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Obama plan for illegal immigrants: Want a job? Come on down!

President Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday sent a ...

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Natural gas production up 60 percent in Pa.

Pennsylvania’s natural gas production jumped 60 percent in the past six months, according to a state Department of Environmental Pr ...

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Plan to track personal gambling losses faces opposition in Pa.

A controversial bill aimed at helping problem gamblers in Pennsylvania is moving through the state House of Representatives. The measure ...

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Pa. lawmakers begin puzzling over legislative districts

A preliminary Pennsylvania redistricting plan is due in mid-November, and one flashpoint is whether districts won’t merely be redra ...

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Solar panel project halfway finished in New Jersey

PSE&G is now about halfway through the process of installing solar panels on its utility poles throughout New Jersey. Since it ...

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Folk Festival Coverage: Thurs night concert photos

Here are Howard Pitkow’s photos from Thursday’s night’s performances for the campers at the 2011 Philadelphia Folk Fest ...

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U.S. grant to help connect Pa. kids with insurance

A consortium of family advocates has nearly $900,000 and two years to connect about 8,000 Pennsylvania kids with health insurance. ...

15 years ago

With promise of audit, Christie accepts Hudson River toll hikes

Tolls are going up to use the tunnels, bridges and trains crossing the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York. Starting next month, ...

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Walt Whitman Bridge begins three years of repairs

The Delaware River Port Authority this week officially will embark on a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Walt Whitman Bridge.   ...

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N.J. looks into merging tiny Merchantville with Cherry Hill

New Jersey Department of Community Affairs officials have given-the go ahead for a study of consolidating the tiny town of Merchantville ...

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Sweeney, Norcross have different views of mock Twitter profiles

Lots of political figures are the subject of mock Twitter profiles. For those who lack a Twitter presence of their own (or who hav ...

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With sea turtle eggs safe, hatchling watch begins in Delaware

Nearly 200 fragile sea turtle eggs are resting comfortably after a rescue mission on the beach at Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Pa ...

15 years ago

Invasive snakeheads found in Delaware pond

The highly aggressive, predatory fish, known as invasive northern snakeheads, have been found in Becks Pond in Bear, one of Delaware̵ ...

15 years ago

‘Kermit Gosnell’ Internet domain for sale

Kermit Gosnell is worth $959. At least, that’s how Nowyo.com figures it. The domain site is selling ...

15 years ago

Submit your comments on Falls Center Bowling Alley proposal by Sunday

The East Falls Community Council (EFCC) is asking for the community’s input on a proposal to add a ten-lane bowling alley in Buildi ...

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