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Pilot program evaluating New Jersey teachers to begin this fall
New teacher evaluations that are part of Governor Christie’s education reforms will not be put in place in all of New Jersey’ ...
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Two arrests made in fake L&I scam in Germantown
Two men who swindled a Germantown property owner in a fake Licenses and Inspections scam are under arrest. Philadelphia Inspector ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania jobless rate dropping
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since March 2009. The Department of Labor and Industry says April’s ...
14 years ago
Newt’s guy wigs out, the big dog on City Council, and election notes
There was a lot of talk (some of it by me) about how Tuesday’s primary election in Philadelphia brought a rise in influence for pow ...
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Feds clear Delaware Senate leader
Federal officials have cleared Delaware’s state Senate leader of violating federal law when he ran for Senate in 2008. In a ...
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Natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania face fracking water deadline
Natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania have until Thursday to stop taking their wastewater to municipal treatment plants. The request by th ...
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Strong reaction in Philadelphia to study on clergy sexual abuse
Some clergy sexual abuse survivors and their advocates in the Philadelphia area are outraged by a new study from the John Jay College of ...
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Education cuts will boost class size in 85 percent of Pennsylvania school districts
It’s not just the Philadelphia school district that’s facing lay-offs and massive budget cuts. A survey of school districts a ...
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Nutter, Fattah, Brady participate in Bike to Work Day
If you work in or near City Hall, start your Friday with a bike ride alongside Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Congressmen Chaka Fa ...
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Philadelphia police arrest men for fake L&I scheme
Philadelphia police have arrested two men in connection with a fake Licenses & Inspections scheme that bilked a Germantown property o ...
14 years ago
Discussing source of clergy sexual abuse and counting Philadelphia’s homeless
We’re winding down our first week of NewsWorks Tonight with some great local features for you on ...
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Free, discounted pets to relieve overcrowded Delaware County SPCA
The Delaware County SPCA is having a rainy day special. Due to overcrowding at the shelter, the SPCA is giving away cats six months and o ...
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