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Holiday Shopping: ‘A Good Time for Careful Consumers’
A Villanova University professor talks Thanksgivukkah, a short shopping season and what retailers are doing to attract consumers.

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A Villanova University professor talks Thanksgivukkah, a short shopping season and what retailers are doing to attract consumers.

Operation Christmas Child is a project of international Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan’s Purse.
Haverford has been ranked an 98 out of 99 in a national ranking of a combination of income and education.
Radnor Police are investigating a rash of thefts from cars throughout Radnor Township.
524 Sproul Road in Villanova is on the market for $1.1 million and is being called "an architect's dream."
Berwyn firefighers were among several area fire companies called in to fight a blaze that caused "extensive damage."
A "high hat" light in a shower in 307 Hilldale Road in Villanova started a fire Friday night that caused "extensive damage" to the home.
Train Takes Off with Woman's Arm Caught in Door. Wait til You Read what Happened next.
A Villanova University professor talks Thanksgivukkah, a short shopping season and what retailers are doing to attract consumers.
Computers have disappeared from the Jake Nevin Field House, among other places on campus.
Read the Radnor Township health inspection reports from the month of October.
Computers have disappeared from the Jake Nevin Field House, among other places on campus.
The Hill Top House Holiday & Craft Show Gift, previously held at the Willow's Mansion, and School Board meetings are among the events this week in Radnor.
A reading with The Haverford School Poetry Club and a School Board meeting are among the things happening this week in Haverford and Havertown.
Also making headlines: Actor Bradley Cooper attends his 20th high school reunion; train takes off with woman's arm caught in door, Sarah Palin launches book tour.
Also making headlines: Actor Bradley Cooper attends his 20th high school reunion; train takes off with woman's arm caught in door, Sarah Palin launches book tour.
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Click on each photo to read about the "senior" pets available for adoption.
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