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 This Sept. 14, 2013 photo provided by John Paynter shows his house after it was raised in Long Beach Island, N.J. Paynter's vacation home now stands 13 feet higher than it did before Superstorm Sandy. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says floods are the No. 1 natural disaster in the U.S., with insurance claims totaling on average more than $3 billion annually from 2003 to 2012. (John Paynter/AP Photo)

N.J. proposes rule changes for coastal development

For the first time since Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey DEP is planning to revise regulations on how homeowners and businesses can buil ...

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June 12: Toms on PA’s environment | L+I’s demolition budget raided | pre-SEPTA | Taming 10th/Reed/Passyunk

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In Lower Northwest Philadelphia, a different kind of vacancy

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Spotted: Divine illumination, barge oasis, Customs House reveal

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Five years of NEast Philly archives are just a click away

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Deal reached on University City High School

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 In this photo, a home is for sale in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)

Looking to realty transfer tax to fund Pa. affordable housing programs

A bipartisan group of senators is backing a plan that could boost residential housing stock by letting the real estate market do the heav ...

12 years ago

 Carly Miller, 12, shoots during the finals of the  National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood in 2004. (AP File Photo/Mary Godleski)

Next Exit Shore Guide (week of June 12 – June 18)

It’s the time of year for honoring fathers and new graduates. Be it with beach getaways, cook-outs or other gatherings, the emphasi ...

12 years ago

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New bill would overhaul Delaware medical examiner’s office

A new bill that would abolish the chief medical examiner’s office is being reviewed by Delaware lawmakers. Senate Bill 241 would ...

12 years ago

With dismal revenue outlook, Pa. party leaders warm to each other

Revenue updates continue to leave state lawmakers cold, but partisan tensions may be starting to thaw as Pennsylvania’s leaders sen ...

12 years ago

 Kevin Roper, center, is surrounded by media  as he leaves a court appearance Weds, June 11, 2014, in New Brunswick, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Truck driver pleads not guilty in accident that injured Tracy Morgan

Wal-Mart truck-driver Kevin Roper pled not guilty today to one count of vehicular homicide and four counts of assault by auto in the ...

12 years ago

Politics & Policy

Spectacular upset of majority leader Eric Cantor by Dave Brat, because of immigration.

Eric Cantor, Republican majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, is only 51 years old, and had a bright political future as ...

12 years ago

 The Philadelphia Inquirer, located on the 800 block of Market Street. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Lenfest takes charge at Inquirer, Daily News

And just like that, the wing man takes over. Philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, who a few months back was a lesser f ...

12 years ago

Health

Adding up costs for lifetime of autism care

New research puts a lifetime price tag on having this disorder: $2.4 million. That’s how much it costs to care for a person with au ...

12 years ago


A man walks through a blighted neighborhood in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads

Blight bills would create grant program, but can’t close loopholes

 (Harrisburg) — Proposed legislation would establish a matching grant program to help municipalities combat blight, but wouldn ...

12 years ago

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