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NY/NJ Port Authority to vote on toll, fare hikes

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is set to vote on toll and fare hikes on its bridges, tunnels and trains. New York G ...

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Updated: Olympian Carl Lewis seeks ruling on NJ candidacy

Update: The federal judge won’t rule yet on whether Lewis can run in the November election, but says a decision wi ...

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Send us your photos from the Philadelphia Folk Festival

The 2011 Philadelphia Folk Festival is over but we haven’t seen your pictures yet. Please take a moment and submit a photo y ...

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Rained out Mt. Airy movie is rescheduled for tonight (CANCELED)

(Mt. Airy USA has cancelled tonight’s showing of The Princess Bride due to the bad weather. A Severe Thunderstorm warning is in ...

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Northern Home exceeds school uniform goal, reaches for more

The Northern Home for Children in Roxborough is holding its third annual ‘100 School Uniforms in 100 hours’ drive this week. ...

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Why Warren Buffet is right, the rich are undertaxed.

If anything, Warren Buffet understates in his ...

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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 “ ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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