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When Camden was Silicon Valley — and glimpses of a med-tech turnaround
Camden, New Jersey used to be a tech hot spot. Now, the troubled city is showing signs of life around health care. Few people see ...
13 years ago
ListenReview: ‘Tribes’ and the all-consuming power of words
In “Tribes,” a play that bursts with life and energy in a new Philadelphia Theatre Company production, it’s all about w ...
13 years ago
VIDEO: Photog captures stunning aerial footage of fox walking on frozen Barnegat Bay
Kevin Doherty just planned on launching his remote control helicopter affixed with a camera to capture the sun setting over the froz ...
13 years ago
Northern cold may ― or may not ― be enough to subdue Southern pine beetles in N.J.
The beetles that feast on New Jersey’s Pinelands may be as shocked as you are by this winter’s unusually cold weather. But it ...
13 years ago
Philly Council proposes no cash, $99 limit on non-monetary gifts to city workers
Government watchdogs have long criticized Philadelphia’s law governing gifts to city employees as too lax. Now, legislators are aim ...
13 years ago
Younger singers, audiences find harmony with Philly choral groups
Conrad Erb started singing when he was 5 years old in the Mennonite church where he grew up. He continued singing through college. Then h ...
13 years ago
ListenPacifiers with plastic mustaches recalled
Fred & Friends is recalling 200,000 pacifiers because of a risk that a baby using one could choke. No injuries have been repor ...
13 years ago
Despite questions on cost, plan to expand voting in N.J. advances
A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced a measure that would allow voters to cast their ballots at designated polling places up to 15 ...
13 years ago
Trying again for study on N.J. college costs
New Jersey lawmakers are trying again to establish a commission to look into the affordability of attending college. The state Sen ...
13 years ago
Philly ethics board slaps Local 98-associated PAC with fines
A political action committee associated with Philadelphia’s powerful electricians union violated campaign finance regulations and h ...
13 years ago
Corbett seeks $10 million more for Pa. early education
Gov. Tom Corbett plans to ask Pennsylvania lawmakers for a $10 million increase for early education grants in his budget address next wee ...
13 years ago