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At first hearing on $32B budget plan, N.J. lawmakers focus on health care
The New Jersey Assembly held the first legislative hearing Wednesday on Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed $32 billion budget. The focu ...
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Technological transfusion: Red Cross opens digital center in D.C.
What to keep in case of an emergency? Bottled water. Flashlight. Smartphone? The Red Cross certainly had that last one in mind Wed ...
14 years ago
Property taxes: what you don’t know might just be good for you
In a post yesterday, I wrote that Mayor Nutter is embarking on a needed property tax assessment overhaul that’s complicated to gras ...
14 years ago
Chubby Checker sings praises of Settlement school’s music lessons for low-income kids
The Settlement Music School in Philadelphia has gotten its largest programming grant to date. The South Philadelphia-based school has rec ...
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Pa. coroner to release cause of Bevilacqua’s death
A coroner is set to release the results of a probe into the death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the former leader of the Philadelphia ...
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Mild winter prompts early bloom
It’s that time of year when the daffodils and magnolias bloom and pollen fills the air. At least it feels like that time of y ...
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Plans for medical marijuana facility in Camden go up in smoke
Camden’s gateway neighborhood will not become home to a medical marijuana dispensary. The city’s zoning board rejected a req ...
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Cherry Hill restaurant serving dessert hot dog with peanut butter
“Unique” is one way of putting it. ...
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N.J. leaders strike $1 million deal to save anti-bullying law
A bipartisan agreement struck Wednesday by Gov. Chris Christie and legislative leaders in New Jersey will preserve the state’s anti ...
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Whole Foods opening ninth Philadelphia-area store next week
Whole Foods has staked out more territory in the area, and will open its ninth Philly-area store next week. Grand opening for the ...
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Court date: Pa. Senate panel moves to block federal health mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to discuss the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act at the end of the month. Wednesday, stat ...
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With April 24 primary, Pa. is a prize in GOP presidential contest
Now that Super Tuesday has failed to shake a single Republican presidential candidate out of the race, it looks like Pennsylvania’s ...
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3 area chefs up for national honor, voting ends Sunday
Three Philadelphia chefs are nominated for Food & Wine’s “Best ...
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