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Seal strands for fourth time since August, deemed “unreleasable”
A seal that dazzled beachgoers for weeks ...
12 years ago
365 Green Lane and Bunting House land updates offered at Roxborough meeting
After a two-month summer hiatus, the Central Roxborough Civic Association held its first meeting of the season at Leverington Presbyteria ...
12 years ago
Booker made $500K in 2013, mostly from speeches
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker made more than half a million dollars in 2013 and donated $440,000 in cash, property and stock to charity, accordin ...
12 years ago
Casey, nurses stress need for health professionals in schools
With the deaths of two Philadelphia schoolchildren still in the news, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is proposing more funding for school nurses. ...
12 years ago
Reinventing the American mall: Can the Burlington Center Mall be revived?
On a recent weeknight, a couple of hours before the mall’s 8 p.m. closing time, the scene was eerily desolate at the Burlington Cen ...
12 years ago
Scenes from the first day of school in NW Philadelphia [gallery]
Throughout the city and in Northwest Philadelphia, Philadelphia public school students headed back to school. ...
12 years ago
Norristown settles case over ‘three strikes’ law
Norristown, Pennsylvania, has reached a half-million-dollar settlement with a victim of domestic violence who was threatened with evictio ...
12 years ago
Christie OKs sports betting in N.J. casinos, racetracks
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has issued a directive allowing casinos and racetracks to immediately offer sports betting without fear of ...
12 years ago
First day of school in Philly inspires fears, hopes
Ben Franklin High School student Brian Burney arrived at school early on the first day of classes. Before first bell, he joined a ...
12 years ago
ListenIn Philly, men vie for prize of being next ‘Price is Right’ model
Hundreds of men in Philadelphia lined up to be the next top model on the longest-running, daily TV game show in the world. “ ...
12 years ago
Listen‘New Leash on Life’ teaches inmates life skills, gives dogs second chance [photos]
It’s not every day that Philadelphia’s district attorney and public defenders agree on something. But, on Monday, they ...
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