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Nutter appoints Rutgers-Camden chancellor to School Reform Commission

A fast-acting Mayor Michael Nutter has appointed a new School Reform Commission member following the resignations of member John Irizarry ...

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Pennsylvania ends wine kiosk experiment

An interesting year in Pennsylvania has come to an end. The state Liquor Control Board’s wine kiosk program has ended follow ...

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Senator wants Christie to give notice for leaves

A bill introduced today by N.J. Sen. Loretta Weinberg requires Gov. Chris Christie to notify legislators in advance on out-of-state trave ...

14 years ago

Man suffers minor injuries when garage collapses in Germantown

Philadelphia firefighters today rescued a man from the rubble of a partially collapsed garage in the Germantown section of the city. ...

14 years ago

Public forum looks at zoning code reform ahead of City Council’s vote

As we close in on City Council’s vote on the zoning code reform, a public forum tonight aims to make the proposals easier to unders ...

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Bucks County farm on list of America’s best pumpkin patches

Some good news for pumpkins today after farmers reported last week Hurricane Irene’s crop-destroying floods will create a pumpkin s ...

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Update: Atlantic City mayor wants name off Senate ballot

Update, 3:20 p.m Langford filed a petition this morning to have his name removed from the ballot, ...

14 years ago

Penn students show up to class unaware professor had died

In what’s being called an oversight, Penn students showed up last week to a political science class looking for their professor, un ...

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National Interest

“Class warfare!”

Like Pavlovian dogs, Republicans in recent days have reflexively barked their favorite rhetorical trope: “Class warfare!”How ...

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Judge declares mistrial on ballpark murder case

A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial for the three men accused of beating to death a fourth man outside a Phillies game in 20 ...

14 years ago

Lower Merion students say district laptops have limits outside school

Students in Lower Merion School District are reporting access issues at home on their district-issued laptops. At a Board of Direc ...

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Carl Lewis ballot battle back in Philadelphia’s 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals

Members of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals again are considering a former athlete’s bid to become a politician.  Today at fed ...

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DiCicco says he’ll remove part of Chinatown from Neighborhood Improvement District

Philadelphia Councilman Frank DiCicco says he plans to carve out the Chinatown portion of the Callowhill Reading Viaduct Neighborhood Imp ...

14 years ago

Backpack full of weapons found at Millville High School

Millville Senior High School was locked down yesterday after cross country team members found a backpack full of weapons on a running tra ...

14 years ago

DAFB advances in base competition

Dover Air Force Base wins Commander in Chief Award for Installation Excellence.  The award recognizes the ba ...

14 years ago

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