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Judge: Kelly and Stepien can ignore legislative demand for documents

A New Jersey judge ruled today that Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Stepien do not have to comply with legislative subpoenas demanding docume ...

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Chris Christie

Christie willing to consider medical pot changes

Gov. Chris Christie says he’s willing to consider new measures to make sure the right form of medical marijuana is made available t ...

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14 N.J. towns improperly paid out overtime, audit finds

A state investigation has found that 14 local governm ...

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New co-principal at Bartram speaks about changing school climate

After a staffer at Bartram High School was knocked unconscious by a student last month, the Southwest Philadelphia school has faced ...

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 Parts of the 'When I Was Your Age' project. (Courtesy of Jen Bradley)
Philly Parenting

The best homework assignment ever

I’m an outspoken anti-homework Mama, solidly on record against homework for young children. I’ve written about it ...

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Indecent exposure reported in Mt. Airy

On Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. a 24-year-old woman was walking near Phil Ellena and Crittenden streets in Mt. Airy when she spotted a ma ...

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 Three Soldiers Crosses for those killed in last week's Fort Hood shooting, from left, Sgt. Danny Ferguson of Mulberry, Fla., Carlos Lazaney-Rodriguez, of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and Sgt. Timothy Owens of Effingham, Ill, are set on the stage before a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)

After Ft. Hood shootings, N.J. military say they’re more prepared for returning vets

The fatal shootings at Ft. Hood have raised concern about psychological problems among veterans. Military officials in New Jersey ...

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 This image provided by The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression shows an image that is printed on a tee shirt to be presented to the 2013 Jefferson Muzzle awards by The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. (The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression/AP Photo)

Anti-censorship ‘Jefferson Muzzles’ awards go to White House, feds

The anti-censorship awards known as the “Jefferson Muzzles” are being awarded to the federal government and the White House f ...

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April 11th – 18th: Cinderella, Kids Rock! and South Pacific

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

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Camden charter high school aims to endow its seniors with Rutgers education

Camden’s LEAP Academy Charter School has accepted a $1.5 million challenge grant from the John E. Morgan Foundation. The cha ...

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Feds say oil trains should have two-man crews

Federal regulators say they will propose requiring at least two crew members on trains transporting crude oil, as well as regulations aim ...

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Court seeks to examine Penn State-NCAA agreement

A Pennsylvania court wants to examine whether Penn State and the NCAA acted legally when they entered into a consent agreement that impos ...

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Bank of America to pay $772M in fines and refunds over ‘add-ons’

Bank of America Corp. is paying $772 million in fines and refunds to settle regulators’ accusations that it misled customers who bo ...

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 The three Philadelphia University spacesuit designs (L-R): 'Biomimicry,' 'Technology' and 'Trends in Society.' (Images courtesy of NASA)

Help NASA decide between three spacesuits designed by PhilaU students

Want to help the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) choose between three locally designed “next-generation spaces ...

13 years ago

 Mayor Cory Booker, center left and Gov. Christie, center right, help celebrate the opening of a new charter school in Newark, N.J. on Sept. 25, 2013. Booker is now in the U.S. Senate.(AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Charter schools in New Jersey get way less than you think

The world is full of mysteries and one of them is the way that New Jersey funds charter schools. It should be straight math, right? Not s ...

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