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Citing risks, Christie halts offshore natural-gas port

Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday vetoed a plan to build a liquefied natural-gas port 16 miles off the coast of Asbury Park. The governo ...

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Public employee residency requirement stalls in N.J.

Gov. Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed legislation that would require newly hired public employees in New Jersey to live in the sta ...

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Kensington CAPA using RecycleBank points to build garden classroom

Instead of letting your RecycleBank points build up and go unused (how many cat food coupons do you need, anyway?), you can now donate th ...

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Starr plans new restaurant as part of N. Broad project

A former car dealership on Philadelphia’s North Broad Street will become a small hub of upscale restaurants.   The $ ...

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Penn fraternity suspended in light of student’s fatal fall

University of Pennsylvania’s chaper of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity has been suspended after a visiting student fell to his death ...

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Sodexo fires back at Service Employees International Union

Sodexo has issued a response following a rally by some its cafeteria workers at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine today, t ...

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Challenging N.J. FamilyCare in court

Several consumer and immigrants-rights groups say they’re lining up to support a lawsuit against New Jersey. Last year, sta ...

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Haitians try Voodoo, Western medicine to relieve emotional distress

With Haiti’s only two psychiatric hospitals filled beyond capacity, citizens seeking help recovering from last year’s earthqu ...

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Tourist dies after receiving buttocks injections in Southwest Philly hotel

Add illegal hotel buttocks injections to the list of shameful Philadelphia crimes. ...

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Pa. begins hearings into abortion clinic horrors

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams and his top deputies painted a graphic picture of the West Philadelphia abortion clinic they ...

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Delco paper to host video, live chat with bullying victim

Bullied teenager Nadin Khoury will bring his tale to local news tomorrow when he appears on Delaware County Times’ “Live from ...

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UD Sea Grant Program receives $679K from Uncle Sam

The University of Delaware has received $679,000 in federal funding for its Delaware Sea Grant Program.   U.S. Senators To ...

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Suspect found guilty in murder of Georgetown officer

A Georgetown jury has convicted Derrick Powell in the murder of Georgetown Police officer Chad Spicer. We’ll bring you more details ...

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Wilmington delays trash, recycling pickup due to rain

They’d never hack it as postal workers. Wilmington announced today its trash and recycling collections will be delayed this week du ...

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Please Touch Museum places third in Top 10 Children’s Museums list

The mini supermarket, indoor tree house and antique carousel apparently aren’t just fun for parents trying to recapture their child ...

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