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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Abington township (1990 pop. 59,084), Montgomery co., SE Pa., a residential suburb of Philadelphia; settled 1696, inc. 1906. The site of combat during the Revolutionary War, Abington has abrasives and other light manufacturing industries. A campus of Pennsylvania State Univ. is there. ... Read more

Abington
A Dictionary of British Place-Names Abington, ‘estate associated with a man called Abba’, OE pers. name + -ing- + tūn : Abington, Great & Abington, Little Cambs. Abintone 1086 ( DB ). Abington Pigotts Cambs. Abintone 1086 ( DB ), Abington Pigots 1635. Manorial... Read more

Abington School District v. Schempp
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963), argued 27–28 Feb. 1963, decided 17 June 1963 by vote of 8 to 1, Clark for... Read more

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	ABINGTON vs. WHITMAN-HANSON Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 11/22/2007; 403 words ; (W-H leads, 52-36-4) 1913: Abington 31, Whitman 0 1914: Whitman 9, Abington 0 1915-16: No game 1917: Whitman 7, Abington 0 1917: Whitman 6, Abington 0 1918: No game 1919: (tie) Abington 0, Whitman 0 1920: Whitman 27, Abington 0 1921: Whitman 7... Read more
	Abington defense puts clamps on Spellman Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 10/16/2006; ; 700+ words ; ABINGTON - The adage is that offense wins games but defense wins championships. If that's true, Abington High School's football team is in good shape. With the Green Wave offense sputtering, Abington's defense throttled Cardinal Spellman's offensive squad... Read more
	Charles Whitman Sr., longtime Abington firefighter, custodian Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 7/2/2003; ; 262 words ; ABINGTON - Charles F. "Pappy" Whitman Sr., 83, of Abington, an Abington firefighter for more than 40 years, died Tuesday at Brigham & Women's Hospital. He was also a custodian at the... Read more
	AS GROWTH TAKES OFF, CAP SOUGHT IN ABINGTON Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/14/1999; ; 700+ words ; ABINGTON - Limited sewage capacity forced a building moratorium...Then, last year, Brockton agreed to double the amount of Abington sewage it would treat. The moratorium was lifted. The...as Ellen Powers of Wyman Road to highlight the issue. Abington's Town Meeting was scheduled to vote on the building ... Read more
	Joseph H. Saulenas, director of Abington Housing Authority Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 9/1/2006; 288 words ; ABINGTON - Joseph H. Saulenas, 89, former superintendent of mail for Abington, died Thursday at his daughter's home in Whitman after a long illness. He worked for the Abington Post Office for 32 years, starting as a mail carrier and... Read more
	DEFENSE LIFTS ABINGTON Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/9/2002; ; 574 words ; ABINGTON - The Green Wave hosted Cohasset last night in what was billed as the biggest game...offense had scored 144 points prior to the South Shore League showdown, while the Abington defense had given up just 34. It was hardly a shootout, though, as Abington (7-1, 4-0 SSL) won, 25-0, and secured a ... Read more
	THEY'RE GIVING MONEY AWAY ; Wearing lucky hat could get you $100 from Abington Bank Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 5/20/2008; ; 467 words ; ABINGTON - Banks are typically not in the business of giving money away. But these days, Abington Bank is doing just that. As part of its new "Catch the...campaign, bank executives venture onto the streets of Abington once each week and reward a lucky person caught wearing... Read more
	A DAY OF SUPER CELEBRATIONS, WIN OR LOSE FOR ABINGTON, DEFENSE WAS KING Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/12/2002; ; 700+ words ; Want to know why Abington High School won its first Super Bowl...including Tyngsborough, who fell, 25-0, to Abington in the Division 5 Super Bowl at Rocky...the bigger our defense played," said Abington coach Jim Kelliher, who has been head... Read more
	John F. Casey, Abington fire chief, Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 4/15/2002; ; 280 words ; John F. Casey, Abington fire chief, son and grandson of firefighters ABINGTON - John F. Casey, 79, of Abington, a retired Abington fire chief, died Friday at Brockton Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Casey led Abington's fire department from... Read more
	SEC investigates Abington Bancorp; Accounting errors in earnings filings prompt probe Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 5/16/2003; ; 482 words ; The Patriot Ledger ABINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an inquiry into Abington Bancorp, launched because the company...cooperating with the "informal inquiry.'' Abington said the SEC notified the company last... Read more

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