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 The view inside Wired Beans Cafe at Germantown's Chelten Plaza on Wednesday afternoon. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Wanted: WiFi-friendly recommendations for NewsWorks office hours in Germantown

Since Wired Beans Cafe opened its doors in Chelten Plaza last June, it served NewsWorks satellite office to host weekly office h ...

13 years ago

A suspicious fire damaged four launches and a dock at the Camden County Boathouse. All four boats belonged to the Bishop Eustace Prep crew team. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Four boats destroyed in Camden County Boathouse fire

News spread quickly through South Jersey’s tightknit rowing community Wednesday that several boats had been set ablaze a ...

13 years ago

With House plan for Pa. liquor privatization in place, Bucks lawmaker readies chaser

Backers of a House-approved plan to expand the sale of wine, spirits and beer in Pennsylvania are making their case ahead of an anticipat ...

13 years ago

West Mt. Airy Neighbors finishes out fiscal year with a profit

After battling budget woes for the past several years, the West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) has finished their fiscal year in the black. ...

13 years ago

 Rory McIlroy, left, of Northern Ireland, and  Tiger Woods shake hands on the 18th green during practice for the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Merion has personality, but don’t call it quirky

The U.S. Open, one of golf’s four major championships, will get underway at Merion Golf Club on Thursday. It’s the first time ...

13 years ago

 Gov.Jack Markell, D-Del., joined by Sen. Margaret Rose Henry, D-Wilm. East, and Rep. Michael Barbieri, D-Newark during the signing of Senate Bill 16.

Reporting a lost gun now law in Delaware

Nearly 6 months after Delaware Gov. Jack Markell introduced a package of bills that make up stricter gun laws; Markell signed another pie ...

13 years ago

 Herbert and Catherine Schaible will both face charges of third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the pneumonia death of their 8-month-old son. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)

Northeast Philly couple face murder charges in death of infant son [updated]

Herbert and Catherine Schaible — the couple who chose “divine healing” over medical care in the death of their 8-month-old ...

13 years ago

 St. Anthony's Church is home for the weeklong Italian festival.  (John Mussoni/WHYY)

Celebrating 100 at Wilmington’s Italian festival

The area between North Broom and North DuPont are the busiest neighborhoods in all of Wilmington for the first 2 weeks of every June. &nb ...

13 years ago

 Superstorm Sandy swept some homes off their foundations in Mantoloking, N.J. (Phil Gregory/for NewsWorks)

Mantoloking eyeing eminent domain to build dunes

Mantoloking is one of the Jersey Shore towns that suffered the most devastation from Superstorm Sandy. Five of the 128 oceanfront propert ...

13 years ago

NJ Transit approves wifi for its trains

Wi-Fi access New Jersey Transit’s rail commuters in stations and on trains won’t be free for everyone. The agency̵ ...

13 years ago

 While initial reports of a bomb proved unfounded, police reported that a substance found outside a Northwest Philadelphia politician's office was still dangerous. (Matthew Grady/for NewsWorks)

Germantown man pleads guilty to leaving suspicious devices at Rep. Evans’ campaign office, rec center

A 20-year-old Germantown man has pleaded guilty to targeting a West Oak Lane recreation center and politician’s office with a caust ...

13 years ago

 Philadelphia teacher Bernard Shero, left, and Rev. Charles Engelhardt have been sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse. (AP photos, file)

Priest, ex-teacher get prison in Philly abuse case

A judge has sentenced a Roman Catholic priest to six to 12 years in prison and a former teacher to eight to 16 years in a sex-abuse case ...

13 years ago

 Desmin and Jania Daniels stand outside what will soon be their restaurant on West Chelten Avenue in Germantown. (Alaina Mabaso/for NewsWorks)

Mt. Airy couple on the unexpected cusp of becoming Germantown restaurateurs

The path that led Mt. Airy couple Desmin and Jania Daniels to the verge of opening a new restaurant in Germantown has passed through othe ...

13 years ago

 Cystic fibrosis patient Sarah Murnaghan, 10, underwent successful lung transplant surgery Wednesday at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of the the Murnaghan family)

Sarah Murnaghan’s lung transplant a success [updated]

The 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs are allocated has had a success ...

13 years ago

Heather Block’s hope for medicare insurance reform passes Delaware senate

Disabled Medicare recipients under the age of 65 are one step closer to being able to purchase supplemental insurance. The Senate ...

13 years ago

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