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OFF BALANCE: Will a power play by Chestnut Hill’s biggest landlord put a yoga studio on hold?

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New building opens at Franklin Square

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Northwest Raiders youth program hopes Council honor creates more support

After a winter that saw the Northwest Raiders’ Pop Warner football team play in the national-championship game, City Council honore ...

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Philly councilman wants tougher city candidacy regulation

In a move he says would level the political playing field, Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney wants to prevent elected officials fro ...

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Direct wine shipments in Pa. may be a taste of privatization

The state Senate has approved a bill to allow Pennsylvanians to have wine shipped to their doorstep. But when it comes to moderniz ...

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SRC to vote on closure of 9 schools, Sheppard and Stanton to stay open

Updated 6:50 p.m. — A marathon meeting of the School Reform Commission kicked off tonight at 5:30. The SRC will vote on the proposed cl ...

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N.J. comptroller takes on Norcross insurance firm, alleges DRPA wasted millions through lax oversight

New Jersey’s Comptroller is taking on South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross. Comptroller Matthew Boxer’s audit of t ...

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Timing of property tax re-assessments a matter of politics, not law

Following Dave Davies’ coverage of Philadelphia’s property tax assessment overhaul, a reader wants to know if there is a lega ...

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Photo gallery: Franklin Square kicks off new season with ribbon cutting

Ben Franklin, dutifully played by Ralph Archbold helped kick off another season at Franklin Square Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremon ...

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With prayers and pressure, clergy coalition seeks Philly airport jobs for needy

An interfaith coalition wants to make sure city residents get a piece of the economic benefits from a $6 billion expansion of Philadelphi ...

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Autism prevalence in N.J. outpaces other states

Research just released by the Centers for Disease Control finds that one in 88 American children has autism. These numbers are 78 ...

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N.J. Senate panel huddles over Christie’s $7.8 billion school aid plan

A New Jersey Senate committee spent several hours Thursday examining Gov. Chris Christie’s proposals for education aid. The ...

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NBC10 weather forecast: Freeze warning in effect for tonight, rain moves in later Friday

There’s another freeze warning in place for tonight, and the warm weather won’t return any time soon. Temperatures will be in ...

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‘Mad Men’ on marriage — believe what they’re selling

Sometimes, make believe can get too real. A sure sign of this is when you begin trying to read the mi ...

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Prison time, restitution payments for former Temple doctor convicted of fraud

Dr. Joseph J. Kubacki, a former official at Temple University’s School of Medicine, has been sentenced to seven years in federal pr ...

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