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Pa. hears about federal effort to bolster rural areas
Aiming to keep rural areas thriving, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official recently visited Pennsylvania to promote a new federal pla ...
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Rulings due Tuesday in duck boat crash and stop-and-frisk suit
Tuesday could bring an end (or at least a new chapter) to two big issues in Philadelphia over the last year. Due tomorrow are an a ...
14 years ago
New Jersey Senate passes benefits legislation
Though approval from an Assmebly committee and the lower House is still needed, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is praising the state SenateR ...
14 years ago
Putting the biggest Medicare myths to bed
Afraid of Medicare? Or, more accurately, afraid of its disappearance? So are a lot of people, since most of the nation’s voters are ...
14 years ago
Home decor store leaving Phoenixville for Chestnut Hill
For one pair of suburban store owners, the draw of Philadelphia trumps the city’s business taxes. ...
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Philadelphia waits to see if extra money for schools will loosen purse strings in Harrisburg
Philadelphia is giving $53 million extra to the city schools partly in hope that lawmakers in Harrisburg might follow suit. State ...
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California native finds roots with Manayunk Development Corp.
Martha Vidauri keeps the Manayunk Development Corp. running like a well-oiled machine. The California native found her way to Penn ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia parents better at installing kid car seats than rest of state
Inspections by the State Police show that parents in the Philadelphia area are better at installing kids car seats than in the rest of Pe ...
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US Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing in Wilmington focusing on law enforcement
Law enforcement agencies are more able and willing to share information with each other, but challenges remain according to those who tes ...
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Philabundance extends food drive partnership with SEPTA
You’ve got four more days to contribute to Philabundance’s food drive partnership with SEPTA. The organization announc ...
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New Miss USA hails from New Jersey
Her sash may have said “California,” but somewhere inside Alyssa Campanella lives a Jersey girl. The 21-year-old won l ...
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Delaware County promotes dog license event as local SPCA stops animal control
As the Delaware County SPCA gets closer to the June 30 cut-off of its animal control services, the county is encouraging dog owners to in ...
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Teen pop star draws Delaware Valley fans to King of Prussia Mall
It’s going to be unusually loud for a Monday in King of Prussia Mall. Teen pop star Selena Gomez is crashing Bloomingdale ...
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Council Rock North teacher promotes memoir with writing workshops
What’s the best way for a teacher to get personal? Maybe not a bl ...
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Delaware Governor part of U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit
Governor Jack Markell joined his counterparts from Wisconsin, Florida and other parts of the nation for a summitt held in Washington, D.C ...
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