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Carpenters Union will endorse Nutter for second term
The Carpenters Union is the latest to announce support for Mayor Michael Nutter’s second term. Edward Coryell, executive sec ...
15 years ago
Council presidency up for grabs
Philadelphia City Council president Anna Verna’s announcement that she won’t seek re-election next year will set off a scramb ...
15 years ago
Nutter announces cold weather safety plans
As temperatures dip into the single digits, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has announced the city’s cold weather plans. ...
15 years ago
N.J. panel reviews consequences for teen ‘sexting’
Teenagers in New Jersey who send sexually explicit photos online could avoid criminal prosecution under terms of a bill advancing in the ...
15 years ago
Would politicians get to put DROP on hold?
A Philadelphia city councilman is considering legislation to freeze politicians’ DROP payments. Councilman Frank DiCicco say ...
15 years ago
SugarHouse hosts Mummers appreciation event
SugarHouse Casino tonight will host an event to honor the Mummers. Billed as an inaugural event, the casino will host Mummers and their f ...
15 years ago
NJ lawmakers consider sexting charges
New Jersey legislators today voted unanimously to advance a bill that would regulate the charges against teens who “sext” and ...
15 years ago
CHOP doctors to work in South Jersey hospitals
Doctors from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will soon be treating kids in two hospitals in South Jersey. On Feb. 1, CHOP docto ...
15 years ago
SEPTA wins budget presentation award for quality
SEPTA has be given an award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada. ...
15 years ago
DelTech smoking ban garners predicted mixed reaction
When Delaware Technical & Community College students returned to campus this semester, they arrived sans cigarettes. The college anno ...
15 years ago
DelDOT boss proposes regulations
Delaware Department of Transportation Secretary Carolann Wicks is proposing a series of regulations to improve DelDOT ...
15 years ago
Corbett seeks federal help for those with pre-existing conditions
Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett wrote to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today to request more money and flexibility for ...
15 years ago
Verna’s departure starts insiders’ scramble for power
In nearly 30 years of reporting in Philadelphia, I’ve known only three City Council presidents, and only one has been a real leader ...
15 years ago
Gas explosion survivor shares his story
Almost a week after the deadly gas main explosion in Tacony, surviving PGW worker Kevin Sommerville ...
15 years ago
Taking Action: Phila Police seek help in identifying bank robber in Germantown
The Philadelphia Police seek the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed the Beneficial Savings Bank on Saturday 1/22 at 5301 ...
15 years ago