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Mommy, that Council district is scaring me
Some eerie things happen in the natural world. The jewel wasp, for example, has the ability to slide its stinger into a cockroach’s ...
15 years ago
N.J. arts groups prepare for funding reduction
Arts groups in New Jersey are losing some of their state subsidies–but not as much as expected. Gov. Chris Christie rejected ...
15 years ago
Sweeney, Christie at odds over last-minute budget cuts
Chris Christie’s administration is firing back at insults N.J. Senate Pres. Stephen Sweeney flung at the guv over the weekend. ...
15 years ago
West Chester police mulling uses of $10,000 donation
The West Chester Fraternal Order of Police has some shopping to do, now that a $10,000 check that had been tied up in “slow moving ...
15 years ago
Victorino leading the MLB All-Star Game vote
If you want to see Shane Victorino in the MLB All-Star Game, you’ve got about 48 hours left to vote. The injured Phillie is ...
15 years ago
Coons calls for compromise in dealing with the debt ceiling
Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) is worried there won’t be enough time to reach a compromise on raising the debt ceiling, even though time ...
15 years ago
Record sales for Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Break out the bubbly. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is celebrating record sales for the fiscal year that ended Thursday. P ...
15 years ago
Camden County borough to display 9/11 artifacts
An entourage carrying Sept. 11 artifacts will arrive in New Jersey Wednesday afternoon, carrying soil, limestone and steel through Brookl ...
15 years ago
Bucks County SPCA more than halfway to its new shelter fundraising goal
With $2.6 million in the bank, the Bucks County SPCA is more than halfway to its $5 million fundraising goal. By the end of the year, the ...
15 years ago
New Transportation Secretary takes over in Delaware
Delaware’s new Secretary of Transportation says he recognizes the top challenge facing him in his new responsibility: restori ...
15 years ago
New Jersey sting operation results in fines for unlicensed moving companies
New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs conducted a four-day sting operation last week to make sure the next time you hire a movi ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia city interns getting paychecks and work experience
A new crop of interns is fanning out among city departments in Philadelphia. Unlike most interns, they will be paid. Mayor Michael ...
15 years ago
Chester County solar farm on hold as officials stuck on scheduling
Plans for a solar farm in Caln, Chester County, are on hold as township officials remain stuck on whether to bring the matter to a public ...
15 years ago
Neighbors continue their rally against Chelten Plaza plan
Germantown residents are confident their rallies outside Chelten Plaza will have an effect on what eventually goes there. Now, dev ...
15 years ago
New Jersey gets FEMA grant for flood protection
After battling with the Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this year for disaster relief from flooding, New Jersey has been awar ...
15 years ago