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City releases Education Accountability agreement documents
Last month, the School District of Philadelphia signed an Education Accountability Agreement in an effort to keep the City of Philadelphi ...
15 years ago
Protests at Chelten Plaza with $4 million in state funds on hold
Protestors plan one of their biggest demonstrations yet at Chelten Plaza in Germantown, as state officials announce a hold up in $4 milli ...
15 years ago
‘Ghost Bike’ honors cyclist killed in Bucks County
John Chapman had stopped on Route 413 in Bucks County in May during a bike ride from Newark, N.J., when he was struck by a pickup truck t ...
15 years ago
N.J. GOP ad campaign touts Christie’s budget
The New Jersey Republican Committee is paying for a radio ad campaign in which Gov. Chris Christie emphasizes the positives in the new st ...
15 years ago
Rodin Museum to unveil restored gardens Thursday
You have about a two-month window to see the Rodin Museum in its entirety before it closes in September. The first phase of renova ...
15 years ago
Camden Council votes against hiring of new police director
It seems Camden Mayor Dana Redd and City Council members can’t agree on whether council should approve of the hiring of Police Dire ...
15 years ago
Former CHOP exec pleads guilty in $1.7 million embezzlement scheme
A former Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia executive pleaded guilty Wednesday to mail fraud, money laundering and filing a false ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Prisons Commissioner faces gender discrimination allegations
In the last week, two allegations against Philadelphia’s prison system have been made public, both accusing Commissioner Louis Gior ...
15 years ago
Details behind the autism-support lawsuit against School District of Philadelphia
Late last month, four parents filed a suit against the School District of Philadelphia alleging the district’s policy and practice ...
15 years ago
Willingboro company says Philly wrongly fined it for littering
People with enemies in Philadelphia, beware. If things go the way a small retail store in Jersey says they have, you foes can seek reveng ...
15 years ago
Meeting advises suburban residents on how to best reach elected officials
You (probably) know who your elected officials are. But do you know how to reach them and get a response? Phoenixville residents l ...
15 years ago
William Penn deed from 1701 given to Delaware
The state of Delaware now owns several historic documents, including the 1701 land deed signed by William Penn. The documents have ...
15 years ago
Former CHOP executive pleads guilty to financial charges
Roosevelt Hairston Jr., former general counsel at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has pleaded guilty today to mail fraud, mone ...
15 years ago
State grant assists military personnel passing through Philadelphia
For the tens of thousands of military personnel who pass through Philadelphia, a state grant will provide some of the comforts of home. ...
15 years ago
Entertainment venue coming to former Spaghetti Warehouse site
About the only thing you’ll recognize at the former Spaghetti Warehouse site once its transformation is complete will be some of th ...
15 years ago