5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1021+ words) The settlement ends a court fight over the name of a reproduction of the Marine Corps" birthplace. The project is moving forward on Second Street in Old City. There will be one Tun Tavern opening in Old City, now that…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (424+ words) Muriel Crescenzo finally earned her United States citizenship Tuesday morning, after over three years of waiting and over seven with her husband, James. On Tuesday evening, they celebrated by watching the Flyers take home a 4-2 win against the Los Angeles…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (853+ words) A Wilmington native who died while being held as a prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II has been positively identified through analysis of his remains, U.S. military officials said this week. Army Lt. Col. Louis E. Roemer was taken prisoner…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (682+ words) Henry J. Carlin, 27, died when his B-25C "Mitchell" bomber was shot down during a low-altitude raid in Burma. Henry J. Carlin, a 27-year-old Philadelphia man serving as a navigator on a B-25C "Mitchell" bomber, died when his plane was shot down during a mission…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago   (749+ words) Domenic Simonetti was a proud son of immigrants, a violinist and member of the symphony orchestra in Philly. He won a scholarship to study in Miami " where his draft notice came in 1943. As I prepare to depart for Normandy, France,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (235+ words) They will also welcome visitors to the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and teach them about the site. There will soon be a new addition to the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Center City. A new…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1154+ words) The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion played a crucial but overlooked role, clearing a backlog of millions of pieces of mail sent overseas to soldiers in Europe. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion played a crucial but overlooked role, clearing a backlog…...