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Levering parents ‘devastated’ by school closing proposal
Parents at Levering Elementary in Roxborough are expressing disappointment and frustration following the School District of Philadelphia& ...
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N.J. residents can expect Christie robo-calls for GOP candidates
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is keeping busy. He spent part of last night on a conference call with GOP candidates and party activists last n ...
14 years ago
Layoffs looming at Dover Air Force Base?
The Air Force is eliminating 9,000 positions in order to “align limited resources based on Air Forces priorities.” It ...
14 years ago
Reward offered for information on starved Delaware County dog as volunteers hunt for the perp
Delaware County is rallying around Curious George — an emaciated dog found Monday near Duffer’s Mill. A $1,000 reward ...
14 years ago
SEPTA will restore South Philly bus stops it consolidated for travel study
South Philadelphians, rejoice! The Route 47 bus stops SEPTA consolidated earlier this year in a travel time analysis will be restored. ...
14 years ago
Nine area hospitals share American Heart Association grant
Nine hospitals in the Philadelphia area will share $15 million in grants from the American Heart Association, ...
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Philadelphia councilwoman wants city hearings on school closings
The School Reform Commission will hold public hearings on plans to close nine public schools in Philadelphia. A city councilwoman w ...
14 years ago
Are the days numbered for Philadelphia raccoons?
City Council has approved a bill to tackle Philadelphia’s raccoon problem. The Nutter administration is promising not to enfo ...
14 years ago
Delaware man accused in murder, rape of 70-year-old woman
State police say the suspect in the rape and murder of a Millsboro woman was a registered Tier II sex offender. Police arres ...
14 years ago
Child welfare advocates want to raise foster care age-out year
Thirteen states and D.C. have raised foster care age-out to 21-year-olds. In Pennsylvania, foster care services still typically end at ag ...
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Originating in Philadelphia in 1910, the New York-style Bain’s Deli, has set up shop in downtown Wilmington. A ribbon-cuttin ...
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The Herman Cain stain has now spread to the rest of the Republican field. To track who’s talking trash about whom, you’d need ...
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A.C. needs a big loan to pay off property owners who challenged taxes
Atlantic City wants to borrow $38.5 million to repay those who successfully challenged their property taxes. About 90 percent are ...
14 years ago
Injured Councilman Vance Phillips in his own words
Phillips has issued a public letter describing his small sport plane crash in Virginia over the weekend. In the two-page letter pe ...
14 years ago
Five hoagie recipes up for public taste tests at Liberty Place
It’s National Sandwich Day, but the real scene is in Philly, where five finalists today will present their hoagie recipes for judgi ...
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