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Severance tax out, but Pa. fees on gas industry possible
A panel put together to study Pennsylvania’s natural gas drilling policy has 120 days to deliver a report to Gov. Tom Corbett. ...
15 years ago
Charming Shoppes to close 240 stores
Bensalem-based Charming Shoppes, Inc. has announced plans to shutter 240 of its stores. That’s 12 percent of the 2,064 stores it ow ...
15 years ago
New Bakers Square shopping center energizes a community
If it sounded a bit like a revival meeting under the big tent set up in the parking lot of the old Tastykake Baking site on Friday, that ...
15 years ago
Judge issues gag order, holds five for trial in clergy sex abuse
A Philadelphia judge said Friday there is enough evidence to put three Roman Catholic priests, an ex-priest and a former teacher on trial ...
15 years ago
N.J. health commissioner steps down
New Jersey’s health commissioner has announced her resignation. Poonam Alaigh said Friday she’s leaving the job becaus ...
15 years ago
New Jersey Health Commission to step down for family illness
New Jersey’s Health Commissioner Poonam Alaigh has confirmed she’ll step down from her post April 1 to deal with “an ur ...
15 years ago
Report says Del. agriculture an $8B industry
A report says the annual economic impact of the state’s agriculture industry is about $8 billion. The report was released by ...
15 years ago
Delaware Lawmakers propose expansion of Bradley bills
Several bills introduced in the Delaware General Assembly this week would ban people with a record of sexual crimes from working as nurse ...
15 years ago
Long sentence for cop convicted of assaulting a student
A jury today sentenced Tyrone Wiggins to 17 1/2 to 35 years in prison for sexually assaulting a former martial arts student of his. ...
15 years ago
February unemployment numbers out
February unemployment numbers are out and Delaware’s holding steady at 8.5 percent, unchanged from January 2011. Broken down ...
15 years ago
Archdiocese will pay Lynn’s attorney fees
Msgr. William Lynn will allow the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to pay his legal fees, despite a warning from the judge. Lynn appeared in c ...
15 years ago
Commentator sides with School District in Hope Moffett case
It’s over. Hope Moffett has returned to Audenried High School. To the School District’s apparent delight, she read a short st ...
15 years ago
Mental health gun law not effective without states’ reports
A law passed in 2008 would ensure people with a history of severe mental illness can’t purchase guns. But the federal law requires ...
15 years ago
Compassion matters in health care
Many patients want a highly skilled doctor, preferably one with a degree from a well-known medical school. But how important is it to hav ...
15 years ago