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Jesse Jackson in New Jersey to support union workers
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the area today and tomorrow to support New Jersey’s union employees in a series of rallies. Beginning ...
14 years ago
NJ district charging its student teachers
A cash-strapped southern New Jersey school district has decided to start charging student teachers to work there. Medford appears ...
14 years ago
Dover Air Force Base garden offers privacy for grieving families
Dover Air Force Base is welcoming a new spot where families of U.S. military personnel killed overseas can find comfort and solace. ...
14 years ago
Penn students help robot grasp the art of reading
Students at a University of Pennsylvania lab have been working on a robot they call Graspy. This spring, they taught Graspy how to read. ...
14 years ago
Senate to consider Christie pick for N.J. high court
A confirmation hearing is set for Tuesday on Gov. Chris Christie’s nomination of Anne Patterson for a seat on the New Jersey Suprem ...
14 years ago
Lower Burial Ground honors veterans from three centuries.
About 83 flags were placed in front of the graves of veterans at Hood Cemetery on Monday – stars a stripes all, but not the same ve ...
14 years ago
2,200 sign in favor of a Save-A-Lot at Chelten Plaza
Opposition to a state-subsidized development in Germantown blazes on, but as opponents angle for ways to stop the project, thousands have ...
14 years ago
Manayunk seeks to build a ‘blue’ wall against race-day chaos
For many Manayunk and Roxborough residents, the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship has become a tale of two traditions: one ...
14 years ago