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Back from a’Honeymoonin

September 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food & Drink, General

Made it back to our Conshohocken confines in one piece and with a new hunk of metal wrapped around my finger.
The wedding went on without a hitch.  Sixty of my closest friends, the Mayor of Conshohocken and my blushing bride was all it took to make our lives together legal.
Overall, the Mayor did a great [...]

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DUI, a Hit and Run and the Conshohocken Fire

August 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Crime and Punishment, News

What, possibly, could a DUI, a hit & run and the Conshohocken blaze have in common? Where to begin, where to begin..
This guy pictured to the left decided to do several dumb things on that fateful day. Now, according to this report, he is in jail and has several charges against him.
First, he drove [...]

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Doh!

August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News

My initial thoughts were correct…It was the construction workers.  See link below.
Acetylene torches believed cause of Conshohocken blaze
On a side note, how many fires have been caused by torches in Conshohocken?  Remember the First Baptist Church fire?  Roofers torch.

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Updates and Pictures on the Conshohocken Fire

August 15th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Breaking News, News, Photos & Videos

Pretty impressive…Google Trends says that “conshohocken fire” was #55 in search terms yesterday, peaking at 3PM (I assume PST).  This was certainly national news.
I read on a blog that the construction workers had left the job site when the fire started.  Can anyone confirm this?  I always make the assumption that issues at a construction [...]

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Conshohocken Burning…

August 14th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Breaking News, News, Photos & Videos

Obviously, very little information to provide.  I took a walk down to the fire location with my fiance and it was pretty bad.  I have some pictures from various sources including pictures from early on.  Looks like the new construction for River Walk is totally gone.  Building 4000 and 3000 looks like major damage.  Beyond [...]

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