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N.J. expands ‘Project Medicine Drop’ with additional drop-off sites
With new drop-off locations at the Cherry Hill Police Department, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Lower Township Police Department, a ...
14 years ago
Councilwoman Bass: Protecting SEPTA drivers, conductors is a ‘very serious public-safety issue’
At Thursday’s City Council meeting, Eighth District Councilwoman Cindy Bass introduced a resolution in support of a stalled state-s ...
14 years ago
Planning Commission approves Nicetown II project
After a brief hearing, the city Planning Commission approved the planned Nicetown Court II development on Germantown Avenue, near Wayne J ...
14 years ago
Criminal-background checks help Camden Diocese officials safeguard kids
During National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, many Catholics are keeping an eye on details of the clergy sex abuse trial unfoldi ...
14 years ago
Millville discourages unsanctioned block watch group
Millville, N.J., has a town watch group. It’s sanctioned by the city, works with the police department and is even tackling the iss ...
14 years ago
GOP candidates spar over what’s needed to be Pa. auditor general
The Republican candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general have sparked a debate about what’s actually necessary to be the state ...
14 years ago
Philly Tech Week promises ‘more events, more attendance, more impact’
The second annual Philly Tech Week kicks off this week under the auspices of Philadelphia technology news blog Technically Philly. We get ...
14 years ago
Groundbreaking at old Edison High School set for next month
Two local developers plan to break ground at the old Edison High School site next month. Mosaic Development Partners and Orens Bro ...
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Politicians use campaign funds for everything from criminal lawyers to donuts
If you have a big pile of money around that gets spent at your discretion, it’s hard not to think of it as your own. I’ ...
14 years ago
Federal housing plan aims to help those struggling with ‘underwater’ loans
South Jersey Congressman Rob Andrews says the Federal Housing Finance Agency is implementing pieces of a bipartisan plan he helped propos ...
14 years ago
Monsignor: Abuse investigation fell through the cracks
A Philadelphia priest described by prosecutors as a serial predator was never investigated after a seminarian’s lurid 1992 complai ...
14 years ago
When several state House and Senate lawmakers wore hoodies outside the Capitol in early April to express outrage about the Trayvon Martin ...
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Mt. Airy deli manager unnerved by armed robbery
John Hobbs was still a bit shaken Wednesday evening as he stood behind the counter inside Lincoln Drive Deli in Mt. Airy. While wo ...
14 years ago
Finding the right path to support Uganda’s ‘invisible children’
The Germantown Friends School’s student-run Human Rights Group planned a fundraiser for Invisible Children. After “KONY 2012& ...
14 years ago
Hazmat crews arrive at South Philadelphia recycling center blaze
A fire broke out late this morning at the transfer and recycling center in South Philadelphia beneath the Walt Whitman Bridge. < ...
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