Abington News

“Can you please take to the hospital. It's not that I don't love you. I just can't take care of you. love you.”

Shame eats at her like a cancer. Who can she tell? What should she do? As the clock ticks, the woman hiding her pregnancy becomes more desperate. via LancasterOnline

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Every Friday you'll receive Boston Magazine's shopping e-newsletter, delivering the hottest news on the city's style scene. via Philadelphia Magazine

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“We want to make sure that employers, teen workers and parents know there are rules concerning the types of jobs our children can accept and limited hours they can work”

The Philadelphia District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division will be conducting a child labor information seminar at the Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Rd. via US Department of Labor

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One of the country's oldest continuous community symphonies is celebrating its 75th season with a special gala performance Saturday night. via KYW-AM Philadelphia

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A boy in his late teens was struck by a car Thursday at about 8:30 p.m. while he was crossing Susquehanna Avenue at Maple Avenue in Abington, police said. via PhillyBurbs.com

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A former Upper Saucon Township man will spend 18 to 36 months in state prison after pleading guilty to child pornography and related charges in Montgomery County Court, according to the state attorney general's office.

John J. Briggs, 54, who lived at 6746 Walnut Lane at the time of his February 2006 arrest, also was sentenced Wednesday to spend seven years on probation following his release from prison. Briggs was ordered to pay a $35,000 fine, or nearly $100 for each of the 319 child pornographic images police said they found on his computer. Read more

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“Most Democrats don't buy into the notion that a long campaign is going to hurt them in the long run”

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a campaign stop at the Bonnet Lane Family Restaurant in Abington, Pa., Sunday, April 20, 2008. via CTV.ca

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets voters at a restaurant in Abington, Pennsylvania, on Sunday April 20 as she makes a final push for support ahead of the crucial presidential primary in ... via ClipSyndicate

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“There's a huge black vote in Philadelphia. The suburbs are a lot more pro-Obama. "The rest of the state should go pretty heavily for Clinton”

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks with Michael Wimms and his son Miles, 4, right, and Robert, 7, center, as she campaigns at the Bonnet Lane Family Restaurant in ... via Kansas.com

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“I based my decision on a number of things. The most important was Iraq”

While hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians are expected to cast their votes in the April 22 primary, the most coveted numerical prize in this race is a smaller figure: 188. via Jewish Exponent

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