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Delaware students team up with local university

Everybody wins, especially students, thanks to a new partnership between Delaware’s Colonial School District and Wilmington Univers ...

14 years ago

Reacting to wild markets, Philadelphia pension pulls $50 million from stocks

After Wall Street’s wild ride this week, the board overseeing Philadelphia’s $3.7 billion  pension fund is pulling $50 m ...

14 years ago

New Jersey sees increase in percent of multigenerational households

In Camden County, more than 5 percent of households are home to three or more generations. In Gloucester County, it’s 4.86 percent; ...

14 years ago

Midday block party will be bicycle-powered

There’s something even more unique about today’s mid-afternoon block party in Center City. It’s bicycle-powered. ...

14 years ago

City’s free condom campaign passes 1 million mark

Since April, Philadelphia has distributed more than one million free condoms around the city as part of its campaign to help stop the spr ...

14 years ago

Department of Public Welfare official loses car privileges for yelling at woman

Like an unruly teenager, Philip Abromats is without car and parking privileges after lashing out at a woman who took his parking spot. ...

14 years ago

Outgoing freeholder will seek Magazzu’s Cumberland County seat

Instead of stepping back from the Cumberland County, N.J. Freeholder race as planned, James Dunkins will instead run for Lou Magazzu̵ ...

14 years ago

Philadelphia Fire Department takes over as sponsor for state task force

With Harrisburg relinquishing its role as the sponsoring agency of Pennsylvania Task Force One, the Philadelphia Fire Department has step ...

14 years ago

Philadelphia Police investigating misconduct allegations against officer

Philadelphia Police are investigating allegations of misconduct filed against an officer this morning. The department’s publ ...

14 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Teen violence boosts Nutter’s national profile

In Monday’s Washington Times, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is quoted giving a tongue-lashing to the city’s black youth, ...

14 years ago

Pennsylvania liquor privatization hearing underway

Update: The PLCB and its employee union took the floor to argue against privatization. Union leader Wendell Young says t ...

14 years ago

Pension Board pulling $50 million out of stock market

Update: The Officer of City Controller Alan Butkovitz says the board has established an executive committee to oversee t ...

14 years ago

Philadelphia named one of the country’s best hiking cities

America has 15 great hiking cities, according to National Geographic. And believe it or not, ...

14 years ago

Activist likely to appear on Philadelphia’s mayoral ballot

Philadelphia is likely to have another candidatea on the mayoral ballot this fall, and his last name isn’t Street. Diop Olug ...

14 years ago

Burke settling in as Delaware U.S. District Court judge

Delaware’s newest U.S. District Court judge is settling into his chambers after being sworn in last week. Christopher J. Bur ...

14 years ago

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