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Flaming bag of potato chips blamed for fire at Hollywood Casino
Apparently, it was a flaming bag of potato chips that led to a fire at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National this summer, causing $40,000 ...
14 years ago
New program aims to address range of employment barriers
The unemployment rate in Philadelphia hovers around 11 percent, and it’s worse for those with l ...
14 years ago
Suicide an issue even in elementary schools, study finds
While suicide is not typically associated with young children, a new study finds that this problem is present even in elementary schools. ...
14 years ago
Watchdog agency warns N.J. that mob has hands on trash industry
A watchdog agency says the mob still has a hold on New Jersey’s commercial solid waste industry. The State Commission of Inv ...
14 years ago
Trolley Car to open new restaurant in West Philly
Ken Weinstein is currently scouting locations in University City for his third Trolley Car& ...
14 years ago
Dashing N.J. expectations, few workers choose less costly insurance
New Jersey is saving less than officials had expected following Gov. Chris Christie’s health-care reforms. Less than 1 perce ...
14 years ago
Just in time for winter: spring
Besides that rogue pre-Halloween Nor’easter, fall in Philadelphia has been quite the prolonged affair this year. Weekend after bea ...
14 years ago
Phillies to hold holiday sale and tree lighting ceremony this weekend
Although this month’s important winter baseball meetings are taking place, player transactions and the 2012 season won’t exac ...
14 years ago
Pricy tip: Police say waitress stole $39K from restaurant
Police in Pittston, Pennsylvania say a waitress stole nearly $40,000 from the restaurant where she worked part-time. Police say th ...
14 years ago
Top 10 alternative names for Penn
A group of Penn grads are petitioning to change the name of the University of Pennsylvania to something less similar to Penn State U ...
14 years ago
Occupy vs Philly media tape generates buzz
People have begun to notice the verbal smack-down between Occupy Philly protestors and members of the Philly media recorded by WHYY’ ...
14 years ago
City Controller finds Philly school district vacant buildings to be dangerous in review
A review of the Philadelphia School District’s vacant buildings issued today by City of Philadelphia Controller Alan Butkovitz foun ...
14 years ago
Montgomery County Commissioner Matthews charged with perjury
An outgoing Montgomery County official has been charged with perjury and false-swearing. Commissioner James Matthews is accused of ...
14 years ago
Report: More New Jersey residents on the move to Pennsylvania
It appears more and more New Jersey residents are leaving the “Garden State” to make a new home in the “Keystone State. ...
14 years ago