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  • Banned Pa. teen cited after trying to attend prom

    SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - A central Pennsylvania teenager has been cited for disorderly conduct after authorities say he swore at school officials who wouldn't let him into his school prom, from which he'd been banned for failing to serve detention. State police say 18-year-old Colin Mitchell Ocker tried to go Saturday's prom despite being told by Shippensburg Area High School ...

  • Boy 15 dies in ATV drag racing crash in W. Pa.

    NEW ENTERPRISE, Pa. - Grief counselors and local ministers were at a western Pennsylvania high school after a popular student was killed while drag racing an all-terrain vehicle at a nearby dirt track. State police say Northern Bedford High School sophomore Kaleb Rightenour, of Martinsburg, was killed Saturday night when his ATV hit a tire barrier on a 500-foot dirt drag strip, causing the ...

  • Does using a church facility for graduation ceremony violate the Constitution

    The Supreme Court has yet to decide if it will consider widely watched cases about public schools using a church facility to host graduation ceremonies, and the use of prayers to open township board meetings. But an answer could come as soon as ...

  • Beach Prep for Summer Onslaught

    "We were lucky, we were spared the brunt of the devastation that our neighbors to the north experienced. And thanks to the beach nourishment projects that were completed last year, hundreds of millions of dollars of potential damage was prevented," Gov. Markell, D-Del., ...

  • Blog Amazon Hiring Hundreds in Delaware

    By Jim Donovan: Amazon announced today it is hiring for hundreds of new positions at its site in Middletown, Delaware. The hourly positions will pick, pack and ship customer orders. All employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes both health insurance and company stock awards. Amazon says that the median pay for working in its fulfillment centers is 30 percent higher ...


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My Night at Maud's (Ma nuit chez Maud) [DVD]

My Night at Maud's (Ma nuit chez Maud) [DVD]

The protagonist in My Night at Mauds (Ma nuit chez Maud), the third of Eric Rohmers six Moral Tales, is never given a name. And, while the use of the first-person possessive My in the title suggests that we are meant to view the story through his eyes, Rohmer keeps ... ...

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  • Disabled Vet Beaten Robbed During Home Invasion In Northeast Philadelphia

    - Police are searching for several suspects who beat and robbed a disabled war veteran inside his Northeast Philadelphia home early Monday morning. The incident happened shortly after midnight inside a residence in the 9400 block of Ashton Road in the city's Torresdale section. According to investigators, the 58-year-old victim heard a knock on the door and buzzed the individual into the ...

  • Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Dom Brown’s Hometown

    Brown says he has shopped at the Publix supermarket where the winning numbers were sold. The winner has not yet come forward to claim the prize, and Brown says he plans to phone relatives in his hometown to get some updates. Zephyrhills has a population of around 13,000 and is about 30 miles northeast of Tampa. ';I just heard it this morning, it’s pretty cool,'; Brown said Sunday ...

  • Woodcrest on the auction block

    Woodcrest Country Club will go on the auction block Monday, a year after the Cherry Hill club declared bankruptcy, the Courier Post reported. Four bidders have qualified for the auction, with two indicating they want the 155-acre property to remain a golf course. A third bidder, Camden County, has said it would use open-space funds to prevent development at the site. The fourth bidder has not ...

  • Overflowed job fair shut down

    The City of Philadelphia shut down a career fair for ex-offenders Friday after an unexpected crowd of thousands showed up, CBS Philly reported. The city was expecting 1,000 job seekers but wound up with three times that amount outside the Municipal Services Building. The city said the space designated for the event could not handle the crowd so they shut down the event shortly after it ...

  • Philly airport closer to expansion

    A Philadelphia City Council committee has approved a bill that would lead to purchasing some Delaware County properties critical to expanding the airport, Newsworks reported. The two pieces of property in Tinicum Township would provide space to move the UPS airport facility so the runway can be ...

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