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New Jersey may require instruction on social media for middle-school kids
Instruction on the responsible use of social media could be required for middle-school students in New Jersey. The A ...
13 years ago
Roller coaster in the ocean to be torn down
This time next week, perhaps the most famous symbol of Superstorm Sandy’s devastation at the Jersey shore will be gone. Demo ...
13 years ago
Weavers Way and W.B. Saul team up to bring composting to NW Philly
Scott Blunk talks about cow poop and veggie-filled mixtures like they’re jars of salsa, using adjectives like “zesty,” ...
13 years ago
Judge OKs class-action settlement over Skechers
A federal judge has approved a $40 million class-action settlement between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes after ...
13 years ago
Princeton University researcher helps prove how a mound was formed in a crater on Mars
Researchers expecting to find evidence of a large body of water in a crater on Mars may have to search harder for proof of an Earth-like ...
13 years ago
$75,000 settlement in civil suit against Philly cop who hit woman
The City of Philadelphia has settled a civil suit brought by a woman who was struck by a Philadelphia police officer after last year̵ ...
13 years ago
New Delaware construction training facility provides jobs and training
A group of 18 students are embarking on a new career in the construction field at the newly opened LiUNA Training Center in Newark. < ...
13 years ago
Gosnell found guilty in 3 babies’ deaths
A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who ...
13 years ago
Pa. bikers seek to tighten learner permit rules
Scores of motorcyclists descended on the Pennsylvania Capitol to demand a tightening of rules for learner’s permits. Monday& ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves to delay surcharge on businesses for unemployment trust fund
New Jersey businesses might be able to avoid a $300 million tax increase to replenish the unemployment insurance fund. The measure ...
13 years ago
String of armed robberies hits East Falls neighborhood
On Saturday night, an East Falls street was blocked off by police, the scene of the latest in a string of robberies that have taken place ...
13 years ago
US government files morning-after pill appeal
The government has filed a last-second appeal that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age withou ...
13 years ago
The Republicans clearly suffer from two obsessions. OBAMAMANIA: irrational hatred of all things Obama. And GOVER ...
13 years ago
Tracking local bird population on Rushton Farm
Rushton Farm sits next to one of the largest woodland tracts in Pennsylvania’s Chester County, making it ideal for bird banding. ...
13 years ago
14th Police District: Where an alleged Mother’s Day card theft led to arrest
This list covers May 3-8, 2013. May 3 12:35 p.m. Theft: 7300 block of Limekiln Pike. Cell phone snatched f ...
13 years ago