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‘Credible information’ refocuses Shane Montgomery search efforts along Manayunk Canal
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Search for missing Roxborough man enters third week with few leads, growing reward
Nearly two weeks ago, 21-year-old Shane Montgomery was last seen leaving Kildaire’s Irish Pub in Manayunk, but little has changed f ...
10 years ago
Roxborough professor reflects on life and work in Siberia
Growing up in the “wild west” of the United States — Colorado — Melissa Chakars believes her interest in Siberia was a na ...
10 years ago
Reward upped to $25,000 for information on missing Roxborough man
As the search for 21-year-old Shane Montgomery entered its fifth day, the reward for information leading police to his whereabouts was ra ...
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Who are the best school employees in Northwest Philadelphia?
Last holiday season, NewsWorks asked readers in Northwest Philadelphia to nominate their ...
10 years ago
East Falls resident announces City Council at-large candidacy
Over in Northeast Philadelphia, George Matysik grew up feeling disconnected from city government. But it’s a disconnect he says exi ...
10 years ago
How an award-winning Roxborough High senior turned straight Fs into straight As
Justina McMinn says she left C.W. Henry School nearly four years ago with “straight Fs.” Today, the Roxborough High Sc ...
10 years ago
Abducted Germantown woman’s debit card used in Md., new suspect images released [updated video]
Less than two days after she was abducted off a Germantown street, Carlesha Freeland-Gaither’s parents stood before a packed r ...
10 years ago
District, community work to restore heat to volunteer-run library at Mt. Airy school
Houston Elementary’s volunteer-run library has grown by at least an additional 500 book ...
10 years ago
Hearing for fatal stabbing of Mt. Airy man and beloved Roxborough synagogue member delayed
A defense request for a continuance will delay the preliminary hearing — originally scheduled for Wednesday morning — in the cas ...
10 years ago
Cook-Wissahickon front-lawn look draws concern, then cooperation from neighbors
Walk down Salaignac Street in Roxborough and you might be surprised by what looks like weeds and untamed grass in front of Cook-Wissahick ...
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