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With rise in East Falls area robberies, police suggest protecting your home
The Philadelphia Police’s 39th District hosted a neighborhood meeting Monday night to discuss safety and security due to a recent s ...
14 years ago
N.J. business owners anticipate improving sales, more hires
Business owners in New Jersey say they are more optimistic about the future. Seventy percent of the business executives surveyed b ...
14 years ago
Delaware files suit against bank-run mortgage registry
Attorney General Beau Biden says the private national mortgage registry, called MERS, violates Delaware’s Deceptive Trade Practices ...
14 years ago
Without help from mayor, sick time bill becomes law in Philadelphia
A bill demanding paid sick leave for people working for companies doing business with the City of Philadelphia is becoming law without th ...
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South Philly baseball coach waives preliminary hearing
Ss. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School coach Louis Spadaccini remains in custody after waiving his preliminary hearing today. ...
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Obama’s student debt plan spurs praise and criticism
President Barack Obama’s executive order makes it cheaper to settle student loan debt. It also makes it possible to consolidate ce ...
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Chicken pox outbreak among infants at Bryn Mawr school
As of Tuesday, five infants at the Cambridge School at Baldwin in Bryn Mawr had become ill with chicken pox, and 11 others have been kept ...
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West Oak Lane teacher launches fundraiser to help kids “see the music”
Amid layoffs and escalating budget cuts, School District of Philadelphia teachers are forced to find creative ways to provide supplies fo ...
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Philadelphia passes earlier curfew over objections from public
After listening to lots of people speaking out against it, Philadelphia City Council has approved an earlier curfew. The ear ...
14 years ago
No Plan B yet, but Delaware County animal shelter will open next spring
A solid Plan B isn’t in place yet for Delaware County’s interim animal control service, but an opening date for the new shelt ...
14 years ago
What’s the real story at city hall?
Readers have commented that The Media is not reporting what is really happening in the Occupy encampment outside of City Hall. So, t ...
14 years ago
Delaware national park part of President’s Outdoor Initiative
The move is another small step in the effort to eliminate Delaware’s dubious distinction as the only state without a national park. ...
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DuPont reaches settlement for pollutant discharges
As part of a settlement agreement on allegations of pollutant discharges, DuPont Co. will pay $500,000. State and federal regulato ...
14 years ago
Parents of Adolf Hitler say the court has cleared abuse allegations
Little Adolf Hitler, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell remain in foster care nearly three years after ...
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Springsteen exhibit coming to Philadelphia in February
Bruce Springsteen, always singing the tune of the American people, will be honored this winter in the National Constitution Center’ ...
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