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As donations for Sandy relief stream in, other N.J. charities feel pinch
Officials with charities in New Jersey are hoping people will have the holiday spirit and give them some cash before the end of the year. ...
14 years ago
Threat shuts down Newtown, Pa., high school
Another threat to an area school shut down Council Rock High School South in Newtown, Pennsylvania, Friday. Students and staff sta ...
14 years ago
Website on Pennsylvania spending debuts
Legislation passed in Pennsylvania a year and a half ago called for creation of a “searchable” website with data on state spe ...
14 years ago
Newtown shootings and American attitudes toward gun control
In their weekly conversation NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller and Gallup Poll Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport discuss if President Barack ...
14 years ago
Santas bike through Philly to deliver toys
“Santas can come on a bike as well as a sled,” said Dranoff Properties President Carl Dranoff. “It’s just as good ...
14 years ago
With Booker not in contention, N.J. Senate president could challenge Christie in ’13
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has said he will not run for governor of New Jersey — making moot speculation about a potential Booker ver ...
14 years ago
Delaware officials warn Medicare members of scam
Delaware officials say Medicare scammers are trying a new trick. About 17 percent of Delaware residents are in the Medicare progra ...
14 years ago
Displaced N.J. families starting move to Fort Monmouth
Forty families displaced by Superstorm Sandy will have longer-term housing in time for Christmas. State Community Affairs spokeswo ...
14 years ago
Second victim found in fatal Delaware fire
Workers at Wilmington’s Cherry Island Landfill found a body of an unidentified female while disposing of debris from a fatal fire e ...
14 years ago
Philly police get another pay raise; firefighters still fighting in arbitration
Philadelphia police officers have been awarded another raise by an independent arbitrator. That’s irritating the city’s firef ...
14 years ago
Mummers ready for another New Year’s revelry
The Mummers are preparing for their annual strut on New Year’s Day. The Philadelphia tradition will include some family-friendly up ...
14 years ago
Alec Baldwin donates to N.J. center hit by storm
Actor Alec Baldwin is donating $250,000 to help repair a southern New Jersey community center that was wrecked by Superstorm Sandy. < ...
14 years ago
Christmas music: A holly jolly mystery
For most of my life I have been fascinated by Christmas music — a fascination which many friends have suggested is more of an unhealthy ...
14 years ago
Rep. Cherelle Parker is ‘counting on the community’ to help with 2013 public policy initiatives
Speaking in between coughs from a winter cold, Pennsylvania State Rep. Cherelle Parker (D-Philadelphia) spoke passionately with NewsW ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy cohousing group’s property search continues into New Year
The effort to bring a cohousing community to the Mt. Airy area is still a long way from bearing fruit, but the idea has taken root, and a ...
14 years ago