Galasso-Vigorito: Now is your time to fly
"One can never consent to creep when he feels an impulse to soar." - Helen KellerOutside my home-office window in a little nook by our back deck, I observed a mama robin constructing her nest. "Look at...
View ArticlePERKY LEAGUE: Ruhland homers twice as Brewers blank Skippack
SKIPPACK - For Doug Brown and his Ambler teammates, this is the first time around the Perkiomen Valley Twilight League.That means each new opponent is a stroll down a dark alley, with very little...
View ArticlePHILLIES: Players, coaches remember Gwynn
ATLANTA - The television in the visiting clubhouse at Turner Field Monday afternoon was tuned to ESPN as a well-done honorific to the late, great Tony Gwynn aired. Many of the Phillies watching were...
View ArticleWORLD CUP SOCCER: Bloody good start for U.S. in opener
NATAL, Brazil - After 90 brutal minutes of end-to-end action, the Americans emerged with a thrilling 2-1 win over Ghana."It was a grind, but it was a wonderful win at the end of the day," coach Jurgen...
View ArticleAUTO RACING: Kahne knows he's got to step it up for Hendrick
Hendrick Motorsports likes things neat and clean and organized. NASCAR's top team works hard to avoid drama, and its way of doing business is a huge part of the organization's success. It's fairly...
View ArticleWORLD CUP SOCCER: Dempsey scores 29 seconds into win over Ghana
NATAL, Brazil - Clint Dempsey scored the fastest goal by an American in World Cup history and the fifth-quickest ever, putting the United States ahead after 29 seconds of its opener against Ghana on...
View ArticleCops: Coins, gold stolen from safe in West Norriton
WEST NORRITON - On June 6 at 3:15 p.m. police responded to the 500 block of Schuylkill Avenue for a report that valuables had been stolen from a safe. The victim told police that she was in the...
View ArticleSchuylkill River Trail bollards dedicated to memory of Plymouth Officer Brad Fox
PLYMOUTH - Two of the four bollards donated to the Schuylkill River Trail by the Conshohocken-Plymouth-Whitemarsh Rotary Club stand a few hundred feet from the Brad Fox Memorial and were dedicated to...
View ArticlePlymouth Township police, Montgomery County DA's office investigating...
PLYMOUTH - Plymouth Township police and the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office are investigating a murder-suicide that was discovered in the first block of Wilmer Avenue Sunday...
View ArticleOur Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Bridgeport, appeals merger to Philadelphia...
BRIDGEPORT -The canon appeal of an archdiocese decision to combine two Bridgeport parishes with Sacred Heart Church (SHC) in Upper Merion was filed Thursday, five days before the Tuesday deadline set...
View ArticleElmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, to recall Roaring '20s at 90th birthday gala
NORRISTOWN - Even without the help of a resident lion, Elmwood Park Zoo is cooking up a roaring good time.Make that a Roaring '20s good time.So brush up on your Charleston steps and steer your Packard...
View ArticleWhitpain lawyer named to 2014 Super Lawyers List
WHITPAIN - Shemtob Law, P.C. is pleased to announce that Lori Shemtob has been named to the 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list in the area of Family Law. Each year, no more than five percent of the...
View ArticlePennsylvania Turnpike Commission OKs another boost in tolls
HARRISBURG (AP) - Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will increase in January for the seventh consecutive year.The turnpike commission on Tuesday approved a 5 percent increase that will be applied...
View ArticlePhiladelphia schools plead for at least $96 million
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The head of Philadelphia's public schools says he needs at least $96 million to offer students a "wholly inadequate" education next year.Superintendent William Hite made a...
View ArticleWORLD CUP: Mexico holds host Brazil to nil-nil draw
FORTALEZA, Brazil - Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a series of outstanding saves to help Mexico hold Brazil to a thrilling 0-0 draw at the World Cup on Tuesday.The result leaves both teams with four...
View ArticleWORLD CUP: Belgium fights back to top Algeria
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Waiting and waiting for an equalizer, the tension started showing on the faces of the Belgium players as the second half wore on in the country's first World Cup match in 12...
View ArticleVITO: Sixers miss chance to showcase Wiggins during predraft visit
PHILADELPHIA - The mere mention of Andrew Wiggins making an appearance Tuesday at the 76ers' practice facility drew a crowd, just as it had a day earlier.On this day, cars passing along Stout Road - a...
View ArticleEAGLES: Kelly believes free agent Long could make impact
PHILADELPHIA - Chip Kelly interrupted a routine news conference for some breaking news.Outside linebacker Travis Long, a free agent out of Washington State, could win a job.At 6-4, 255-pounds, Long has...
View ArticleDeliberations begin in Upper Merion marijuana robbery trial
COURTHOUSE - A jury of seven men and five women were unable to reach a verdict by 6 p.m. Tuesday and were instructed by Judge Gary Silow to return Wednesday morning to continue deliberations in an...
View ArticleWORLD CUP: Russia draws 1-1 with South Korea
CUIABA, Brazil - Alexander Kerzhakov scored with one of his first touches after coming on as a substitute to earn Russia a 1-1 draw with South Korea on Tuesday in a World Cup match marked by the first...
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