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Christie pushes for charters schools, end of teacher tenure
In his first state-of-the state speech, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie said the state is improving.He outlined priorities for his second year i
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Toomey visits farm show for crash course in agriculture
Now that he’s been sworn into office as a statewide official, Senator Pat Toomey is working to brush up on Pennsylvania’s top industr
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13 years ago
A Philadelphia Police officer has turned himself into police on DUI charges from November. Officer William Haviland of the 26th District
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13 years ago
In anticipation of Wednesday’s snow emergency, the Philadelphia Parking Authority has announced that until Wednesday at 6 p.m, sele
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13 years ago
DuPont acquires Danish food-products company
Major science company DuPont is now in the food business. The company announced this week the purchase of a Danish specialty-food ingredi
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13 years ago
Pa. GOP musters support for school vouchers plan
Pennsylvania Senate Republican leaders are lining up behind a new school vouchers bill. The measure would provide several thousa
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13 years ago
Tour guides back in court over historical knowledge
Historical tour guides opposed to a Philadelphia licensing law were in court again Tuesday. The tour guides are now arguing for their rig
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Starbucks locations in Chestnut Hill and Bala Cynwyd today began serving coffee from the new Clover machine. Priced at $15,000, the coffe
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Mayor Michael Nutter has announced the appointment of Nancy E. Winkler as City Treasurer. Winkler, former managing director of the Public
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13 years ago
The latest news out of the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office: the sheriff’s sale website has been hacked. Run by Reach Communicat
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A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison today for altering the odometers of the used cars he was selling. Yakov Babchinetskiy of
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