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Delaware setting up prescription drug-dumping sites

Delaware will join the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency later this month for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Twenty-nine sites will ...

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Judge issues gag order in Gosnell case

Common Pleas Court Judge Benjamin Lerner has imposed a gag order in the case of Kermit and Pearl Gosnell. Their lawyers won’t be al ...

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Casino Reinvestment Development Authority aims to concentrate state agencies in one Atlantic City building

In an effort to strengthen Atlantic City’s state-run tourism district and free up real estate elsewhere, the Casino Reinvestment De ...

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Licenses and Inspections points to advances in the coming year

Philadelphia’s department of Licenses and Inspections came before City Council this morning as part of its annual budget hearings. ...

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Channel Abraham Lincoln in interactive Civil War game

Whether you want to know more about Abraham Lincoln or think you can out-wit the legendary president, you can make some important preside ...

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National Interest

Political suicide?

I’ll say one thing for the House Republicans: they have guts, moxie, cajones. They act with bold certitude, a trait that i ...

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Delaware 11th-graders take state-funded SAT

Juniors in Delaware public high schools are taking the SAT today, funded by the state as part of the $119-million Race to the Top educati ...

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Marple fined for broken storm sewer line discharge

Following a fine from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Delaware County’s Marple Township has come up with a ...

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Royersford woman advances in Macy’s makeover contest

A month after it was announced Annamarie Chestnut was a finalist in makeover contest sponsored by Mayc’s, the Royersford restaurant ...

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Kids pick the winners, losers in kindergarten library

Tensions are high today and yesterday in New Jersey’s Linwood School District, where the kindergarten and preschool lotteries are u ...

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Does WMAN need a full-time executive director?

With the recent resignation of Executive Director Lizabeth Macoretta, West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) will need to begin the process of se ...

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Education job fair draws prospective teachers and school administrators to Newark

At an education job fair today at the University of Delaware in Newark, Governor Markell is signing legislation to improve the teacher hi ...

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New Jersey spends more than $3 million a year for white-collar clothing allowances

One of the advantages (or disadvantages, depending on your penchant for planning ahead) of white-collar jobs is the lack of uniform. Espe ...

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School District aims to fire two for alleged ethics violations

We haven’t heard the last of the no-bid contracts. The School District of Philadelphia will recommend the termination of two employ ...

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Mayor Nutter unconcerned over firefighters endorsement of Street

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said he is not worried about a decision by the Firefighters union to endorse his opponent Milton Street ...

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