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Highways, booze, pensions top Corbett’s to-do list
Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett is focusing on unfinished business — transportation funding, pension reform and the privatization of liquor and wi ...
14 years ago
39th Police District: Where an East Falls bar got robbed of $5,500 at gunpoint
This list covers from Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2012. Oct. 26 6 a.m. Theft: 2900 block of W. School house La ...
14 years ago
Philly’s wealth smiles for the camera while poverty stares defiantly
I’ve been looking at our city with fresh eyes, trying to envision ways to capture its essence on film. But as I walked Philadelphia ...
14 years ago
Residual pollution stalls redevelopment of Frankford Arsenal site
At the height of World War II, Northeast Philadelphia’s Frankford Arsenal produced more small- and medium-caliber ammunition than a ...
14 years ago
Pa. unemployment hotline is very, very busy
A group of people in winter coats walked in a circle in front of the Pa. Career Link office on Spring Garden Street on Monday, calli ...
14 years ago
Locally owned Delaware stores prepare for Small Business Saturday
While many large retailers and eager shoppers prepare for door buster Black Friday deals, local shops are gearing up for a new shopping t ...
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USS Delaware announced as Navy’s next submarine
It’s been almost 100 years since a ship carried Delaware’s name. The next one will be built in Newport News, Virginia st ...
14 years ago
Rutgers boards approve absorbing medical schools
The two governing boards at Rutgers University have approved absorbing most of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. ...
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Delaware mother and daughter sue former doctor for sexual assault
A Delaware mother and daughter claiming to be victims of a Newark doctor who’s already been accused of sexual misconduct filed a civil ...
14 years ago
Thanksgiving-dinner event feeds hundreds in Germantown
Shantale Jefferson and her three children traveled to Germantown from North Philly to get a warm Thanksgiving meal on Saturday. As ...
14 years ago
26 miles, 385 yards to get to one proud, grateful dad
She took her first steps in a motel room in Rocky Mount, N.C. At her first dance recital, she wheeled across the stage with epic a ...
14 years ago
A second life for Philadelphia program that offers second chances
A relatively small grant from Harrisburg has saved a prisoner re-entry program in Philadelphia. A $50,000 state grant ...
14 years ago
The connection between caring and being grateful
This Thursday marks Thanksgiving – a day dedicated to spending time with friends and family, and to gratitude.Psychologist Dan Gott ...
14 years ago
More meningitis reports in Cumberland County
More reports of probable meningitis cases were reported in Cumberland County, N.J., last week, bringing the county total for the year to ...
14 years ago
The silver lining in Delaware’s Fisker plan
Fisker’s announcement of continued development in Michigan of its Atlantic line has no affect on the car maker in Delaware, accordi ...
14 years ago