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Pa. Senate leader suggests steep increase in school security funding
The leader of Pennsylvania’s Senate wants to increase grant funding twentyfold for school security, including armed guards. ...
14 years ago
A tale of two states: Solar credit crashes in N.J. and Pa.
The price of solar energy credits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey both crashed in 2011. Fueled by the combination of state and feder ...
14 years ago
Camden’s past reflected clearly in exhibit; artistic future remains uncertain
“I’m a half-full kind of guy,” says Cyril Reade, the director for the Center of Art on the Rutgers-Camden campus. The r ...
14 years ago
Philly restaurant workers get free flu shots
Restaurant workers got free flu shots in Philadelphia Tuesday from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Restaurant Opportunities ...
14 years ago
Mayor Nutter vows to work towards securing 2014 cycling event
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter isn’t giving up on the Philadelphia bike race. In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, ...
14 years ago
First do-gooder companies apply to Pa.
In Philadelphia Tuesday, Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele accepted registration forms from the state’s first “bene ...
14 years ago
The Pa. Lottery — who makes the deal?
It’s been fascinating to watch Gov. Tom Corbett tout his 20-year deal with a British firm to run and expand the state lottery, and ...
14 years ago
Frankford man arrested for Roxborough pizza shop burglary
A Frankford man has been arrested by the Philadelphia Police Department in connection to a 2012 burglary at a Roxborough pizza shop. ...
14 years ago
In N.J., opinions divided on either side of seawall proposal
Some New Jersey towns are considering building seawalls as protection from future storms. There are some concerns, however, about the eff ...
14 years ago
The new Obama: So much for mild-mannered
How liberated, fearless and comfortable President Obama seemed at his second inaugural. It’s as if he realizes, at last, that he ...
14 years ago
U.S. to join suit over New Jersey sports betting law
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed notice that it is joining sports leagues’ effort to stop New Jersey from instituting sport ...
14 years ago
Manayunk cycling community reacts to 2013 bike race cancellation
With the recently announced cancellation of the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, all eyes are on Manayunk. The Nor ...
14 years ago
N.J. officials go after $1 million in unpaid tolls
New Jersey officials are making another attempt to crack down on scofflaws who zip through E-ZPass lanes without paying the tolls. ...
14 years ago