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In rush to protect kids from abuse, Pa. lawmakers urged to move carefully
With the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal in the headlines, Pennsylvania lawmakers are calling attention to proposed reforms to chi ...
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With 1,700 cases of child sex abuse in 2011, Pa. struggles to find funding to help
In 21 facilities throughout Pennsylvania, multidisciplinary teams of doctors, police, and counselors treat children who have suffered abu ...
14 years ago
Inclusion of Green Party on presidential ballot not certain in Pa.
It’s not easy being the Green Party presidential candidate in America. Randy LoBasso writes in Philadelphia Weekly ...
14 years ago
N.J. towns trying to hold on to housing funds
There’s a chance that about 200 New Jersey towns might be able to prevent the state from confiscating $160 million in unspent affor ...
14 years ago
$3.9 million grant to help N.J. elementary schools teach kids to eat their fruits and vegetables
Children in 155 schools across New Jersey will be learning more about fruits and vegetables in the 2012-13 school year. The ...
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New airline coming to Philadelphia International in the spring
An airline offering ultra-low fares with a la carte pricing options will begin offering service from Philadelphia International Airport i ...
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The day CNN went dark at Penn State
Did you hear about the shocking moment last week, when everyone was waiting for the investigative report on the Penn State child abuse co ...
14 years ago
Unfortunately, a Gloucester County, N.J., man has given many motorists a reason to think twice when they are being pulled over. Ne ...
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Should the NCAA ban football at Penn State?
The Freeh report places blame for the Penn State child sex abuse scandal squarely on the four most po ...
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Asian water buffalo help restore marsh in Delaware park
Officials at Brandywine Creek State Park, just north of Wilmington, have borrowed two big weapons in the fight against invasive species t ...
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Paterno family rejects Freeh report, promises separate investigation
Joe Paterno’s family on Monday vowed their own investigation of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, rejecting the findings of a special inv ...
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Northwest Philly’s Town Watch Night Out set for August at Gorgas Park
Northwest Philadelphia Town Watch groups and officers from the Philadelphia Police Department’s 5th District will team up on Aug. 7 ...
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Habitat for Humanity ‘hands up’ Priscilla Street home to grateful Germantown family
On any other day, a crowd of kids and older adults spilling off the sidewalk into a Philadelphia street would constitute a run-of-the-mil ...
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West Philly High stars on Frontline documentary
When the “kit car” arrived in boxes a few years ago at West Philly High School, no one co ...
14 years ago
Christie pick as Romney VP unlikely, according to campaign history
While New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continues to generate national attention as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney, history doesn& ...
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