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Electioneering squelched at charter school polling place
The Committee of Seventy is reporting it has put a stop to electio ...
14 years ago
Voter turnouts for contentious council races
The Committee of Seventy has released its latest numbers from some selected polling places in the First, Second, Sixth, Seventh and Eight ...
14 years ago
The Delaware River and Bay Authority has approved a $1 hike in bridge tolls. The new fare is $4. It takes effect July 1.&nbs ...
14 years ago
NewsWorks photographers hit some of the usual Election Day haunts, such as Famous Fourth Street Deli. The polling places they visited wer ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania levels record $1.1 million fine for gas-drilling problems
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is fining Chesapeake Energy more than $1 million for natural gas drilling pro ...
14 years ago
A green home for Philadelphia’s homeless
A new Center City facility will help the homeless in the shadow of Philadelphia City Hall. Connelly House is an eight story buildi ...
14 years ago
Delaware loophole protesters target Sixers, Flyers
Are Philadelphia’s sports teams responsible for the city’s funding losses? Protesters today outside Pennsylvania Attorney Gen ...
14 years ago
The Phillies are on a–gasp!–losing streak. Given fans’ sky-high expectations for the team just a few weeks ag ...
14 years ago
Savage for Council campaign heads to court over anti-Savage fliers
Update: The Committee of Seventy reports the removal order was granted and the fliers must come down. Ori ...
14 years ago
Horseshoe crab mating season in full swing
The crabs are back! And so are the birds! It’s mating season for Delaware Bay’s infamous horseshoe crabs–those ocean-d ...
14 years ago