Archives: Articles
Nikki Giovanni tops our list for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and while my adult poets and I struggle to produce a poem a day, children in and out of school ...
15 years ago
For Pulitzer fiction finalists, nothing is good enough?
Among the three finalists for this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, not one of them was chosen as a winner. What’s up with ...
15 years ago
N.J. towns press for more of $1 billion state-collected energy tax
Municipal officials in New Jersey say the state is not giving them their fair share of money from an energy tax. The state collect ...
15 years ago
27 arrested in child porn sting as N.J. police investigation goes high tech
New Jersey State Police are going high-tech to crack down on child pornography. A sting dubbed “Operation Watchdog” has ...
15 years ago
Since 2010, Christie has OK’d $1.57 billion in N.J. tax breaks for business
As Americans forked over their taxes Tuesday, some companies in New Jersey may be paying a little less. Gov. Chris Christie has approved ...
15 years ago
Grand jury probes Philly warehouse blaze that killed two firefighters
A Philadelphia grand jury has started an investigation into whether charges should be brought following a deadly warehouse fire in the Ke ...
15 years ago
A clash of gardening cultures in South Philadelphia
Most of the lots on the South Philly block of Mercy Street between 5th and 6th are vacant. For decades, 17 gaping spaces have been filled ...
15 years ago
Ocean Spray breaks ground on Pa. bottling plant
Ocean Spray has broken ground on a new bottling plant outside Allentown. The company is spending $110 million to relocate a juice ...
15 years ago