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Stop trashing wildlife area, say Delaware officials
Someone has been dumping trash and yard waste at the Nanticoke Wildlife Area near Laurel, and state environmental officials have had enou ...
13 years ago
The next frontier in spacesuit design — from Delaware’s own ILC Dover [video]
A firm tucked away in the cornfields of Frederica, Del., has played a key role in U.S. space exploration. For decades every accomp ...
13 years ago
Camden County officials say crime down since replacing city police force
More than two months after Camden’s police department was replaced by a county-run force, officials in the New Jersey city say crim ...
13 years ago
Shore towns celebrate Fourth of July with parades, fireworks
With the glistening Barnegat Bay as a backdrop, Seaside Park kicked off its annual Patriotic Bike Parade Thursday morning, with hundreds ...
13 years ago
Extreme humidity can set off smoke alarms
It has been insufferable lately— hot and sticky enough to set off smoke alarms. The Philadelphia region has been especially mugg ...
13 years ago
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Letter: Enjoy summer vacation, Dr. Hite. Philadelphia teachers can’t.
I am a School District of Philadelphia teacher. The SRC should be ashamed of themselves! I hope that our community members understan ...
13 years ago
Historical parallels to today’s education worries at Germantown’s Fourth of July celebration
On a day when America’s independence is celebrated with barbeques and parades, some folks spent their day-off time in historic Germ ...
13 years ago
Crawling in Philly to step up efforts for clearing minefields in war zones
Stand outside the Philadelphia Art Museum on Saturday morning and you’ll easily spot Gabe Arnold. He’ll be the one crawling d ...
13 years ago
Chris Christie’s gay marriage dilemma
New Jersey is ground zero for the next epic battle over gay marriage. It’s happening in the state legislature, and it ...
13 years ago
Deadly post-fireworks accident in Dewey Beach
A 79-year-old Rehoboth Beach man was killed and his wife critically injured after they were hit by a car following a fireworks display in ...
13 years ago
Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood
Pope Francis on Friday cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession and set ...
13 years ago
Delaware police seize more than 3K bags of heroin
Delaware state police say they’ve arrested five people and seized more than 3,000 bags of heroin as part of a drug bust in the Camd ...
13 years ago
Longtime residents and patriotic pups help celebrate the Fourth of July in Roxborough
John and William Barnes remember when Roxborough’s Independence Day Parade of Churches and Sunday Schools meant days of hard work a ...
13 years ago
Excessive weekend heat watch in place for parts of N.J.
Forecasters say there could be dangerous heat in parts of New Jersey over the weekend. The National Weather Service has placed Cam ...
13 years ago
Public-safety concerns linger in Germantown despite police crackdown on ATV riders
Since police announced a crackdown on the use of all-terrain vehicles on Philadelphia streets in April, some Germantown residents say the ...
13 years ago