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N.J. helpline expands to reach troops in Texas
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has expanded its mental health helpline for military members. The new “Vets4Warr ...
14 years ago
Space, not seats, define needs of schools
Jaws dropped last month when it was revealed the School District of Philadelphia has 70,000 vacant seats –more than the amount of a ...
14 years ago
Temple students head to Harrisburg to fight for funding
In light of appropriations cutbacks that could affect university funding, Temple students will head to Harrisburg later this month to ral ...
14 years ago
With cafe and exhibit space, plaza will link PAFA
The idea has been 10 years in the making. It was the Convention Center that finally took it over the hump. The Pennsylvania Academ ...
14 years ago
Some little know facts about the DelDOT spokesman
Give Jim Westoff a standing o (c’mon, it’s on his bucket list) for sharin ...
14 years ago
UPenn students fight for gun law enforcement based on latest statistics
Homicide data from 2008 shows Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation for black homicide victimization. Released last week, ...
14 years ago
79 year old charged with child rape
New Castle County Police have charged 79 year old Frank Williams of New Castle with five counts of sexual abuse of a child and one count ...
14 years ago
Drexel Hill man charged with forging Meehan nomination petitions
A Drexel Hill man has been charged with forging signature on nomination petitions for Congressman Pat Meehan. Paul V. Summers appeared in ...
14 years ago
Council members on the job longer in Philly than other cities
A new report out today measures Philadelphia’s City Council members against their counterparts in other cities. The Pew Char ...
14 years ago
Weighing medical costs against patients’ concerns
While a new study from the America College of Physicians suggests limiting back X-rays and other imaging techniques, other doctors say th ...
14 years ago
Icy weather slows trains, life in Germantown
Melting snow and icy rain left railroad tracks slick and caused twenty min ...
14 years ago
Blue Hens announce 15 Letter of Intent signers
The University of Delaware Blue Hens football team is out with a list of 14 high schoolers and one junior college player who have signed ...
14 years ago
New math curriculum has students, parents frustrated
As if learning multiplication tables wasn’t hard enough, it seems Lower Merion middle schoolers are getting ready for higher educat ...
14 years ago
No jail time for prayer death couple
A Philadelphia husband and wife whose religious aversion to modern medicine led to the death of their 2-year-old son will avoid jail time ...
14 years ago
Camden Mayor struggling to enact 23% tax increase
To help deal with a $26.5 million budget gap, the Mayor of Camden, New Jersey wants to raise property taxes by 23 percent. N ...
14 years ago