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Delaware governor kicks off annual week of service
As Governor Jack Markell prepares to be sworn in for a second term in office, the state leader, paint brush in hand, kicked off a week of ...
14 years ago
Kane to hire deputy to focus just on Pa. investigation of Sandusky
Pennsylvania’s attorney general-elect has named her top staffers, but not the person who will investigate the handling of the Jerry ...
14 years ago
Signs of the times: Roosevelt Blvd. reminders aimed at hasty drivers
Some new signs on the Roosevelt Boulevard are designed to stop the need for speed. PennDOT has put up speed display si ...
14 years ago
Flu prescription: Get vaccine to prevent seasonal misery
Like many other areas of the country, Philadelphia is undergoing a flu epidemic. But the city’s health commissioner says people sho ...
14 years ago
Rep. DeLissio announces January town hall meeting lineup
State Rep. Pamela DeLissio of Pennsylvania’s 194th legislative district will be holding three town hall meetings in the area this m ...
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Philly panel says Church of the Assumption can come down
The new owner of the Church of the Assumption building in Philadelphia has permission to tear it down, at least from the city’s His ...
14 years ago
Delaware governor nominates two cabinet members to the bench
As Delaware Governor Jack Markell prepares to start his second term in office, he wants two members of his cabinet to move from the execu ...
14 years ago
Manayunk bookstore launches literary salon series for writers and artists
Salons, or gatherings made famous by philosophers, writers, artists, and intellectuals in Paris during the Enlightenment era, are being r ...
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N.J. mayor Booker files to run for U.S. Senate in 2014
The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city has filed with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014. ...
14 years ago
Dirty deeds: House-stealing scam common in Philly
Earlier this week, four men were charged with fraud in the thefts of more than a dozen homes in Philadelphia. As many ususpecting owner a ...
14 years ago
Newspapers’ staffs deal with anxiety mixed with deja vu
Could Philadelphia become the first major metropolitan area where residents can’t pick up a physical, printed newspaper? Tha ...
14 years ago
Time to hibernate, or just get that flu shot?
With tens of thousands of people infected in the region, this flu season is a doozie. Is it enough to keep you quarantined? Or are you sh ...
14 years ago
Delaware payday: What the FICA?
Like many of us Rob Tornoe is opening up his paycheck today to see a slight difference. He shares his thoughts in word and drawing. ...
14 years ago
A straightforward assessment of the destructive power that raised Sandy to the status of ‘superstorm’ $18 billio ...
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