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Kelly Elementary greening-overhaul efforts move into fundraising phase
After nearly a year of meetings and planning sessions, Hansberry Garden and Nature Center board member Dennis Barnebey, the leader of an ...
14 years ago
Crossing guard Chris Bartholomew keeps kids safe, advocates for tougher safety measures on the block
Last month, NewsWorks asked readers to nominate their favorite crossing guards in Northwest Philadelphia. We received six submissions ...
14 years ago
Pa. senators voted yea on “fiscal cliff” deal
As the country was ringing in the New Year, the U.S. Senate passed legislation to steer clear of the so-called “fiscal cliff.” ...
14 years ago
New Year’s Eve in Atlantic City
Happy New Year from the entire team of NewsWorks New Jersey. For the final day of 2012, we sent photographer Bas Slabbers to Atlantic Cit ...
14 years ago
The Mummers strutted up Broad Street in Philadelphia on New Years Day, as they have every year for 125. Creeping up to 40 degrees, ...
14 years ago
App helps locals and tourists alike find Philly history they weren’t even searching for
On New Year’s Day, thousands of people lined up on Broad Street in Philadelphia, their collective attention glued to the Mummers pa ...
14 years ago
Report: NJ saw fewer deaths on roadways in 2012
TRENTON, N.J. — State Police statistics show fewer people died on New Jersey’s roadways in 2012 than in 2011, but there was a sli ...
14 years ago
Local lawmakers from both parties supported approved “fiscal cliff” deal
The U.S. House has passed the Senate’s proposal to prevent the country from careening off the so-called “fiscal cliff.” ...
14 years ago
Taxes go back up to Clinton-era levels for those making more than $450,000.00 a year. But the slight, and permanent, rise in ...
14 years ago