billion in funding for public schools loomed over a Wednesday night ...

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Raising money on Main for St. Paddy’s Day vandalism repairs

One week ago, Matthew Kriebel arrived at his Main Street storefront in Manayunk to find a pile of broken glass and a 3-foot-wide hole in ...

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Quake forces quick departure to Philadelphia

Mike Plugh remembers what it was like when the earthquake hit his town in the Akita Prefecture of northwest Japan. “In the aftern ...

14 years ago

Weekend disruptions on SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown rails

If you plan on traveling on SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown regional rail line this weekend, be aware of some service disruptions on Sa ...

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