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Corbett signs Pennsylvania Megan’s Law expansion
More than a month after former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges, a new law is ...
13 years ago
Nicetown CDC: Historical designation at Wayne Junction could spur growth
The name of the company is escaping her at the moment, but Nettie Boykin can still remember the sequence of steps involved in the job she ...
13 years ago
Judge overturns ‘sex for tickets’ conviction
Susan Finkelstein is not an attempted prostitute. So says her lawyer, who announced today a judge has overturned Finkelstein’ ...
13 years ago
Former Phillies GM returns to the team as a consultant
Last year it was Cliff Lee, now it’s Ed Wade. The Phillies are welcoming back another former teammate, and this time its a p ...
13 years ago
Artist seeks more community input for Chelten Avenue mural inspiration
A new community mural at 310 W. Chelten Ave., which is currently the site of a Christian bookstore, is one step closer to a design after ...
13 years ago
Parental postmortems on the rehearsal, and dread for a snowy dawn
About midnight that night, the Levys and O’Mearas each lay in their hotel rooms in Old City. Each husband and wife stared into the ...
13 years ago
New York anti-fracking activists put Dimock, Pa. on national map
The little Pennsylvania town of Dimock has become the symbolic front line of the fightover natural gas drilling. It’s known far and ...
13 years ago
Rittenhouse menorah to be lit at 6:30 p.m.
The menorah at the Independence Visitor Center is already up and ready to go, and tonight, ...
13 years ago
Would a cell phone ban for all drivers adhere to the Constitution?
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that all states pass legislation banning any type of cell phone use by drivers. ...
13 years ago
Pa. budget secretary plans spending freezes to combat $500 million deficit
Pennsylvania is facing some harsh realities. Budget Secretary Charles Zogby said today the state has a projected $500 million defi ...
13 years ago
Seamen find holiday hospitality at Port of Wilmington
Many crew members onboard ships docking at the Port of Wilmington will be thousands of miles from home during the holidays. Staff and vo ...
13 years ago
More community meetings scheduled following Upper Darby burglaries
A second community meeting has been scheduled for this week in Upper Darby following several burglaries in Drexel Hill and Drexel Park, a ...
13 years ago
Distilling “Germantown Neighborhoods” into a mural
“What does the Germantown neighborhood mean to you?” It’s a generalized start to designing a mural, but one that ...
13 years ago
Class teaches seniors ways to deal with memory loss
Memory loss is part of aging for many people, ranging from occasionally forgetting things to serious conditions including Alzheimer’ ...
13 years ago
Police arrest suspect in murder of missing Wilmington woman
Wilmington Police have made an arrest in connection with the disappearance of a woman yesterday morning. Marsha Lee never returned ...
13 years ago