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State board ruling could dramatically cut city tax bills
A statistical finding by an obscure state agency could drastically cut property tax payments in Philadelphia and cost the city a up to tw ...
14 years ago
Delaware readies former Navy destroyer to create reef off East Coast
The USS Arthur Radford will soon be pulled to the ocean floor. It took three state governments to take the ship down. The Navy des ...
14 years ago
Patients seeking plastic surgery may need mental health treatment instead
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons wants its members to be aware that ...
14 years ago
Horse racing expected to go the distance in N.J.
Some of the top thorough-bred race horses in the country will be at Monmouth Park Sunday for the 1,000,000 Resorts Haskell Invitatio ...
14 years ago
Panel presents Corbett with funding options for Pa. transportation
The advisory panel appointed to figure out how to fill Pennsylvania’s huge gaps in transportation funding will send its final repor ...
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Delaware’s largest county faces lowered bond rating if US defaults
New Castle County’s leader warns of the impact a US government default could have on the county’s finances. Moody̵ ...
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Oyster Creek pump shutdown causes fish kill
When a water cooling pump at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant shut down yesterday, water temperatures rose, killing fish in a nearby canal. ...
14 years ago
Lower Merion Police hosting sobriety checkpoints this weekend
Be on alert driving through Lower Merion this weekend, and be on your best behavior beforehand.The police department is setting up DUI ch ...
14 years ago
For First Experience this week we are going out on a limb. Inspired by nature, built by man, Longwood Gardens is the home of some very sp ...
14 years ago
Blavat, Lamaine return to radio in South Jersey
Need a little more Geator in your life? Jerry Blavat, Tom Lamaine and other local voices are coming to a radio near you in South J ...
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Dr. Lillian Lowery/Secretary, Delaware Dept. of Education
Dr. Lowery sits down with First’s Shirley Min and talks about how the state plans to turn around Delaware’s underperforming s ...
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Judge rules to unseal Nixon’s Watergate testimony
No, the heat isn’t getting to you; this story about Watergate is current. Chief U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth has ru ...
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Delaware has always been a social place, so it would seem to make sense that Delaware would enter the world of social media, tweets and f ...
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An organization called Public Allies Delaware has been grooming bright, young talent for the nonprofit sector for more than 15 years. See ...
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Plans approved for other modes of transportation at Willow Grove air base
The Horsham Land Reuse Authority will move ahead with plans for other transportation now that it’s decided the Willow Grove air bas ...
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