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Tougher N.J. penalties for drivers using hand-held phones await Christie OK
The New Jersey Assembly has given final legislative approval to a measure that increases the penalties for texting or talking on a handhe ...
13 years ago
Patient advocates impatient for progress on N.J. medical marijuana centers
Advocates for patients are calling for improvement in New Jersey’s medical marijuana program. Three years after the law took ...
13 years ago
What’s with the big fight over such a small voucher bill?
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. New Jersey’s education politics hav ...
13 years ago
Don’t skimp on Philly casino aesthetics, architects urge
As groups compete to open a second casino in Philadelphia, some designers and architects say the state needs to pay more attention to how ...
13 years ago
Three men Tasered in Manayunk and Roxborough robberies
Within a three-hour window last Sunday, three individuals were attacked in Northwest Philadelphia by armed robbers wielding Tasers, accor ...
13 years ago
For some Philly homeowners, the reassessment waiting game continues
Philadelphia residents who question their assessments have until the end this month to request a first level review from the city. ...
13 years ago
Review: ‘Good People’ trapped in their enclave
The Boston neighborhood called Southie is a hardscrabble part of town, and it merits a play with the same sensibility — the smart, funn ...
13 years ago
Council calls for a prohibiton on firearms at all city facilities
City Council approved a bill on Thursday calling for regulations prohibiting “firearms and deadly weapons in or around City-owned o ...
13 years ago