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N.J. halfway house operators deny reports of violence, escapes
Operators of New Jersey’s privately run halfway houses are denying published reports of rampant violence and inmate escapes. ...
14 years ago
Philly judge changes the rules for fighting parking tickets
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge has ruled that motorists who get parking tickets have the right to question their ticket-writer i ...
14 years ago
In this latest installment from Philly Youth Radio, Shayla Torres talks about leaving her safe place, her grandparents’ home, for t ...
14 years ago
N.J. begins ‘noble experiment’ in drug treatment for nonviolent offenders
New Jersey’s criminal justice system is taking a new approach to nonviolent drug offenders. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bil ...
14 years ago
With funding secure, Philly transportation projects to go forward
Federal lawmakers passed a long-awaited new transportation bill earlier this month, giving the green light to some local construction pro ...
14 years ago
Theres no better summer pastime is than to spend those extra daylight hours nose-deep in a book. Or is there? Is the “summer readin ...
14 years ago
Reading up on the scientific mystery of ‘rogue waves’
We spoke to Brian Hickey, community editor for the Germantown/West Oak Lane section, about “The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Fre ...
14 years ago