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Red Cross helping gas explosion victims
The Red Cross is providing assistance to those who need it after last night’s gas explosion in Tacony. Two families are receiving f ...
16 years ago
Possible $10 million budget gap for Spring-Ford schools
A preliminary budget released as a School Board meeting last night shows Spring-Ford Area School District’s plans for handling its& ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia city employees may get more freedom for political expression
Ethical rules prohibiting Philadelphia City Employees from expressing their political views may be loosened. After 25 drafts, a new ...
16 years ago
New Citizens Bank Park Jumbotron will be triple the size
The Linc’s going green. Citizens Bank Park is going big. The Jumbotron at the Phillies home base will be replaced with a larger ver ...
16 years ago
Pilot health-care program focuses on prevention
For some New Jersey residents, health care may become more personal with a pilot program called ...
16 years ago
Girl Scout Cookie Program begins tomorrow
Your New Year’s diet is about to come to a delicious, crashing halt. The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania will be at City Hall t ...
16 years ago
Search continues for serial bank robber
The FBI and police in Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township are still searching for a serial bank robber whom they believe is wanted for f ...
16 years ago
East Germantown: 3 murders, 1 month – drugs a factor, neighbors say
Three shooting deaths have hit the Awbury area of East Germantown in the last month, two within one block of each other. Residents ...
16 years ago
Poll shows Nutter is favored Democratic mayoral candidate
Not only do Philadelphia Democrats favor Michael Nutter over a generic Democratic mayoral candidate, they’d also vote for him over ...
16 years ago
Philadelphians are reporting more cases of animal fighting
In Philadelphia, there’s been a steady uptick in a gruesome crime. New numbers from the Pennsylvania SPCA show a significant rise i ...
16 years ago
Christie administration must produce new affordable housing rules
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has until March 8 to write new rules on affordable housin ...
16 years ago
What will happen to Comcast SportsNet?
With the path seemingly clear for Comcast to acquire a majority share of NBC Universal, consumers may be wondering what to expect. ...
16 years ago
N.J. plans to trim endangered species list, protected land
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has proposed the first changes in eight years to the state’s endangered speci ...
16 years ago
Which star has the best Philadelphia accent?
Was is Sly Stallone in Rocky? Mark Wahlberg in Invincible? Or maybe Sly Stallone in Rocky VI? Many stars have tried to nail the Philadelp ...
16 years ago
PGW releases statement on gas explosion
Philadelphia Gas Works has released a statement in response to last night’s gas man explosion in Tacony. Three PGW workers remain h ...
16 years ago