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Three longtime Pa. lawmakers decide to step down
Three Pennsylvania lawmakers have announced they won’t be running for re-election next year. State Sen. Jeffrey Piccola of D ...
13 years ago
Those who have served their country asked to help fellow vets
Military veterans are being asked to serve in specialized courts to help their fellow vets who have entered the criminal justice system. ...
13 years ago
Former housing director weighs in on Nutter’s plan to reduce blight
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says he’s going after so-called absentee investors: property owners who buy cheap in poverty stri ...
13 years ago
Rick Loughery’s Chesco win makes him one of the youngest county officials in the state
There’s some new blood in Chester County, and it’s young, too. Newly elected Recorder of Deeds Rick Loughery is a mere ...
13 years ago
Post-election, N.J. Democratic leaders focus on jobs
Democrats who control the New Jersey Legislature have selected their leaders for the next two years. Steve Sweeney will retain his ...
13 years ago
Nixon’s Watergate grand jury testimony now available
Starting today, Richard Nixon’s Watergate grand jury testimony will be available through the Nixon Presidential Library in Californ ...
13 years ago
First Person Arts Festival marks 10th year of storied tradition
The First Person Arts Festival begins Thursday in Philadelphia. The 10th annual festival of memoir and biography features people telling ...
13 years ago
Burned couches part of new Philly fire-awareness campaign
What would you do if your living room was on fire? How would you get out, who would you call? Those are questions the Southeastern ...
13 years ago
Why the angst about high school reunions?
November is a busy time for high school reunions. Getting together with your pals from school decades after graduation should be a fun af ...
13 years ago
Police make arrest in May shooting outside Feltonville night club
Philadelphia Police have arrested one of the suspects wanted ...
13 years ago
Delaware man who faked way into Harvard violates parole
The Delaware man who faked his way into Harvard University is back in jail for violating the conditions of his parole, according to the H ...
13 years ago
DuPont to pay $500,000 for water quality violations
DuPont reached a settlement with Delaware and the EPA for numerous violations at its Edge Moor plant site. The Delaware-based comp ...
13 years ago
Frazier to be memorialized publicly this weekend
Rather than leave a candle outside Joe Frazier’s old gym on North Broad Street (as Apple customers did for Steve Jobs at the Center ...
13 years ago
Opinions differ from local Penn State alums on Paterno’s exit
In the wake of the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State, the board of trustees has fired beloved head football coach Joe Paterno, along ...
13 years ago
Appellate court upholds decision to revoke Foxwoods license
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court has sided with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in its decision to revoke the gaming license ...
13 years ago