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Bearing signs of Sandy’s strength, Island Beach State Park reopens
New Jersey’s Island Beach State Park is open again for walking and sport fishing after the cleanup from Hurricane Sandy. Mos ...
13 years ago
Uneasy over deal with Lottery bidder, Pa. treasurer could withhold payment
Pennsylvania’s treasurer could throw a wrench into plans to privatize the state Lottery by withholding payments to Camelot Global S ...
13 years ago
Brady: ‘We’re doing everything we can’ to save the 2013 bike race
Four days after the 2013 edition of the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship was cancelled, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D-Philadelphi ...
13 years ago
Hite addresses City Council’s moratorium resolution at MLK public meeting
Parents, teachers, students, community activists and elected officials again packed the Martin Luther King High School auditorium Thursda ...
13 years ago
Titanic ice sculpture at the Franklin Institute [photos]
How cold is it in Philadelphia? Cold enough that the built-to-scale ice sculpture of the Titanic resting outside the Franklin In ...
13 years ago
Delaware lawmakers pass port bill
Working overtime to ensure its passage before the General Assembly recesses this week for budget talks, Delaware lawmakers okayed a measu ...
13 years ago
Opportunity for some to have taxes done for free in Philly
It’s the time of year when volunteers start preparing tax returns — free of charge — for low-income people in our region. < ...
13 years ago
N.J. Sierra Club says flooding area remapping could be made better
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is adopting FEMA’s new flood maps to help prevent more properties from getting wiped out. ...
13 years ago
Pa. lawmaker stands up for all kids with measure to halt bullying
The first openly gay person ever elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature says it’s time for the state to improve its efforts to com ...
13 years ago
Americans want a good inauguration show – corporate funding or not
On March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson walked from a nearby boardinghouse to the Capitol to be inaugurated as the third president of the Unit ...
13 years ago
Urban League of Philadelphia hosts the 10th Whitney M. Young Empowerment Awards
Brought to you by Freemans Auctioneers, The Circuit, with Caroline Stewart, takes you to the Loews Philadelphia Hotel for The Urban Leagu ...
13 years ago
Philly Zoo to get city’s next mural
You can’t have a zoo mural without animals. So when the Philadelphia Zoo gets a mural this spring, you can count on seeing s ...
13 years ago
Encouraging Delaware residents to file for EITC
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a way for low to moderate income families to keep more of what they earn with very little effort; yet man ...
13 years ago
Cooper Health System pays $12.5M to settle kickback charges
Camden-based Cooper Health System will pay $12.5 million to settle federal and state kickback allegations. Authorities had a ...
13 years ago