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Pa. lawmaker calling for ‘divorce equality’ for same-sex marriages made in other states
It turns out that legally ending a same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania is just as impossible as legally entering one. In a co-sponso ...
13 years ago
Delaware program promotes STEM careers in the classroom [video]
A local organization that prepares young people for the business world is partnering with the Delaware STEM Council to expose students to ...
13 years ago
Man sentenced in Philly hot coffee assault case
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 11-1/2 to 23 months in prison for throwing scalding coffee on a doughnut shop worker, causing se ...
13 years ago
The death penalty, politics and the Boston Marathon bombing
Should accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev receive the death penalty? As the one-year anniversary of the April 21 Mar ...
13 years ago
ListenSEPTA’s public budget meetings begin Wednesday
SEPTA begins public hearings this week on its proposed budget for the coming year. The first of a ten meetings in Philadelphia and ...
13 years ago
On tax deadline day, N.J. lawmaker calls for cuts in state levies
As procrastinators sent in their federal and state income tax returns Tuesday, a New Jersey lawmaker called for enactment of some tax cut ...
13 years ago
First Person Arts StorySlam comes to Northwest Philly
For the first time this Saturday evening, Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill played host to a ...
13 years ago
New homes target a unique homeless population in Philly
A Philadelphia affordable housing group is celebrating another milestone this week. Project Home will open 55 apartment unit ...
13 years ago
ListenSEPTA’s late-night experiment a ‘huge step forward’ into Philly’s future
This week SEPTA announced it would return all-night subway service to the city of Philadelphia — a refreshingly progressive move from a ...
13 years ago
More than milk, hoagies, or gas, willingness to change accounts for Wawa’s longevity
Wawa started about two centuries ago as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Then it became a dairy in the early 20th century. Now ...
13 years ago
ListenPa. gov hopeful Guzzardi wins ballot challenge; appeal expected
Bob Guzzardi tilted at the windmill and won. A Commonwealth Court judge has ruled he’ll remain on the Pennsylvania Republican guber ...
13 years ago
Most in N.J. favor reducing pot penalties, but only half support legalization, poll finds
Support for reducing marijuana penalties in New Jersey is increasing — but voters remain divided on whether to completely legalize ...
13 years ago
Trenton exhibit highlights Newark’s growing arts scene
If you haven’t been to Newark lately, there’s a renaissance going on. And as with so much urban renewal, the catalyst is the ...
13 years ago