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Abington board approves overlay district
Continuing a July 16 public hearing, the Abington Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance Aug.
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CLIPBOARD
Abingtons Picnic postponed: The Picnic in the Park scheduled for Saturday at Abington Area Community Park has been postponed.
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Groundbreaking medicine
SCRANTON Members of the community gathered at Pine Street Tuesday, August 19, for a presentation and groundbreaking at the future site of The Commonwealth Medical College , the new medical school in Scranton.
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Message on sign prompts protest
Abington residents protested a vague message on an electronic sign in the 800 block of Old York Road Aug.
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Tara L. Riedley
Tara L. Riedley, age 30, of Solebury, passed away unexpectedly Aug. 13, 2008, while vacationing with her family in Cancun, Mexico.
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Coming up: McCain surrogate to speak in South Abington
A surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will visit Northeast Pennsylvania tonight to stump for Arizona Sen.
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Does DeWeese matter here? How?
There's a part of the story that is not taken up in the piece on Guy Ciarrocchi's and Paul Drucker's campaigns that appears elsewhere in this paper today.
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Drive-thru flu clinics increase
The county this year has boosted the number of drive-through sites from the four held last year to the six that are scheduled this year, all in October.
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2008 election ramps up
Those looking to support the presumptive Democratic candidate for president now have headquarters in Abington.
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Schwartz holds huge fundraising lead in 13th
Incumbent Democrat Allyson Schwartz has raised $2.4 million. Her opponent has raised less than $100,000 and has loaned her campaign $300,000. Faced with a seemingly insurmountable fundraising disadvantage, ...
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5 indicted for ID thefts at Valley Forge park
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the indictment of five alleged identity thieves targeting visitors to Valley Forge Historical National Park.
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"Save A Life" success story
The annual program to distribute smoke detectors kicked off today. ABINGTON, PA.
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Pool closed as precautionary measure, reopened after chlorination, testing
Abington Township's Penbryn Park swimming pool in Glenside was closed as a precautionary measure July 25 through 28, director of parks and recreation Douglas Wendell said Tuesday.
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Shapiro calls for DeWeese to quit in bonus scandal
Rep. Josh Shapiro, a rising figure in the state Capitol, yesterday called on Majority Leader Bill DeWeese to resign his leadership post, insisting that the top House Democrat "will always be a symbol of a ...
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Police report for August 1
Man charged after attempting to flee police: Correy L. Llewellyn, 19, of the 7400 block of Andrews Avenue, has been charged with fleeing and eluding police, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, recklessly ...
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Lackawanna College police academy marks 30th anniversary
Finding a police officer in Northeastern Pennsylvania who isn't an alumnus of Lackawanna College's police academy can be difficult.
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Woman who bilked millions from widow wants reduced sentence
Defense attorney Robert M. Gamburg, who represents Debbie L. Madosky, has petitioned Montgomery County Court Judge William J. Furber to reduce the 4A1 2- to 12-year state prison sentence the judge recently ...
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'High priority areas' identified along Old York Road corridor
Not particularly pretty, or cohesive, most would agree the Old York Road corridor between Rydal and Moreland roads is in need of revitalization.
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Proposed zoning change for Williard presented
Almost an encore of what it proposed in December, Duke Real Estate Partners, LLP laid out its plans for what's commonly referred to as the Williard site July 16 at a zoning ordinance meeting in the Abington ...
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Rail removal firm will pay Montco to complete work
The Montgomery County commissioners normally are spending money when they award contracts.
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