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Trial begins for Manayunk man accused in fatal shooting of his wife
More than a year and a half after his wife Lynda was fatally shot inside their Manayunk home, Gregory Mitros finally had his day in court ...
14 years ago
Why are some Philly property assessments different from sales prices? [Updated]
Just a couple of months ago, a building at the corner of Philadelphia’s Seventh and Bainbridge streets sold for $950,000. The city asse ...
14 years ago
Public meeting on design options for Seaford park
Sussex County is holding a meeting tonight to get public feedback on the proposed Woodland Park west of Seaford. Onc ...
14 years ago
State Board of Education to determine fate of Pencader Charter School
The State Board of Education will decide the fate of Pencader Charter School during their monthly board meeting in Dover today.The school ...
14 years ago
Wilmington’s new safety plan to be unveiled today
Wilmington Police Chief Christine Dunning will outline the city’s new public safety plan during a press conference this afternoon. ...
14 years ago
PSE&G wants $4 billion to bring power grid Into 21st Century
Is it time to invest nearly $4 billion in ratepayer subsidies to help modernize the power grid to avert widespread outages from extreme w ...
14 years ago
Smearing Hagel: The conservative “media” in action
What follows is a classic example of how a lie metastasizes in the body politic. To fully appreciate how the conservative “me ...
14 years ago
Study: N.J. roads, bridges not as bad as assumed
New Jersey’s bridges and roads — and the country’s — may be in better shape than we think. That’s the conclu ...
14 years ago
Uptown Comedy Club brings the laughs to Germantown [Video]
On Tuesday night, the Uptown Comedy Club held its second weekly comedy night at Germantown’s Wired Beans Cafe, a location that come ...
14 years ago
Philly Love Note: The Boxers’ Trail
I’ll be honest. I tried to avoid you. You’re the awkward cousin. I was carrying on a love affair with your big and beautiful ...
14 years ago
Preschool is great if states can afford it
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. For early childhood education advocates, ...
14 years ago
Camden Mayor Dana Redd says new Metro Police force key to city’s turnaround
Camden Mayor Dana Redd has high hopes for the city’s newly restructured police force. In her State of the City address yeste ...
14 years ago
Around the world in books and a box
This is part of a series from Ilene Dube of The Artful Blogger. In the 1950s, when Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 ...
14 years ago
Petals Lane prepares a “Mad Tea” for the 2013 Flower Show
It didn’t take long for the owners of Petals Lane in Roxborough to select their concept for the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show. Soon ...
14 years ago
New Jersey exempted from University of Pennsylvania Health System’s ban on hiring smokers
New Jersey will not be affected by the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s new policy of not hiring smokers. UPHS ope ...
14 years ago