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Manayunk Towpath improvement project nears completion while canal dredging gets underway
A long-discussed city plan to dredge the Manayunk Canal, aimed at improving water flow and enhancing the environment for fish and birds & ...
14 years ago
Did you know today is National Freedom Day?
A lot of smaller holidays go by unnoticed. ...
14 years ago
Hub of Hope brings services to heart of Philadelphia homeless community
A converted storefront in Philadelphia’s Suburban Station concourse has been turned into a a service center for homeless people. I ...
14 years ago
Delaware issues civil union licenses at rates faster than expected
The first month of legal civil unions in Delaware resulted in about twice as many licenses as were originally expected. 138 civil ...
14 years ago
PSEA endorses bill that would support Chester-Upland, other Pa. districts
The Pennsylvania State Education Association has endorsed a bill from Rep. Eugene DePasquale, D-York, that would funnel $30 million to di ...
14 years ago
Report: Delaware making progress in addressing Psychiatric Center problems
Delaware is getting praise for making progress in reforming conditions that affected patient care at the Delaware Psychiatric Center, acc ...
14 years ago
Former top-level N.J. Department of Corrections official admits extorting money from employee
Federal prosecutors say a former high-ranking New Jersey Department of Corrections official has pleaded guilty to extortion. Lydel ...
14 years ago
Concussion lawsuits filed against the NFL to be consolidated, argued in Philly
A judicial panel has spoken: Philadelphia is now home base for concussion lawsuits against the National Football League. At least ...
14 years ago
Corbett in Punxsutawney Thursday for Groundhog Day
There will be two well-known Pennsylvania figures in Punxsutawney, Pa., tomorrow. Which one is more liked at the end of the day depends o ...
14 years ago
Nominations encouraged for Citizen Service Honors
A deadline is approaching to nominate a Delaware hero for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s Citiz ...
14 years ago
Early morning fire destroys Chelten Avenue flower shop
More than eight hours after the owners of Flowers By Jannette florist shop on Chelten Avenue got a call that their business was being des ...
14 years ago
Van Gogh exhibit in Philadelphia focuses on his last years
The new exhibition “Van Gogh Up Close” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is not about exploring the Dutch artist’s tum ...
14 years ago
Food for All Market featured on WHYY radio
The recent customer bailout of Mt. Airy’s Food for All Market conti ...
14 years ago
Salem County borough uses ‘quality of life’ sweep in response to neighbors’ complaints
Complain often and loud enough and you just might see results. Police in Penns Grove, N.J. arrested eight people in two days durin ...
14 years ago
Wilmington parking regulations explained in detail
After several weeks of complaints about overaggressive enforcement, confusing signs and unclear rules about when to feed the meter, the C ...
14 years ago