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NJ teen claims threats over tea party challenge
A New Jersey teenager says she’s received threats since challenging Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann to a debate over the C ...
14 years ago
Seaside Park has NJ’s toughest smoking ban
No butts about it. An anti-smoking group, Global Advisors Smokefree Policy, says a Jersey shore town has the state’s most st ...
14 years ago
DROP almost killed career of Philadelphia councilman who opposes it
Participation in the retirement incentive plan DROP lead to many retirements and even one defeat on Philadelphia City Council. But one me ...
14 years ago
Gov. Christie talks business at Princeton tonight
Gov. Chris Christie is heading to Princeton this evening to tell students what he’d like to do to make New Jersey better for busine ...
14 years ago
Fattah soon to have three proteges on Philadelphia City Council
It’s been widely noted that Tuesday’s primary election in Philadelphia brought a rise in influence for the electricians’ ...
14 years ago
Death sentence for convicted cop killer in Delaware
A Sussex County judge says Derrick Powell will die for his crime of murdering Georgetown Police Officer Chad Spicer in 2009. Judge ...
14 years ago
Sara Lee to lay off 62 workers at Pa. facility
Sara Lee will lay off 62 workers in Chester County starting June 30, and the facility there will close by the fall. The Pennsylvan ...
14 years ago
Wilmington Mayor to veto city budget
When Mayor James Baker presented his budget to City Council earlier this year, he promised to fight council members over it if that’ ...
14 years ago
There’s no need to recap the plot of the Republicans’ top-rated show, This Week in Newt, because we all know it by n ...
14 years ago
McDonald’s employee in Germantown threatened with razor
14th Police District in Philadelphia 43 W. Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 This district covers Chestnut Hill, Mt. ...
14 years ago
NJ moves to toughen driver cellphone penalties
Drivers in New Jersey who kill or injure someone while talking on a cellphone would face tougher charges under a bill advancing through t ...
14 years ago
Stink bug spread worries growers across nation
In case you don’t know what a stink bug is, it’s named for the foul smell it gives off when crushed. It will feed on nearly ...
14 years ago
Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel strike deal to share resources
The Academy of Natural Sciences was established in 1812. It’s the oldest natural science research institution in America, with auth ...
14 years ago
Black babies less likely to celebrate 1st birthday
In Philadelphia and across the country, black babies are more likely than white babies to die before their first birthday. Black moms als ...
14 years ago
Roxborough community garden sparks neighborhood growth
File this one under Grassroots Community Building: A Roxborough couple who loves gardening but lacks the time to do it offered strangers ...
14 years ago