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N.J. lawmakers try consolidating gubernatorial, U.S. Senate elections
A New Jersey Senate committee has voted along party lines in favor of legislation that would move the November general election to the sa ...
13 years ago
Post-PRISM, traffic soars for websites offering privacy
Since revelations that the National Security Agency is tapping into the servers of Internet giants, including Google and Apple, traffic t ...
13 years ago
Will Philly follow Wilmington’s lead with smoke-free housing?
Any family can forbid cigarettes, but smoking foes say those precautions aren’t enough for apartment dwellers. In closely linked ho ...
13 years ago
ListenLegislative accord on Pa. liquor, wine sales remains elusive
Legislation to overhaul the way alcohol is bought and sold in Pennsylvania is expected to advance this week, according to Republicans in ...
13 years ago
N.J. considers regulation of drone use
A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced legislation that would set standards for using drones in the Garden State. Sen. Nick Sa ...
13 years ago
14th District: Where a car and several handguns were stolen at gunpoint in broad daylight
This list covers June 7-13, 2013. June 7 1:30 a.m. Robbery: 7900 block of Limekiln Pike. Cell phone t ...
13 years ago
Kilian Hardware celebrates 100 years on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill
In 1913, Grand Central Terminal was opening in New York City, Henry Ford was establishing the moving assembly line and income tax was bei ...
13 years ago
Sculptors from around the world create messages in the sand [photos]
Artists from the United States and around the world, from as far as Singapore and India, came to Atlantic City, N.J., to compete in the 2 ...
13 years ago
Sarah Murnaghan taking a ‘tiny step’ towards recovery
Sarah Murnaghan is making slow progress towards recovery after her lung transplant, according to her mother, Janet Murnaghan.< ...
13 years ago
Visits to Atlantic City down early in 2013
Tourism experts are blaming the effects of Superstorm Sandy for a steep drop in visits to Atlantic City during the first four months of t ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia City Council reviews different educational models
With Philadelphia’s public schools bracing for a severely bare-bones budget in the fall, a City Council hearing looked at other cou ...
13 years ago
Ardmore begins to return to normal after U.S. Open
The U.S. Open is over, and the Main Line can breathe a sigh of relief. Golfers and fans alike have left with good impressions of the ...
13 years ago
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Letter: Support cyber schools, or Internet learners will be made second-class students
Pat Parris says virtual schools are schools of the future and they provide a level playing field for ...
13 years ago
Juneteenth Festival commemorates Germantown’s Underground Railroad past
On a perfect early-summer Saturday, Germantown welcomed its annual Juneteenth Festival which offered everything from remembrances of abol ...
13 years ago
N.J. town giving free treats to kids in helmets
A southern New Jersey community is launching a new kind of citation from police. Kids caught wearing helmets when they are riding, ...
13 years ago