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Folk Festival campers compete in running event for best spots
More than a hundred campers at the Philadelphia Folk Festival staged a running race on Thursday to claim the best spots. The “ ...
14 years ago
County officials want some policy changes form Harrisburg
County commissioners throughout Pennsylvania want to change the way they pay for human services programs. With state and federal g ...
14 years ago
WYSP giving up rock for sports
A classic rock station bites the dust. The day after Labor Day, classic rock station WYSP will begin broadcasting the all-sports c ...
14 years ago
N.J. police will reconvene events in Atlantic City
The largest police union in New Jersey intends to return its annual events to Atlantic City. The New Jersey Policemen’s Bene ...
14 years ago
School voucher advocates again press for change in Pa.
Public school advocates are urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to think big as they draft legislation to allow vouchers and reform charter sch ...
14 years ago
New Jersey’s bond rating slips
A Wall Street company has cut New Jersey’s bond rating. Citing the state’s underfunded pension and employee benefits l ...
14 years ago
The economic foundations of success for the Phillies and the Eagles
What’s at the root of the recent success of Philadelphia sports teams? NewsWorks Tonight Producer Shai Ben-Yaacov spoke with Ph ...
14 years ago
As Perzel trial nears, grand jury’s recommended reforms ignored
Former Pennsylvania House Speaker John Perzel faces trial on corruption charges the day after Labor Day. Three of his co-defendants, incl ...
14 years ago
Private-sector job gains continue in N.J.
Private-sector employment in New Jersey is up for the sixth straight month. Employers in the Garden State added 1,800 jobs in July ...
14 years ago
Pa. lawmaker pushes for PGW death benefit
Families of PGW workers killed in natural gas explosions may soon be eligible for the same death benefit provided to survivors of firefig ...
14 years ago