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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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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. ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 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 ...
14 years ago
Denying unemployment to seasonal workers at the Jersey Shore
It could be a difficult winter for some of the lifeguards, bartenders and boardwalk employees who work summers at the Jersey Shore if law ...
14 years ago
British Food Network TV crew films Philly food truck
A Mt. Airy food truck vendor came under the spotlight yesterday after the British Food Network dropped by to tape a segment for its progr ...
14 years ago
N.J. Senate committee tries to keep state from claiming unused gift cards
A bill passed yesterday by the New Jersey Senate Budget Committee would prevent the state from claiming the value on unused gift cards. ...
14 years ago
Police release video of Germantown Ave. mattress-store burglary
On Friday, Philadelphia Police released video footage of a May 3 early-morning burglary at Ray’s Appliance and Mattress Store in Ge ...
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