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City’s newest plot of public green space, Hawthorne Park, opens

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Tempers stay cool in Independence Day political battles in Philadelphia

Using the time-honored tools, the bullhorn and the human microphone, a group calling themselves the Continental Congress 2.0 listed their ...

14 years ago

Philadelphia celebrates America’s birthday with fanfare, cake and protests

Thousands gathered on Independence Mall today to celebrate the Fourth of July by watching a parade and eating cake.  Philadelphia Ma ...

14 years ago

July 4th festivities: Countdown to Fireworks on the Parkway

The Party on the Parkway kicked off at 12 p.m. on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with blocks and blocks of educational activities, ga ...

14 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Princeton artists invade Philadelphia gallery

“I was always thinking of making a connection between Princeton and Philadelphia,” said Irina Gobernik, who lives in the New ...

14 years ago

Peace activists bring drone model to Philadelphia for July 4th

Peace activists are worried about how reliant the U.S. military has become on drone airplanes. They’re hitting Philadelphia streets ...

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Philadelphia rings in traditional July 4th ceremonies

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett celebrated Independence Day in Philadelphia.  The ceremonies in the shadow of the Liberty ...

14 years ago

You can get a charge out of this story…for free

Tens of thousands of people in South Jersey face almost a week without electricity. In addition to food and water, some are offering ...

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Federal court rules dredging the Delaware River can continue

After three decades of studies and legal fights, a federal court has cleared the way for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete dee ...

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Independence Day heats up with Smyrna – Clayton parade

The sun was relentless and it got hotter by the minute, but big crowds still enjoyed central Delaware’s traditional kick-off to Ind ...

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Independence Day celebrations spread to Delaware museum

As people celebrate Independence Day across the country, some children at a local museum were able to get creative while learning about t ...

14 years ago

Student athletes will be affected by new Pa. law

Perhaps lost amid state budget deadlines, storm-related news and plans for the Fourth, a new law went into effect on Sunday that will hav ...

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UPenn graduate student working at CERN ‘overwhelmed’ by Higgs boson discovery

Early Wednesday morning, researchers at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced they’ve almost certainly discover ...

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Fourth of July fun fills the streets in Hockessin

Patriotic traditions continue this year in Hockessin with its 22nd annual parade where crowds of people tighly pack both sides of Old Lan ...

14 years ago

People hit the ground running on July 4th

People from across the state as well as folks from Texas and Georgia decided to put on their running shoes for the Fourth of July to part ...

14 years ago

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