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Physical assault: practically legal in Philadelphia
If someone pounds on a stranger in broad daylight on a Philadelphia sidewalk in front of several witnesses, and the police have the licen ...
13 years ago
Electric-car charging stations may get legislative jumpstart in N.J.
The New Jersey Assembly has approved legislation that would encourage the increased use of electric cars. The measure gives tax br ...
13 years ago
N.J. moves to make sure some checks are not in the mail
The New Jersey Assembly has passed legislation that would prevent consumers from being ripped off by one type of check they get in the ma ...
13 years ago
Roots Relocates in Chestnut Hill
Roots has uprooted. Owner Heather Stauffer’s home furnishings and apparel boutique relocated to 8436 Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill ...
13 years ago
Philly invites yarn-bomber to outfit city property
Philadelphia is in the middle of a monthlong art festival celebrating textile and fabric art — Fiber Philadelphia 2012. City Hal ...
13 years ago
N.J. building extension measure hits snag, may be held
A legislative vote may be delayed on a proposal allowing developers in New Jersey a two-year extension on starting projects after they re ...
13 years ago
Wilmington mayor presents last budget address
After a 12 year run, and trying to whip the City of Wilmington into shape, Mayor James Baker delivered his last budget proposal inside Co ...
13 years ago
Over chants, panel OKs withdrawing Susquehanna water for fracking
There were shouts, but no clashes between protesters and police at the meeting of commissioners in charge of granting energy companies pe ...
13 years ago
‘Black Madam’ seeks bail reduction Friday in ‘pumping party’ case
A preliminary hearing for Padge-Victoria Windslowe, who was arrested on Feb. 29 at a Germantown home where a buttocks-enhancement “ ...
13 years ago
At library convention, tales of keeping up with technology despite shrinking budgets
A new report says Philadelphia’s Free Library is trying to change with the times in an era of flat funding. Well, it turns out a lo ...
13 years ago
Delaware City group testing air quality near refinery
Residents of Delaware City are hoping a new monitoring effort will give them a better sense of what effect the nearby refinery has on the ...
13 years ago
Composting is becoming a big part of the “greening” of Delaware and some big businesses are buying into the idea. ...
13 years ago
NBC10 weather forecast: Slight cool-down until Monday, with chance of weekend rain
Temperatures have dipped into the 60s, but fear not, Spring-lovers. We’ll be back into the 70s next week. ...
13 years ago
Enacting property tax rates with a blindfold and one hand tied
A complication in the city’s impending property tax assessment overhaul has at least one NewsWorks reader confused. They’ ...
13 years ago