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Delaware soybean harvest shows slight increase
Federal agriculture officials say this year’s soybean harvest in Delaware should be slightly higher than last year’s, but the ...
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Dozens of Pa. sites offer memory screening tests
Tuesday is the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s National Memory Screening day. More than 130 sites around Pennsylvania wil ...
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N.J. seafood industry returning to normal after Sandy
The New Jersey seafood industry is beginning to return to normal after screeching to a halt during Hurricane Sandy. ...
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Camden records 58th murder, ties with 1995 record
New Jersey’s most dangerous city has tied its record for the most murders in one year. Camden recorded its 58th slaying ...
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Ben Franklin’s kite story charged with confusion
In the inaugural post of Lightning Rod, author Faye Flam explores whether Ben Franklin’s “kite and key” story can hold ...
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600 displaced families will move to former military base in N.J.
As New Jersey slowly begins to get back to normal, Gov. Chris Christie gave residents a progress report in the aftermath of the massive s ...
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5 questions for Dana J. Okeson, Germantown Friends’ next Head of School
When Dana J. Okeson takes over as Germantown Friends’ head of school on July 15, 2013, she will become the first female to hold tha ...
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Philadelphia voting glitches counted: 27,000 provisional ballots
A Philadelphia election official says more than 27,000 voters had to cast provisional ballots in the city last Tuesday, apparently confir ...
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Legislators salute Pa. veterans with several new laws
As Pennsylvania observes Veterans’ Day, some state lawmakers are taking a moment to talk up recent achievements benefiting those wh ...
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Delaware drivers with cell phone in one hand get a ticket in the other
Within a short period of time, police officers who have hit the streets in full force in Newark ticketed nearly a half dozen drivers usin ...
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Police release video of armed robbery at Friendly’s in Andorra
The Philadelphia Police department is seeking assistance in capturing a suspect involved in a Ridge Avenue robbery at gunpoint. On ...
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Pa. takes steps to privatize state Lottery
The Corbett administration is taking bids from private groups looking to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery. Not everyone in Harrisbu ...
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Media Veterans Day Parade brings big crowd to streets
Thousands lined the streets of Media, Delaware County, for a Veteran’s Day parade today. The main street of Media host ...
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N.J. to end gasoline rationing Tuesday
New Jersey will end odd-even gasoline rationing at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Gov. Chris Christie says gas supplies are plentiful and there a ...
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Chestnut Hill residents celebrate completion of new mural
A large crowd gathered around Bredenbeck’s Bakery in Chestnut Hill on Saturday to celebrate the completion of the neighborhood̵ ...
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