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 Robert Dechert, 54, of the 200 block of Cedar Street in Lakehurst is wanted for the attempted murder of an off-duty Seaside Heights police officer who attempted to stop him after witnessing a hit-and-run in Toms River. (Photo courtesy of the Toms River Police Department)
Down the Shore

Man wanted for attempted murder of off-duty Seaside Heights cop in Toms River

A 54-year-old Lakehurst man narrowly missed striking an off-duty policeman with his vehicle after the lawman attempted to intervene follo ...

12 years ago

 Officials with city and neighborhood groups met up at Chelten Ave. and Greene St. to rethink the plaza there. (Daniel Pasquarello/for NewsWorks)

Redesign effort could be coming to central Germantown bus-stop plaza

Representatives from various city and neighborhood organizations met up at Greene St. and W. Chelten Ave. last week to discuss proposals ...

12 years ago

 Two teenagers take in the view of Reading, Pa. from Mount Penn near the Pagoda.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

ReDesign Reading’s Brian Kelly on the costs of competition and financial illiteracy in a city with low self-esteem

Brian Kelly is the executive director of ReDesign Reading. The city created the CDC last year with an ecologically-minded, inclusive ...

12 years ago

N.J.’s Ballot Question No. 1 would fundamentally change who is eligible for bail

When New Jerseyans go to the polls tomorrow, they’ll have a chance to vote on two ballot questions — essentially, amendments ...

12 years ago

 (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Lamenting the lonely modern TV-viewing experience

On my very first night as a college instructor in 2010 — 20 years into a TV career that those who recruited me to the position said gav ...

12 years ago

 Christie Parker (left) and Bi Jean Ngo in InterAct Theater Company's world premiere of 'Caught.' (Photo courtesy of  Plate 3 Photography)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Caught’ in an intriguing labyrinth

Is there such a thing as being close to the truth, or is that the definition of a lie? Well, it is not a matter of truth or fiction, but ...

12 years ago

Employers juggle rising health costs, but few seek to drop coverage

New Jersey employers saw a sharp increase in health costs over the past year, but few plan to drop coverage for their workers. Ins ...

12 years ago

Politics & Policy

Obama headlines North Philly Wolf rally to energize Democrats in Pa. governor’s race

Big names from both sides of the aisle have stumped in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race, from Hillary Clinton to Michelle Obama to ...

12 years ago

Politics & Policy

Spiking of PGW sale a classic example of how not to run a government

I live in a city with chronic gas pains. Let’s review the latest in the sad saga of PGW, the city-owned gas utility. ...

12 years ago

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The economics of bike corrals could have us singing “yippie ki-yay”

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New zoning introduced for Royal Theater redo

12 years ago

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November 3: No SEPTA strike | Remapping politics in 2nd District Council race | City Branch and equity

12 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Three reasons to vote for the Office of Sustainability

12 years ago

Thrilling win over Frankford lands MLK Cougars in Public League semifinals

With less than a minute remaining in Friday night’s PIAA 4A quarterfinal game at Benjamin L. Johnston Memorial Stadium, Frankford H ...

12 years ago

 New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Stephen Sweeney: Funding N.J.’s pension system at 85% over 30 years would save it

New Jersey state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) wants to overhaul the state’s pension funding formula to make annu ...

12 years ago

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