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County officials assess N.J. police force consolidation efforts
County officials from around New Jersey were in Trenton Friday to hear about the potential benefits of merging municipal police departmen ...
14 years ago
Siri abortion ‘shock’: engineered bias or mere imperfection?
Civil liberties groups are steamed that the new iPhone voice-activated search engine won’t direct users to the nearest “abort ...
14 years ago
Occupy Philly’s cost to the city totals $1 million
Through Wednesday’s cleanup at Dilworth Plaza, Occupy Philly’s costs to the city total $1 million, WHYY/NewsWorks’ Tom ...
14 years ago
Police overtime drives cost of Occupy Philadelphia
The cost of extra police to monitor Occupy Philadelphia protesters and eventually evict them has been tallied. Budget Direc ...
14 years ago
School District gets a safe schools advocate from district attorney’s office
After a two-plus year vacancy, the School District of Philadelphia’s safe schools advocate position has been filled. The sta ...
14 years ago
Fight over wrapping large Philadelphia building with ads
Philadelphia City Council has approved a bill clearing the way to wrap a building with a large advertisement. Councilman Fr ...
14 years ago
Writing about illness can help cancer patients feel better
The Pennsylvania Hospital in Center City, Philadelphia, offers writing tips to cancer patients. A daily habit of creative writing ...
14 years ago
Landlords seek changes as mayor considers whether to sign lead paint bill in Philly
A vote could come this week in Philadelphia City Council that would require lead paint inspections each time an a new tenant moves into a ...
14 years ago
Chestnut Hill land use committee tables further action on Bowman plan until next week
A usual meeting of the Land Use, Planning and Zoning (LUPZ) committee of the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) normally has a h ...
14 years ago
Grace period ends for red-light camera at Broad and Vine; next camera will be in Southwest Philly
If you ran the red light this morning at Broad and Vine, you now have a ticket coming your way. The grace period had ended for the ...
14 years ago
Neighbors, supporters remain at odds over Kemble Park project
While some Ogontz residents continue to fight the city’s plan to bring supervised housing for two at-risk groups to the former Kemb ...
14 years ago
Art collection to award money, gallery placement to emerging artists
As of yesterday, the public can browse submissions for the West Collection of Contemporary Art, and by vote, can help an artist win $25,0 ...
14 years ago
Delaware pilot program to bypass insurance companies
In an effort to save costs on medical expenses, some Delaware lawmakers want to contract for services directly with doctors and other pro ...
14 years ago
Roxborough civic addresses new gym proposal, graffiti attacks and party houses
On Thursday night, over a dozen community members and businessmen gathered at Leverington Presbyterian Church for the December meeting of ...
14 years ago
Occupy says it is still strong in Philadelphia, blasts police
Occupy Philadelphia’s tent city is no longer stationed next to City Hall, but members of the group say they’re angry, and the ...
14 years ago