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Inqlings: Kalas' widow is moving

Nearly three months after Harry Kalas' death, the broadcaster's widow is selling their home, which sits in a cul-de-sac on 2.3 acres in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Pa.-N.J. bridge reopens following tanker crash

The eastbound lanes of a bridge linking Pennsylvania and New Jersey have reopened after the bridge was shut down when a tanker truck carrying propane overturned.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Philly.com

Fire reveals likely meth lab in Chester

A Chester resident who started a fire in his rowhouse Saturday wasn't baking cakes or grilling burgers for the Fourth of July - he was cooking meth, police said.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Electronic House

Columns Add Space for the Electronics Equipment

Gary The K-Scape isn't just a PC at heart. It doesn't run Windows, Phillip - linking park Yeah i buy it already/ Great thing - nice sound and looks cool.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Philly.com

Three Chester men plead guilty to murder plot

Three Chester City men pleaded guilty to attempting to kill an alleged drug dealer in 2006, the Delaware County district attorney announced yesterday.

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News Journal

8 arrested for buying fireworks in Pa.

Eight people were arrested and about $3,000 in illegal fireworks were confiscated this week in an attempt to prevent what could be dangerous fireworks shows this weekend, the state fire officials said Thursday.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Bloomberg

Initial Unemployment Claims in U.S. Declined 16,000 to 614,000 Last Week

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell in line with forecasts, indicating firings remain elevated.

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Philly.com

3 held in theft of copper wires from phone tower

Three people from South Jersey have been charged in Delaware County with stealing copper wires from a cell-phone tower in Essington, and police say there might be more damaged towers in the region.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Philly.com

Widener Veterans Law Clinic moves to Media

The Widener University Veterans Law Clinic has moved its branch office from the Chester campus to Media.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Philly.com

Commodore Barry Bridge closing 4 hours Saturday

The Commodore Barry Bridge will be closed between 12:01 and 4 a.m. Saturday while PennDOT crews dismantle two light fixtures, officials said.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Philadelphia Business Journal

Chester project gets $25M

The investment group developing the Philadelphia Union soccer stadium and its ancillary residential and commercial projects last week secured $25 million in private financing for the venue, and plans to break ground this fall on a speculative office building.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Hoof Beats

All Heart Gal, Mollinski win inaugural PA Stallion Series races

All Heart Gal, Mollinski win inaugural PA Stallion Series races Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows Meadow Lands, PA --- All Heart Gal carved out a place in Pennsylvania history on Tuesday at The Meadows when she captured the inaugural division in the Pennsylvania Sires Stake Stallion Series.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Cbs3.com

Two men have been charged in the death of Aaron Turner.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Hoof Beats

Lolique in a mild upset at Chester

Lolique in a mild upset at Chester Monday, June 22, 2009 - by James Witherite-Rieg, for Harrah's Chester Chester, PA --- Rated first-over on the backstretch, Lolique prevailed in the $35,000 Briscoe Hanover for Open Handicap trotters on Monday at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack, just holding-off a late charge from Beach Nut Brand for a 1:53.4 ...

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GlobeNewswire

Enter and Die! -- A First-Hand Account of a Soldier's Life in the Infantry

Delve into the true story of author and former military man Jim Milliken and the Third Platoon, Delta Company, Second/Sixtieth, of the Ninth Infantry Division as he narrates the fascinating tale of their service in Vietnam.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

KYW-AM Philadelphia

Phila. Hopes to Make World Cup Short List for 2018

But the city will have to wait until next year to hear if they're in or out. Philadelphia is one of 37 cities across the country seeking to be included on the list of 10 to 12 that US soccer officials will submit next May to FIFA, the group that sanctions the World Cup competition.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Kdka.com

Search Suspended In Pa. For Missing Del. Kayaker

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Philly.com

Witnesses sought in weekend Chester shooting

Eighteen-year-old Miguel Carrion was found lying on the sidewalk at the Crosby Square Apartments in Chester at 1:08 a.m. Saturday with a gunshot wound to the head, surrounded by about 100 people.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Tribune-Democrat

Boy Scouts on canoe trip rescued from SE Pa. river

Rescuers have pulled 15 members of a Boy Scout troop from a rain-swollen river in suburban Philadelphia where they became trapped.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Kdka.com

Man Convicted In 2006 Killing In Suburban Philly

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