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Delaware cancer patient wins the fight on Medicare insurance reform
The Delaware House voted unanimously to pass a bill reforming supplemental health insurance for disabled residents under the age of 65. ...
13 years ago
Celebrating reopening of restored Pearl Buck house — and author’s birthday
Donna Carcaci Rhodes has been the curator at the Pearl S. Buck house for seven years, and is still discovering it. D ...
13 years ago
Project with Philly ties wins big at Knight Foundation’s open gov challenge
“Plan in a Box” is a temporary name. So says Aaron Ogle, the Philadelphia-based Web developer who helped build it. ...
13 years ago
Pa. Senate committee OKs a Philly cigarette tax
A proposed tax on cigarettes in Philadelphia, which critics once called D.O.A., just moved one step closer to reality. The Pennsyl ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves to update Megan’s Law requirements, exceptions
The budget committee in the New Jersey Senate has advanced legislation to update Megan’s Law. The bill specifies that a youn ...
13 years ago
14th District: Where cooking oil was stolen from a restaurant
This list covers June 14-20. June 14 1 a.m. Residential Burglary: 7200 block of Limekiln Pike. Residence e ...
13 years ago
For new pediatric care center, CHOP lands its largest gift ever: $50 million
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has received its largest gift ever. The $50-million donation is going toward a big building ...
13 years ago
A congressman and rocket scientist from New Jersey who wants to become a senator [audio]
It seems like only yesterday that New Jersey held a primary election — and yet another one is coming up in less than two months. < ...
13 years ago
N.J. prepares to target prostitution at Super Bowl
New Jersey is preparing for a possible increase in human trafficking activity when the state hosts the Super Bowl at the Meadowlands in J ...
13 years ago