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 The home has been lifted roughly 8 feet above its foundation. (Tracey Samuelson/WHYY)

‘House jackers’ lift Jersey Shore homes out of harm’s way

One of the guiding principles for the Jersey Shore as it recovers from Sandy is to rebuild stronger — and higher above sea level.  ...

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The long climb is over for gay rights

At long last. ...

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Heading into elections, N.J. lawmakers take a pass on campaign finance laws

New Jersey lawmakers will be taking their summer break without acting on campaign finance reforms. Measures to require political c ...

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 Germantown Special Services District board members and nominees: (L-R) Barbara Hogue, Ingrid Shepard, Matt Canno, Dr. Francine Fulton, Joseph Martin, Linda Samuel, Joe Corrigan, Joseph Waldo and John Churchville . Not pictured: Mjenzi Traylor. (Amy Z. Quinn/for NewsWorks)

The revamped Germantown Special Services District has been called to order

The new chairman of the Germantown Special Services District would like you to know that he’s heard all the stories, the tales of m ...

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Princeton HS athletes run 135 miles for Sandy fundraiser

Princeton High School students Julie Bond and Paige Metzheiser are ...

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 Police on the scene of a Friday night homicide which left a man responding to a Craigslist ad dead. (Matthew Grady/for Newsworks)

Craigslist homicide, ambushed-rapper cases discussed at public police meeting

Despite declining crime statistics both locally and citywide, several high-profile violent crimes in sections of the 14th Police District ...

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Gosnell rejects plea deal for federal drug charges

Kermit Gosnell is already serving three life sentences for delivering, then killing three babies at his former West Philadelph ...

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Baltimore Ravens running back robbed at gunpoint in Philadelphia

Bernard Pierce, a Baltimore Ravens running back and former Temple University All-American running back, ...

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Frontier Airlines shows off accommodations at Delaware airport

With a new security system in place, vending machines installed and extra chairs in the waiting area, the New Castle Airport is ready to ...

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 American University students Sharon Burk, left, and Molly Wagner, embrace outside the Supreme Court after Wednesday DOMA ruling.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Ruling changes landscape for pursuit of gay marriage in N.J.

Supporters of gay marriage in New Jersey see the Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA as a huge boost for political and legal efforts to ...

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Philadelphia could lose hub status with merged U.S. Air

A new General Accounting Office report questions whether Philadelphia International Airport will remain a hub after the merger of U.S. Ai ...

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 Rev. Dr. Andrew L. Foster III, senior pastor at Janes Memorial United Methodist Church, said Germantown school closings are

Teachers, students and neighbors mourn the loss of Germantown’s Fulton Elementary School

Last week’s closing of Robert Fulton Elementary School left students, faculty and staff members wondering what the future may hold. ...

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 Kim Johnson looks over the destruction near her seaside apartment in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FEMA boosts aid to N.J. towns hit by Sandy

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has OK’d a plan to boost aid to New Jersey towns hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. U.S. ...

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Online privacy: Letting it all hang out for quite some time

This drawing was first published in 2000. In the past 13 years, we’ve aided and abetted forces, including the government, eager to ...

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 Hollingsworth v. Perry, the California Proposition 8 case, react on steps of the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday after justices cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California. From left: Jeff Zarrillo, his partner Paul Katami, attorney David Boies, Sandy Stier and her partner Kris Perry. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Gay marriage rulings: A big step toward justice

You can’t say I didn’t tell you. ...

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