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Phillies food fundraiser kicks off with check donation
Today marks the kick-off of Phans Feeding Families, an effort by the Citizens Bank Foundation and the Phillies to help curb hunger in the ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia-area employment down from last year
Despite a national job count increase, employment in the Philadelphia-area down about .5 percent since this time last year. Total ...
14 years ago
Obama comes to Philadelphia, PHA cuts tenant-service group’s funding
Good morning, Feeders, and happy almost-holiday weekend! For those of you who haven’t left town already, we’ve got updates on ...
14 years ago
How very interesting: A conservative star on a federal appeals court decreed yesterday that President Obama’s health reform law ...
14 years ago
Philly.com open for comments on flash mobs
Anyone who gets their news online knows sometimes the comments are as good (or bad) as the articles themselves. The more controversial th ...
14 years ago
Former high school athletic director pleads not guilty to sex charges
Former Archbishop Carroll High School athletic director Francis Murphy pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of unlawful contact with a ...
14 years ago
Christie expected to veto Democrats’ budget plan
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is expected to strike down the budget approved yesterday by the state’s Legislature. The Senate and ...
14 years ago
NJ governor proposes plan to abolish COAH
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is moving to abolish the Council on Affordable Housing. The Republican governor submitted a reorgan ...
14 years ago
Pa. state universities’ board to mull tuition hike
The chancellor of Pennsylvania’s state university system says it’s facing its biggest ever financial challenge as its board p ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania state House passes budget
Pennsylvania is one step away from getting a new state budget into place. The state House passed the plan on a nearly party-line vote. ...
14 years ago
NJN reaches the end of the story
It’s another day in the capital for Michael Aron. The news director and principal political correspondent for the New Jersey ...
14 years ago
President Obama taps Northwest Philadelphia for his re-election effort
President Obama arrived at the West Mt. Airy home of David L. Cohen just after 6 p.m. Thursday night. About 50 local residents turned out ...
14 years ago
10 ways to celebrate July 4th in and around NW Philly
As our nation’s 235th birthday approaches, it’s time to plan for the party. Of course, Wawa’s Welcome America celebrati ...
14 years ago
Community plans to build rain garden in Vernon Park
Vernon Park in Germantown is scheduled for a little restoration this fall courtesy of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership ...
14 years ago