Deadlines: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm, Call 610-915-2226 (Proofs will be provided for accuracy only, they will not be styled/formatted like the finished product) Obituaries submitted on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by email only (No proofs will be furnished. Pricing will not be available until the next business day after 10:00am by calling Dianne at 610-915-2226) Obituaries received after Deadline will not be published in the following edition of the paper. Sending Procedure: Email is the preferable method for receiving Obituaries (and the only method on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), they can be sent to (Feel free to call and confirm that we've received the email) Formatting: Obituaries will continue to visually look the same as they currently do, but you will no longer be restricted in what you can say (ex. As much Family can be listed as you'd like; Wording like "Went to rest with the Lord" is now permissible) Other: There is a cost for each obituary. Pricing and payments are only available Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. All weekend and holiday submissions will be provided a cost the next business day. Exceptions: All New accounts, Out of State Funeral Homes and Private Parties will require prepayment upon approval of the obituary. Weekend and Holiday staff are not authorized to set up a new account or process payments Deadline for the above is before 4:00 PM Mon – Fri. only (Holiday schedules may vary). Prepayment required submissions will be handled on the very first business day following the weekend and/or holiday schedule. A complete name, address and best contact phone number are required upon submittal of your obituary request to set up your account. A proof will then be emailed for review but placed on hold until payment is received.
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 13, the 318th day of 2024. There are 48 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants and on streets, killing 130 people in the worst attack on French soil since World War II.
Also on this date:
In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, American troops captured Montreal under the command of Continental Army Gen. Richard Montgomery.
In 1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Illinois.
In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling which found Alabama bus segregation laws were illegal.
In 1971, the U.S. space probe Mariner 9 went into orbit around Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.
In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
In 1985, some 23,000 residents of Armero, Colombia, died when a volcanic mudslide buried the city.
In 2001, U.S.-backed Northern Alliance fighters in Afghanistan entered Kabul as Taliban forces retreated from the capital city.
Today's Birthdays:
Actor Joe Mantegna is 77.Hockey Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault is 74.U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is 72.Actor Frances Conroy is 72.Actor Chris Noth is 70.Actor-comedian Whoopi Goldberg is 69.Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska is 60.Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is 57.Actor Steve Zahn is 57.Actor Gerard Butler is 55.Olympic swimming gold medalist Dana Vollmer is 37.Actor Devon Bostick is 33.Tennis player Emma Raducanu is 22.
