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Montgomery County will issue voter IDs at nursing homes
Montgomery County will begin issuing voter identifications from a county nursing home on Oct. 1. Montgomery County Commissioners c ...
14 years ago
Christie conditionally nixes faster budget reporting
Gov. Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed a bill that would have required more prompt reporting each month of state finances and expan ...
14 years ago
Pa. test scores drop; state officials blame past cheating
Standardized test scores have dropped across the state – dramatically so in Philadelphia and in those Pennsylvania schools suspected of ...
14 years ago
In Philly symposium, experts debate health effects of fracking
Advocates and researchers studying the influence of shale-gas drilling on health gathered in Philadelphia to discuss their work this week ...
14 years ago
Philly gets 48 temporary parks on Park(ing) Day
If you think Philly is short on parks and creativity, then you might want to check out . . . just about everywhere. Today is annua ...
14 years ago
Zoning board approves Roxborough’s Kingsley Court project
A Roxborough townhouse project cleared a major hurdle this week as the Philadelphia Zoning Board voted unanimously to approve the project ...
14 years ago
Alleged SEPTA attacker misses trial date, bench warrant issued
The 49-year-old woman accused of attacking a freelance NewsWorks photographer on a SEPTA bus in May did not show up for her tria ...
14 years ago
New mapping tool helps communities make a better case for investing in Delaware Valley
Times are tough. “Right now, especially now, especially lately, there’s not as much public money to go around,” said Gr ...
14 years ago
Pa. jobless rate rises again, level with US rate
Pennsylvania’s jobless rate rose again in August, pulling even with the national rate for the first time since 2006. The sta ...
14 years ago
PARK(ing) Day events are underway in Germantown
A three-block section of West Chelten Avenue in Germantown is temporarily offering six fewer parking spots as the neighborhood’s fi ...
14 years ago
Delaware unemployment up slightly
After holding steady or declining nearly every month this year, Delaware’s unemployment rate is up one tenth of a percent for the s ...
14 years ago
“I guess I sort of want to be like you when I’m old,” remarked one of my kids recently. “But I definitely wonR ...
14 years ago
Former N.J. Boy Scout leader faces child porn charge
Federal authorities have charged a former Boy Scout leader in New Jersey with receiving and distributing child pornography. The in ...
14 years ago
Take a former retail mecca and a chance glance at a sheriff sale sign and you might have a snap shot of the economy of the last 50 years. ...
14 years ago
Organization tasked with cleaning up Mt. Airy’s commercial district to get five-year extension
With its charter renewal nearly in the bag, Mt. Airy’s Business Improvement District (BID) reflected on the numerous accomplishment ...
14 years ago