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Even Washington has more snow plows than Philly
Does Philadelphia have enough snow plows? Some who live on small streets may say “no,” but Mayor Michael Nutter, as you might ...
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ListenPennDOT putting something extra into the mix to melt snow, ice
PennDOT says despite the arctic blast, it is having some good luck clearing the highways. Spokesman Gene Blaum of PennDOT sa ...
13 years ago
ListenWilmington police chief, ready for retirement, accepts county job
New Castle County will soon welcome a new employee. County executive Tom Gordon has hired Wilmington Police Chief Christine Dunnin ...
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NW Philadelphia city council members discuss plans for 2014
Eighth District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass wants to tackle loitering in the New Year. The persistent kind that makes some residents thi ...
13 years ago
Re-engineered yeast protein holds promise for fighting Parkinson’s, ALS
Right now, there’s not much that can be done about the toxic clumps of proteins that accumulate in the brains of people with neurod ...
13 years ago
Tips to prevent, deal with frozen water pipes
With bitter cold sticking around, water pipes are at risk of freezing and bursting. High temperatures appear to remain below freez ...
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Underage sexters in N.J. won’t be placed on Megan’s Law registry, ordered to pay monthly fee
Minors in New Jersey who engage in sexting would not be placed on the state’s Megan’s Law registry. ...
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New Jersey’s second largest city overhauls its pension system
Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a bill that overhauls the pension system in New Jersey’s second-largest city. The la ...
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Christie’s woes spark Republican freakout
The stuff Republicans are saying about Chris Christie ain’t very pretty. Tuesday’s gubernatorial swear-in was supposed to chr ...
13 years ago
A cold cleanup after storm [photos]
Residents of Philadelphia and other parts of Pennsylvania and the region were facing a long, cold cleanup today, after the stor ...
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Big snow dig is on in Delaware; cold temps set in
Ice and snow have shut down Delaware for the second day in a row, but there are signs going on of people digging out. Governor Jack ...
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Still marching … but not down the aisle
Suddenly, to be an unmarried gay or lesbian couple, especially like my partner and me, together for 23 years and happily unwed, is to be a renegade, even among our queer kin.
13 years ago
Astronomer John Bochanski talks asteroids, UFO abductions and Phillies baseball
In this week’s ‘So, What Do You Do?’, college administrator Kevin Brown asks astronomer John Bochanski about life on ot ...
13 years ago
ListenSNOW UPDATE: Tapers off overnight, bitterly cold Wednesday
As of shortly before 8 p.m., here is the latest snow update for New Jersey from the National Weather Service. The center of the st ...
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