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Roger Simon, the veteran political columnist, likes to quote the joke ...
13 years ago
Education funding the focus of Northwest Philly candidates forum
Funding for public education was the focal issue at a packed candidates forum in Germantown. The Wednesday night event featured a panel o ...
13 years ago
Must be something in the water
Do you drink water from the tap? Considering the environmental impact of all that plastic, is it ...
13 years ago
New talks in week-old Philly transit police strike
Negotiators for the Philadelphia area’s transit agency and striking transit police officers are once again in talks to try to end t ...
13 years ago
Garbage truck crash closes I-95 ramps
This won’t be good for the morning commute: a trash-hauling truck overturned this morning on the southbound I-95 ra ...
13 years ago
By process of elimination, Philly determines source of iodine in drinking water
City officials say they have confirmed that the trace amounts of radioactive iodine-131 in Philadelphia drinking water is coming from pat ...
13 years ago
War of words over Rutgers-Rowan plan gets ugly
The proposed takeover of Rutgers’ Camden campus by Rowan University has sparked off something of a Civil War in New Jersey – ...
13 years ago
Sarah Righter Major — a woman who dared to preach
Today we look back at a Germantown woman who defied religious conventions in the 1800’s. Writer Alaina Ma ...
13 years ago
Schuylkill Center to host supply drive for wildlife clinic
This Saturday, the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education will host a family-friendly fundraiser for wildlife animals. The ...
13 years ago
Celebrating Passover with some help from Twitter
The first day of Passover is next week, and Roxborough synagogue Mishkan Shalom, at 4101 Freeland Ave., ...
13 years ago
Yoga on the Ridge prepares for move to Domino Lane
Yoga on the Ridge, a yoga studio in Roxborough, will be moving this May to a new location on Domino Lane, across from the Ivy Ridge shopp ...
13 years ago
The time is now for tenure reform in New Jersey
Why is it so hard for the New Jersey State Legislature to arrive at consensus on changes to NJ’s antiquated teacher tenure laws? ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy: Yesterday and Today: The Carpenter Family
If you’ve ever been on Emlen, Phil-Ellena or Quincy Streets – or studied the Civil War – you won’t want to miss ...
13 years ago
Singer Songwriters at Flying Fish 3/29/12 – 8 to 11 p.m. at 8142 Germantown Ave. ...
13 years ago