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Ramsey says larger budget will go to more Philadelphia cops and cameras

While asking for a budget increase of $3.6 million, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told City Council he plans to use new ...

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Politics & Policy

Santorum’s exit could mean lower turnout in Pa. primary

With Rick Santorum out of the presidential race, Republicans have lost the biggest get-out-the-vote rallying cry they had in Pennsylvan ...

14 years ago

What would you ask the new Rutgers president?

Dr. Robert Barchi was named the 20th president of Rutgers University on Tuesday by the university’s board of governors. If y ...

14 years ago

Rowan, contractor at odds over presence of mold in campus housing

Like many, Rowan University felt the impact of Hurricane Irene. So when mold problem cropped up in the campus townhouses, the univ ...

14 years ago

Gingrich makes third campaign visit to Delaware

Campaigning at the Newark Senior Center, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Delaware can “send a very, very important signal ...

14 years ago

Groening: Springfield of ‘The Simpsons’ is based in Oregon

Sorry, Springfield residents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Matt Groening, creator of “The Simpsons,” has revealed th ...

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Leeds Middle School principal wins $15,000 leadership award

Stephanie Mitchell of Morris E. Leeds Middle School is a recipient of this year’s Lindback Distinguished Principal Leadership Award ...

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The ultimate home-decor DIY item: An old bomb

What is an empty shell to someone can be worth a whole-lot-of-money to another.  Found at a storage unit, this somewhat rusty bomb- ...

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Rutgers Board approves former Thomas Jefferson U. president to lead N.J. campus

Rutgers University’s Board of Governors has named Robert Barchi, the president of Thomas Jefferson University, as the university ...

14 years ago

Does Philadelphia or Atlantic City have the largest pipe organ?

In separate articles we’ve called the Wanamaker pipe organ and the organ in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall the “largest ...

14 years ago

Congratulations to Cherry Hill’s Mary Gunn, our Week 8 sweepstakes winner

A hearty congratulations to Mary Gunn! The Cherry Hill West resident is our latest winner in the Discover NewsWorks Sweepstakes. ...

14 years ago

National Interest

The Santorum Effect

When the news broke yesterday that Rick Santorum was putting his presidential dreams on ice, I had three immediate reactions: ...

14 years ago

Secret files detailed in Philadelphia priest-abuse trial

Prosecutors are expected to continue showing jurors once-secret Archdiocese of Philadelphia files they say track how priests accused of ...

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DelDOT holds public workshop on proposed West Dover Connector

Members of the public are invited to attend a Delaware Department of Transportation update of the final design for the proposed extension ...

14 years ago

Atlantic City’s new barometer

When I wrote about the demise of the ACES train in March, I mentioned that t ...

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