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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 ...

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Nationwide, the number of patients receiving procedures on the wrong side, or the wrong site, is estimated to be as high as 40 each week. ...

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Christie cuts likely to N.J. Dems’ budget plan

The New Jersey Senate Wednesday voted along party lines to pass the $30.6 billion state budget sponsored by Democrats. The Assembly follo ...

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N.J. gay couples sue for right to marry

Same-sex couples in New Jersey again are suing for the right to marry. New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that same se ...

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Obamacare, Obama money, Corbett Money, and Philadelphia lobbyists

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Free ‘Rocky’ viewing party on the Art Museum steps

Watch Rocky become famous while sitting on the steps that made him famous. ...

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Judge denies Ligambi’s request for bail

A federal judge has denied bail for accused mobster “Uncle Joe” Ligambi. Arrested earlier this year for racketeering a ...

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It’s now illegal to ship wine directly to consumers in New Jersey. But a bill before the state Senate may change that. ̶ ...

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Reviewing Pennsylvania’s Castle Doctrine law and the school district’s preliminary school closings list

Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett has signed an extension of the state’s “Castle Doctrine” into law, expanding citizens’ right ...

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