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Tiebreaker to pick GOP map for N.J. House seats
A new congressional map favoring Republicans has been chosen by the tie-breaking member of New Jersey’s redistricting commission. ...
14 years ago
Retracing a well-worn path across the Delaware River
This Sunday, of course, marks Christmas. But it also marks the day in 1776 when General George Washington led his men across the icy Del ...
14 years ago
Cleaning crew finds $172,000 violin student left on Philly-bound bus
Police are asking for the public’s help recovering a rare violin worth $172,000 that was left on board a Boston-to-Philadelphia bus ...
14 years ago
School District of Philadelphia announces 141 layoffs today
Several Philly school secretaries, nurses, and other employees are getting something they didn’t ask for this holiday season: Unemp ...
14 years ago
Gallup: Congress achieves lowest approval rating
Congress’ protracted wrestling over extending the payroll tax cuts does little to enhance the image of its members. Frank Newport, ...
14 years ago
‘Rock to the Future’ gets kids in the groove
On a recent weekday afternoon the music coming out of the third floor of St. Michael’s Church in North Philadelphia would ...
14 years ago
The best and worst sounds of the season
We asked NewsWorks readers for the best, and worst, holiday songs. Most seemed to prefer rock, n ...
14 years ago
The wedding: ‘The Cloud’ to the rescue
A dozen minutes behind schedule, Aaron O’Meara, flanked by his beaming parents, entered the main ballroom at Philadelphia’s D ...
14 years ago
Intentional icing at Citzens Bank Park as rink forms for Winter Classic
Construction is well under way on the ice rink at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia where the Flyers will play the New York Ranger ...
14 years ago