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Despite unstable economy, N.J. homeowners still paying to refurbish gardens
Aimee Bentley is passionate about horticulture. So much so that in 2005, the 30 something Audubon, New Jersey entrepreneur turned her hor ...
14 years ago
President Obama should withdraw his executive privilege claim in “Fast and Furious”
Executive privilege is what President Nixon claimed to resist a subpoena for the White House tape recordings that revealed his role in th ...
14 years ago
Philly schools name two finalists for CEO post
And then there were two. After six months of searching for a new superintendent, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission reveale ...
14 years ago
Guilty: Sandusky convicted on 45 sex abuse counts by jury
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s convictions on 45 child sex abuse counts will send him to prison for th ...
14 years ago
Outdoor showing of Princess Bride cancelled
The scheduled outside showing of Princess Bride in Lovett Library’s garden was cancelled due to the strong thunderstorms earlier to ...
14 years ago
AUDIO: WHYY’s Elizabeth Fiedler discusses the verdict in priest trial
Reporter Elizabeth Fiedler discusses the prosecution’s strategy and the case’s outcome. The audio above includes comments fro ...
14 years ago
N.J. Democrats try again for tax surcharge on millionaires
Democrats in the New Jersey Legislature are advancing a bill that would impose an income-tax surcharge on millionaires to fund property t ...
14 years ago
Are Americans more positive about the economy in their local area?
In these tumultuous times we know that Americans may be pretty negative about the economy in Europe and the rest of the world, but are Am ...
14 years ago
Levittowners celebrate 60 years as community
Levittown, Pa., one of the first planned suburbs, has turned 60 years old. Levittown, which spreads over four townships in Bucks C ...
14 years ago
A rocky emergency drill for aid cuts will be felt mostly in Philadelphia
An internal memo from the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare reached service providers in Philadelphia Friday. The memo outlined steps to ...
14 years ago
Lynn verdict shows Catholic Church not immune to law
Apart from the legal merits of the verdict, it strips away another layer of unjustified immunity which the Catholic Church and other reli ...
14 years ago
As deliberations continue, Sandusky jurors have testimony acted out
As deliberations in the child abuse trail of Jerry Sandusky stretched into a second day Friday, jurors have reviewed testimony of two key ...
14 years ago
Hundreds celebrate the life of Dr. Edward W. Robinson Jr., a ‘Renaissance man’ from Germantown
The performers set up instruments on the sidewalk around 8 a.m. Friday. Outside A.M.E. Union Church at 16th and Jefferson streets ...
14 years ago
Natural gas reserve extends beneath Bucks County
The United States Geological Survey’s new estimates of ...
14 years ago
Philly charter school to expand to second building in Mt. Airy
An official with Khepera Charter School said this week that the independent institution ...
14 years ago