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Gas-drilling protesters converge on Harrisburg
Harrisburg briefly took on the feel of Madison Tuesday afternoon when anti-drilling protesters staged a sit-in outside Pennsylvania Gov. ...
14 years ago
Plan for high-tech signs on Market St. advances
A Philadelphia City Council committee has approved a plan to energize Market Street East by allowing high-tech signs. But the bill had so ...
14 years ago
Reach Academy in Delaware could lose charter
The Delaware Department of Education’s Charter School Accountability Committee today recommended the revocation of Reach Academy fo ...
14 years ago
Call it PTSD or ‘soldier’s heart,’ in every age some will fake it
This essay is part of the That’s History series, a partnership between NewsWorks and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. ...
14 years ago
Featherman concedes Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary
John Featherman has issued his concession statement in his race against Karen Brown for the Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary. Thou ...
14 years ago
N.J. weighs plan to end ‘double-dipping’
New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at ending double-dipping by elected officials. Some lawmakers, sheriffs, co ...
14 years ago
Crozer-Chester nurses push for mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios
As their contracts with Crozer-Chester Medical Center expire Wednesday, 700 nurses at the Chester, Pa., hospital are considering a strike ...
14 years ago
Tire Round-Up Program rolls into effect once more
A summer event sponsored by the Philadelphia Streets Department is expected to get about 11,000 illegally discarded tires off the streets ...
14 years ago
Long-term financial planning urged for Philly school district
As Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia City Council members work against the clock to determine what, if anything, the city can do to h ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia issues heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz is following a warning from the National Weather Service, placing the city on a heat w ...
14 years ago
A loyal bike race fan in Manayunk
Peg Andrews has been watching the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship from her front stoop on Levering Street in Manayunk for ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia teachers anxiously await word on their jobs
The next week will be a tense one for many teachers across Philadelphia as they wait to find out if they’ll be back in the classroo ...
14 years ago