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Faculty reject contract offer at Community College of Philadelphia, but don’t strike
Monday was the first day of classes following spring break at the Community College of Philadelphia. Monday night, faculty and staff of ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Business Journal reviews SEPTA’s 25 busiest routes
What’s the busiest SEPTA route? The Market-Frankford Line, according to stats on daily average weekly passengers. ...
14 years ago
Christie confident of progress on tenure changes, merit pay, charter schools
Gov. Chris Christie says he is hopeful the New Jersey Legislature will act this year on his proposals to make changes in the state’ ...
14 years ago
Red light camera program in Philadelphia in jeopardy
Philadelphia’s red light camera program could come to an end if an agreement isn’t reached in Harrisburg before the summer. ...
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N.J. bill would loosen restrictions on local craft brewers
A New Jersey Senate bill would give small-time brewers the freedom to sell their beers on- and off-site — something microbrewers curren ...
14 years ago
Judge yet to rule on how much pretrial information Sandusky gets
Pennsylvania state prosecutors and Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers are headed to court to argue before a judge about how much information ...
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East Germantown residents to City: Should we expect buyouts or not?
Residents from flood-prone blocks in East Germantown hope to hear more about a potential city-led property buyout during a Tuesday night ...
14 years ago
Neighborhood groups to get more details on possible Delaware Avenue hotel
Community groups in Fishtown and Northern Liberties are expected to have some light shed on a potential development project on Delaware A ...
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Delaware will have say in billion dollar Florida trust case
A Florida court will allow the state of Delaware to intervene in a case involving the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust, which funds th ...
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No testimony from Ravi in Clementi web cam-spying trial
The Defense has come to rest in the Tyler Clementi web cam-spying cast ...
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The Germantown Jewish Centre on what the Purim holiday means
It’s not often a troupe of Star Wars characters enters Germantown Jewish Centre’s (GJC) Charry Sanctuary. But when it does ha ...
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February was record-setting month for Philly sales tax collections
Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz has issued a “special economic update” celebrating record high sales tax collecti ...
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Delaware puts the focus on volunteerism and serving communities in need
The CEO of Public Allies visits Delaware Tuesday as part of a week devoted to highlighting civic involvement. “AmeriCorps Wo ...
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SEPTA releases updated ‘System Status’ page for tracking routes
You don’t need more than a watch to know your bus is late, but it might also be good to know why. SEPTA is helping ...
14 years ago
Will Chester Upland teachers get paid this week?
This week is another tense one for the Chester Upland School District’s teachers, parents and 3,600 students. The district wa ...
14 years ago