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Drivers warned to look out for deer on N.J. roads
This is the peak of the deer-mating season in New Jersey, and they’re causing plenty of accidents. Carole Stanko, a biologis ...
15 years ago
Joe Frazier ‘was into’ statue concept that Mayor Nutter is considering
Why is there a statue of the fictional Rocky Balboa near the Philadelphia Museum of Art but not one of non-fictional Smokin’ Joe Fr ...
15 years ago
Hybrid supermarket-pantry to rise in Chester ‘food desert’
An $800 thousand donation is designed to jump-start fundraising for a new kind of grocery store in Chester. It’s the latest attemp ...
15 years ago
Rutgers moves to regulate ‘grease trucks’
Rutgers’ beloved “grease trucks” are finding themselves in hot oil ...
15 years ago
Menendez seeks stronger U.S. law for reporting sex abuse of kids
In response to the Penn State University scandal over the alleged sexual abuse of children, one of New Jersey’s U.S. senators is in ...
15 years ago
Expanding catalog of mental disorders worries some
The so-called bible of psychiatry, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is getting a make-over. The latest version, ...
15 years ago
University of Delaware reviews child abuse reporting protocol in wake of Penn State scandal
As Penn State’s child sex abuse scandal continues to dominate the media, the University of Delaware is reminding its staff and stud ...
15 years ago
Safety concerns addressed surrounding Delaware bus routes
Delaware’s mass transit agency, DART, says a study shows there is nothing wrong with re-routing buses along some of Wilmington̵ ...
15 years ago
New Jersey and 10 other states apply for No Child Left Behind waivers
New Jersey and 10 other states have applied for a waiver that gets around the No Child Left Behind proficiency requirements. The A ...
15 years ago
Federal prosecutors consider seeking death penalty for N.J. woman’s fatal kidnapping
Federal prosecutors are trying to decide whether to seek the death penalty in the kidnapping that left an Atlantic City woman dead. < ...
15 years ago
Prison, probation and fines for Haverford man who claimed to have cancer
A Haverford man will spend time in prison after pleading guilty yesterday to conning family and friends into thinking he had cancer. ...
15 years ago
Touchstones of Philadelphia’s past on display
Artifacts once hidden deep underground are on display Tuesday night at the Kensington High School for ...
15 years ago
More rental housing planned for Wilmington’s Christina riverfront
A hotel and a movie theatre are among the current proposals to attract visitors to Wilmington’s riverfront. Now, plans have b ...
15 years ago
NBA players reject latest contract offer; season in jeopardy
NBA players have rejected the latest contract offer from league owners, potentially putting the season in jeopardy. ...
15 years ago