Yearly Archives: 2013

24 cars torched in Somerton

Police are investigating a deliberately set fire that raced through 24 empty cars in Somerton early Tuesday.The fire marshal’s office found the cause of the...

Pennypack Park monthly cleanup nets 43 bags of trash

Thirty-six volunteers with the Friends of Pennypack Park netted 43 bags of trash, two bags of recyclable cans and a list of assorted, sometimes...

Local educator retires after 43 years

End of an era: After 43 years at Clara Barton Elementary School, Jeffrey Garber has retired.Jeffrey Garber began his career in education some 40 years...

Town Watch’s National Night Out observances are next week

Residents of the Northeast have been invited to participate in a host of local events related to the National Association of Town Watch’s annual...

Schwartz talks federal, hears local at Take Back Your Neighborhood meeting

U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz spoke about a dysfunctional Congress in a recent visit to the Take Back Your Neighborhood civic association meeting.Schwartz (D-13th dist.)...

O’Neill: More improvements ahead at Fox Chase playground

The rededication of a baseball field in honor of fallen Firefighter Daniel Sweeney at Fox Chase Recreation Center was just the start of long-term...

Letters to the Editor: July 31, 2013

More logic is needed in the worldSome letters on the opinion page indicate the need for a high school unit on logic.To argue that if event...

Editorial: Time for more fine tuning

Pennsylvania’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives split almost evenly last week when it came time to vote on an amendment that would...

Court reporting — the verdict is in

Pomp and circumstance: Joe Henry (middle front) is one of 27 members of the 2013 court reporting graduating class at Orleans Technical Institute. The...

Corbett campaigns in the Far Northeast

On the campaign trail: Newspaper publisher and former City Councilman Jimmy Tayoun stops Gov. Tom Corbett to speak with him about the future of...

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