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Archdiocese names new abuse victim advocate
Update: NewsWorks’ Dillon Buckley spoke with Johanna Berrigan of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. ...
14 years ago
Nutter’s shotgun wedding with the school district
At 10 minutes before noon, I saw Bob Archie, the chair of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (the body that everywhere else would ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia City Council moves to revise sick days bill
As Philadelphia City Council continutes its discussion over the paid sick days bill, a revision developed today that would exempt small b ...
14 years ago
More changes for Philadelphia’s proposed sick leave law
Philadelphia’s mandatory sick leave bill has been amended again. The bill mandating sick leave for workers in Philadelphia h ...
14 years ago
Burlington County lowers cat adoption prices to relieve crowded shelter
Similar to an effo ...
14 years ago
Japan considers expanding nuclear evacuation
As Japanese officials work to determine the extent of damage from the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, the government is ...
14 years ago
St. Kevin’s parishioners rally to prevent closing
Ahead of a meeting tonight with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, parishioners of St. Kevin’s in Delaware County will rally this aft ...
14 years ago
Educators explain the benefits of full-day kindergarten
Chances are, you cheered along with most others in Philadelphia when the School District announced it had found funding to spare full-day ...
14 years ago
Two guilty pleas in John Bolaris roofie case
Things are looking sunnier for John Bolaris, and it’s not just the heat wave. Two women have entered guilty pleas related to ...
14 years ago
Atlantic City museum, pier meant to attract more tourism
Atlantic City hopes an effort to bring in the new and celebrate the old will attract more visitors. The Atlantic City Historical Museum i ...
14 years ago
Bloom Energy to bring hundreds of jobs to Delaware
As many as 1,500 high-tech jobs could be coming to Delaware by next year, according to Gov. Jack Markell. Markell made the announc ...
14 years ago
Making over Philadelphia’s statue collection
We’ve got a lot of statues in Philadelphia. Most notably, of course, is the Rocky statue. Love it or hate it, it’s probably t ...
14 years ago
Kathy Manderino eases into new role with Interac
After 18 years serving as state representative for Pennsylvania’s 194th Legislative District, Kathy Manderino is finding new ways t ...
14 years ago
Senate confirms Bhatt as DelDOT leader
After an hour of testimony, the Delaware Senate yesterday confirm Shailen Bhatt will be the state’s new Secretary of Transportation ...
14 years ago
Christie announces plans for public-private education partnerships
At noon, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie will announce legislation to create public-private education partnerships for some of the state’s ...
14 years ago