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Advocates hitch Philly schools to national literacy push
Is it possible for all the city’s third graders to read on grade level by the year 2020? That’s the goal of the new in ...
12 years ago
Big increase in Delaware ACA applications at the deadline
Delaware health officials are seeing a “tremendous uptick” in activity as the deadline arrives for coverage under the federal ...
12 years ago
Shopping season doesn’t end with Christmas
You might think that Christmas day marks the end of the holiday shopping season, but merchants are now used to a post-Christmas surge spu ...
12 years ago
N.J. Transit upping ‘holiday getaway’ service
New Jersey Transit is adding extra service for Tuesday’s holiday ‘getaway.’ Early ‘getaway’ service ...
12 years ago
New year will bring new home for some Delaware pets
An early gift will provide the funding for new kennels and other upgrades at Faithful Friends Animal Society in Wilmington. The Wi ...
12 years ago
A precious Christmas decoration contains quiet reminders of a gentler past
Some Christmas decorations have more meaning than others. None of the stuff that I unpack from boxes each year means more to me than my c ...
12 years ago
Stewards of tradition keep the holiday spirit alive at Philly’s oldest tavern
Just steps from the hustle of Midtown Village is Drury Street — home to Philadelphia’s oldest tavern and the family charged with ...
12 years ago
Partners in Crime: A Delaware family story
Desperately waiting for the return of the white-hot PBS British import Downton Abbey? If so, Charles Todd’s historical mysteries could ...
12 years ago
Gay marriage in Utah: The earth spins backwards
Since Friday, hundreds of gay couples have gotten legally hitched…in the state of Utah. That’s a phantasmagorical event, roug ...
12 years ago
Mass. deal would create meningitis victims’ fund
Attorneys for creditors of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a nationwide meningitis outbreak say they’ve reached a preliminary se ...
12 years ago
5 things to know about tracking Santa’s journey
For kids who can’t wait for Santa to arrive, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has a Christmas treat. Visions of sugar p ...
12 years ago
Bridgegate and three (not so) wise men
In his run-up to a monster re-election win, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie began wooing support from Democratic mayors and politician ...
12 years ago
Local developer Ken Weinstein discusses 2014 plans for NW Philadelphia
The coming year is going to be busy time for development in Germantown and Mt. Airy if Ken Weinstein has anything to do with it — and h ...
12 years ago
Authorities to resume search for missing fisherman
The New Jersey State Police plan to resume the search for a fisherman who went missing in the Shrewsbury River near Highlands more than a ...
12 years ago
What Happened Next: Updating stories from March and April
NewsWorks went back to check in on several of the stories it covered in 2013. These “What Happened Next” updates wil ...
12 years ago
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