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Sadly, no seven simple steps to a better you
It’s that time of year again, when we all plan to change. The year is coming to an end, the beginning of the new year seems to offe ...
13 years ago
Ocean City hopes First Night spreads news South Jersey shore doing OK
One New Jersey shore community is going full speed ahead with plans for a New Year’s Celebration.This year it’s a vehicle for ...
13 years ago
Mummer and his family to be honored at that other big New Year’s parade
This might be news to many Philadelphians: On New Year’s Day there’s this thing called the Rose Bowl. The game in Pasadena, C ...
13 years ago
4 experts offer tips to help make resolutions stick in ’13
As New Year’s Day approaches, NewsWorks speaks with experts in the areas of fitness, financial health, habit-breaking and adven ...
13 years ago
‘We would be lost without him,’ says school principal of East Falls crossing guard
Last month, NewsWorks asked readers to nominate their favorite crossing guards in Northwest Philadelphia. We received six submissions ...
13 years ago
Gun issue challenges us to weigh the rights vs. their costs
Freedoms do not come free. Rights, when exercised, can lead to a lot of wrong behavior. The Bill of Rights might as well be called the Bi ...
13 years ago
First snow of the season [Gallery]
On Saturday, Philadelphia got its first glimpse of snow this winter when one to two inches of the white stuff coated parts of the city. N ...
13 years ago
Man charged in two south Jersey tent city stabbings
Aggravated assault charges have been filed against a man who allegedly stabbed two other people at an encampment of homeless people near ...
13 years ago
AP: Vega recalls 30,000-plus motorcycle helmets
Vega Helmet Corp. is recalling more than 30,000 XTS motorcycle helmets after testing found that a few did not meet crash protection safet ...
13 years ago
Chestnut Hill construction site arson tied to unions
Though no particular suspects have been identified, Philadelphia police are “absolutely” sure that the Chestnut Hill meetingh ...
13 years ago
Ben Franklin scholar, Claude-Anne Lopez dies at 92
Author and scholar of Benjamin Franklin’s papers Claude-Anne Lopez has died at age 92. Lopez started her studies of Franklin ...
13 years ago
Officers released from hospital after shooting in Gloucester Township, N.J.
Two of the three officers who were shot by an arrested man in a Gloucester Township, New Jersey police station have been released from th ...
13 years ago
Fire breaks out in Wynnefield retirement home
Residents of a retirement community were evacuated yesterday when a fire broke out in the basement of the building. ...
13 years ago
Man shot during attempted carjacking in South Philly
Police are investigating an attempted carjacking that happened near 15th and Christian Streets at around 3 a.m. this morning. ...
13 years ago
Christmas tree recycling begins Jan. 7 in Philadelphia
The city of Philadelphia is offering Christmas tree recycling again, but workers will not pick up the tree for recylcing at the ...
13 years ago