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Volunteer firefighter Alex Fischer returned home after being injured in a crash last month that was caused by a suspected drunk driver.

The accident, which killed volunteer firefighter Tom Royds, occurred around 20 minutes after a  collision between two cars on the westbound expressway in Lower Merion. Royds and other members of the Lower Merion Fire Department had responded to the initial accident to close the highways right lane and shoulder. A State Police trooper was questioning one of the motorists in the initial collision when Walker "drove up the right shoulder, striking the trooper, three firefighters and the Altima,...

February 8 2021, 11:21 am | BY Ricki Green | 1 Comment Cadillac’s electric future is illuminated with a “slice” of nostalgia from Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” universe, in a new commercial debuting in the fourth quarter of this year’s big game via Leo Burnett Detroit and co-created by Aussie expat Matt Cramp.   The new spot stars Timothée Chalamet, as Edward Scissorhands’ son, Edgar, and Winona Ryder, reprising her role as Kim, who is also Edgar’s mother. “It�...

MILTON — The coronavirus pandemic impacted nearly every aspect of life in the Central Susquehanna Valley, with non-essential businesses being forced to close their doors, churches conducting services online and schools switching to virtual learning models. With few cars passing along Broadway on March 16 in Milton, the owners of two restaurants located in the heart of the downtown business area expressed their concerns about the impact the coronavirus could have on their livelihoods. â€�...

MILTON — Those working to make the holidays bright in Milton were praised during Wednesday’s borough council meeting. Borough Manager Jess Novinger offered thanks to the Milton WinterFest Committee for organizing Santa’s arrival and related activities taking place in the community this season. She offered a special thanks to Frank and Sandy Muscarella for donating a large Christmas tree which stands in Lincoln Park. Council President Mark Shearer added thanks to the Milton Fire D...