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Gov. Christie, as promised, vetoes gay marriage bill

Governor Chris Christie on Friday evening vetoed a bill that would have allowed same-sex marriage in New Jersey. The ...

14 years ago

Voices in the Family

Talking politics without fighting

Politics may well be the most taboo topic in social settings – even on President’s Day. Bring it up, and you might soon find ...

14 years ago

Little risk from hurricanes for wind farms off N.J. coast

A new study confirms that any wind turbines built off the coast of New Jersey would stand relatively little risk of being destroyed by a ...

14 years ago

N.J. may make distributing accident-scene photos a crime

A Senate committee has approved legislation that would make it a crime for first responders in New Jersey to distribute photographs of ac ...

14 years ago

Medical researchers protest $60 million of slashed funds in Corbett budget proposal

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed budget would cut almost $60 million of medical research money that used to come from t ...

14 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Finally, Penn names W.E.B. Du Bois honorary professor

On Friday, the University of Pennsylvania named W.E.B. Du Bois an honorary professor, 49 years after his death. The Harvard-traine ...

14 years ago

POLL: How do you get around in New Jersey?

Now that South Jersey is one step closer to adding a light rail line from Camden to Glassboro, we wanted to know how you get around? ...

14 years ago

Police search for purse snatcher targeting Manayunk bars

Philadelphia Police are searching for a purse-snatcher who has reportedly been working bars along Main Street in Manayunk. A crime ...

14 years ago

Mt. Airy BID’s ten-year renewal plan raises some concerns

Should the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (BID) seek a term of five years or 10 when it applies for charter renewal later this ye ...

14 years ago

Intersection of Allens Lane and Cresheim Road will be closed Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

West Mt. Airy Neighbors sent this advisory on Friday. ...

14 years ago

Hart named president of University of Arizona

The Arizona Board of Regents today voted to approve Ann Weaver Hart as the University of Arizona ...

14 years ago

Inquirer and Daily News journalists sign petition to owners of papers

Journalists at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com have signed a statement calling on ownership and any potential suitor ...

14 years ago

McNeil recalls 574,000 bottles of Infants’ Tylenol

Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil division is r ...

14 years ago

Most N.J. school districts want to move elections to November

About 80 percent of the school districts in New Jersey have decided to move their elections from April to November. More than 400 ...

14 years ago

Vineland’s Sacred Heart High School to remain open

More new on the school-closings front, this time from New Jersey. Monsignor John Burton told Sacred Heart High School students tod ...

14 years ago

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