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Environmentalists say pipeline company using scare tactics to chill opposition in N.J.

A private company seeking to build a pipeline carrying crude oil from Albany, NY, to Linden, N.J, is threatening homeowners that their pr ...

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Pedestrian struck, killed by police cruiser in Ocean County, N.J.

A police officer responding to a call in Ocean County, N.J., struck and killed a man who was walking on a roadway. Ocean Coun ...

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 The boaters were rescued by the Coast Guard using a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, like the one shown here. (FILE Photo by USCG)

Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues 3 stranded boaters in the Delaware Bay

The Coast Guard came to the aid of three people who were stranded when their boat became grounded off the southern New Jersey coast and s ...

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 Julie Camburn, the longtime editor of The Fallser community newspaper in East Falls, is stepping down after the December issue. What will happen to the publication? (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Top 8 stories to look for in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at stories that NewsWorks will cover this upcoming week in Northwest Philadelphia … 1. Mt. Airy ...

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 A 76-year-old Manchester man was killed when his car left the Garden State Parkway in Toms River and struck a tree Friday night. (Google Earth)
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Manchester man killed after car strikes tree along Parkway

A 76-year-old Manchester man was killed when his car left the Garden State Parkway in Toms River and struck a tree Friday night, accordin ...

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Cosby’s art paired with African art at Smithsonian

The extensive private art collection of Bill and Camille Cosby opens to the public Sunday at the Smithsonian Institution as part of a maj ...

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USDA approves GMO potato designed by Simplot

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of a potato that is genetically modified to resist bruising and to pr ...

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Ebola volunteers wrestle with quarantine mandates

As Ebola-related quarantine policies have arisen around the United States, some health workers are reassessing whether they can be among ...

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Politics & Policy

House GOP boasts diversity and new conservatives

Meet the new House Republicans. There’s Mia Love from Utah, the first black Republican woman to serve in the House. T ...

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Hard-line US cardinal loses another Vatican job

American Cardinal Raymond Burke, a fervent opponent of abortion and gay marriage, has been removed by Pope Francis from another top Vatic ...

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Obama taps Washington outsider as attorney general

President Barack Obama has chosen federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general amid a power shift in the Senate. ...

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Wolf to leave board of family-owned business

Gov.-elect Tom Wolf is stepping down from the board of directors of the family-owned cabinetry and furniture distribution company that he ...

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NCAA emails fuel criticism of Penn State penalties

The NCAA is defending how it handled sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky scandal, following the release of internal emai ...

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 Passengers board the subway at 30th Street. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Transit Worker’s Union 234 ratifies two-year contract with SEPTA

The union that represents SEPTA bus, subway and trolley drivers ratified a new contract with SEPTA. TWU 234 President Willie Brown ...

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 Expressions of relief at a press conference Wednesday night announcing that Carlesha Freeland-Gaither had been found alive and well. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Top 6 stories of the week in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at the stories you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week.    ...

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