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Alleged gunman, victim among 6 charged after game shooting
Six men have been charged after a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game that critically wounded a 10-year-old boy and sent players and the crowd fleeing in panic.
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U.S. fracking helps to push a global plastic boom
Despite Scotland’s fracking ban, imported American shale gas is key to the economy in one town. To some, it’s an uneasy state of affairs.
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Lawmakers propose task force to explore the possibility of reparations for Black N.J. residents
Their proposal comes more than a decade after the Garden State publicly apologized in 2008 for its role in the U.S. slave trade.
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Little-known N.J. council invalidates state’s expansive vote-by-mail law
N.J. voters who want to vote by mail will have to request a mail-in ballot every year.
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Coming Home: Telling reentry stories through hip-hop and comedy
First Person Arts hosted a night of performances by men of color telling stories of reentry, featuring Ali Siddiq, Peedi Crakk, and Chris Cotton.
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Met Fresh supermarket, 166 homes and WURD Radio are moving to Mantua
The $43 million development will bring a full-service grocery store and affordable housing to a growing neighborhood.
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Philly to test a bus-forward traffic hack on deadly Roosevelt Boulevard
A traffic design hack is coming to Roosevelt Boulevard. City officials say the new “BAT” lanes will speed up transit commutes.
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ACLU: NJ marijuana arrests jump about 35% over 4 years
Marijuana-related arrests in New Jersey jumped about 35% over a four-year period ending in 2017, according to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
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N.J. lawmakers seek to boost state tax credit for low-wage earners
The Earned Income Tax Credit has support from both Democrats and Republicans since it’s believed to keep people employed and off government assistance.
7 years ago
Stretch of Broad Street to be renamed after Rev. Leon Sullivan
On Saturday, the stretch of North Broad Street between Oxford Street and Girard Avenue will be renamed “Rev. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan Way” in his honor.
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Kratz guilty in gruesome 2017 slaying of three men at Bucks County farm
A Bucks County jury has reached a mixed verdict in the case of Sean Kratz, convicting him of first- and second-degree murder, and finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
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Twilight zone: Blackwell to remap West Philly in her last days on Council
With just a month left in City Council’s fall session, outgoing Councilmember Jannie Blackwell unveiled big plans for her West Philadelphia district.
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PennEast will appeal to US Supreme Court over lower court’s adverse ruling
The company is looking to overturn a decision that denied its bid to condemn state-owned lands for $1 billion pipeline project.
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Poor man’s game: Students take part in poverty simulation; realize importance of compassion
The ultimate goal was to make students more sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and to better meet their needs.
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N.J. looks to drop mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes
Affected would be those convicted of nonviolent drug and property offenses. Current inmates could petition for early release under the new policy.
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