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N.J. may ease restrictions on workers’ comp for emergency personnel
A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced legislation that would make it easier for first responders to get workers’ compensation ...
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Delaware goes ‘over the edge’ for a good cause [video]
The Special Olympics of Delaware hosted the third annual “Over the Edge” fundraiser to raise money for thousands of athletes with int ...
14 years ago
Plan for bond issue to pare Pa. pension debt deemed ‘gamble’
One state lawmaker is raising the controversial idea of borrowing money to help put a dent in Pennsylvania’s $47 billion unfunded p ...
14 years ago
Ambitious plan maps development of Philly’s Lower Schuylkill area [photos]
Visitors to the Lower Schuylkill River area on a weekday morning will find views of the Philadelphia skyline, fields of grass, trees and ...
14 years ago
Wilmington mayor hosts Swedish dignitaries as Delaware prepares for royal visit [video]
As the city of Wilmington gears up for the royal visit this weekend, Mayor Dennis Williams is hosting Swedish dignitaries and strengtheni ...
14 years ago
Vision Thru Art class offers creative and social outlet to vision-impaired
About a dozen students gather in the basement of Allens Lane Art Center in Mt. Airy for their weekly sculpting class. They spen ...
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Body found in N.J. creek ID’d as abducted Pa. woman
A body pulled from a New Jersey creek two weeks ago has been identified as the remains of a southeastern Pennsylvania woman, allegedly ki ...
14 years ago
39th Police District: Where an armed robbery was reported near Kelly and Midvale
This list covers April 26 through May 2, 2013. April 26 7:15 a.m. Residential ...
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World Series of Birding takes off in New Jersey
Thirty years ago, Pete Dunne was drinking in a Cape May bar when a great idea struck him: a marathon birding event called The Big Day (in ...
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NJ’s new suicide hotline receives nearly 300 calls
New Jersey’s new suicide hotline has received nearly 300 calls in its first week. The hotline uses only New Jersey-based cou ...
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Fat or skinny, Chris Christie is the object of media obsession
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. You can’t turn on the news, pick up a newspape ...
14 years ago
Northwest Philly officials react to state rep’s alleged no-show employee
As one plugged-in Philadelphia politico put it: It’s bad news when Fox29 investigative reporter Jeff Cole shows up on your doorstep ...
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John Mayer headlines Philly’s July 4th concert lineup
Once again the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will host the largest free concert in the country this Fourth of July. John Mayer will to ...
14 years ago
Documentary filmmaker brings prison portraiture to Eastern State Penitentiary
The paintings can be a little garish: not-quite trompe l’oeil waterfalls, mountains, and seascapes. An abstracted floral field. A r ...
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