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Hippos get new home at New Jersey aquarium
They’re not your typical Jersey girls, but you could say they’re hip. New Jersey’s Adventure Aquarium in Camden ...
12 years ago
Giving school boards more say on approving charters is a bad idea
Last week Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Camden) released a bill that updates New Jersey’s 20-year-old charter school law. The ...
12 years ago
Weekly Entertainment Guide – ‘Incorruptible,’ ‘Wizard of Oz,’ & Beer!
WHYY’s Robin Bloom offers her suggestions for what to do this week in the Philly region. Here are her picks: ...
12 years ago
Theft trial ordered for ex-Philly TV sportscaster
A former Philadelphia television sportscaster has been ordered to stand trial on charges of stealing about $250,000 supposedly meant to g ...
12 years ago
PSE&G proposes natural gas rate cut
New Jersey’s largest utility is proposing to reduce natural gas rates for residential customers by nearly nine percent this winter, ...
12 years ago
All is quiet on the bike race’s Manayunk-rowdiness preparation front
From the public-safety standpoint, it’s business as usual for this year’s Parx ...
12 years ago
Six rescued from sailboat off N.J. coast
Five adults and a child are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from their sinking sailboat off the New Jersey coast. The 68-f ...
12 years ago
New bill would decriminalize marijuana possession in Delaware
Delaware lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would allow the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use without penal ...
12 years ago
Republican slugfest underway in the race to replace N.J. Rep. Jon Runyan
New Jersey’s Primary election takes place Tues, June 3, and mud is covering the political landscape in the Third Congressional ...
12 years ago
Official: 76ers planning new practice space in Camden, N.J.
A government official says the Philadelphia 76ers are close to a deal to build a new practice facility and executive offices on the water ...
12 years ago
Ex-Pa. law library head pleads in misuse of funds
The former head of the Montgomery County Courthouse law library in suburban Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to misuse of funds. Si ...
12 years ago
Cellphones, computers drowning out emergency pages in Happy Valley
Emergency dispatchers say an abundance of cellphone and Wi-Fi computer traffic is drowning out emergency pages to fire crews in one centr ...
12 years ago
Residents evacuated after lightning hits shale gas plant
The owners of a Marcellus Shale gas refinery in southwestern Pennsylvania say it will remain closed until inspectors can assess the damag ...
12 years ago
First Communion at St. Paul Church is a celebration of faith and family [photos]
Gisella Kauffman has spent two years preparing for this day. Dressed in white from head to toe, she will enter St. Paul Church in South P ...
12 years ago
Report finds health issues after chemical release in Paulsboro, N.J.
A New Jersey Health Department survey finds the majority of residents in a town where a train derailed and released a noxious gas reporte ...
12 years ago

