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  • Woman sentenced to 6 years in prison in theft of Ben Franklin bust

    A Benjamin Franklin bust, which was valued in excess of $3 million, was stolen along with a small portrait from a home in Bryn ...

  • Developer wins Woodcrest Country Club auction

    A real estate developer won an auction this morning for Cherry Hill's Woodcrest Country Club with a bid of $10.1 million. Cherry Hill Land Associates won a "lively and robust" closed-door auction at the Blank Rome Law Firm in Philadelphia, outbidding the Union League of Philadelphia, Camden County, and WGCA Associates, an entity backed by insurance executive George E. Norcross ...

  • Sequestration forces cancellation of military bases July 4th fete

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is canceling its annual July 4 celebration including fireworks, saying it doesn't have the funds this year because of civilian furloughs resulting from Washington's budget sequestration. The cancellation was announced in a statement on the base's website today. The base normally opened the events to the public as a means of showcasing its ...

  • 76ers Holiday Bynum is an awesome teammate and Id love to have him back

    In a recent interview with Hoops Hype, Sixers all-star guard Jrue Holiday said that center Andrew Bynum, who has taken a lot of heat for not playing this season, is "an awesome ...

  • Simmonds out for NHL 14 cover

    The Flyer's last medium for victory this year has ended with another pitiful loss. Wayne Simmonds seemed destined to continue the Flyers-only streak for the cover of NHL '14, following Claude Giroux's appearance last year. After knocking off Jakob Voracek and Evgeni Malkin to make it to the final eight, momentum seemed to be in Simmonds' favor. Until ...


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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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  • Students March for Schools But Where are the Adults

    The estimated 1,000 high-school students who marched Broad Street to protest School District budget cuts on Friday were not just visible. They were loud, rambunctious and utterly unmoved by the politics of the ...

  • Pa. Game Expert Reminds Area Residents To Give Wildlife Wide Berth

    BENSALEM, Pa. (CBS) — People in several Lower Bucks County communities are on the lookout for a bear seen recently in Hulmeville and Bensalem. It may seem unusual, but it shouldn’t: this is the season for wildlife to be on the ...

  • $10.1M top bid for Cherry Hill golf course

    A real estate group was top bidder this morning for the Woodcrest Country Club in Cherry Hill at $10.1 million, according to a source familiar with the auction. However, the results of the auction have not yet been formally announced. The 10 a.m. auction was closed to the public. Woodcrest Country Club filed for bankruptcy last May. Three bidders were known to have expressed interest. The ...

  • Rob Tornoes Eagles cartoon caption contest

    It's time once again for you to write the caption to Rob Tornoe's latest sports cartoon. Post your best ideas in the comments. Rob will pick the best and we'll announce the results in a few ...

  • Seahawks lead in PEDs under Carroll

    four game suspension to start the 2013-14 season, robbing Pete Carroll and the Seahawks of one of their primary defensive pieces. Irvin's suspension is the fifth for the Seahawks during Carroll's tenure as head coach, which started in 2010 - the most of any team in that ...

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