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Police crime-center camera captures attack on blind man in Germantown [updated with new video]
Philadelphia Police are seeking the public’s help to identify an assailant who attacked a 33-year-old blind man in Germantown last ...
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Lap dance tax struck down in Philly
Philadelphia’s Tax Review Board has struck down a tax on lap dances in what are known as “gentlemen’s clubs” in t ...
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Shut out in Normandy, France, because of U.S. shutdown
It’s been on his “bucket list” for as long as he can remember, but because of the U.S. government shutdown, 53 year old ...
13 years ago
Manayunk’s Bisou Bistro announces it will be closing
Main Street Manayunk’s Bisou Bistro annouced last night that they will be closing their doors. Jane Lipton, executive direct ...
13 years ago
U.S. Senate candidates make little impression in N.J.
The special election for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey is only about a week away, but a new Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind poll show ...
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Government shutdown is a natural part of a grand old bargaining process
Despite the shrieking accusations and opportunistic grandstanding, this government shutdown could one day serve as a textbook example of ...
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47 Philly schools among Pa.’s 92 ‘priority’ public schools to receive extra help
For the first time, Pennsylvania is identifying poor-performing public schools that will receive extra help from the state to get up to s ...
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Academy installs T. Rex on Parkway for new dinosaur exhibit [photos]
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University installed an animatronic T. rex on the sidewalk outside of the museum Tuesday m ...
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Chris Christie and Barbara Buono meet in first debate tonight
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and state Senator Barbara Buono will appear in their first debate tonight in Wayne, N.J. The debate ...
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Rutgers nursing school taking lead on training to treat HIV/AIDS
A new push from the federal government to teach nurses about caring for patients with HIV/AIDS is taking root in New Jersey. Rutge ...
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‘Dead Man Walking’ author takes on Delaware death penalty repeal
A bill to repeal Delaware’s death penalty made major progress in the state legislature earlier this year and supporters believe the mom ...
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Nor’easter to deliver rough seas, gusty winds, rain, and minor coastal flooding
A nor’easter is expected to deliver minor coastal flooding, beach erosion, rain, and high surf for at least the next few days, fore ...
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Mt. Airy home fire displaces two residents
A fire that broke out at 107 W. Sedgwick St. in Mt. Airy on Tuesday afternoon has displaced two residents. The fire broke out around noon ...
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Government shutdown stretches all the way to Normandy
Rob Fox from Lower Merion planned to visit the graves of the American soldiers killed on the beaches of Normandy in World War II. ...
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Report: Horseshoe crab hatchlings settle near Cape May, with help from Rutgers
A quarter-million new residents are quietly burrowing into their winter homes along the Cape May Canal, though it’s unclear yet how ...
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