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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
Union membership down in tri-state area
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are among the many states whose union memberships declined last year. Information from the Bureau o ...
15 years ago
Injured puppy returns home after successful surgery
We’ve got no champion sports team to rally around at the moment (thanks, Eagles), but we suggest focusing good thoughts on ...
15 years ago
Taking Action: Phila Police seek help in identifying bank robber
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
Philadelphia City Council president announces retirement
Philadelphia City Council President Anna Verna says she’s not running for re-election. Council President Anna Verna h ...
15 years ago
Constitution Center hosts State of the Union bingo event
Get your ink dabbers out (chips are for rookies). The National Constitution Center is taking a more interactive approach to the State of ...
15 years ago