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Chief of Pa. employees pension fund resigns

The chairman of the $25 billion Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System is retiring from his job. He’s leaving ...

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 (The Atlantic Club casino is scheduled to close in January 2014. (Cartoon by Rob Tornoe)

Time is running out for an Atlantic City comeback

Back in 2010, Chris Christie stood in front of Boardwalk Hall and declared, “ ...

12 years ago

 The George Washington Bridge in this aerial photo of Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 above Fort Lee, N.J. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Subpoena issued to official at center of GWB flap

The former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official at the center of a George Washington Bridge traffic mystery will be called ...

12 years ago

Philadelphia officials warn about shooting off guns for New Year

Philadelphia City officials had a special guest as they asked people not to usher in the new year with gunfire.  John Jaskolk ...

12 years ago

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The 2013 Political Pop Quiz

Let’s ring out ’13 with a pop quiz on politics. Relive some of the year’s most infamous follies, and no fair peeking at ...

12 years ago

 An undated photo of Edward Broderick, the fisherman who was last heard from Dec. 14. (Image: Monmouth County Police, Fire & EMS via Facebook)

Authorities working to identify Shrewsbury River body

Authorities are continuing efforts to identify a body found in the Shrewsbury River Monday afternoon near Gateway Marina in Highland ...

12 years ago

Anticipating a return to Downton Abbey

The new season of “Downton Abbey” has a lot of people buzzing ...

12 years ago

 Waves crash onto the sea wall protecting homes in Longport, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the area. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

Menendez: Vote to delay flood insurance rate hikes could happen late Jan or early Feb

The term “Biggert-Waters” may not be regularly tossed around at cocktail parties — except perhaps on certain parts of the Jersey Sh ...

12 years ago

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Just You Wait: New ways to talk about death and dying

Americans have been avoiding the topic of death like, well, death itself in recent decades, but in our series “Just You Wait” ...

12 years ago

 Students filing into Mt. Airy's C.W. Henry School.(Jana Shea/for NewsWorks, file)

What Happened Next: Tax credit program allows local businesses to redirect dollars to public schools

Earlier this year, three neighborhood civic groups — Mt. Airy USA, West Mt. Airy Neighbors and East Mt. Airy Neighbors — teamed up to ...

12 years ago

 Under the plan, about 500 feet of track would be removed to make way for an arts center at Princeton.

Princeton Dinky line can be shortened, judge rules

A judge has ruled ...

12 years ago

 OARC CEO Jack Kitchen in his Cheltenham Avenue office. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

What Happened Next: After the state’s probe of Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corp.

In July, ...

12 years ago

2013 as seen by Auth — a year of editorial cartoons

2013 was a parade of social, political and financial conflicts to document in pictures. Consider the following highlights: ...

12 years ago

 Because he did time for obtaining prescription painkillers illegally, Michael Urbank says he can't even get a job interview. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Banning the box: Who’s the offender now?

It’s been against the law for more than two years, but some companies doing business in Philly are still asking applicants whether ...

12 years ago

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Island Beach State Park (Sandy Levine for WHYY)

Island Beach not accepting discarded Christmas trees

Last January,  ...

12 years ago

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