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Temple University tuition for in-state students rises for the first time in two years
Come fall, in-state tuition will be $16,488 a year; out-of-state, $29,712. The university says it offset costs with budget cuts to keep tuition low.
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Housing activists drop lawsuit against Kenney administration over encampment sweeps
Housing activists withdrew a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration over a plan to allegedly displace people living in a Kensington encampment.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Health ambassadors successful in increasing vaccination rates
According to the New Jersey Department of Health, over the past four weeks, vaccination rates are up 9% in Ewing, 15% in Perth Amboy, and 11% in Passaic.
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Second member of white Fishtown vigilante group charged with assault
Philly police have arrested Richard Goodwin for allegedly assaulting a man during a violent gathering of mostly white men in Fishtown amid last June’s protests.
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Keith Gibson is accused of killing four people and injuring several others while on probation for a manslaughter conviction in Delaware.
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To get more electric vehicles, N.J. wants more charging stations
New Jersey is pushing for new rules to grow its network of charging systems built for trucks and other heavy vehicles.
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14 days after Florida condo collapse, no signs of survivors
No one has been rescued from the site since the first hours after the building collapsed on June 24 when many of its residents were asleep.
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Knockout: Philly design board approves plan for housing at Blue Horizon boxing site
The plan approved by Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review board would put a 13-story apartment tower in the site of the historic boxing ring.
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Brass birds flock to Delaware River to launch a series of waterfront sculptures
‘A Moment Without You,’ a subtle and grief-stricken work, is the first of five sculptures to be installed along the Delaware River waterfront.
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N.J.’s first needle exchange could close as Atlantic City looks to develop beyond casinos
Advocates are lobbying Gov. Murphy to save the program, which they say has helped reduce HIV infections in the area by 50% since it opened 14 years ago.
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Listen 2:47A surge in residential trash during the pandemic strained city sanitation crews. The pandemic has abated, yet the workforce hasn’t recovered.
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The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.
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Delaware River ‘dead zones’ have improved, but more work remains
Parts of the Delaware still suffer from low oxygen levels, according to a Univ. of Delaware prof who recently wrote a book on the topic.
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Prisoners end hunger strike at SCI Phoenix
“They're in a cell the size of your bathroom and there's no rules, no regulations in place for this [Intensive Management Unit] program,” said Patricia Vickers.
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Long lines at Delaware food giveaway, despite easing pandemic
Even as the pandemic eases, the need for food remains as more than 750 cars were expected at a distribution event in Georgetown Tuesday morning.
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