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A writer walks into a Jersey Shore bar…
This essay is adapted from a talk I gave at “Philadelphia Loves the Jersey Shore,” a fundraiser held on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at ...
14 years ago
Pa. budget chief predicts state layoffs next year
Five months into Pennsylvania’s fiscal year, revenues are higher than expected — thanks mostly to above-estimate corporate ta ...
14 years ago
N.J. utilities get F on communication after Sandy outages
The New Jersey Senate Budget Committee held a hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday to examine how the state’s utility companies resp ...
14 years ago
Ethics complaint filed on Philly school district deal
Education activists and the Philadelphia NAACP have filed what is almost certainly the first complaint with the City of Philadelphia Boar ...
14 years ago
Paulsboro residents getting help but not always answers
As the evacuation zone around the Paulsboro chemical spill grew, a steady stream of residents went to the community center in nearby ...
14 years ago
From puppy supplies to emergency electronics: 9 recent purchases at The Gallery
When is the last time you went to The Gallery on East Market Street, and what did you buy? As a new plan for the urban shopping mall ...
14 years ago
Bring a new or unwrapped toy to the Kroc Center on Saturday and get a free workout
This Saturday The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center will host its third annual “Aerobics Toy Drive Marathon,& ...
14 years ago