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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
Study looks at health impacts of gas drilling, light show takes over the Parkway
Good morning, Feeders! A light and sound show began last night on the Ben Franklin Parkway, and Lindsay Lazarski and Peter Crimmin ...
14 years ago
Drawing conclusions: Political cartoonists undeterred
“We haven’t changed in 100 years,” said Aurora Deshauteurs, curator of prints at the Free Library of Philadelphia. R ...
14 years ago
Romney’s coattails, Obama’s puff piece
Maybe it’s just mere coincidence – nah, it’s not – that Republican senatorial candidates have been suffering poll ...
14 years ago
N.J. unemployment rate rises for fifth straight month
With New Jersey’s unemployment rate rising to a new 35-year high of 9.9 percent, the Christie administration yesterday took aim at ...
14 years ago
Dewey Beach Music Conference on tap this weekend
More than 100 bands are expected to take part in the annual Dewey Beach Music Conference this weekend. Concerts will be held in a v ...
14 years ago
Atlantic City buys cars for council members
Atlantic City spent more than $65,000 to purchase cars for three council members against the wishes of state officials who are overseeing ...
14 years ago
Indian culture celebrated in Newark
A celebration of Indian culture takes over the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark this weekend for t ...
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