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Philadelphia receives $50 million in federal tax credits
Philadelphia will get $50 million in New Market Tax Credits from the federal Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.The federa ...
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Debating the best path to better health care
Doctors, hospital administrators and other medical experts are coming to Philadelphia to discuss better ways of delivering health care. ...
14 years ago
North Light to celebrate 75th anniversary at Hobo Ball
In celebration of 75 years of service, North Light Community Center looks to its roots as it honors some major benefactors at its Hobo Ba ...
14 years ago
No train stop in the works, but Philadelphia Zoo will get a parking garage
It may come as a surprise to tourists visiting the Philadelphia Zoo, but leafy West Philly is in the city, which means parking ...
14 years ago
Renfrew asks women to forgo makeup for a day
Foundation, mascara, rouge: Many women use makeup to enhance their features and add a splash of color. But according to new research, for ...
14 years ago
App helps users maintain a perfect caffeine buzz
Caffeine consumers often walk a fine line between alertness and jittery nerves. A new smartphone app developed by Penn State scientists ...
14 years ago
N.J. panel to consider establishing health insurance exchange
A New Jersey Senate Committee will consider legislation today to create a health insurance exchange in the state. The exchange is ...
14 years ago
Menendez wants N.J. state trooper’s killer on FBI ‘most wanted terrorists’ list
Thirty-nine years ago, New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster was killed on the New Jersey Turnpike, executed by a woman wanted for ban ...
14 years ago
Change of hands for a bundle of South Jersey newspapers
The journalism shake-up continues, this tim ...
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Historic Germantown nominated for Councilman David Cohen Award
Historic Germantown, a consortium of 15 cultural and historic sites in Northwest Philadelphia, has been nominated for the Councilman Davi ...
14 years ago
When we’re having a terrible day or when tragedy strikes, often, the first question that comes to mind is “why me?” ...
14 years ago
N.J. operations by NYPD exceeded orders, former governor says
Former N.J. Gov. Dick Codey says executive orders he signed seven years ago did not give the New York City Police Department the authorit ...
14 years ago
Final contract on the table as Community College of Philadelphia strike deadline approaches
As Community College of Philadelphia instructors prepare to strike, the college says the offer currently on the table is final. ...
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Pennsylvania plans cuts in district courts
Pennsylvania is looking to cut about 40 of the justices whose courtrooms handle things such as traffic citations and civil suits. ...
14 years ago
A closer look at Santorum’s lead heading into Super Tuesday
Voters in the 10 Super Tuesday states will have their say one week from Tuesday. And now, 11 days out, former Pennsylvania senator Rick S ...
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