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N.J. Senate president taking to Twitter
New Jersey’s state Senate president says he’s taking to Twitter to answer citizens’ questions once per week.Democrat St ...
13 years ago
#whyilovephilly — The team spirit
On May 27, 1975 the Philadelphia Flyers won the Stanley Cup. The city was alive with excitement. A great outpouring was unleashed through ...
13 years ago
Ocean County police to carry heroin antidote
Police in all 33 towns in Ocean County early next year will begin carrying an antidote that can revive people who overdose on heroin. ...
13 years ago
Community leaders mull possibilities for future of Germantown High building
A new grassroots group wants to transform Germantown High School’s shuttered building into a cutting-edge vocational technical scho ...
13 years ago
Food stamp cuts: Republican hunger games
With so much attention being lavished on Obamacare these days, it’s easy to forget that the House Republicans are still up to their ...
13 years ago
Atlantic City casino fined for using unshuffled cards
New Jersey’s top casino regulator has fined the Showboat casino hotel $7,000 for playing games with unshuffled cards, and violating ...
13 years ago
Fatal Philly fire may have been caused by heater
Investigators say a fire that killed an elderly Philadelphia woman may have been started by a kerosene heater she and her male companion ...
13 years ago
Northwest Philly police’s top cop talks about successes, challenges and future initiatives
While the best part of the job is completing the paperwork so he can hit the streets, Inspector James Kelly takes all aspects of his posi ...
13 years ago
I don’t want to be an artist, I just want to make art
It’s about 8:10 on a Wednesday night, and I’m covered in charcoal dust. I’m standing before an easel positioned in ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia cardiologist takes heart disease research to the hair salon
You’ve heard about salon-chair therapists, but what if you could book time with a cardiologist the next time you go in for a cut-n- ...
13 years ago
ListenNewark mayor sworn into office
Despite a last ditch effort to block Polly Sierer from being sworn into office, Newark’s newest mayor took the official oath Tuesday ni ...
13 years ago
Revisions to Pa. teacher furlough system under review
Spurred by a down economy and a regard for teacher seniority as “arbitrary,” state lawmakers are sizing up another attempt at ...
13 years ago
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