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Local news for Williamsburg, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Monday Jul 7 | Times Observer

PA News

Experts say it's impossible to identify firefighters with a penchant for arson, but the problem is widespread enough to prompt a program to educate fire chiefs about it.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

KDKA

Toddler Drowns During Holiday Picnic

A Fourth of July picnic took a tragic turn in Cambria County on Friday.State Police say 21-month-old Cheyanne Dively, of Williamsburg, Pa., drowned in an above ground pool during a holiday outing with family.It ...

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

York Dispatch

Blair Co. toddler drowns in pool at July 4 picnic

A 21-month-old Blair County toddler is dead after drowning in an aboveground pool at a Cambria County home.

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Related Topix: Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA

Thu Jun 19, 2008

The Morning Call

Charles Schwab

Charles Schwab is an industrialist who has ties to the Lehigh Valley area. Schwab, born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Loretto, Pennsylvania, was president of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Lehigh ...

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Tue Apr 15, 2008

WTKT-AM Harrisburg

Alleged Assault on Unborn Child in Blair County

State police in Blair County say they are investigating an alleged assault on an unborn child after a pregnant 17-year-old girl was slipped a cow hormone in her drink. via WTKT-AM Harrisburg

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Wed Apr 02, 2008

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Stunning factory seconds

“There were several buildings and spaces between the buildings. It covered quite a bit of ground.”

A week or so ago, Mike Toklish experienced a serendipitous Philadelphia moment, the kind in which idle curiosity opens up onto the vast expanse of the past. via The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Mon Mar 10, 2008

Surrey Hants Star

10 New York classics

“I love best of lists, but I'm always frustrated at the random incompleteness of the New York magazine... They write about best goat and forego writing about onion rings. I don't know how much sense that makes.”

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Monday March 10 2008. It was last updated at 11:17 on March 10 2008. via Surrey Hants Star

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Tue Mar 04, 2008

The Tribune-Democrat

Sophie's Choice for Cambria City

“Increasing integration of immigrants and disconnected populations in the United States into civil society and strengthening civic education”

In the 1982 film Sophie's Choice, actress Meryl Streep plays a tragic character named Sophie. via The Tribune-Democrat

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Sat Jan 19, 2008

Earth Times

Esurance Helps Unite Concerts, Cows, and Cars

“Renewable energy projects that provide social and economic benefits for the community have been the goal of NativeEnergy since our inception in 2000”

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, carried out its commitment to Live Earth attendees in the U.S. who signed up for carbon credits to offset the miles driven to attend the concert ... via Earth Times

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Fri Dec 07, 2007

hosted The Morning Call | The Morning Call

Single Sisters' House to open doors

When American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pulaski was killed trying to reclaim Savannah, Ga., from the British, his cavalry legion was flying an embroidered red silk banner produced at the Moravian settlement in Bethlehem.

The banner and its presentation to the Polish nobleman-turned American general and freedom fighter -- the originator of the American cavalry -- is remembered in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ''Hymn of the Moravian Nuns of Bethlehem.''

''Take thy banner, May it wave Proudly o'er the good and brave.'' Read more

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Sat Nov 17, 2007

Lewistown Sentinel

Dively-Byler

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Byler Laura Karyn Dively, of Alexandria, and Derek Scott Byler, of Petersburg, were married on Sept. via Lewistown Sentinel

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Related Topix: Petersburg, PA, Huntingdon, PA, Alexandria, PA, Mill Creek, PA, Belleville, PA

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Williamsburg, Pennsylvania is located in Blair County and is part of the Altoona Metro Area. Zip codes in Williamsburg, PA include 16693.

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