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Barnes Foundation cuts ribbon on new galleries in Philadelphia
The Barnes Foundation’s new home in Philadelphia is officially open. The gates were opened to a trumpet fanfare as se ...
13 years ago
New research could lead to a genetic test for schizophrenia
New research from Indiana University reveals clues about the genetics of schizophrenia. The findings eventually could lead to a genetic ...
13 years ago
Sustainability lecture focuses on planning, assigning roles and documenting efforts
It was a question people always ask, and a question Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability for the City of Philadelphia, strongly ...
13 years ago
Update: Panel want N.J. judges’ retirement age to remain consistent
Regulators are set to discuss a proposal increasing the mandatory retirement for New Jersey’s judges and Supreme Court justices. ...
13 years ago
Sen. Farnese moves to thwart Mayor Nutter’s property tax plan
State Senator Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia) has thrown a wrench in Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s property tax re-assessment ...
13 years ago
Pa.’s highest court relieves Justice Orie Mevin of duties
Pennsylvania’s highest court has suspended one of its justices who faces nine criminal charges for allegedly using state-paid staff ...
13 years ago
Campaign calls for increased Hep B testing in Philly
About fifty people wearing matching superman-themed “B a Hero” shirts gathered in Love Park Friday afternoon to raise awarene ...
13 years ago
Third man shot by a Delaware police officer in a month
Wilmington Police shot a man near 29th and Van Buren Streets Friday morning. He is the third person shot by a Wilmington or New Castle C ...
13 years ago
Man fatally crushed at Montco newsprint plant
A railroad engineer near Philadelphia has been killed by a roll of newsprint that fell out of a boxcar and crushed him. Officials ...
13 years ago
Two days after chemical fire, Gloucester County residents report odor
The fire at the Dow Chemical plant in Bucks County, Pa., might be out, but neighbors in New Jersey are still complaining about the smell. ...
13 years ago
State Trooper settles discrimination claim against former Delaware governor
Master Corporal Timothy Shockley sued then-Governor Ruth Ann Minner in 2006, claiming he was passed over for a promotion in favor of an u ...
13 years ago
Gross operating profits increase for A.C. casinos
First quarter gross profits are up for Atlantic City’s casinos. More nongambling revenue, higher hotel occupancy and a 17 pe ...
13 years ago
Sneak peek of Delaware children’s hospital expansion
For many at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, the summer of 2014 can’t come soon enough. That’s when constructio ...
13 years ago
Reporter’s DNA traced back to Ice Age in Spain, but questions linger
Perhaps the only thing more confusing than the holes in my family tree are the DNA results meant to fill them. At least for me, si ...
13 years ago
Expanded homeless count finds more than 500 people on Philly streets
An expanded homeless count in Philadelphia found more than 500 people living on city streets. Wednesday night’s count went b ...
13 years ago