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At Philly conference, health educators get pointers to help diabetes patients

Five thousand health educators are meeting in Philadelphia this week to share tips for helping people with diabetes. Diabetes educ ...

13 years ago

Pa. petitions full Supreme Court to rehear Act 13 challenge

Changes on the bench at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have prompted two state agencies to petition the court to rehear arguments in an o ...

13 years ago

 Philadelphia School District headquarters at Broad and Spring Garden streets. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Maybe the schools shouldn’t open

It’s gotten crazy. Year after year, the Philadelphia school system approaches the abyss and appeals to everyone for help. An ...

13 years ago

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in N.J. debate tonight

The second and final Democratic Senate debate will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at the WBGO Performance Studio at 54 Park Place in Newark. F ...

13 years ago

 Councilwoman Cindy Bass and Frank Monaghan of Habitat for Humanity breaking ground with future homeowner Quaseemah Carr and her daughter, Jornee. (Matthew Grady/for NewsWorks)

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on four houses in Southwest Germantown

Public and private officials – and a couple of lucky families – broke ground on Wednesday in Southwest Germantown for four new homes ...

13 years ago

Education

Move to unionize at Philly charter school blocked, teachers say

Claims that the company running the Olney Charter High School tried to intimidate teachers who sought to unionize may be heading for a he ...

13 years ago

 This May 21, 2013, image shows some of the 400,000 signed postcards to be delivered to N.Y. Assembly members, calling on them to repeal the NY SAFE Act, stacked on a table outside the Capitol during a Second Amendment rally. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, file)

Gun manufacturer leaving New York for Pennsylvania’s Pike County

The Kahr Firearms Group has announced it’s moving its corporate headquarters from New York State to Pennsylvania. Kahr,&nbsp ...

13 years ago

Delaware officials use zombies to raise safety awareness

A unique public safety campaign in Delaware is using zombies to warn people of pedestrian safety and it’s getting mixed reactions. ...

13 years ago

State Archives looking for your Delaware vacation photos

The Delaware Public Archives wants to add your vacation pictures to its collection of 6,000 postcards. Let’s face it, the po ...

13 years ago

The Ozone Hole

New study: ozone-saving treaty prevented more serious climate disruption

When it comes to discussing climate change, contrarians often throw in historical precedent, reminding people that scientists have been w ...

13 years ago

(Gillian Wong/AP Photo, File)

Global trade ruling is good news for Delaware chicken farmers

The Delaware poultry industry is hoping to see a positive change following a trade ruling between China and the United States over poultr ...

13 years ago

 Morven in Princeton is the former New Jersey Governor's Mansion.

Open house tour to showcase the great architecture of Mercer County

This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. From Colonial and Federalist times throu ...

13 years ago

 South Seaside Park at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. (Photo: Justin Auciello)

Unsettled weather continues; clearing this weekend

After periods of rain overnight and this morning, the sun is peeking out here in South Seaside Park, where it is 75.7 °F with a light so ...

13 years ago

No visible sunrise today? No problem!

Tom Fallon Photography to the rescue! Tom captured this ...

13 years ago

 (AP photo/Matt Rourke, file)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Fumo goes home; spare the outrage

I have to say, I didn’t expect this. Released from prison Tuesday, convicted former State Senator Vince Fumo didn’t ev ...

13 years ago

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