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N.J. State Police add patrols for holiday weekend
New Jersey State Police say they will have 150 extra troopers patrolling the state over the long Labor Day weekend. The aim is to ...
14 years ago
Mitt Romney’s quest for the real him
Listening last night to Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech, I was reminded of the opening lyrics in Quadrophenia, the famous ...
14 years ago
Arrest in Delaware burglary spree
A Maryland man is facing 28 charges after being accused in a string of burglaries, most at Suburban Plaza stores in Newark. 49-yea ...
14 years ago
Corbett wants parole probe after Philly officer’s death
Gov. Tom Corbett wants the state Board of Probation and Parole to investigate the handling of the suspect in an off-duty police officer ...
14 years ago
The Paralympics have started, and nobody cares
I’m physically confined to a wheelchair, and I used to do track, field and table tennis. I had an offer to try out for the U.S. Par ...
14 years ago
Weekly Entertainment Guide – Labor Day Weekend and Philly Fringe
From Center City to the Jersey Shore, we’ve got your week covered. WHYY’s Arts Calendar curator Robin Bloom searches hundreds ...
14 years ago
Helping Kids Experience Summer Their Way
Every community has local heroes – people who take the time to go that extra mile, because they know that it will impact ...
14 years ago
Summer of 2012: What will your defining memory be?
The official end to summer isn’t until September, but this weekend marks the close of the 2012 Jersey Shore summer season. ...
14 years ago
Christie’s Keynote Address: Familiar rhetoric, familiar targets
Two weeks ago, Gov. Chris Christie signed a new tenure reform law and praised a host of parties that came together to craft it, including ...
14 years ago
‘Made in America’: So we’re doing this why?
So, remember that incredible two-day music fest held last year in . . .what city was it? Don’t remember? Me either, because ...
14 years ago
Texas voter ID law falls — Pennsylvania’s stands
A federal court panel has struck down a Texas voter ID law similar to one enacted in Pennsylvania on grounds that the Texas law might int ...
14 years ago
Weavers Way hopes for Sept 7 soft-opening for its Mt. Airy store
The Mt. Airy Weavers Way grocery store is expected to re-open Friday, Sept 7. But Weavers Way spokesman Jon McGoran says even this date c ...
14 years ago
Quelling violence requires help on many fronts
The ripple effect of violence affects communities in many different ways — hurting children and families, health, mental health, ed ...
14 years ago
From a prison cell to a college classroom
Colwin Williams, the ex-con, is now Colwin Williams, the college student. It was hard to decide who was happiest at Williams’ ...
14 years ago