AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Perk Valley hangs on for critical win
UPPER MERION - It's pretty tight atop the Greater Norristown American Legion Baseball League Standings, as only a half-game separated first-place J.P. Mascaro and second-place Perk Valley.Needless to...
View ArticleWIMBLEDON: Petra Kvitova rolls to second title at All England Club
LONDON - Petra Kvitova plays so much better at the All England Club than anywhere else, and now she owns two championships to prove it.In one of the most dominant performances in a women's final at...
View ArticleINDYCAR: Montoya heating up in cockpit for Penske heading to Pocono Raceway
LONG POND - Juan Pablo Montoya has been sprayed with champagne, doused with milk, and feted with confetti. But he never expected to find himself buried under a potato chip shower courtesy of teammate...
View ArticlePublic hearing scheduled in West Norriton to probe Pennsylvania American...
WEST NORRITON - The Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing July 8 on the boil water advisory and the mandatory water conservation notice issued in May that affected...
View ArticleJEFF EDELSTEIN: Columbus flea market reminds me of ... Thailand?
Back before we had kids, my wife and I used to spend money on travel. That's where our disposable income went. And we saw a small chunk of the world over the years, from a handful of Central American...
View ArticleOnly road onto NC island reopening after Arthur
Associated PressKILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's popular beach towns began returning to the business of recreation Saturday, after Arthur lashed the state's coast with forceful winds and...
View ArticlePhiladelphia fire kills 4 kids, destroys 8 houses
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Fire raced through a row of two-story homes in southwest Philadelphia early Saturday, killing 4-year-old twin girls, a 4-year-old boy and a baby and engulfing at least 10 houses,...
View ArticleViewing Harrisburg: Budget on his desk, Corbett has a lot to consider
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - With lawmakers' rocky spring session bleeding deeper into summer, nobody knows what Gov. Tom Corbett will do with the no-new-taxes budget plan sitting on his desk.He is being...
View ArticleA great day to be outside
NORRISTOWN - Temperatures were comfortable, humidity was low and the sun shone bright Saturday in Norristown, making it a perfect day to get outside and play. Children gathered at Martin Luther King...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Police recover body believed to be missing boater
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police have recovered the body of a man who's believed to have drowned after a sailboat capsized in the Delaware River.Authorities say the body was found about 5:30 p.m. Friday, and...
View ArticleWORLD CUP: Not even Navas can rescue Costa Rica this time
SALVADOR, Brazil - Not even Keylor Navas could rescue Costa Rica this time.The goalkeeper who made so many wonderful saves in this World Cup was outclassed in the penalty shootout that decided the...
View ArticleWORLD CUP: Higuain sends Argentina to semis, Belgium home
BRASILIA, Brazil - For once Lionel Messi didn't carry Argentina on his shoulders. He didn't have to.Gonzalo Higuain ended a four-game scoreless streak with an early winner as Argentina beat Belgium 1-0...
View ArticlePhillies stumble to another loss in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - It is no longer "if" but "how."That is how it goes with baseball teams that have crossed into the land of the lost, where losses become the standard event, not the exception.It is July....
View ArticleHUSKEY: Stall tactics won't work with tax relief
In the course of a month how many things do you try to get out of?How about in the course of a week?I have to admit I'll let the trash go until we have to pull it out from under the counter and put it...
View ArticleChemistry experiments reign at Science in the Summer in Upper Dublin
Dressed in aprons, goggles and latex gloves, performing experiments showing chemical reactions - what's not to like for a rising second- or third-grade boy or girl?The 16 youngsters attending the...
View ArticleDisabled American Veterans donate, dedicate flagpole in Skippack Village
Members of Chapter 25 of the Disabled Amercian Veterans salute during a ceremony Friday at Southwest Trading Post in Skippack to dedicate a new flagpole on the property in the name of Disabled American...
View ArticleUpper Dublin School District Superintendent reflects on career
The best thing about being superintendent - the opportunities education provides.After 10 years as superintendent of the Upper Dublin School District, and a total of 34 years in education, Dr. Michael...
View Article2 library trustees chosen by Phoenixville school board
PHOENIXVILLE - Two new members of the Phoenixville Public Library's board of trustees were chosen in the latest Phoenixville Area School Board meeting.Larry Way and Mark Gerner will each join the board...
View ArticleWaltz family honored as Limerick citizens of the year
LIMERICK - After 50 years of running their business, the Waltz family has been honored as the township's citizens of the year for giving back to the community."How about that? I can't believe it,"...
View ArticleDeclaration of Independence read aloud at Peter Wentz Farmstead in Worcester
WORCESTER - On July 3, 1776, Founding Father and Second President of the United States John Adams declared in a letter to his wife, Abigail, that July 2 would be an American Holiday celebrating the 13...
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