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As new crack cocaine sentencing guidelines take hold, 2,000 federal prisoners eligible for release today

Nearly 2,000 federal prisoners will become eligible for release today thanks to a change in sentencing for crack cocaine convictions. ...

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Union to vote on 3-year contract with 4 AC casinos

Beverage servers, room cleaners and other service workers will vote today on whether to approve a new contract with four Atlantic City ca ...

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Amtrak adding free Wi-Fi on a dozen of its routes

Good news for you train commuters: Amtrak has announced it is extending free wireless internet to about a dozen East Coast routes, ...

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Muscle reform at Pilates in Germantown

With all its pulleys, springs, belts and bands, one might mistake the Pilates machine for a medieval torture device. Jeff Smith – owner ...

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Women’s entrepreneur group starts in Chestnut Hill

Running an independent business can be thrilling, but it can also be a lonely endeavor, especially for female owners who double as sole e ...

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Germantown senior housing-complex hosts ceremonial grand opening

Elected officials joined residents and staff at the Apartments at Cliveden in Germantown to celebrate the senior housing complex’s ...

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National novel writing month promotes the glory of the story

More than 20 people, including renowned quizmaster, Johnny Goodtimes, crowded the back room of Double Shots Coffee Shop on Chestnut Stree ...

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Pumpkins, superheroes and ladybugs hit the streets of Roxborough

There were giggles, screams and tears along Ripka Street in Roxborough on Monday night as kids and adults alike hit the town as witches, ...

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Sally’s Flowers brings color to Fox Chase community

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10th District council race mailer has the wrong poll hours on it

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The Sustainability Workshop hybridizes high school

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Occupy security eased, mounted police return, Indy Hall co-housing, Philly’s affordable, and Robert A. M. Stern’s new museum

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City Hall is Monumental!

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Eyes on the Street Community Comment: Philadelphia, what are you taking for your Jane Jacobs Complex?

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