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5th Police District issues neighborhood burglary alert
A trend in home burglaries this February has Manayunk and Roxborough residents on alert. Within the last two weeks, a number of bu ...
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6 men, 6 women chosen for jury in Philly priest-abuse case
An assistant restaurant manager has become the 12th juror seated in the landmark case about how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia dealt w ...
14 years ago
Delaware wetlands are shrinking according to a new report
Delaware continues to lose wetlands faster than they can be created or restored, according to a report highlighted at a conference in Dov ...
14 years ago
Teen brothers charged in Delaware shooting
Police have arrested two teenage brothers on charges they took part in the shooting of a young woman who was found wounded in a shopping ...
14 years ago
Back in town for filming, Will Smith opts to live in Villanova
The Fresh Prince has returned. Sort of, and only temporarily. West Philly native Will Smith is back in town to shoot a movie, and ...
14 years ago
Pa. power plant, long a thorn in N.J.’s side, to close by 2015
In a move applauded by New Jersey environmentalists, the company that runs the Portland Generating Station in Northampton County, Pa., an ...
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Pa. says Philly teachers can’t administer PSSA tests to their own students
With the PSSA tests coming up and the Pennsylvania Department of Education waist-deep in an inquiry about standardized test cheating in d ...
14 years ago
Delaware bond bill hearings are winding down
The Delaware General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee is wrapping up a week of hearings on Governor Jack Markell’s recommen ...
14 years ago
N.J. mother, child both born on Leap Day
A New Jersey mother born on February 29 beat 2 million-to-1 odds when she had her daughter — who was also born on leap day. ...
14 years ago
Marcus Hook mulling zoning changes for idled Sunoco plant
The town of Marcus Hook is looking for leverage. As Sunoco and others look to find a new use for the company’s idled refiner ...
14 years ago
‘Swap Shop’ fundaiser in Germantown geared toward spurring creativity
Five dollars and a bag of gently used clothes. Fifteen dollars if you couldn’t bear to part with anything in your closet. That̵ ...
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N.J. issues statewide ban on designer drugs
N.J. Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa has issued a statewide ban on synthetic drugs, preempting state and federal legislation that woul ...
14 years ago
Between seasons garden project- raised beds
It’s easy to forget this, but some years the ground would still be frozen hard right now. Digging would be like chipping at bedrock ...
14 years ago
New video screens coming to President’s House
If things go according to plan, the new video screens being installed at the President’s House will be a more sustainable solution ...
14 years ago
Family Fun Night features free ice skating, face painting, healthy-eating seminars, a small-business panel and more! It will be he ...
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