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Federal panel calls for baseline tests of drinking-water wells
A federal panel on natural gas drilling recommended Thursday that baseline water-quality testing be conducted before drilling for natural ...
15 years ago
Facebook prescribes comments for pharma pages
Starting next week, Facebook will take away a special privilege that it used to offer the mighty pharma industry. The step could be a gam ...
15 years ago
Some laughs from the state capitol
Could somebody spring for some anger management sessions for the Corbett administration? For the second time, a high-level member of the ...
15 years ago
Delaware legislators announce funding for motor vehicle child safety
Delaware’s Department of Transportation will receive a $78,399 grant to help fund child safety training and programs for drivers. ...
15 years ago
Third-party mayoral candidate blames Nutter policies for violence
A third-party candidate for mayor claims the Nutter administration is to blame for the recent increase in flash mob violence. In o ...
15 years ago
As Verizon strike continues, management pitches in
The strike by thousands of Verizon workers along the Eastern Seaboard from Massachusetts to Virginia continued for a fourth day. V ...
15 years ago
Service dog sent out of doctor’s office
The guide dog of a visually impaired Bensalem man was removed from a doctor’s office this week. The dog’s owner, Joseph Cicho ...
15 years ago
Philips recalls batch of lightbulbs for potential safety hazard
Philips has issued a recall on some of its “compact fluorescent ...
15 years ago
New 911 system will take texts and photos
It’s not always possible to make a call to 911. And because we seem more inclined to text these days, the Federal Communications Co ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia holds first public hearing on new city council boundaries
The first of three public hearings on redrawing city council district lines will happen tomorrow at Philadelphia City Hall. ...
15 years ago
New Jersey flags fly half-staff for Pitman Army ranger
New Jersey flags will fly at half-staff Friday for Army Ranger Alessandro “Sandrino” Plutino. Plutino, of Pitman, died Monday ...
15 years ago
Social networking site says New Jersey is the flirtiest state
Oh, New Jersey. Always passing notes with lipstick kisses and pulling pigtails on the playground… No wonder you’re the ...
15 years ago
Pennell parents and administrators discuss loss of Promise Academy
For Felicia Roche, Pennell Elementary School’s likely future as an aborted Promise Academy is particularly painful. As a mem ...
15 years ago
Phoenixville Council will consider ordinance to limit terms of Dumpster use
When you get a Dumpster permit in Phoenixville, there’s a self-imposed 30-day deadline. Want that Dumpster for longer? No problem. ...
15 years ago
Like so many other video stores, TLA migrating online
Philadelphia’s TLA video stores are the latest casualty of a national movement toward renting movies by mail or streaming them onli ...
15 years ago