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Free condom campaign helps reverse rising teen STD rates in Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s historically high rate of sexually-transmitted diseases among teens appears to be on the decline. The Philadelphia D ...

12 years ago

 Legislation has been introduced to require statewide kindergarten. (Mel Evans/AP photo, file)

Assemblyman seeks to pass mandatory kindergarten in Garden State

86 percent of the school districts in New Jersey currently offer a kindergarten program. Assemblyman Charles Mainor has introduced legisl ...

12 years ago

 Randy Mastro holds up a copy of his report during a news conference Thursday, March 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan McDermid, Pool)

Christie cleared in his own probe, but others loom

Gov. Chris Christie was not involved in a plot to create gridlock near a major bridge in a scheme directed at a mayor, lawyers hired by t ...

12 years ago

 Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (Shana O'Malley/for NewsWorks)

Former New Mexico governor supports Delaware’s death penalty repeal bill

Delaware’s death penalty repeal bill has gained the support of former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. On Thursday, Richards ...

12 years ago

Money

SEPTA union claims no-strike rule threatens funding

Pennsylvania State Representative Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) has re-introduced legislation that would add SEPTA employees to the list of ...

12 years ago

Toothaches still driving low-income New Jerseyans to emergency room

Emergency room visits for toothaches and other dental concerns are on the rise nationally, according to recent analyses from the ...

12 years ago

Philadelphia's Center City skyline

No, we’re not Camden — but what is Philadelphia’s problem?

“Why are you always in Camden?” my mother asked me. I’m not. But every time I updated Facebook in Philadelphia, my post ...

12 years ago

 A scene from the 2013 Play-a-Palooza at Smith's Playground. (Courtesy of Smith's Playground)
Philly Parenting

5 activities for families in Philadelphia and beyond this weekend

Here’s a look at what’s going on this weekend for families in Philadelphia and beyond.    ...

12 years ago

 File photo. (Image: .v1ctor Casale via Flickr)
Down the Shore

Feds smash drug trafficking ring, say heroin, cocaine distributed in Ocean, Monmouth

Twenty-one people have been charged in New Jersey in what federal authorities say is a large-scale drug trafficking ring. New Jers ...

12 years ago

 Marijuana candies, also known as
Down the Shore

Authorities arrest 10 in “Operation Growin Up”; drugs, firearms, money seized

A multi-jurisdictional investigation culminated this week with the arrest of 10 individuals in Monmouth and Ocean counties as well as in ...

12 years ago

 Randy Mastro holds up a copy of his report during a news conference Thursday, March 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan McDermid, Pool)

Christie’s lawyer: Governor not involved in plot

A law firm hired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the governor was not involved in a plot to create gridlock near a major bridge as ...

12 years ago

 Kate Czajkowski and Keith J. Conallen in the world premiere of Paula Vogel's 'Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq' at Wilma Theater (Photo courtesy of Alexander Iziliaev)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: Still at war, ‘Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq’

What do you leave out? That may be a question for Paula Vogel, the celebrated playwright whose new work opened in a world premiere at Wil ...

12 years ago

March 28th – April 4th: Spring Home Show, A Tribute to Patsy Cline and encaustic paintings

Hey Delaware, are you looking for something to do this weekend? We have some recommendations on what’s happening around the First S ...

12 years ago

 Surveillance footage of the alleged TV pirate. (Courtesy of Philadelphia Police)

Burglar swipes TV from Germantown home, tries to sell it on same block [video]

The goods were so hot that he tried to unload them within a block of where he stole them. On Thursday, Philadelphia Police release ...

12 years ago

 Dominique Streater, Season 12 winner of 'Project Runway' (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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TEDx touts second act for ‘workshop of the world’

On Friday regional business leaders, thinkers, and “makers” will congregate for TEDxPh ...

12 years ago

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