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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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago