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Penn State trustees’ board faces cuts
The full Senate will take up a measure to reduce the size of Penn State’s Board of Trustees, thereby responding to criticisms of ho ...
12 years ago
I-495 bridge in Delaware won’t re-open this summer
The I-495 bridge will remain closed for the rest of the summer, according to the Delaware Department of Transportation. DelDOT Sec ...
12 years ago
Corbett won’t budge on tax talk until pension bill passes
Gov. Tom Corbett says he won’t consider a tax increase to help fill a growing budget gap unless the Legislature agrees to overhaul ...
12 years ago
City Council leader, schools chief clash over means to fund Philly schools
The Philadelphia school district’s budget crises never seem to end. In fact, even as students and parents hold their collect ...
12 years ago
Ardmore tailor among Old World masters featured in ‘Men of the Cloth’
A beloved tailor from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, who died three years ago, is now a subject of a documentary film about master tailors around ...
12 years ago
Tapping the talents of recent grads, new teaching program takes shape in N.J.
A new program is offering recent college grads and career changers improved science and technology training at some New Jersey high schoo ...
12 years ago
Founder moving on after 27 years of keeping Philly folk traditions from slipping away [photos]
Folklorist Debora Kodish founded the Philadelphia Folklore Project 27 years ago as a place where people congregate, exhibit, exchange ide ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly moving to give city powers over ‘pill mills’
A Philadelphia City Council committee has approved a bill designed to crack down on “pill mills” where doctors hand out presc ...
12 years ago
ListenMedical marijuana could get Pa. Senate panel vote soon
A measure to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania could be ready for a state Senate committee vote this month, supporters say. ...
12 years ago
New rules in N.J. would ease some coastal development
New Jersey’s Environmental Protection Department is proposing new rules that would make it easier for new or expanded development a ...
12 years ago
Roxborough Papa John’s held up at gunpoint
An unknown male entered the Papa John’s located at 6001 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough at 10:51 p.m. on Sunday night armed with a handgun ...
12 years ago
Eric Jackson wins Trenton mayoral election
Eric Jackson has defeated Paul Perez in today’s mayoral election in Trenton, New Jersey. According to ...
12 years ago