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Casey calls on feds to close Social Security loophole that led to Tacony kidnapping case
As more details of the Tacony kidnapping case come to light, Sen. Bob Casey is asking the Social Security Administration to close a looph ...
14 years ago
Sports wagers promoted as sure bet for helping N.J. gaming industry
New Jerseyans who go to the polls next month will choose whether to change the state Constitution to allow sports betting in the state. ...
14 years ago
Game change is afoot: Pa. considers Sunday hunting
State House lawmakers are voicing frustration with one of the biggest opponents of lifting Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban. ...
14 years ago
More guilty pleas in Philly abortion clinic probe
Two workers pleaded guilty Thursday in the continuing investigation of a West Philadelphia abortion clinic where prosecutors say seven ba ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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 ...
14 years ago
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