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Safety concerns prompt relocation of polling places from some N.J. schools

Some New Jersey voters might not be going to their familiar polling place for next month’s elections. Concerns about school ...

13 years ago

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As memory fades, the hardest questions are ‘who?’ ‘what?’ and ‘where?’

Not that long ago arthritis, cataracts, finances and grandchildren topped our worry lists. Today, spoken or unspoken, it’s this cre ...

13 years ago

 A U.S. soldier walks atop his armored vehicle at sunset as he  prepares for a night military exercise, in the Kuwaiti desert south of the Iraqi border, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, file)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Yellow Birds,’ called first great novel of Iraq War, is Philly’s pick for ‘One Book’

Buried on Page 14 of “The Yellow Birds,” author Ke ...

13 years ago

 (photo courtesy of Smyrna Opera House)

Executive Director sought for Delaware’s Smyrna Opera House

After five years on the job, Smyrna Opera House Executive Director David Keller is leaving the small town stage for a new job in Wilmingt ...

13 years ago

Mayor Nutter watches as executives sign pledge

Companies join plan to get more people working in Philly

More than a dozen companies are committing to hire more Philadelphians from a job-training program. The companies have signed the ...

13 years ago

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 Destroyed Ortley Beach homes in December 2012. (Photo: tom parr via Flickr)

Gov. Christie announces $57M assistance package for Superstorm Sandy survivors

New Jersey residents affected by Superstorm Sandy are going to have more help in getting their lives back. Gov. Chris Christie tod ...

13 years ago

Man found dead in East Mt. Airy overnight

Police called to the 6500 block of Ross St. in East Mt. Airy early Tuesday morning found a 28-year-old man slumped over in a black Nissan ...

13 years ago

There are many opportunities for student involvement, ranging from hands-on work in the fields to helping with community outreach and newsletter-writing to doing applied research, budgeting and planning. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Saul cafeteria now serving up school harvest

The lunch menu at W.B. Saul Agricultural High School now features some very locally-sourced food. Earlier this month, lettuce and ...

13 years ago

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 National Park Service employees remove barricades from the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Barriers went down at National Park Service sites and thousands of furloughed federal workers began returning to work throughout the country Thursday after 16 days off the job because of the partial government shutdown.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Speak Easy

The government shutdown was far from natural

If the power of the purse is to be the topic of the day, it is important to know where that purse comes from. Thomas Jefferson, in a lett ...

13 years ago

 A vacant lot in Mantoloking N.J., is shown on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.  (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

One year ago, Sandy visited the Jersey Shore – and changed it forever

One year ago, everything changed. Dozens of people died. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Thousands of people were displaced. Billions ...

13 years ago

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 A radar image from 10:00 a.m. Thursday. The warned area is delineated by the green box.

Roxborough High to be first in Philadelphia to offer career academy to all students

Roxborough High will be the first school in the city to offer career and college-prepatory programming to 100 percent of its students thr ...

13 years ago

 Wes Haskell as John and John Jarboe as M in Theatre Exile's production of
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Arts & Entertainment

Review: The ‘Cock’ of two different walks

John is having the quandary of his young-adult life. He’s fallen in love unexpectedly with a divorced woman who also loves him and ...

13 years ago

 Rep. Leonard Lance (R-New Jersey) joins officials from PSE&G andcongressional colleagues to talk storm-preparedness ahead of the firstanniversary of Superstorm Sandy.  (Monica Miller/For NewsWorks)

N.J. Congressmen back measure aiming to strengthen power grid

As the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy nears, some members of the New Jersey congressional delegation want to make sure the nationa ...

13 years ago

 Miche Braden as the singer Bessie Smith in
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘The Devil’s Music’ is in the details

When we first see blues singer Bessie Smith descend the stairs of an after-hours joint in the show “The Devil’s Music,” ...

13 years ago

 The Sawmill Cafe, the southernmost building on the Seaside boardwalk, is now clearly visible from the trench that was dug at Lincoln Avenue to stop the fire from advancing northward. The numerous buildings that once blocked a clear view to the south have been demolished. JSHN contributor Kevin Michelson snapped this image at sunset on October 21, 2013.

Seaside boardwalk fire cleanup continues to rapidly advance

Crews continue to make significant progress cleaning up following last month’s massive, wind-whipped fire on the Seaside boardwalk. ...

13 years ago

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