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Car Care, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mace Security International Inc., and three of its managers have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government, harbor illegal immigrants and commit identity ...

Isaac cuddled his daughter, Lila Olivia, 15 weeks old, against his shoulder yesterday, nuzzling her head, and smoothing her little pink flowered dress.

Music, crafts, rides, food and fun will highlight the annual Jewish Community Festival Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Shady Brook Farm in Lower Makefield.

A federal grand jury yesterday charged a Horsham-based car-wash franchise and five of its managers with conspiracy to defraud the government, to harbor undocumented workers and to commit identity theft. via Philly.com

“We were still laying tiles on the floor for services that night!”

Beth Tikvah B'nai Jeshurun synagogue president Jan Zacharjasz and Rabbi Saul Grife herald in events to celebrate 50 years. via Jewish Exponent

“If I owned an auto dealership, I would offer incentives to promote hybrid cars that use less gasoline, which would get other rebates”

With federal economic-stimulus checks arriving in mailboxes soon, retailers are scrambling to lure customers, checks in hand, to their stores. via Philly.com

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz is requesting $100 million in earmarks in the 2009 budget, including nearly $4 million for projects in Montgomery County. via PhillyBurbs.com

“The two studies can be completed by year's end, if everything goes well and all the preliminary reports are completed to everyone's satisfaction”

Springfield Township commissioners are hoping the latest study of traffic on Bethlehem Pike will be definitive. via Souderton Independent

“To place all our hopes on one individual is practically a slap in the face to our former administration”

Parents and community members, unsettled by the recent resignation of Springfield High School Principal Eva Ostrum, voiced their disapproval of the school board's role in the process Tuesday. via North Penn Life

It's not the sweet gooey/crispy goodness you can't resist. No, it's the chance to help the Girl Scouts. via Philly.com

“It really comes down to an individual patient and assessing their personal risk of developing cardiovascular disease not just for the next 10 years, but for 20 to 30 years.”

Jennifer Loftus did everything she could think of to bring down her high cholesterol. via Philly.com

The Philadelphia Cricket Club will host the 2010 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. via WNEP-TV Moosic

“The IRS routinely examines municipal debt issuances to determine compliance with the federal tax requirements”

The Internal Revenue Service is examining $375 million of local government revenue bonds that were issued by the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority in 2002 to fund a revolving loan program for local ... via The Bond Buyer

“People probably want to be careful in just assuming there are long-term benefits to single-sex education”

Megan Fredericks said she was not aware that landscape architecture is a traditionally male-dominated major until she came to Penn State. via Collegian.psu.edu

A 26-year-old Plumstead woman was thrown from her vehicle early Sunday morning after crashing into a pole on the 6100 block of Stump Road, police said. via PhillyBurbs.com

“Next year, we'll really get to see the fruits of this year's labor because the kids will already know how to use a lot of the stuff as we move on.”

With the help of grants from two Catholic foundations, students at Our Lady of Grace now can think outside of their science textbooks. via PhillyBurbs.com

TRENTON: The Black Friday madness has begun! At the Toys R Us in Cherry Hill, the line was hundreds of people long in advance of the 5 a.m. opening time. via Home News Tribune

Schuylkill County's nursing home hopes to hire temporary staff to combat a recent nursing shortage at the facility. via The Morning Call

A German retiree secretly cut down or shortened 122 trees in a publicly owned forest to give his holiday cottage a clear view of the Baltic Sea, police said recently. via Madison.com

“Well, at least I had the machines for three years. It paid for renovations at the bar”

Illegal gambling proceeds of $31,00-plus cost Whitpain Democrat Joanne C. Olszewski her elected post as a Montgomery County jury commissioner and has landed her in the criminal justice system. via Times Chronicle