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Pennsylvania Farm Show offers something for every taste
The 97th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show opens to the public Saturday, featuring attractions new and old, and plenty of good eats. ...
13 years ago
After ‘down payment’ on Sandy aid package, N.J. congressman vows to continue fight
Congress has passed what some are calling a “down payment” on a $60 billion Sandy relief package. But for New Jersey lawmaker ...
13 years ago
Philly diocese announces Catholic Social Services restructuring plan
Following what was described as a “thoughtful and prayerful process,” the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Catholic Social ...
13 years ago
Corbett’s new act gets some bad reviews
When Gov. Tom Corbett announced he was suing the NCAA over Penn State sanctions he’d accepted as “part of the corrective proc ...
13 years ago
Predictions for ‘Downton Abbey’ season 3 – are you ready?
Last year, as season 2 of “Downton Abbey” was coming to a close, we asked you to predict what you expected in season 3. ...
13 years ago
Dangers of fat? The science is a bit flabby
What better time than the first week of the new year for the Journal of the American Medical Association to announce that carrying a litt ...
13 years ago
2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955
Health officials say 2012 was the nation’s worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades. About 42,000 cases were repo ...
13 years ago
Corbett denies political motivation spurred NCAA lawsuit
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is fending off criticism that his lawsuit against the NCAA was filed for political reasons. The gove ...
13 years ago
What would you do with a day and a half?
The New York Times has some suggestions for how to spend 36 hours in Philadelphia. What would you tell a visitor he or she must not miss? ...
13 years ago
House passes part one of Sandy relief package
Politicians in New Jersey are praising the passage of part one of a Superstorm Sandy relief package. The House of Representativ ...
13 years ago
New tower coming to University City skyline
Starting in the fall, a new $100 million tower will be sprouting up in University City. ...
13 years ago
Corbett says he’ll unveil transportation plan soon
Gov. Tom Corbett says he’ll unveil his transportation funding plan before his budget address to the Legislature. In an inter ...
13 years ago
39th Police District: Where a SEPTA driver was assaulted and robbed of 50 TransPasses
This list covers Dec. 14-27, 2012. Dec. 14 9 a.m. Auto theft: 1500 block of W. Allegheny ...
13 years ago
New Delaware farmland to be preserved
The Dover Post reports the development rights to 65 acres, including 30 acres in Kent County, have been purchased by the Delaware Agricul ...
13 years ago
75 Camden cops apply for county force
More than 200 police officers in Camden, N.J., are set to be laid off April 30. It’s part of a new policing model Mayor Dana ...
13 years ago