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SEPTA prepares to remove gender stickers from monthly transpasses
A move once tied to SEPTA’s implementation of a new fare system is moving ahead on its own. The transit agency has agreed to ...
14 years ago
Humane Society calls out Lancaster County egg producer
The Humane Society of the United States says that Pennsylvania’s largest egg producer has its priorities scrambled. The webs ...
14 years ago
Justice Department closes investigation into South Jersey psych hospital
A four-year investigation into Camden County’s Ancora Psychiatric Hospital has closed. ...
14 years ago
New Pa. legislative redistricting plan advances
The panel tasked with taking a second stab at new Pennsylvania House and Senate districts has finally voted on a preliminary plan. ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Library launches ‘Hot Spot on Wheels’ mobile computer van
If you were in West Philly today, it was probably hard to miss the “Hot Spot on Wheels.” The blue and orange van is th ...
14 years ago
Burrell will retire in May as a member of the Phillies
It’s been a few years since Pat Burrell played with the Phillies, but he’ll officially go out as one anyway. On May 18 ...
14 years ago
Will court ruling change conversation about paying for organs?
Taking payment for an organ or tissue donation is illegal under federal law. In December, a U.S. Appeals Court carved out a narrow ...
14 years ago
N.J. in early stage of drought
New Jersey is now in the early stages of a drought. State climatologist Dave Robinson says rainfall in the Garden State over the p ...
14 years ago
Crozer-Keystone to cut 325 jobs in Delaware Valley
The Crozer-Keystone Health System is laying off 325 workers from its five hospitals and one health network in the Delaware Valley. ...
14 years ago
Night Market Philly returns with events planned in NoLibs, Italian Market and Mt. Airy
Night Market Philly will return. The block party-style event held multiple times a ...
14 years ago
In tiff over unused gift cards, merchants say N.J. will lose millions
A merchants group says New Jersey could lose millions of dollars in sales tax revenue because of a decline in gift card purchases. ...
14 years ago
Mayor Nutter to city businesses: ‘Please hire a young person this summer’
Speaking at the Germantown-Lehigh Business & Merchants’ Association’s “rooftop business breakfast” on Thursda ...
14 years ago
Pending final vote, Atlantic City mayor stands to get a raise
Six Atlantic City councilmen have already approved a raise for Mayor Lorenzo Langford, but it will take a final vote to get him an extra ...
14 years ago