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Bridge damaged in N.J. derailment to be fixed soon
Officials are working to get a bridge back in service that collapsed during a freight train derailment two weeks ago in south Jersey. ...
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Judge OKs $18M settlement in ‘kids for cash’ case
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has given final approval to a settlement that will pay out nearly $18 million to juveniles who allege the ...
14 years ago
Northwest Philadelphia residents learn about and taste ancient brews during Cliveden event
“We’re here to prove that history needn’t be dry,” said David Young, executive director of Cliveden of the Nation ...
14 years ago
At ‘Party with a Purpose’ toy drive event in Mt. Airy, thoughts turn to Sandy Hook Elementary
Close to 100 residents entered 7165 Lounge in Mt. Airy on Friday with a toy or cash donation in hand as part of a special holiday event.< ...
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Some Penn State reforms may extend to other Pa.-related schools
Soon-to-be proposed legislation to reform Penn State’s board of trustees would not address one similar problem at Pennsylvania̵ ...
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N.J. Legislature to debate ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for kids
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure to ban a controversial treatment called “conversion therapy” for minors. < ...
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Certain Poor Shepherds, Scene 1: Nora Gallagher’s very bad day
Today we resume a holiday tradition, the annual Christmas story by Chris Satullo and Tony Auth. This year’s story, Certai ...
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33 years after accident, psychologist reflects on half a life spent in wheel chair
33 years ago this week, WHYY radio host and psychologist Dan Gottlieb was in a car accident and was paralyzed from the neck down as a res ...
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Philly firefighters have to start to negotiate new contract before current one is even in place
Firefighters in Philadelphia have been without a contract since 2009, as the Nutter administration continues to challenge in court one aw ...
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Tree Tenders program branches out to, and plants roots in, Germantown
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Inc. (TTF) and Awbury Arboretum Association ...
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GOP might give coal to New Jerseyans hit hard by Hurricane Sandy
It’s a week before Christmas – the season of giving! Despite the drain Christmas shopping can have on the wallet, generous gi ...
14 years ago
Two little questions to revive the lost art of compromise
Two weeks from the fiscal cliff, the art of getting to yes seems to be dead on Capitol Hill. How did compromise get to be such a d ...
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