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Penn State removes Paterno statue
Penn State has finally done one thing right, and has this morning removed the statue of Joe Paterno from outside Beaver Stadium. Bu ...
14 years ago
International Firefighters Convention brings 4,000 to Philadelphia
The national firefighters convention kicks off today in Philadelphia, with an opening reception at the National Constitution Center. ...
14 years ago
Homeless encampment found in South Jersey
When 49-year-old Joe Taylor first set up camp behind a commercial strip in Deptford, New Jersey, he was the only one there. But after sev ...
14 years ago
35-year-old man fatally shot in East Germantown [Updated]
Police responded to a shooting call on the 800 block of E. Woodlawn St. just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday. They found a 35-year-old ma ...
14 years ago
Police blotter: Five people shot in Brewerytown
Philadelphia Police are investigating an early morning shooting in the Brewerytown section of the city. According to ...
14 years ago
Gas prices on the rise in New Jersey
Drivers in the Garden State will have to dig a little bit deeper when filling up at the pump. The ...
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PSU removes Paterno statue, NCAA to punish Penn State
Penn State President Rodney Erickson released a statement this morning: “I have decided that it is i ...
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Second Germantown Photo Walk scheduled for September
Photographer Gary Reed and graphic designer Susan Mangan spoke at Thursday’s Germantown Artists Roundtable meeting about a series o ...
14 years ago
Pa. on the lookout for aggressive drivers
The state Department of Transportation is working with state and local police departments to catch aggressive drivers. The crackdo ...
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Pa. moves to ensure smaller businesses get a chance at state contracts
Pennsylvania is inviting small businesses that have until now been subcontractors on commonwealth projects to register online to become p ...
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Top 5 stories to watch for in NW Philly
Here’s a look at what’s to come this week: 1. The ACLU of Pennsylvania’s constitution-based challenge to the sta ...
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‘Moon’ Krapugthong: A local chef in constant bloom
Main Street Manayunk is about as far away from an orchid farm in a suburb of Bangkok as you can get, but weaving seemingly unrelated elem ...
14 years ago
Truth, lies and vote fraud in Philadelphia
We expect politicians to exaggerate. But when they start making stuff up, they have to be called on it. Last Wednesday, Al Schmidt ...
14 years ago
Cost of public education down in N.J.
In an effort to provide “clear and useable data” to New Jersey taxpayers, the state’s Department of Education released the 2012 Tax ...
14 years ago
University of Delaware mourns longtime President Emeritus E. Arthur Trabant
Officials at the University of Delaware announced that former President, Emeritus E. Arthur Trabant had died on Friday, after a brief ill ...
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