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The last minute scramble for school placement
With just over three weeks to go before the start of the school year, some Philadelphia public school parents are still hunting for open ...
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190-pound bear rescued from tree
Emergency rescue crews in Clinton Township, New Jersey took on a unique type of rescue Saturday, helping to get a 190-pound bear out of a ...
14 years ago
PA farmers donate 300 pounds of potatoes to Philabundance
A Pennsylvania farm has prepared a special harvest of potatoes, but the farmer’s aren’t planning to sell the produce. ...
14 years ago
N.J. brewers want changes to state law
Some New Jersey brewers are pushing lawmakers to change an aging state law that places tight restrictions on the state’s many brewp ...
14 years ago
Rain washes out Sunday’s Phillies game, ceremony to unveil new Kalas statue
Sunday’s heavy rain has washed out the Philadelphia Phillies game, forcing the team to postpone a ceremony to unveil the new Harry ...
14 years ago
Traffic signal frustrates motorists in Lower Swatara Township
Drivers making their way through Lower Swatara Township’s Fulling Mill Road and North Union Street intersection are having to plan ...
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Cross-country bike ride through 12 states ends in New Jersey
A 12 state, 3,000 mile cross country bike ride came to an end in New Jersey Saturday for two bicyclists in front of Newark City Hall. ...
14 years ago
New Jersey enforcing rules to keep student athletes safe during summer workouts
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is taking extra steps to ensure the state’s student athletes are safe dur ...
14 years ago
Schools in disarray, with poison bubbling beneath
I’ve been covering education in Pennsylvania since 1976. And in all that time, I’ve never seen the school scene in mor ...
14 years ago
Heavy rain swamps Philadephia cab
Sunday’s early morning rain proved a little too much for one Philadelphia cab driver and a passenger as thunderstorms caused poolin ...
14 years ago
Not your average Beetlemania: Bug Fest takes center stage Sunday
It’s probably not the Beetlemania you’re thinking of as the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is unveiling its inse ...
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New Jersey organization helps to send 33 kids to camp
Summer camp can end up being a valuable experience for kids, one reason why the Fresh Air Fund, based in Newark, New Jersey is putting up ...
14 years ago
Volunteers needed for South Jersey’s first all-access playground
A Pennsauken based non-profit is searching for volunteers to help build South Jersey’s first all-access playground. ...
14 years ago
Flash flood warning continues for several area counties
The rain started early Sunday morning and it continues to fall, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning for ...
14 years ago
First weekend of Philadelphia curfew nets 50 arrests
Some in Philadelphia are calling the first weekend of Mayor Michael Nutter’s curfew for minors a success, after the city took dozen ...
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