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N.J. Senate committee approves organ donation tax deduction bill
Aside from the stress and pain of donating, say, a kidney, organ donors also have the small matter of medical bills to deal with. ...
14 years ago
Nutter speaks to Chamber of Commerce about Philadelphia’s future
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter told the Chamber of Commerce Monday that making Philadelphia International Airport larger is a major pr ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia taxi drivers want cash for short rides
Philadelphia taxi drivers and owners are divided over a proposal only to accept credit cards for fares $10 or more. The Philadelphi ...
14 years ago
Remaking Rutgers: Camden campus to become part of Rowan University
Gov. Chris Christie says the plan to break up the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and merge Rutgers-C ...
14 years ago
New Phillies pitcher shacking up next door to Cliff Lee
They pitch together, and now they’ll be living together. Well, next door to each other. ...
14 years ago
CreekSide Co-op in Elkins Park breaks ground with help from Weavers Way
Over 100 neighbors gathered at the groundbreaking ceremony of the CreekSide grocery store cooperative last week, blocking off the entire ...
14 years ago
Vineland’s ‘Sandwich of the Year’ shares name with city’s mayor
The Romano Chicken Shooter proved victorious in Saturday’s Sandwich of the Year contest in Vineland. Made with Romano cheese ...
14 years ago
Writers, photographers and students fill WHYY station for freelance training program
Nearly 100 aspiring NewsWorks contributors came to WHYY’s headquarters last week to sharpen up their multimedia skills and learn ho ...
14 years ago
West Allens Lane road construction creating traffic jams and angry neighbors
Mt. Airy residents are not happy about the traffic gridlock around the Philadelphia Water Department’s ...
14 years ago
Pa. commission launches crime-related data website
How many people are on parole in Pennsylvania? How many arrests have there been in your county, and for what? That information is ...
14 years ago
Delaware polar plunge shatters records
A record number of participants raised a record amount for Special Olympics Delaware by jumping in the warmest ocean water on record for ...
14 years ago
Pa. Rep. convicted on 5 counts in corruption case
A once-powerful Democratic Pennsylvania lawmaker has been convicted on five of six corruption charges relating to allegations that he re ...
14 years ago
Philly Weekly Q&A: Occupy Philly member runs for U.S. House seat
Take a breather from the presidential race for a second and think about this: There are state-level elections this year, too. So j ...
14 years ago
DeWeese – it didn’t have to come to this
Former Pennsylvania House Speaker is by my count the 21st person to be convicted or plead guilty in a lengthy investigation of the use of ...
14 years ago
Remember those scenes in Terminator 2 where the cyborg gets blasted to bits, only to regenerate itself over and over? This week, ...
14 years ago