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School District webmaster says he expects to be fired for working on Ackerman’s projects
Christopher Akers says he was just trying to keep his job when he began helping with special projects for former School District of Phila ...
14 years ago
Pearl Gosnell pleads guilty in abortion clinic case
Pearl Gosnell has pleaded guilty to assisting her husband at the West Philadelphia abortion clinic accused of adminstering late-term abor ...
14 years ago
Grassroots effort aims to ‘free the crab fries’ from Chickie’s trademark
Chickie’s & Pete’s is best known for its crab fries. Which is why owner Pete Ciarrocchi had the “crabfries” n ...
14 years ago
Singing a different tune than ‘Christmas Carol’
From the Pennsylvania Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” to the Walnut Street Theater’s “A Christmas Ca ...
14 years ago
Pa. House committee approves liquor sales expansion bill
Pennsylvania’s House Liquor Control Committee has approved legislation that would expand wine- and beer-buying options in the state ...
14 years ago
Houstoun wins Senate approval to serve on Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission
Feather Houstoun is expected to attend Friday’s School Reform Commission after her nomination to the commission ...
14 years ago
DRPA to review 2012 budget as cyclists wait for Ben Franklin Bridge ramps
The Delaware River Port Authority will meet Wednesday to review its 2012 budget, which could include long-awaited ramps on the walkway of ...
14 years ago
Group wants Christmas banner removed from Pitman’s public property
Where exactly is it OK to hang a “Keep Christ in Christmas” banner? The Freedom From Religion Foundation says it doesn ...
14 years ago
Camden will get state resources to help with law enforcement
N.J. Gov Chris Christie yesterday announced a partnership among Attorney General Paula Dow, State Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuen ...
14 years ago
Occupy Delaware speaks out at sheriff sale
As the monthly New Castle County Sheriff sale was getting underway, members of Occupy Delaware stood up on cue to send their message loud ...
14 years ago
As the old saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows. And right now, there are none stranger than Barack Obama and Newt Gingrich.Des ...
14 years ago
N.J. Energy company puts Delaware wind farm project on hold
New Jersey-based NRG Energy says it is putting on hold a project that would have created a wind farm off Delaware’s coast. ...
14 years ago
Six University of Delaware sea turtles released in N.C. untagged
A reader asked if the sea turtles hatched at the University of Delaware last week were to be released with tracking tags. The short answe ...
14 years ago
Huldra Press helps conquer the fear of blank books
Perhaps you’ve heard of bibliophiles, but today I’m talking about bibliophobes with Marianne Dages, owner of the letterpress ...
14 years ago
End of the line for Delaware’s offshore wind farm?
It’s long been touted by state officials as the holy grail of green energy supply, but now, the future of an offshore wind farm off ...
14 years ago