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Setting the scene for transformation of Ben Franklin Parkway
The car-centric Ben Franklin Parkway could one day soon be a pedestrian’s heaven. Better crosswalks to navigate car traffic and a s ...
14 years ago
In his weekly message , Delaware Governor Jack Markell highlights three education efforts that will help strengthen Delaware’s publ ...
14 years ago
Audubon mayor makes ‘gentlemen’s wager’ to support Flacco in Super Bowl
Why does the mayor of Audubon, N.J. care so much whether the Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl? Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is ...
14 years ago
Annual Electricity Auction Helps Determine Rates Charged by NJ Utilities
For the past four years, consumers and many businesses in New Jersey have enjoyed a rare occurrence — a drop in the price of the el ...
14 years ago
Let’s do things differently this Black History Month
I rarely write about black issues because I believe few issues are purely black. As Philadelphians, our fates are intertwined no mat ...
14 years ago
Nutter asks for court OK to impose contract on Philadelphia union
The plot thickens. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is asking the Common Pleas Court to let the city impose new contract t ...
14 years ago
Puppy Bowl is more than just a TV show for Chester County couple
When Marissa Eldridge goes to her mother’s house this Sunday, she’ll be forced to watch the Super Bowl. “I hate ...
14 years ago
NASA marks 10 years since loss of Columbia, crew
NASA will honor the seven astronauts who perished when the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed 10 years ago. The space agency wil ...
14 years ago
Philly newspaper guild, management reach tentative agreement
In continued efforts to save the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, the Newspaper Guild Bargaining Committee announced la ...
14 years ago
Delaware police step up patrols for Super Bowl Sunday
As football fans across the country gather to watch the Baltimore Ravens and San Fransico 49ers go toe-to-toe on Super Bowl Sunday, the & ...
14 years ago
The fighting, the backstabbing, the intrigue and drama, we’re not talking politics here. We’re talking the hit PBS show Downt ...
14 years ago
First heads to the University of Delaware for First Person this week. Women’s Basketball Coach Tina Martin is in her 17th season, s ...
14 years ago
The gun debate continues to be a hot topic around the nation especially inside of one Sussex County gun shop where gun owners aren’ ...
14 years ago
A conversation with the Governor
Governor Markell sits down with the First team to discuss his recent budget proposals and also his upcoming trip to Mumbai. The Governor ...
14 years ago
A conversation with the Governor
Governor Markell sits down with the First team to discuss his recent budget proposals and also his upcoming trip to Mumbai. The Governor ...
14 years ago