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The School District says it will work harder and faster to get rid of exposed asbestos. Also promises to do a better job informing parents about hazards.

In June, state regulators approved the first application for a wind farm off the Jersey Shore, which is expected to start generating power in five years.

New bus shelters, a bicycle lane, street lighting and other improvements will come with Shift Capital’s $20 million Juniata Park development.

The building where the society is housed was the venue for the first Pa. women’s rights convention. But the collection is endangered by a leaky roof.

Supporters say the measure would ensure parents have an opportunity for closure. Opponents say it could discourage women from getting abortions.

On Monday evening, Solomon Jones convened the first meeting of #ManUpPHL.

New Jersey will have more than $13 million to combat harmful algal blooms that plagued major recreational waterbodies last summer.

Wisconsin librarian Dawn Wacek says waiving late fees helped bring people back to her library. Philadelphia’s libraries are considering doing the same.

The third day of impeachment hearings was the longest yet, bringing to the forefront four witnesses in two separate hearings.

The Small Landlord Loan Program will lend owners up to $25,000 to make ‘health and safety-related repairs.’ It’s slated to start early next year.

A health expert said every school in the city that has plumbing joined by lead solder should stop allowing children to use drinking fountains immediately.

George Norcross told legislators at the Statehouse in Trenton on Monday that the state’s tax incentive program has succeeded in revitalizing distressed areas.

They’ll now get at least 42½ hours per week out of their cell, and will be allowed to eat and attend religious services with other inmates.

Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

Judge Jeffrey L. Finley sentenced Sean Kratz to life in prison plus 18 to 36 years after Bucks County prosecutors took the death penalty off the table.