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Pa. doctors seek new admitting system to ease shortage of psychiatric beds
Pennsylvania doctors are warning that a high demand for mental health services are putting pressure on hospital emergency rooms. & ...
12 years ago
Montgomery County program helps aging vets stay in their homes
Nearly half of Pennsylvania’s 1 million veterans are 65 or older. In Montgomery County, a program is sending health aides to the ho ...
12 years ago
UPDATE: Scheduled power outage to impact apartment complex in Toms River Tuesday
Electric utility work will result in a power outage in a small area of Toms River Tuesday. Earlier, the township’s Office of ...
12 years ago
Fire reported in Chadwick Beach Island late Monday afternoon
Firefighters are on the scene of a residential structure fire in the Chadwick Beach Island section of Toms River late Monday afternoon. ...
12 years ago
Filipinos in New Jersey await word on relatives
Filipinos in the United States are watching anxiously as authorities assess the damages wrought by Typhoon Haiyan last week. It’s f ...
12 years ago
$4.2 billion ViroPharma sale latest in trend of smaller firms being ‘swallowed up’
The Exton-based drug ViroPharma has been sold to Shire Pharmaceuticals for $4.2 billion. The sale is part of a larger trend in the Philad ...
12 years ago
Boyle introduces himself to Congressional voters
I first met Brendan Boyle in 2004, when he was knocking on door after door in Northeast Philadelphia, trying to unseat a 20-year in ...
12 years ago
‘In God we trust’ bill in Pa. House promotes a divisive religious message
I have serious problems with a bill sponsored by Pa. Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny), ...
12 years ago
Meningitis at Princeton University spreads to 7th student
Princeton University continues to deal with an outbreak of a contagious and sometimes deadly infection. State health officials hav ...
12 years ago
Philly nonprofit honors homeless vets
More than 60,000 veterans are homeless on any given day, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. On Mon ...
12 years ago
Wynn scraps plans for a Philadelphia casino
Wynn Resorts, headed by casino mogul Steve Wynn has withdrawn it’s proposal to build a casino and 300-room luxury hotel in Philadel ...
12 years ago
Pa. farmers offering corn mazes, hayrides and the like seek liability protection
A state House proposal to limit the liability of farmers hosting “agritainment” on their property has hit a rough patch in Pe ...
12 years ago
Hundreds honor troops at N.J. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Throughout the country and the region, Veterans Days ceremonies marked the sacrifices and service of U.S. troops. Hundreds of peop ...
12 years ago
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