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Four-year extension on Phillies’ deal with IronPigs
The Philadelphia Phillies and Lehigh Valley IronPigs have agreed to the maximum allowable extension for Major and Minor League baseball t ...
14 years ago
Feds launch investigation into toll increases
Are you a little fuzzy on why it keeps getting more expensive to cross the Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman or George Washington bridges? So is ...
14 years ago
Delaware student testing scores show improvements in reading and math
The second year of Delaware’s method of assessing student progress shows improvement in some areas, but officials say achievement g ...
14 years ago
Delaware testing program provides more helpful results, but requires frequent testing
Education leaders throughout the state say a two-year-old system of monitoring student progress is producing more accurate and more frequ ...
14 years ago
Two new superintendents for Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Effective today, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has new superintendents for secondary and elementary education. Dr. Carol A. Cary ...
14 years ago
Voter ID law informational session focuses on outreach, education in Northwest Philly
Sticky temperatures and an impending rainstorm didn’t stop Troy Allen from attending a Wednesday evening education session centered ...
14 years ago
Hot summer day in Philadelphia [photos]
How hot is it in Philadelphia? Hot enough to slow everything down Wednesday. Dogs stopped walking, brows started sweating, ...
14 years ago
Another view of educational tax credit
In last week’s podcast, we talked to Daily News Editorial Page editor Sandra Shea about the Educational Improvement Tax Credit. Th ...
14 years ago
AARP Voter ID rally in Philadelphia
NewsWorks blogger Helen Ubiñas earlier live-tweeted from a noontime voter ID rally held by the AARP in Philadelphia. Y ...
14 years ago
Delaware authorities issue warnings about home improvement scams
Delawareans are being advised to thoroughly examine home improvement offers to avoid being scammed. Scam artists are mor ...
14 years ago
FBI searches Trenton City Hall
FBI agents are searching City Hall in New Jersey’s capital. Thursday’s raid comes one day after agents searched the h ...
14 years ago
Once again, the politicians in Washington have gone to bat for secretive fat cats.It happened earlier this week – you may have miss ...
14 years ago
Looking to Wilmington leaders in dealing with rising violence issue
There has been a lot of back and forth over the last few weeks over the role of Wilmington leaders in dealing with rising violence in the ...
14 years ago
Drexel gamers celebrate a win, two local House races are ones to watch
Good morning, Feeders! Zack Seward is already in Chester County and will have a story for us later today on a bio-tech incubator.< ...
14 years ago