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Barbara Buono’s running mate comes out of powerhouse national union
Milly Silva’s SEIU is nation’s most politically active union, but how much will it help her? Barbara Buono’s cho ...
13 years ago
A pleasant week ahead at the shore
It’s a beautiful start to the day in Ship Bottom, the location of this image from moments ago courtesy of ...
13 years ago
N.J. Balloon Festival was a barometer for the weekend’s wild weather
The 115-foot hot air balloon tribute to the Jersey Shore Recovery effort, Flighthouse, lay prone on the Solberg-Hunterdon air field, unab ...
13 years ago
Chris Christie sparks national security clash
When Chris Christie did the Full Rudy the other day – as in, Giuliani; as in, playing the 9/11 card – it ap ...
13 years ago
Homegrown former NBA player hosts ‘Academy of Hoops’ in Northwest Philly [gallery]
On Saturday, boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18 made their way to the Finley Recreation Center for “The Academy Of Hoops, ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Salvage company takes over foundry with 200 ‘orphan’ pianos [photos]
A 100-year-old decommissioned bronze foundry in North Philadelphia will be a new home to Philadelphia Salvage, a Mt. Airy company that re ...
13 years ago
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Breast cancer study underscores racial disparities and need for better interventions
New research out of the University of Pennsylvania confirms what many clinicians have long known: African American women tend to have poo ...
13 years ago
Technology advances, but funding lags for Pa. 911 call centers
State lawmakers want Pennsylvanians to be able to contact 911 via Skype or a FaceTime account on their smartphones, but they haven’ ...
13 years ago
N.J. mobile home owners grapple with challenges left by Sandy
The tiles in Patricia Ott’s bathroom have just started falling off the wall. “I was standing in the tub taking a ...
13 years ago
N.J. lawmaker seeks to take brakes off Sunday car sales
A measure awaiting action in the Legislature would lift the ban on Sunday car sales in New Jersey. A 1937 law makes selling a car ...
13 years ago
Health insurance companies sending smaller rebate checks this year
Consumers and businesses nationwide can expect to receive about $500 million in ...
13 years ago
Will antidiscrimination measures follow same-sex marriage licenses in Montgomery County?
A suburban Philadelphia county is drawing applause, and some criticism, for issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. LGBT advocates ...
13 years ago
A new day is here for University of Delaware football
Dave Brock is ready to go with his plan for U-D football. Our content partner, ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy community raises money for juvenile diabetes at Final-ly Friday
Just a few pretzels caused Pamela MacElree’s her blood sugar to drop. She downed some orange juice shortly before Urban Athlete, th ...
13 years ago