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N.J. environmentalists hail EPA curb on Pa. power plant
A coal-burning power plant in Pennsylvania that environmentalists say is the largest source of pollution in northwestern New Jersey has b ...
15 years ago
Dems blast GOP over Pa. redistricting plan
A preliminary plan for new Pennsylvania House and Senate districts has passed a bipartisan panel’s vote, three-to-two. Party ...
15 years ago
Funding solution preserves after-school program for needy in N.J.
An after-school program for children in low-income families in New Jersey that was set to close Monday will continue to operate. T ...
15 years ago
Fairmount Park stable planned for new police mounts
The Philadelphia Police Department’s mounted patrol unit will soon have a new base. The police plan calls for a $1.2 million ...
15 years ago
Obama orders FDA to focus on drug shortages
President Barack Obama Monday issued an executive order directing the Food and Drug Administration to focus on reducing prescription drug ...
15 years ago
Security relaxed at Occupy Philly encampment; Dilworth Plaza work nears
The Nutter administration has eased up on security surrounding the Occupy Philadelphia protesters outside City Hall. Security had ...
15 years ago
Business taxes due for a change
Last week, City Council’s Finance Committee passed two bills that would make significant changes to ...
15 years ago
Study finds overweight teens are confused about weight loss strategy
About 17 percent of U.S. teens are obese; in Philadelphia, those rates are even higher. A new study examines what Philadelphia pub ...
15 years ago
Northeast Philly mailer gives voters wrong polling place hours
Okay, crazy time is here. If you’re running a competitive political campaign, there comes a point in the closing days of the ...
15 years ago
Germantown High football team advances to Public League semifinals
Before Friday night, the last time the Germantown Bears won a public-league playoff game, none of its current players were on the roster. ...
15 years ago