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In Delran, Burlington County, several families are starting 2011 with their homes in ruins after a fire raged through an ...
15 years ago
For Polish band, parade binds the generations
Mummer Mark Danielewicz could operate a hot glue gun before he could tie his own shoes. His father was a mummer, both grandfathers were m ...
15 years ago
Another over-the-top Mummers Parade went off on the most meteorologically compliant day in recent parade history. Quaker City took the St ...
15 years ago
2011 resolutions: Mt. Airy shares
Will you make a list of the things you want to accomplish in 2011? Or do you play that kind of thing by ear? Do you worry about taking it ...
15 years ago
Kicking off 2011 with a splash
It’s not what most people would think to do on New Year’s morning, but a few brave souls were courageous enough to try.   ...
15 years ago
Revitalizing a neighborhood through growth and hope
NewsWorks reached out to a few key community/civic leaders in Roxborough, Manayunk and East Falls and asked them to tell us what thei ...
15 years ago
Starting today the nation’s baby boomers begin reaching the age of 65. According to ...
15 years ago
West Oak Lane residents are taking stock of the past year and getting re ...
15 years ago
Pat Toomey sets legislative goals as he joins U.S. Senate
The New Year brings a new crop of politicians. Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senator-elect Pat Toomey is outlining his legislative prio ...
15 years ago
Celebrating a Civil War hero at Laurel Hill
This New Year’s Eve marked the 195th birthday of General George Gordon Meade, Philadelphia’s Civil War hero who defeated Robe ...
15 years ago
Building a stronger community in Manayunk
NewsWorks reached out to a few key community/civic leaders in Roxborough, Manayunk and East Falls and asked them to tell us what thei ...
15 years ago
Mural recognizes role developmentally disabled play in community
Before the summer of 2010, a large brick wall on East Sharpnack Street near Germantown Avenue was, well, just another wall. Hundreds of c ...
15 years ago
Police investigate death of infant at shelter
Police are investigating how a two-month-old boy was allowed to starve to death a few days before Christmas while staying at a shelter in ...
15 years ago
Cashing in on electronic medical records
As part of the Stimulus Act, the federal government will spend $27 billion ...
15 years ago