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Quicking thinking teen takes wheel when grandfather dies
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A 12-year-old New Jersey girl steered a car to safety when her grandfather died at the wheel with his foot ...
14 years ago
Lifelong learning opportunities spotlighted at Delaware open house
The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Wilmington hosts an open house today. Fall courses for adult ...
14 years ago
My goal since starting this blogging gig for NewsWorks has been to get a good story on the radio. That hasn’t happened yet. ...
14 years ago
Gas prices drop by one cent in Delaware after weeks of increases
July has brought steady increases in the price of gasoline in Delaware – until last week, when the price at the pump dropped by abo ...
14 years ago
New dock dedicated in Slaughter Beach
Boaters get new access to the water in Slaughter Beach. Governor Markell and other state leaders will be on hand this morning ...
14 years ago
N.J. brothers jump at the chance for a spot on Olympic gymnastics team
The trampoline is one of the lesser-known Olympic events. It’s like diving but in reverse — athletes bounce themselves 30 feet in ...
14 years ago
A lovely food stop in a hidden N.J. shore town
Most shore visitors don’t know Cape May Point exists. Sure, it’s the home of the Cape May Lighthouse, but the actual town of ...
14 years ago
More testify to difficulties with photo ID in challenging Pa. law
As the hearing on the challenge to Pennsylvania’s voter ID law resumes Monday in Commonwealth Court, testimony from last week inclu ...
14 years ago
N.J. lawmakers try to overrule judges with constitutional amendment
New Jersey lawmakers will vote Monday on a proposed constitutional amendment that would require state judges to contribute more to their ...
14 years ago
Midwest drought mixed bag for N.J. farmers, Del. poultry industry
Crops are dying in the field in the Midwest due to drought, sending the price of corn and soybeans skyrocketing nationwide. Rain h ...
14 years ago
Traveling along new energy paths
It could be an energy footnote — but in Philadelphia, perhaps, it’s confirmation that the city isn’t treading a new ene ...
14 years ago
Callowhill neighbors intimidated by protest at building site
A construction project in Philadelphia’s Loft District has turned contentious, and maybe violent. For some residents near 12th and ...
14 years ago
Never enough time in the day? Sit still for a minute
Time is a precious resource in people’s lives – with so many of us feeling like we’re always running, trying to catch u ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia will soon be seeing more parklets in more neighborhoods. The miniature boardwalks that can be installed curbside, in ...
14 years ago
In move to renew Manayunk Special Services District, a look at shifting priorities
How far off Manayunk’s Main Street does “Main Street” go? It’s a central question in an ongoing effort to renew t ...
14 years ago