The Creators: North Wales couple doubles leather goods business, eyes further growth



Nick and Leanne Polidore launched Hemlock + Hyde in 2017. Since the onset of the pandemic, the Montgomery County business has been doubling year over year.



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Coast Guard's search for missing crew member in Delaware River suspended



The U.S. Coast Guard has called off its search for a 30-year-old man who fell into the river on Saturday morning. The 30-year-old crew member was on a Singapore-flagged ship and was last accounted for between 5 and 6:30 a.m. He was reported missing at 7 a.m. and the search started shortly thereafter. The Coast deployed a 29-foot boat from Philadelphia and a helicopter from Atlantic City for the search, which last more than three hours.



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Plymouth Meeting real estate investor buys in California, looks to expand portfolio



With a lineup of retail tenants that can’t be replicated with e-commerce, the property is one the Philadelphia-area firm likes to own.



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Black bear spotted in Plymouth Meeting leads to safety warning and traps set



A black bear was spotted near Narcissa Park in Plymouth Meeting on Friday. Officials released a safety notice which says to not approach the creature and that it likely won’t harm anyone if it’s left alone. In recent years, black bears have also been spotted in other Philly suburbs more frequently than in the past. One even made it into Philadelphia city limits in 2019. When caught by officials, the creatures are generally tranquilized and moved to a a rural setting.



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The week in Philadelphia-area bankruptcies: Ricci Transport & Recovery Inc. and 819 South Fourth Street LLC



Philadelphia-area business bankruptcies this week include Ricci Transport & Recovery Inc. and 819 South Fourth Street LLC. For the year, Philadelphia has recorded 24 business bankruptcy filings.



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Newtown Township man charged in fatal stabbing of his father



Jordan Kurman, 22, is charged with criminal homicide after Bucks County prosecutors say he stabbed his father to death Friday morning at his parents’ home in Newtown Township. Police responded to the home on David Drive and found 49-year-old Gregory Kurman with a fatal stab wound to his neck. Investigators said Jordan Kurman was in the driveway of the residence wearing clothing stained with blood, and his mother told police her son had stabbed her husband.



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Philadelphia restaurant news: Bobby Flay returns to Atlantic City; Indeblue relocates to South Jersey



Plus, an apartment fire has rendered three popular South Philadelphia restaurants temporarily closed.



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Mandate or No Mandate, I’m Still Wearing a Mask — for My Own Damn Health



It finally happened: One of my best friends lost their “COVID-19 virginity” over the weekend. After over two years of not knowingly contracting any coronavirus […]



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Cape May fisherman finds submerged engine from WWII-era aircraft



A squid fisherman in Cape May discovered an aircraft engine underwater off the coast of New Jersey earlier in April. The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum confirmed that the engine dates back to the period of World War II and may have belonged to a fighter such as the Northrop P-61 Black Widow or the Grumman F6F Hellcat. The engine will be cleaned and displayed at the aviation museum.



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Penn State hires former Temple AD to head athletics department



He will take over for Sandy Barbour, who has been Penn State’s athletic director for eight years and announced in March she would retire.



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