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Archives: Articles

N.J. mulling completely tobacco-free colleges

All tobacco products would be banned everywhere on college campuses in New Jersey if a bill being considered by state lawmakers becomes l ...

13 years ago

 Anthony Murphy, executive director of the city's Town Watch Integrated Services, speaks with East Germantown residents in the wake of an alleged serial rapist's arrest. (Matthew Grady/for NewsWorks)

East Germantown residents seek to rebuild community after alleged serial rapist’s arrest

With the prime suspect in custody, residents and neighborhood leaders gathered in East Germantown on Wednesday night to address a series ...

13 years ago

Politics & Policy

65% of likely Pa. voters support immigration overhaul, poll shows

In Washington, senators are debating an overhaul of the American immigration system. In Philadelphia, supporters of comprehensive ...

13 years ago

Education

Philadelphia approves $2-per-pack cigarette tax if state will allow

In an effort to raise funds for the cash strapped public school system, Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a new cigarette tax ...

13 years ago

New Jersey school board association leader resigns over Jewish remark

The vice president of the New Jersey School Boards Association has resigned from that post after complaints that she made comments that s ...

13 years ago

Have we been abused by Uncle Sam’s surveillance?

Are we right to be constantly vigilant, lest our civil liberties be abused by the government? Of course. Have the American people ...

13 years ago

Philadelphia building collapse timeline

Six people died June 5, 2013, when a building being razed in the 2300 block of Market Street collapsed onto the Salvation Army Thrift Sto ...

13 years ago

Soggy, windy Thursday and area won’t dry out soon

A line of strong to severe storms swept through our area today, passing over Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Delmarva peninsula ...

13 years ago

 12:45 p.m.

Severe thunderstorms knock out power to many in South Jersey

Thunderstorms that rumbled across southern and central New Jersey are leaving power outages in their wake. There are nearly 8,300 ...

13 years ago

 Nancy (Julia Wise) happily delivers bad news to former husband Allan Felix (James Lewis) in a scene from The Stagecrafters Theater’s production of “Play it Again, Sam.”

Latest Stagecrafters production aims for honest laughs with ‘Play it Again, Sam’

The newly divorced Allan Felix paces across a messy apartment frantically, a stream of barely coherent thoughts about love and life flowi ...

13 years ago

 A boardwalk restaurant in Asbury Park, N.J., where one of Marilyn Schlossbach's businesses is located, opens on a recent Sunday morning. While Superstorm Sandy recovery continues, the Jersey Shore to a large extent has been cleaned up, rebuilt, and reopened. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Speak Easy

5 ways to support your favorite Jersey Shore eateries

From basic clean-up to rebuilding and start-up, many Jersey Shore restaurateurs have discovered they are on their own — without unemplo ...

13 years ago

Effort made to get new N.J. hires to live in Trenton

An administrator in New Jersey state government is encouraging state employees who work in Trenton to also try living there. Knute ...

13 years ago

 Former DCNR Secretary Richard Allan at a meeting in Williamsport last week regarding expanding gas drilling in the Loyalsock State Forest.  (Marie Cusick for StateImpact Pennsylvania)

Unexpected resignation of DCNR secretary follows scrutiny of land tract

The chief of Pennsylvania’s forests and parks has resigned. In a surprise move, the Corbett Administration announced the dep ...

13 years ago

Stormy weather can’t halt U.S. Open for long

Within two hours of play on Thursday morning, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain halted the first round at the U.S. Open in Ardmore, Pa. ...

13 years ago

 (File photo)

South Jersey school bus hits pole injuring nine

Police say nine children have been taken to hospitals after their school bus drove into a light post in a southern New Jersey parking lot ...

13 years ago

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