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McDonald’s employee in Germantown threatened with razor
14th Police District in Philadelphia 43 W. Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 This district covers Chestnut Hill, Mt. ...
14 years ago
NJ moves to toughen driver cellphone penalties
Drivers in New Jersey who kill or injure someone while talking on a cellphone would face tougher charges under a bill advancing through t ...
14 years ago
Stink bug spread worries growers across nation
In case you don’t know what a stink bug is, it’s named for the foul smell it gives off when crushed. It will feed on nearly ...
14 years ago
Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel strike deal to share resources
The Academy of Natural Sciences was established in 1812. It’s the oldest natural science research institution in America, with auth ...
14 years ago
Black babies less likely to celebrate 1st birthday
In Philadelphia and across the country, black babies are more likely than white babies to die before their first birthday. Black moms als ...
14 years ago
Roxborough community garden sparks neighborhood growth
File this one under Grassroots Community Building: A Roxborough couple who loves gardening but lacks the time to do it offered strangers ...
14 years ago
Pilot program evaluating New Jersey teachers to begin this fall
New teacher evaluations that are part of Governor Christie’s education reforms will not be put in place in all of New Jersey’ ...
14 years ago
Two arrests made in fake L&I scam in Germantown
Two men who swindled a Germantown property owner in a fake Licenses and Inspections scam are under arrest. Philadelphia Inspector ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania jobless rate dropping
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since March 2009. The Department of Labor and Industry says April’s ...
14 years ago
Newt’s guy wigs out, the big dog on City Council, and election notes
There was a lot of talk (some of it by me) about how Tuesday’s primary election in Philadelphia brought a rise in influence for pow ...
14 years ago