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Save Germantown High group rallies at Vernon Park [Gallery]
While the Save Germantown High group has held numerous rallies in an effort to help the nearly century-old school at Germantown Ave. and ...
14 years ago
Pa. State Police troopers stretched like rubberband
The pinch on the Pennsylvania State Police isn’t letting up any time soon, in spite of the governor’s plan to put another 380 ...
14 years ago
Should Philly use gaming money to lower property taxes?
Should Philadelphia’s gaming revenue be used to lower property taxes? Since Mayor Michael Nutter is ...
14 years ago
Chestnut Hill’s Herbiary loses ground in variance support battle
The dispute over a use variance request made by a Chestnut Hill herb shop’s owners and neighbors of the site where they hold classe ...
14 years ago
U Penn’s head of smoking treatment says no-hire rule for smokers is ‘regressive’
The head of the University of Pennsylvania’s smoking treatment program said the health system’s new policy not to hire smoker ...
14 years ago
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia queried on 2024 Olympics
The U.S. Olympic Committee wants to know if Pittsburgh or Philadelphia might be interested in hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics. Th ...
14 years ago
5th District: Roxborough TD Bank targeted twice by same robber in a week
This list covers Feb. 11 to Feb. 17 Feb. 11 2 a.m. Theft: 500 block of Conarroe St. Car title and re ...
14 years ago
Fire-struck Mount Airy property sold 20 months later
A vacant Mount Airy property deemed “a blight on the community” by neighbors was sold Wednesday in a Philadelphia tax sale.&n ...
14 years ago