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How Much Will You Spend on Back-to-School Supplies?
The amount families will spend on back-to-school supplies will be 12.3 percent more than last year, or about $688, according to the National Retail Federation's annual back-to-school spending survey....
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How to Vote if You Can't Make It to the Polls on Election Day
The following non-partisan information was written and provided by Marjorie Berlinghof, Montgomery County Democratic Committee Area 6 Leader. Overseas residents Do you have friends and family who are...
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Regional Roundup: Montgomery SPCA Removes 35 Cats from Hatboro Home
Cats Forfeited, 1 Charge Held in Hoarding Case The Montgomery County SPCA is seeking homes for 35 cats owned by a pair of Hatboro residents who authorities said had the animals living in deplorable...
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Valley Swim Club Racial Discrimination Case Settled
The Justice Department announced yesterday that it had reached a settlement agreement with Valley Swim Club, resolving allegations that the company discriminated against persons because of race. More...
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McDonald's Issues Statement Regarding Apple Slices Recall
Missa Bay, LLC, a distributor for McDonald's, Wawa, Burger King and other restaurants, voluntarily recalled a total of 293,488 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units of fruit, vegetable,...
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Yard Sale: Buy Antique Furniture, Make Twinkies
The summer yard sale season is winding down, but there’s still time to find bargains on almost anything. Here’s a starting point for sales scheduled this weekend in our area compiled from Patch’s...
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Huntingdon Valley House Hunt: Aug. 19
3586 Spring Run Rd., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 $385,000 4 Bed, 3 Bath 2,568 Sq Ft 0.43 Acre Lot Single Family Home Brokered By: RE/MAX Elite Open House: Sun 8/19, 1 PM - 4 PM 1775 Oak Hill Dr.,...
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State Roundup: Unemployment Up; Rep. Joe Brennan Arrested
By PA Independent Staff HARRISBURG — Unemployment in Pennsylvania and the state’s voter ID law are up this week — the jobless rate climbed to 7.9 percent and Commonwealth Court upheld the...
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Floundering on Facebook
I admit it, I’m addicted to Facebook. I love it because I’ve connected with old friends from high school, am able to see pictures from my family who live all over the south and west, network with...
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Picasso’s Family Portraits
Picasso's life story offers nearly as much adventure, excitement, and intrigue as the tales surrounding his works of art. Comparatively, Pablo Picasso's social antics of the 1910s through the 1970s...
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Family Farms get Relief with End to Death Tax
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Jay Grove’s grandfather built Gro-Lan Farms in 1905, the Franklin County dairy farmer said proudly. More than a century later, Grove and his brother,...
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August Poll Shows Obama 44 to Romney 38 in Pa.
In Pennsylvania, President Obama is beating Candidate Mitt Romney, but his lead has dropped 2 percent since June, according to the Franklin & Marshall College Poll of Pennsylvania voters....
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Second Alarmers Rescue Squad Named EMS Agency of Year
Second Alarmer’s Rescue Squad (SARS) is proud to announce that it has been named 2012 EMS Agency of the Year by the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council. EMS Agency of the Year is awarded to...
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Weather: After Damp Start, a Fine Week Ahead
We've had a rainy run the past couple of weeks– Philadelphia has picked up over four inches of rain since Aug. 1, with Reading and Allentown both pcking up over three inches of rain. Outside of a wet...
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Montgomery County is the Most Generous in Pennsylvania
If you’re feeling generous, chances are you live in Montgomery County. According to data compiled by “The Chronicle of Philanthopy,” people in Montgomery County are the most generous in the state....
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Regional Roundup: 263 Marketplace Vendors Head South to Hatboro
263 Marketplace Vendors Head South to Hatboro: Warminster’s loss is Hatboro’s gain as merchants flee the indoor retail village for their own stores. Click here for more stories on Hatboro-Horsham...
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Vita or 3DS? What Should You Get?
The 3DS has been out for almost a year and a half; the Vita has been available for about half a year. Maybe you've been hemming and hawwing about which you might want to get. You're thinking about...
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Paul Ryan Campaigning in Pa. Tuesday
Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan has two campaign stops planned in southwest and southeast Pennsylvania on Tuesday: Event: Congressman Ryan Attends Carnegie Victory Rally Location: Beaver Steel...
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