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The Limerick Nuclear Generating Station is listed as one of many East Coast nuclear plants requiring updates to their earthquake-proof in ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia City Council may decide Chestnut Hill zoning request
A zoning change needed for Bowman Properties’ proposal to turn the old Magarity Ford site into a mixed-use development could come b ...
14 years ago
Manayunk bounces back to business after Irene
Less than one week after Hurricane Irene drenched the coast and flooded many parts of the Philadelphia area, local restaurants and store ...
14 years ago
Honoring 31 heroes, CrossFit style
It will be a grueling ordeal for 31 minutes across the nation today. That’s when CrossFit-affiliated gyms host a 31-minute partner ...
14 years ago
Motorcycle ride commemorating Flight 93 departs from Holmesburg prison
For the sixth consecutive year, correctional officers, sheriff’s officers and Philadelphia police officers will ride their motorcyc ...
14 years ago
Summer of Peace initiative ends with community cookout
The Summer of Peace initiative will end today, like most other summer events. The seasonal program led by Pa. Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams ...
14 years ago
Romance and robots inspire Philly Fringe performances
Philly Fringe is under way, along with its sister festival, Live Arts. For the next 15 days, hundreds of performances will be staged thro ...
14 years ago
Pa. will compensate firefighters who contract cancer
Governor Tom Corbett has signed a bill into law that provides compensation to Pennsylvania firefighters who contract cancer. While the h ...
14 years ago
Emergence of super PACs worries leading political fundraiser
As fundraising for the 2012 presidential race heats up, one of the region’s leading political fundraisers said he is concerned abou ...
14 years ago
New app offers Pa. Turnpike drivers real-time traffic updates
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has released a free smart-phone app for motorists who want real-time traffic updates. The app is called ...
14 years ago
As school year starts, thousands of Pa., N.J. teachers without new contracts
Thousands of public school teachers from the Delaware Valley will start the year without new contracts. Teachers from more than 35 ...
14 years ago
Christie urges crowds to come back to the Jersey Shore
Less than a week after he urged them to leave because of Hurricane Irene, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie says it’s time for people to get ...
14 years ago
Officials disagree on number of Pa. voters without ID
The Pennsylvania Department of State is touting that just 1 percent of the commonwealth’s eligible voters do not have the governmen ...
14 years ago
Focus on patients convinces doctors, nurses to wash hands
One of the best ways to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals is to make sure doctors and nurses wash their hands. But studies hav ...
14 years ago
Prime Hook Road in Delaware opens first time since Irene
One of last impact of Irene has been cleaned up. The Prime Hook Road between Cods Road/Road 38 and Prime Hook Beach has reopened to ...
14 years ago