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NJ governor begins week of Jersey Shore visits
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is headed down the shore. Christie starts the first of three beach and boardwalk visits today with ...
15 years ago
Market in free fall. Who do you believe?
I think it was Groucho Marx who asked, “Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?” In response to the downg ...
15 years ago
Man wanted for multiple pizza store robberies
Philadelphia Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the male in this surveillance video. They believe he is respons ...
15 years ago
Laurel Hill Cemetery celebrates 175 years with new book
Laurel Hill Cemetery in East Falls is celebrating its 175th anniversary by publishing its first book, “175 Years of Reflections, La ...
15 years ago
Pizza and sandwich joint slated to open at Main and Shurs
It’s been difficult not to notice the ongoing work at the corner of Main Street and Shurs Lane in Manayunk this summer, as the prop ...
15 years ago
Unsung hero: Block captain Gloria Blair
Have you ever heard the saying, “a good deed goes a long way?” Unfortunately, for one Germantown block captain, many of her deeds ten ...
15 years ago
When it rains, it’s porous: New ‘green’ streets to stem Philly’s flooding woes
The Philadelphia Water Department has launched the Green City, Clean Waters program to cut down on asphalt, plant trees, build parks, and ...
15 years ago
Redrawing Pa. congressional districts expected to be manageable chore
Redrawing congressional district lines falls to state legislators. Unlike a lot of their competing priorities, it must be done by ...
15 years ago
N.J., N.Y. governors to confer on port authority toll hike plan
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie said he hasn’t decided what to do about the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s request to r ...
15 years ago
Christie touts N.J. health-care centers
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is defending his administration’s health-care spending priorities. He did so Monday while signing a procl ...
15 years ago
Keeping the peace on the ‘QuietRide’
What do you do when someone on your SEPTA “QuietRide” car refuses to be quiet? In last week’s ...
15 years ago