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Waterfront Working: 3 signs of progress on the Central Delaware

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June 11: Church of the Atonement demolition nigh | SEPTA regional rail strike likely | Tidier Newbold commercial corridors | 76ers to Camden | Give $55 million to scools

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 People hold a candlelight vigil to support sex abuse victims in front of the Old Main building on the Penn State Campus in November 2011 in State College, Pa. The state  Senate will take up a measure to reduce the size of Penn State's Board of Trustees, thereby responding to criticisms of how the university handled the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Education

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 ...

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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 President Darrell Clarke, left, and Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William Hite are at offs over funding plans.
Education

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

 Joseph Centofanti, a tailor from Ardmore, Pa., who died three years ago, is now a subject of a documentary film about master tailors around the world, 'Men of the Cloth,' by Filmmaker Vicki Vasilopoulos. (Image via 'Men of the Cloth' film trailer)
Arts & Entertainment

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

 As N.J. Gov. Chris Christie looks on, Jarred Phillips explains why he's participating in the Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Teaching Fellows program. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

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

 The Kulu Mele dance ensemble performs at the 2013 anniversary celebration of the Philadelphia Folklore Project (Elisabeth Perez-Luna/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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

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Philly 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

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 Sydney Michaels, 4, looks up at her dad, Paul, in January at Pennsylvania's Capitol Building where they were pushing for  legalization of  medical marijuana. Sydney's mother, Julie, says her daughter, who suffers from seizures, might benefit from oil extracted from marijuana. (AP photo/Marc Levy)

Medical 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

 May 8, 2014 mayoral candidate Eric Jackson greets a couple in downtown Trenton.  (AP File Photo/Mel Evans)

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

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