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N.J. may change compensation formula for condemned beachfront sites
New Jersey lawmakers want to change how homeowners are compensated when beachfront property is condemned for Shore protection projects. ...
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Parents, educators press Pa. lawmakers for guidelines on bullying
Pennsylvania House lawmakers are struggling to find a way to help schools deal with bullying. Rep. Dan Truitt, R-Chester, says he& ...
14 years ago
What will Affordable Care Act mean for mental health care?
Mental health-care providers from all over the country gathered in Philadelphia Thursday to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act ...
14 years ago
Sitting by the ocean is one of summer’s simplest pleasures and, yet, many of New Jersey’s beaches are anything but simple. Of ...
14 years ago
Weavers Way Co-op tackles statewide, city issues
40 years ago, Weavers Way was little more than a group of Carpenter Lane neighbors coming together to buy bruised apples. But last month, ...
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Plan for prioritizing N.J. Shore projects may expand beach access
A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced legislation that would require the Environmental Protection commissioner to develop a priority ...
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ACLU sues Norristown over evictions
The municipality of Norristown in Montgomery County has a three-strikes policy for renters — three calls to police for a disturbanc ...
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Philly Young Playwrights’ ‘Lost Hour’ is intergenerational, inventive and interactive
“The Lost Hour,” an original play created for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) asks what ...
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Philadelphia’s 1812 Productions finds comedic truths among ladies who laugh
Philadelphia all-comedy theater company 1812 Productions has spent two years researching what makes women funny. Now “ ...
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Tom Knox one step closer to Philly mayoral run
In news that will surprise no one, Tom Knox has filed a Political Committee Registration Statement to run for mayor of Philadelphia. ...
14 years ago
Penn State applications down 9 percent this year
Penn State says the number of applications for undergraduate enrollment is down about 9 percent this year. There were nearly 54,00 ...
14 years ago
With funds raised and sculptor selected, a Joe Frazier statue will finally come to Philly
Philadelphia’s fictional-boxer statue will cease being the city’s sole monument to pugilism next spring. On Wednesday ...
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West Philadelphia sees the return of the Penn Relay
The 2013 Penn Relays kicked-off Thursday morning inside Franklin Field in West Philadelphia. The three-day track-and-field event f ...
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Philly City Council passes LGBT equality bill
Philadelphia City Council has passed a bill aimed at ensuring equal treatment and expanding health coverage for lesbian, gay, bisexual an ...
14 years ago