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Philly Councilman Mark Squilla says he’ll give property tax savings to another property owner
Wondering why Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla, D-1st, has been pushing for a phase-in of the city’s Actual Value Initiati ...
14 years ago
Move to revise name of Department of Public Welfare advances in Pa.
A measure to change the name of Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare has passed a state House committee despite concerns abo ...
14 years ago
G’Town Restoration hosts Q&A with Neighborhood Advisory Council candidates
Education, quality of life issues and housing were the main topics of discussion at G’Town Restoration Community Development Corp.& ...
14 years ago
St. Joe’s University accidentally emails students’ GPAs
Officials at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia are apologizing for accidentally disclosing the grade-point averages of hund ...
14 years ago
First indictments issued under Delaware’s new child abuse law
A Newark couple accused of locking their 12-year-old son in his room for three months are the first in the state to face charges under De ...
14 years ago
New Castle County budget up for review; no tax increases, larger than last year [video]
The breakdown of the FY2014 New Castle County Budget is now available. The more than 300-page budget details the total ...
14 years ago
SPCA, police continue investigation into possible E. Germantown dog-fighting ring [updated]
When Philadelphia Police responded to a domestic disturbance call on the 6300 block of Norwood St. on Tuesday afternoon, they found evide ...
14 years ago
Poll: Opposition lessening to Internet bets in N.J.
More New Jerseyans oppose Internet gambling than support it, although the numbers are getting closer. Fairleigh Dickinson Universi ...
14 years ago
East Passyunk residents discuss the neighborhood’s evolution
More than 20 people from South Philadelphia’s East Passyunk and Passyunk Square neighborhoods chatted with us Wednesday afternoon a ...
14 years ago
ListenGraphic footage of West Oak Lane triple shooting released [video]
Three men were shot inside a Chinese restaurant in the 6600 block of N. 18th St. on Tuesday night. Police responding to the West O ...
14 years ago
Ocean City N.J. going multimedia to bring back tourists
One Jersey Shore community is working hard to send a multi-media message that despite Superstorm Sandy it is open for the summer season.< ...
14 years ago
“No one ever talks about anything but the shootings,” said Greg Brinkley from his living room at the Abbottsford Homes public ...
14 years ago
Imhotep Charter’s basketball team survives frantic comeback, advances to state-title game
The Public League boys-basketball champion Imhotep Institute Charter High School Panthers won their state semifinal game Tuesday night to ...
14 years ago
Will the Republican Party try to broaden its appeal in an attempt to attract the non-rich, non-white and not old? Or will ideologic ...
14 years ago
Report demonstrates continuing value of preschool for New Jersey’s poorest kids
One of the common questions raised about preschool is, “Do the benefits really last?” According to a report to be rele ...
14 years ago