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East Falls exploratory food co-op meeting to be held Wednesday
It seems Manayunk and Roxborough aren’t the only Northwest neighborhoods in which the idea of a new food co-op is taking root: East ...
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Oak Lane tree-giveaway aims to ‘get into your spirit’
To commemorate Arbor Day, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, the city Parks and Recreation Department and Wells Fargo Bank distributed 160 t ...
14 years ago
Take a mild winter, add an early spring and unusually dry weather, and what do you get? Besides great barbecuing, lots of bugs in your ga ...
14 years ago
Delaware proposal would keep your boss out of your Facebook page
Legislation introduced in Dover would make it illegal for an employer to ask for an applicant’s social networking user name and pas ...
14 years ago
Priest described as ‘ladies man’ during Philly trial
Court testimony today told the story of a Philadelphia priest who had a ...
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Philadelphia jobs commission gets down to work
A new commission has been formed in Philadelphia to help people find jobs. The commission is tasked with finding out ways to creat ...
14 years ago
Fourth of July group to pay city more than $300,000 for celebration
The Fourth of July gets no free ride in Philly. This year, the non-profit that runs Celebrate America will be paying more than $30 ...
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Woman killed in hit and run incident near University of Delaware campus
Newark Police are looking for the person who struck and killed a woman crossing the street near the Newark Public Library. The wom ...
14 years ago
County Police honor fallen comrades
New Castle County Police will remember officers killed in the line of duty during a memorial service this morning. The serv ...
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Debating Christie’s plan to test high school students before graduation
In an attempt to help struggling high school students before it’s too late, Gov. Chris Christie and Acting Education Commissioner C ...
14 years ago
Has anyone noticed that Republicans have largely gone mute on the subject of gas prices?What a difference a month makes. As April dawned, ...
14 years ago
Lucy Merrick celebrated her 100th birthday in Germantown on Saturday
Lucy Merrick, an activist for senior-citizen rights, was joined by a slew of family members and friends as she celebrated her 100th birth ...
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Delaware awarded grant money from new health care law
More than one million dollars will go to Delaware to help build and expand community health centers as well as create jobs. ...
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$18 million in federal grants to be shared by 8 N.J. community health centers
Community health centers in Camden, Long Branch and Bridgeton are among community health centers in New Jersey to receive $18 million in ...
14 years ago
N.J. Dept. of Education to discuss new graduation requirements
The N.J. Department of Education is scheduled to discuss new graduation requirements and some changes to the Garden State’s charter ...
14 years ago