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Local governments try a new kind of bidding

When Perkasie started replacing its Christmas decorations, borough officials were left with a puzzling question: what to do with the old castoffs?

Borough Manager Dan Olpere said he just want to pay to have them thrown away. But 40 sets of used decorations are hardly the stuff of consumer excitement, he said.

As an experiment, Perkasie advertised the items on an eBay-like Web site specializing in online municipal auctions.

The result was a $100 bid from the tiny borough of Elkland, Tioga County.

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Related Topix: Tioga County, PA, Elkland, PA, Northampton County, PA, Northampton, PA, Bucks County, PA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Philly.com

Journey to the Center of the Earth - 3-D

This adventure, based on the classic Jules Verne novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth," centers around a science professor whose untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic ...

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Related Topix: Bensalem, PA, Movies, Entertainment

Wed Jul 02, 2008

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Budget apparently restores burn unit funding

A compromise state budget apparently rescues $5 million in state funding for six hospital burn centers across Pennsylvania, including the regional burn center at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.

The money, left out of the $28.3 billion budget Gov. Ed Rendell proposed in February, was reinserted during weekend negotiations between his administration and legislative leaders.

According to House Republicans, the burn center money was a third of the $15 million restored for hospitals in the Department of Public Welfare's budget.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Star-Gazette

Fest gets a special dulcimer

WELLSBORO -- Bruce and Lucy Henry of Montgomery, Pa., have been Laurel Festival Arts and Crafts Fair regulars for decades, occupying a shady spot on the Green and entertaining what's usually a huge crowd by ...

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Sat Jun 28, 2008

The Morning Call

As important as stamina: tricks to help folks cope

Coffee, NERF balls, diet sodas and plenty of blankets and pillows -- that's how state lawmakers and their staff survive the 24/7 days of budget negotiations.

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Related Topix: Northampton, PA, Beverages, CocaCola

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Philly.com

Democrats continue outpacing GOP in Penna.

In the two months since Pennsylvania's April 22 primary, Democrats have added more voters than Republicans in all but five of the state's 67 counties and increased their statewide lead by 40,566 voters by the ...

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Centre Daily Times

House targets pension assets tied to Iran, Sudan

Pennsylvania's massive public-sector pension funds and the state treasurer would be forced to unload investments in foreign companies tied to Iran and Sudan under legislation that passed a key vote in the state ...

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Retirement, Mutual Funds

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Coalition says buffers needed for clean water

A diverse coalition of organizations and businesses, joined by a bipartisan group of state legislators, is urging the state to restrict development in a 100-foot-wide buffer along streams and rivers to reduce ...

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Related Topix: Harrisburg Metro, Harrisburg, PA

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Anti-smoking measure to take effect in 90 days

Gov. Ed Rendell displays signed smoking ban bill yesterday. HARRISBURG -- When state Rep.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, PA, Harrisburg Metro, Harrisburg, PA, Ambler, PA, Smoking, Medicine, Health

Wed Jun 18, 2008

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Vision of Easton-NYC train service discussed

State and local officials from Pennsylvania and New Jersey met at Lafayette College on Thursday to discuss the possibility of providing train service from Easton to New York City.

Officials who attended the meeting were quick to describe the plans as ''preliminary'' and ''informal.'' But they said such train service is much more plausible today thanks to high gas prices driving up demand for public transportation, along with New Jersey Transit's plans to build a new tunnel into Manhattan that would double the number of trains going in and out of the city.

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Related Topix: Northampton County, PA, Northampton, PA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

The Morning Call

Area communities consider extending smoking ban to open-air locations

Pennsylvania's newly signed smoking ban may apply only to indoor spaces such as restaurants and other workplaces, but spots around the Lehigh Valley are tackling similar bans for such open-air locations as ...

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Related Topix: Allentown Metro, Allentown, PA, Ambler, PA, Reading, PA

Sat Jun 14, 2008

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Rendell signs statewide smoking ban

The idea was still in its infancy in 1993 when Sen. Stewart Greenleaf first introduced a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate to ban smoking in most public spaces and workplaces statewide.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Small Business, Personal Finance, Ambler, PA

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Morning Call

Rendell signs smoking ban

Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday signed into law a statewide smoking ban that will forbid people from lighting up in most bars, restaurants, workplaces and other public areas.

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Related Topix: Ambler, PA, Restaurant Management, Allentown Metro

Philly.com

$120,000 for ex-head of Pa. gaming board

The former head of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will be paid a total of $120,000 over the next four months even though she no longer works for the agency.

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Related Topix: Scranton, PA, Scranton Metro

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Philly.com

Vent: Were you affected by the storms?

Nearly 70,000 customers were without power this morning in Southeastern Pennsylvania as a result of thunderstorms that hit the area last night, and some customers might remain in the dark until tomorrow or ...

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, PA, Chester County, PA

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Philly.com

State Senate rejects smoking ban for now

The State Senate today voted down a long-awaited smoking-ban bill, clouding the future of legislation agreed upon by a bipartisan committee yesterday.

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Related Topix: Northumberland, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Scranton, PA, Scranton Metro

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Statewide ban on smoking draws near

Pennsylvania is finally on the verge of passing a law to ban smoking in most public places and workplaces, even though it's not 100 percent of what any legislator wanted.

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Related Topix: Northumberland, PA, Pennsylvania, Scranton, PA, Scranton Metro, Smoking, Medicine, Health

Thu Jun 05, 2008

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Alleged Montgomery Co. Swindler Due In Court

A homeless man accused of duping 13 women he met on an Internet dating service is scheduled to make his first appearance in a Montgomery County courtroom.

Paul Krueger was arrested last week in Atlantic City, N.J. He has waived extradition and agreed to return to Pennsylvania to face theft charges. He is to be arraigned in Souderton on Wednesday afternoon.

Prosecutors say Krueger stole more than $100,000 from the 13 women after convincing them he was a Grammy-nominated record mogul who needed investors for a new business venture.

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Related Topix: Online Dating, Montgomery County, PA

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Danville News

Sunbury Uni-Mart store to close

At least one of seven area Uni-Mart convenience stores is expected to close following the announcement Friday that Uni-Mart, LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Related Topix: Sunbury, PA, Danville, PA, Railroad, PA, Lewisburg, PA, Milton, PA

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