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PECO’s numbers: 25,000 still without power
PECO is still working to restore power to about 25,000 customers in the area. As of 4 p.m. today, 475,000 of its 500,000 customers impact ...
15 years ago
Irene takes a bite out of New Jersey crops
Growing conditions for farmers in New Jersey were considered to be ideal this summer. That was before Hurricane Irene arrived in the Gard ...
15 years ago
As contract talks stall, Catholic teachers union rallies in Philly
The union representing more than 700 teachers at Catholic high schools in the region staged a protest outside Archdiocese of Philadelphia ...
15 years ago
Urban garden established by TV show will find long-term care
Rachael Ray came to town and set up a garden. But that’s only part of the story. When the Rachael Ray Show a ...
15 years ago
Christie wants expedited disaster declaration for New Jersey
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie and Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez are asking for federal storm relief for the state — and fas ...
15 years ago
Community groups remain at odds over Chelten Plaza’s future
The ongoing community battle over what Chelten Plaza should become continued at a Thursday night’s lightly attended Germantown Comm ...
15 years ago
Pennsylvania Auditor General: wine kiosk program has “failed”
After Wegmans and Walmart ended their wine kiosk agreements, Pa. Auditor General Jack Wagner may have just driven the final nail in the c ...
15 years ago
UPDATE: A rough week for Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell
UPDATE: She’s back in. O’Donnell has been re-invited to speak at an Iowa event featuring Sarah Palin. < ...
15 years ago
Push is on to end Philadelphia School Reform Commission
Three state lawmakers from Philadelphia are calling for an end to the School Reform Commission. Pennsylvania State Sen. Mike Stack ...
15 years ago
Delaware Governor signs high school sports concussion law
“When in doubt, sit it out.” That’s the jist of a new concussion bill Delaware ...
15 years ago
Christie will skip fundraising dinner to focus on Irene
People paid $250 a ticket for tomorrow’s Republican Party fundraiser honoring Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, at which N.J. Gov. Ch ...
15 years ago
New Jersey crops feel the force of Hurricane Irene
It’s not just transportation departments and public works directors scrambling to clean up Irene’s damage. In New Jersey, som ...
15 years ago
Newtown named one of America’s ‘Coolest Small Towns’
Well, well. It seems Newtown residents pulled through to get the borough into Budget Travel‘s top 10 “Coolest Small ...
15 years ago
Residents can return to Maurice River Parkway area
The voluntary evacuation order issued yesterday for the Maurice River Parkway area has been lifted. Vineland sent the order yester ...
15 years ago