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Roxborough library reopens to bookworms’ cheers
“Welcome Back!” a handwritten sign declares on the door of the Roxborough branch of the Free Library. Roxborough residents sta ...
15 years ago
Nutter urges support for tax plan to help Philly schools
Philadelphia’s mayor took to the airwaves Wednesday night to urge support of his tax plan for aiding the city’s school distri ...
15 years ago
People with intellectual disabilities struggle with budget cuts, recession
A new national report from the advocacy organization “The Ar ...
15 years ago
Jones holds up action on East Falls victims unit
It looked like a done deal on Monday, but now a City Council bill to move the police Special Victims Unit to a new East Falls facility co ...
15 years ago
Tip from N.J. inmate leads to discovery of $600,000 error
A tip from an inmate is credited with prompting the audit that uncovered problems at state-funded halfway houses in New Jersey. Co ...
15 years ago
Last-minute deal maintains unemployment pay in Pa.
Pennsylvania lawmakers have reached a compromise on an unemployment compensation reform bill, setting the stage for legislation to reach ...
15 years ago
Corbett set to sign Pa. ban on bath salts, synthetic pot
A ban on hallucinogenic chemicals known as “bath salts” and synthetic marijuana in Pennsylvania is headed to Gov. Tom Corbett’s des ...
15 years ago
Feed the Feed: Tracking local Facebook trends
Facebook lost six million users in May. Of course, the social networking site grew by 11 users during that same month, so the execs proba ...
15 years ago
Saving face: Mutter preserves relic of Grover Cleveland
Part of the macabre collection of medical abnormalities at Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum is a piece of President Grover Cleveland ...
15 years ago