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Public spaces get pianos, Newark Castle landfill becomes power source
Good morning, feeders! Shirley Minn will start the day off at a landfill. She’ll tell us the story of the New Castle waste f ...
14 years ago
Diane Bryman Rugs closes in Chestnut Hill
The usually welcoming open door into Diane Bryman Rugs showroom is locked shut after 52 years. The Chestnut Hill retailer, located at 80 ...
14 years ago
Delaware lawmakers want dogs off the chain
State lawmakers advance a measure that would prohibit keeping a dog tethered for more than 18 hours a day. ...
14 years ago
Eligibility changes coming to Pa. unemployment
A bill meant to erase billions in debt and reform Pennsylvania’s unemployment system was sent to Governor Corbett for approval yesterda ...
14 years ago
Philly schools laying off nearly 300 staffers
School officials in Philadelphia say nearly 300 staffers will be getting pink slips this week. The teachers union says most of the ...
14 years ago
Poll: Majority say Ravi sentence not tough enough
A new poll finds a majority of New Jersey residents believe a former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his ...
14 years ago
Despite law, N.J. town says there is still delay in cleaning up contaminated sites
The final stage of New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) took effect on May 7. Though the legislation is meant to speed t ...
14 years ago
East Mt. Airy Neighbors sees fiscal improvements in past year
East Mt. Airy Neighbors (EMAN) is feeling rather flush these days. At EMAN’s annual meeting, Treasurer Laurence “Dutch̶ ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy – yesterday and today: Inside the Phil-Ellena mansion
Had you been a friend of the family of George Carpenter visiting his grand Greek Revival mansion, Phil-Ellena, as a guest, what would you ...
14 years ago
Looking between the N.J. report card lines
When is a School Report Card not just a School Report Card? When it’s a political instrument. This is commentary f ...
14 years ago
Audrey Flack headlines at Rutgers Feminist Fete
She looks like a rock star, with tight jeans, spiky blond hair, gold sneakers and chains around her neck. From these hang a medal she won ...
14 years ago
CEO of the Germantown Life Enrichment Center: ‘We have come back stronger’
“Independent,” “community-driven,” and “homegrown” are all words Maurice Walls, CEO of the Germantown ...
14 years ago
With jury in place, Sandusky trial to begin Monday
Five men and seven women have been picked to serve on the jury for the trial of Jerry Sandusky in Bellefonte, Pa. The former Penn ...
14 years ago
Costs of reorganizing Rutgers campuses ‘huge,’ university trustee says
As officials of Rutgers University met Wednesday to talk about the proposal to realign the state’s higher education system, one tru ...
14 years ago