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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter ...
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Bicycle corridor plan gets Connellsville’s OK
Connellsville City Council decided to take him up on his offer, passing a resolution last week approving a bicycle network corridor plan submitted by Aspect Planning. Council members also authorized Aspect to map out and identify corridors throughout the city for bicycle infrastructure ...
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Frazier board to hold hearing on school projects
The Frazier School Board will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Frazier High School auditorium to discuss renovation and construction projects at schools within the ...
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Catholic Churches of Connellsville hosts first Feast of All Nations
Walking through the cafeteria area of Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School on Sunday, one could hear snippets of languages intermingled in a gathering of culture as members of varying ethnic backgrounds gathered for a day of ...
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Low turnout expected in Tuesday’s primary
About 8,500,000 residents in the commonwealth are registered to vote, yet only a fraction of them are expected to turn out to cast their ballots in Tuesday's primary election, according to the Pennsylvania Department of ...
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3 seeking Fallowfield Township supervisor seat have different priorities
After nearly a decade as a Fallowfield Township supervisor and a career of public service that dates back to 1970, Olga Woodward will step down at the end of the ...
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Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO
The appointment of the 46-year-old Lawler comes after a tough year for Chesapeake. Its former CEO Aubrey McClendon was ousted last year amid a scandal over his personal investments in the company's oil and gas ...
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Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
NEW YORK -; Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the ...
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Egypt Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Egyptian border policemen shout at the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip to protest the abduction of their colleagues last Thursday, in Rafah, Sinai, Egypt, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Rafah, the main crossing point into the Gaza Strip, was closed by policemen Friday, barring people from going in or out of the Palestinian territory. Scores of protesting Egyptian police have ...
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1 killed 4 hurt when fire van taxi crash in Pa.
TOBYHANNA, Pa. - Authorities say a taxi driver was killed and four firefighters were hurt when the cab crashed into a fire police van in northeastern Pennsylvania. The accident happened around 11:15 a.m. Sunday in Coolbaugh Township. The Monroe County coroner says the taxi driver, 55-year-old Stroudsburg resident Michael West, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say West lost ...
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Firefighters douse blaze at suspected Pa. meth lab
SUMMIT HILL, Pa. (AP) -- Police say three people are facing charges after firefighters responded to an explosion at a suspected methamphetamine lab in northeastern ...
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Jamie Moyer addresses Immaculate graduates in Pa.
IMMACULATA, Pa. (AP) -- Former Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer wants to see Immaculate College graduates persevere in their lives and remember to give back to ...
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Arts convention to draw 1000 in Pittsburgh
A nationwide arts convention is going to be drawing up to 1,000 people to Pittsburgh next month. The Americans for the Arts Annual Convention will be held beginning June 14 in Pittsburgh and hosted by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. The convention will be located in several parts of the city, including Lawrenceville, the Strip District, North Side and East End. Among the focuses will be ...
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Police search for wandering bear in Philly suburbs
BENSALEM, Pa. - Police and wildlife officers are trying to track down a black bear that's been spotted wandering around several residential areas in suburban Philadelphia for days. Bucks County residents most recently spied the animal roaming a soccer field in Bensalem. It was initially spotted in Solebury Township on May 7 and was then reported in nearby Hulmeville on Thursday. Wildlife ...
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Tornadoes slam several states 300 homes hit
But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...
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Man punched in the face at downtown State College McDonald’s
A man was taken to the hospital early Sunday morning with a laceration, cut lip and possible broken nose after he was hit in the face at McDonald’s, State College police said.Police described the suspect as a black man, about 6 feet 2 inches and wearing a green hoodie, camouflage pants and brown boots. The man was caught on security footage, which is being reviewed, police said.The ...
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Two women hospitalized after an ATV crashes into tree in Walker Township
Two 20-year-old women were hospitalized after they were thrown from an ATV when it crashed into a tree at a private residence in Walker Township, state police at Rockview said.The operator of the vehicle, of Howard, sustained major head trauma and was taken to Altoona Regional. The passenger, of Port Matilda, was treated for minor to moderate injuries at Mount Nittany Medical Center, police ...
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Disabled veteran robbed in Philly home invasion
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are seeking for six suspects who beat and robbed a disabled war veteran during a home invasion.It happened early Monday in northeast Philadelphia. Police say that just after midnight the suspects came to the man's door and he buzzed them in because he thought they knew them.Police say the 58-year-old Marine, who is bedridden, was then dragged from his bed ...
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Plenty at stake on Election Day will voters show up
Delaware County voters traditionally stay away from the polls during primary elections. Turnout is expected to be between 14 and 18 percent Tuesday. Times ...
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Bomb squad detonates tube containing poster board at Crozer Campus
A tube containing paper caused a bit of a scare Sunday at the Lewis House in Upland. Times photo / DAVE SCHLOTT UPLAND - A cylinder discovered in a parking space at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center campus was detonated by a bomb squad Sunday morning, but was found to be inert.The tube, about 4 feet tall and 5 inches in diameter, was discovered in a handicapped parking space in front of the ...
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Connecticut train derailment to cause nightmare commute today
Metro-North employees work at the site of Friday's train derailment in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY CREDIT ...
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10 things you need to know for Monday
C-City Blogger Presenting Chester City's news and views to Delco Times web visitors who want to know more of what's going on in the City besides the stories they read in the ...
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Marple OKs variance for goats
By Leslie KrowchenkoTimes Correspondent MARPLE - The zoners granted permission to Charles and Karen Hauber to keep to two pet female African pygmy goats and eight-ten laying hens on their 1.87-acre property, 95 N. Malin Road.The variance was needed as township code permits residents to possess certain animals, including caged birds, cats, dogs and fish, while others, such as goats, horses, ...
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Small Florida city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Satellite trucks line the parking lot where the highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold recently at this Publix supermarket located in Zephyrhills, Fla. on Sunday May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz) ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in ...
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State police looking for missing college student who disappeared while driving home to Skippack
MATTHEW ROYER Missing SKIPPACK - Pennsylvania State Police out of Skippack as well as the Narragansett, R.I., Police are coordinating in the effort to locate a local college student who is missing after leaving the University of Rhode Island for his Skippack home.Matthew R. Royer, 21, reportedly left his apartment on campus around 5:50 p.m. to return to his home with a Collegeville mailing ...
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Pittsburgh's East Liberty may emulate Market Square
East Liberty in Pittsburgh is to undergo another construction project aimed at revamping the neighborhood and enhancing its potential as a market center, possibly using the recently completed redevelopment of Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh as a model.
East Liberty is a 254 acre neighborhood in Pittsburgh and one of the city’s more overlooked areas with crime rates that are higher than the rest of the city and a general lack of robust economic activity, which has led to some degree of social decay. Read more
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