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Casino license competitors have strengths, weaknesses
Although Maryland has handed out five casino operating licenses, the state is entering uncharted territory with the allocation of its sixth. For the first time, there's real competition. Three serious operators submitted bids to run a casino in Prince...
Tags: Travel, Horse and Harness Racing, Casino and Gambling, Woodrow Wilson, Penn National Gaming
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Should call boxes be kept on the turnpike?
No With all due respect to smoke signals, Morse code and the telegraph — well, society forges on. Call boxes along the Pennsylvania Turnpike are an expensive, unnecessary and seldom-used taxpayer liability that should be struck from the...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Apple iPhone
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Auditor general says Turnpike connection raises alarms
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Friday that an unusual plan to finance construction of the I-95/Pennsylvania Turnpike connection "raises alarms" and may prompt an investigation by his office. DePasquale said he was especially...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Loans, Elections, Immigration, Accounting and Auditing
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National TV commercial highlights county businesses
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County officials hope a national television advertising campaign will be a catalyst for local business growth. During the past two weeks, film crews from Mineral Point-based Wix Pix Productions have been traveling the county shooting scenes...Tags: Television Industry, Advertising, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Elections, Economic Policy
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I-81 could be closed through Sunday after tanker crash; some Turnpike tolls waived
(MCT) — Traffic will be disrupted for days — and possibly months — at a major Interstate 81 interchange in the Harrisburg area after a fiery crash involving a diesel tanker caused serious damage Thursday to the road and bridges. The...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Government, Motorvehicle Accidents, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Chinese investors to fund Pa. turnpike I-95 connection
(MCT) — To help pay for the construction of the long-awaited connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95, turnpike officials plan to borrow $200 million from wealthy foreign investors. The investors, expected to be primarily from China,...Tags: Loans, Immigration, Joint Ventures, Finance, Bucks County
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Man killed in accident identified
A man with Somerset County ties died in a motorcycle accident at 1:45 a.m. Thursday in Westmoreland County. Leonard John Rhominski, 24, McKees Rocks, was killed, according to Westmoreland County Chief Deputy Coroner Paul Cycak. His father, Leonard...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Man with local ties dies in turnpike accident
Daily American Staff WriterA man with Somerset County ties died in a motorcycle accident at 1:45 a.m. Thursday in Westmoreland County. Leonard John Rhominski, 24, McKees Rocks, was killed, according to Westmoreland County Chief Deputy Coroner Paul Cycak. His father, Leonard... -
$2.5 billion transportation bill passes Senate committee
HARRISBURG — Motorists would face higher gasoline taxes as well as licensing fee and traffic ticket hikes to pay for an additional $2.5 billion in long-neglected repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, mass transit and ports, according to a state...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Travel, Richard A Kasunic, Public Transportation, John N Wozniak
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Blue Route reopens following fatal crash
A four-vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer shut down the northbound lanes of the Blue Route section of Interstate 476 in Delaware County for about three hours Friday morning. Two people reportedly died in the 4 a.m. accident in Marple Township,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death, Motorvehicle Accidents, Delaware County
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Weekend traffic warnings: I-78 east delays and Turnpike closure
Construction projects scheduled for this weekend on Interstate 78 east near Easton and on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension between the Lansdale and Mid-County interchanges will bring delays and a detour. A 2.25-mile section of Interstate...Tags: Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Two injured in turnpike crash, police say
Two people were injured in a crash Thursday morning that snarled traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, police said. The crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. on the southbound lane that happened in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, between the...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Allentown, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
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May 11, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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