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No definite budget proposal yet from Pa. lawmakers
With the Pennsylvania budget deadline looming, lawmakers are grappling with spending limits called for by the governor, as well as legisl ...
14 years ago
Rowan, Rutgers aligned against joint governing board with full authority
A bill passed yeterday by a New Jersey Senate committee has the support of Sen. Donald Norcross, but not necessarily the universities it ...
14 years ago
‘5th Floor’ transports audiences in a perpendicular mystery
This weekend begins a festival for extremely low-budget theater. The third “SoLow Festival” features 16 performances t ...
14 years ago
Germany Hill development battle heats up in NW Philly
A battle is brewing over the latest plans to build a new neighborhood on part of Germany Hill, the undeveloped 20-acre tract in Roxboroug ...
14 years ago
NAACP focuses on establishing ‘health equity’
Philadelphia’s health department invited the director of health programs for the National Association for the Advancement of Colore ...
14 years ago
Pa. House to take up liquor privatization plan — again
A plan to sell off Pennsylvania’s roughly 600 wine and spirits stores has the support of the governor, but it’s still stallin ...
14 years ago
New Jersey considers updating campaign spending rules
New Jersey election officials are proposing some changes to keep pace with the increasing importance of the Internet in campaigns. ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Council considers allowing, regulating electric fences
Some Philadelphia businesses have electrified security fences. A proposed law would make that legal, with some restrictions. The ...
14 years ago
TSA plans to dismiss seven Philadelphia employees
The Transportation Security Administration plans to dismiss seven workers in Philadelphia in connection with an investigation that began ...
14 years ago
Roxborough residents want sticky, black substance cleaned up from their streets
The black tire marks etched on Keiffer Street at the intersection of Wigard Avenue in Roxborough turn and pivot in all directions for sev ...
14 years ago
Chester Upland School District to shift from armed police patrols to security officers
Perhaps synonymous in our area with “financially struggling school district,” Chester Upland’s superintendent plans to ...
14 years ago
As commercial pollinators, bumblebees may fly to the rescue in Delaware
Honeybees have long been used in agriculture to help pollinate crops. But with populations declining due to the devastating colony collap ...
14 years ago
‘I won’t say goodbye’ – the last day at St. Bridget School
Underneath the four spires of St. Bridget Church in East Falls, a white paperboard sign adorned with red lettering leans against the alta ...
14 years ago
WMAN announced board changes, budget in last summer meeting
In the last meeting before summer recess, the West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) announced a new budget, goals for the coming year and slight ...
14 years ago
Delaware residents urged to give input on flooding in the state
In an effort to reduce flooding impacts in Delaware, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is looking fo ...
14 years ago