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1. Jail report outlines fixes for Camden

   Oct 18, 2009 | CourierPostOnline

   ... Community Education Centers, based in West Caldwell, currently manages the 1,800-bed Delaware County Prison in Thornton, Pa. (3 of 3) With $44.8 million in operating expenses, it costs about $68 per day to house an inmate at the Delaware County ... 2 comments

   Related Topix: Prison, Camden, NJ, Camden County, NJ

2. Tony Thornton, 49, 'Punching Postman'

   Sep 12, 2009 | Philly.com

   Tony Thornton not only could deliver a punch, he delivered the mail. But Thursday night, the local boxing pro known as the "Punching Postman" died at Cooper University Hospital in Camden of injuries suffered in an Aug.

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3. Tony Thornton, 49, 'Punching Postman'

   Sep 11, 2009 | Philly.com

   Tony Thornton not only could deliver a punch, he delivered the mail. But Thursday night, the local boxing pro known as the "Punching Postman" died at Cooper University Hospital in Camden of injuries suffered in an Aug.

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4. Bethlehem school woes are worst in the state

   Aug 16, 2009 | MergeDigital

   ... said. It's even bigger than the $3 million in cost savings Chester-Upland School District Superintendent Gregory Thornton will be seeking for his chronically poor district in Delaware County later this week. The stalemate between Gov. Ed Rendell and ... 1 comment

   Related Topix: Education Etc., Bethlehem, PA, Upland, PA, Delaware County, PA

5. Man kills Ridley mom, admits slaying 2 sons, is killed by cops

   Jul 22, 2009 | Philly.com

   ... above her and continued to fire into her - upwards of 11 times." "He became desperate," said her mother, Audra Thornton-Arrington, "and he took my baby from me." It wasn't the first life that Michael has taken, Delaware County District Attorney G. ...

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   Related Topix: Violent Crime, Chester, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Delaware County, PA

6. Cop's Murderous Son Gunned Down by Police

   Jul 21, 2009 | NBC Channel 10

   ... each case," Green said. Prosecutors have reopened both cases in light of the new findings. Arrington's mother Audra Thornton-Arrington was crushed by the murder. The 23-year old was about to earn her associates degree and was set to attend Temple ...

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   Related Topix: Chester, PA, Delaware County, PA

7. Apparent Domestic Dispute Turns Deadly In Delco. w/Photo

   Jul 21, 2009 | Cbs3.com

   ... calling her, trying to get her, asking them to ask her to drop the charges," Arrington's grandmother Dorothy Thornton explained. Arrington was rushed to Crozer Chester Medical Center and is listed in critical condition. Michaels' father is ...

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   Related Topix: Ridley Park, PA, Delaware County, PA, Chester, PA

8. Lying about murder could be prosecuted forever

   Jul 20, 2009 | York Dispatch

   ... Janet's husband, Richard, a local police officer and former state trooper, that the two had sped away from their Thornton home and crashed, likely igniting an open container of gasoline he said the son had placed in the car. A decade later, ...

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   Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison

9. NH law keeps murder case liars on the hook forever; lifts statute of limitations

   Jul 19, 2009 | Philadelphia's WB 17

   ... Janet's husband, Richard, a local police officer and former state trooper, that the two had sped away from their Thornton home and crashed, likely igniting an open container of gasoline he said the son had placed in the car. A decade later, ...

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   Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison

10. Ex-Ballard Spahr Lawyer Arrested on Drug Charges

    Jul 13, 2009 | Legal Times

    ... Sommovilla was charged with possession of contraband and drugs after going to the Delaware County Prison in Thornton, Pa., after visiting hours to see Amber Knox, a client awaiting extradition to New Jersey. The drugs were detected by a corrections ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Law

11. Thornton replaces Monroe at Grace

    Jun 25, 2009 | New Pittsburgh Courier Online

    ... oldest African-American Presbyterian church in western Pennsylvania, now has a new pastor. Reverend David Bernard Thornton, Ph.D., of New Jersey, was installed to head the historic Hill District ministry. "I'm excited," he said. "I'm looking forward ...

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    Related Topix: African-American, Pittsburgh, PA, Morehouse College, Duke University