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28 years ago today, the Jersey Shore was spared as Hurricane Bob passed offshore
The Jersey Shore woke up to a rain, wind, and big waves from the offshore Hurricane Bob 28 years ago today.
7 years ago
50 years after Woodstock, David Crosby takes the Philly Folk Festival by storm
Fifty years to the day he performed at Woodstock, a weathered David Crosby stepped to the main stage of the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
7 years ago
New city agency to oversee Philly’s ‘fragmented’ reentry for former prisoners
Philadelphia has a big web of organizations working to reintegrate ex-prisoners. But officials think they need to better coordinate “fragmented” efforts.
7 years ago
Atlantic slave trade legacy still drives local roots of Black church
As the 400th anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade approaches, religious leaders said the legacy of the early Black church must continue for complete freedom
7 years ago
Some Democrats refuse to welcome anti-Trump Republicans. That’s wrong.
If I've learned anything while covering national politics for the last 30 years, it's the axiom that a campaign or a party needs all the votes it can possibly get.
7 years ago
Diver exploring shipwreck off N.J. found safe after crew reports her missing
A diver who went missing from a group exploring a shipwreck off the New Jersey coast was found safe after a search effort, the Coast Guard said.
7 years ago
With raptors now patrolling skies over Ocean City, mayor says they’re keeping seagulls away
At a cost of $2,100 a day, East Coast Falcons deploys raptors over the beach and boardwalk in Ocean City from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. in an effort to scare seagulls away.
7 years ago
New Jersey unemployment rate drops to its lowest level ever
New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in July, the lowest the rate has been since the state began keeping records in 1976.
7 years ago
PAFA exhibit celebrates the untold history of Philadelphia landscape painting
Without the Schuylkill River School, there may never have been a Hudson River School, says the curator of a Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts exhibit.
7 years ago
University of the Sciences launches MBA in medical cannabis, said to be first of its kind
The new program focuses on regulations, finance, marketing, and the ins-and-outs of operating a medical marijuana business.
7 years ago
Judge to hear nuts and bolts of how Philly supervised injection site would work
Lawyers for Safehouse will lay out how the supervised injection facility would operate. It’s the first hearing since federal prosecutors filed suit.
7 years ago
‘This is an emergency:’ Gun-control advocates rally in Trenton after mass shootings
The rally was part of a national weekend of action organized by gun safety groups Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety.
7 years ago
Pilot and passenger dead after small plane crashes in Delaware
Delaware State Police say a small plane crashed in New Castle County Sunday morning, killing both the pilot and a passenger.
7 years ago
Advocates already see fallout from immigration rule change
Doctors warn of poor health and rising costs they say will come from sweeping Trump administration changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid.
7 years ago
Delaware makes it easier for people with criminal records to get professional licenses
Delaware has removed some roadblocks for former inmates trying to find work as plumbers, HVAC technicians and other vocations.
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