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One man’s plea for the safe return of his stolen Santa
They came upon a midnight clear, and left the lighting behind. Sean Dieter opened the door of his East Falls home on the morning o ...
14 years ago
City ethics board fines, fires two Council employees for political work
Two Philadelphia City Council staff members will lose their jobs and pay fines after city Ethics Board investigators caught them doing po ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia area Catholics remember Cardinal John Foley
UPDATED: December, 15, 2011 Funeral services for Cardinal John Patrick Foley began Thursday at Saint Charles Borr ...
14 years ago
Why a Philly tech startup moved to New York
Joseph Cohen and his classmates are technically alumni of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, but they did ...
14 years ago
First meeting of new Philadelphia food truck vendors association
Some of Philadelphia street-food vendors are forming an association to open the industry to more operators. The first meeting of Philadel ...
14 years ago
SEPTA could be on cutting edge with so-called ‘open fare’
SEPTA is at the cutting edge of public transit-at least that’s what one expert says. Soon, SEPTA riders could start paying t ...
14 years ago
New Jersey may eliminate its waiting period for marriage licenses
As Assembly committee has approved legislation to stimulate New Jersey’s wedding and tourism industry.The measure would eliminate N ...
14 years ago
Casey stumps for defense jobs in Delco
Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey visited the Boeing plant in Ridley, Township, Delaware County today, urging the Defense Department to ...
14 years ago
Public release of Pennsylvania’s new Congressional maps delayed
The first public glimpse at new boundaries for the commonwealth’s congressional districts was supposed to be this morning. The meet ...
14 years ago
Bucks County case will challenge cap on damage awards against Pa. governments
Pennsylvania law limits how much the victim of a 2007 runaway school bus accident in Bucks County can receive in a civil case against the ...
14 years ago
Salvation Army reports three kettles stolen this season in Philadelphia
The theft of a kettle in Philadelphia has The Salvation Army up in arms — it’s the third stolen from the group this season. ...
14 years ago
New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow is resigning
New Jersey’s Attorney General Paula Dow will step down. Governor Chris Christie said Dow will work in the short term as deputy gene ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s Gun Buyback Program
Delaware’s new gun buyback program goes into effect this Saturday in Wilmington, and today, state and city leaders, clergy and law ...
14 years ago
Board of Ethics announces settlement with Donna Reed Miller staffers
Seven months after it all began, Philadelphia’s Board of Ethics has approved a settlement for two of outgoing Councilwoman Donna Re ...
14 years ago
It could cost you $2.50 to pay a $1 toll on I-95 near Trenton
The Scudder’s Falls Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Delaware River near Trenton, will have tolls for the first time when a new ...
14 years ago