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Nearly 100 dead birds found on Berks County highway
Update: An early investigation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission ...
15 years ago
DelDOT says DMV wait times improving
While complaints about long lines at the DMV may never come to an end, the state Department of Transportation says things are improving.< ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia street names symbolize history, creativity and sometimes nothing
What’s your favorite street name in Philadelphia? Maybe it’s the street you grew up on, the oft-mispronounced Cliveden or the ...
15 years ago
Penn wants to move McDonald’s as last step in corridor revitalization
First it was a Burger King, then a movie theater. Now, all that’s in the University of Pennsylvania’s way is a pesky, persist ...
15 years ago
Benefits continue for Windermere fire victims
Support for victims of the Windermere Court fire continues. Not one, but three benefits are scheduled for this week. The West Philly Loca ...
15 years ago
Delaware economic panel considers funding for two expansion projects
Delaware’s Council on Development Finance is meeting today to consider funding the expansions of two major corporations: DuPont and ...
15 years ago
One-way fare proposed for SEPTA rails were tried, failed in Boston
Much like the system proposed by SEPTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority had a one-way rail fare system. For a year. It did ...
15 years ago
Squatters taking up valuable parking spaces in Chestnut Hill
Not limited to abandoned homes and waterfront decks at the Shore, squatters are popping up in Chestnut Hill’s parking lots. The nei ...
15 years ago
Do alternative career programs lessen the quality of an education?
A new report from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Pathways to Prosperity, has sparked a debate about whether all student ...
15 years ago
Bala Cynwyd Library hosts what could be its last free concert
This year’s concert at the Bala Cynwyd Library could be the last free musical performance the library puts on. Budget cuts have slo ...
15 years ago
Seven Catholic schools in Philadelphia and Bucks County will close
The Archdiocese announced this morning it will close seven schools in Philadelphia and Bucks County at the end of this school year. < ...
15 years ago
Casino regulatory cuts come up $15 million short on savings
Plans to cut nearly $15 million from the Casino Control Commission are proving to be less effective than New Jersey legislators had hoped ...
15 years ago
Everybody has some kind of beef with the media. Here’s one of mine:The Wisconsin standoff, pitting the new conservative governor ag ...
15 years ago
Obama Administration reaches out to Philly neighborhood leaders
An Obama Administration official traveled to Philadelphia to urge city officials and community leaders to get people involved in new fede ...
15 years ago