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13 hrs ago | Chambersburg Public Opinion

Two die in Saturday motorcycle accident

A Gettysburg woman and an Orrtanna man died early Saturday morning after the motorcycle they were riding hit a utility pole head-on. Oneil Kuykendall, 23, of Orrtanna, and Brigett Gove, 24, of Gettysburg, were both pronounced dead at the accident scene in Franklin Township at 2:17 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police, Gettysburg, said Kuykendall was ...

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Plastics News

Conair cuts workforce, blames market weakness

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. -- To cut costs in what officials called "continued market weakness," auxiliary equipment maker Conair Group Inc.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Centre Daily Times

Editorials from around Pennsylvania

Dealing with a shaky economy: Very difficult. Looking to overhaul a messy American health care system: Very difficult.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

The Link: Erin Peepels

Erin Peepels finally is living her dream of being an organic farmer. After being a social worker for eight years, an off and on clerk at a nutrition store and a bartender, Peepels got "back to nature" and picked up a trowel.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Philly.com

Commonwealth Confidential: Sestak: "We've got a race"

U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak pumps out another fundraising e-mail to supporters, using results of the Franklin and Marshall poll showing Sen.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Morning Call

'1776' a rousing romp

'1776' a rousing romp ''1776'' packs a rollicking good time and a rousing score against the sobering drama of our nation's path to Independence.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Slip into history at the March to Destiny

Shippensburg earned a place in history books when nearly 20,000 Confederate soldiers occupied the Union town in late June of 1863 during the Civil War.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

LancasterOnline

Proposed cuts in Pa. grants alarm museums, historical groups

With the state's budget sure to tighten, local museums are worried that Pennsylvania's commitment to preserving its past might become history.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Philly.com

GreenSpace: Philly: Hawk Central???

The two red-tailed hawks nesting on a ledge of the Franklin Institute -- and lately, their three young -- have been the city's ornithological celebrities in recent weeks.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Philly's most famous Ben Franklin actor has suffered a stroke.

Ralph Archbold collapsed at his home Wednesday morning. Story continues below He is now at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

CBS 3

Ben Franklin Impersonator Suffers Stroke

The man widely recognized as the official Benjamin Franklin for the City of Philadelphia, suffered a stroke Wednesday, June 17 morning at his home.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Washington County residents asked to conserve water

About 13,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers in Washington County are being asked to keep their taps turned off today while the utility deals with a temporary shortage, officials said.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Evening Sun

2 motorcyclists killed in Pa. crash

Two western Pennsylvania motorcycle riders are dead from a collision with a pickup truck that crossed the center line.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

LancasterOnline

Youth on run drops handgun

City police tried to stop a 17-year-old juvenile male for a curfew violation in the first block of East Filbert Street at 1:44 a.m. Saturday when the youth fled, discarding a .45-caliber handgun.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cape Air spurns airport's courtship

A regional airline being courted by Pittsburgh International Airport to provide service from smaller cities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia has declined the advances.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

The York Daily Record

Two ties broken from primary races

The Utz can has spoken. David Sprigg is now a Democratic candidate for supervisor in Franklin Township.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

York Dispatch

Former camp counselor found guilty in molestation case

After about 15 minutes of deliberation Tuesday morning, a jury determined a former camp counselor is guilty of molesting a young camper.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Dayton Daily News

NY businessman pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme

An 82-year-old western New York businessman who targeted Catholics and retirees for a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty Monday to charges that will leave him penniless and likely in prison for the rest of his life.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

The Kane Republican

Road work set this summer in Wetmore Township

Road improvement projects are slated this summer in Wetmore Township. By Ted Lutz Republican Staff Road improvement projects are slated this summer in Wetmore Township.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

Associated Content

Applefest 2009 in Franklin, Pennsylvania Starts in October

The breath taking, Victorian town of Franklin, Pennsylvania will be holding it's annual "Applefest" on October 2, 3, and 4th 2009.

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