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Abandoned Philadelphia homes boarded up by stimulus workers
Philadelphia hired temporary workers to eliminate backlog The city of Philadelphia is using federal recovery money to clear a back ...
15 years ago
Councilmembers call Mayor’s budget cuts unnecessary
Members of City Council surveyed say the budget debate is over and now Mayor Michael Nutter has to deal with the budget they approved. ...
15 years ago
Pennsylvania re-applies for federal education grant
Pennsylvania is looking to score $400 million in education funding from a competitive federal grant program. Yesterday was the deadline f ...
15 years ago
Shell buys stake in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale
This week, Royal Dutch Shell paid $4.7 billion to buy land that holds natural gas deposits in the northeast and Texas. While the o ...
15 years ago
Providing care for someone close to you can be stressful and change your life. Many who fall into being caregivers often don’t know ...
15 years ago
Starting in January there could be a new deduction on your pay stub. Lots of us haven’t been saving for our senior years, so the go ...
15 years ago
In run for governor, Onorato says he’s the “outsider”
Onorato has made his Harrisburg outsider status a central theme of his campaign for governor. Democrat Dan Onorato says he’s ...
15 years ago
Governor Christie, teacher’s union spar over seniority
The Christie administration’s application for as much as much as $400 million in federal funds for education reform does not includ ...
15 years ago
Atlantic City casinos optimistic about summer season
Good weather for much of the Memorial Day weekend lured visitors to the resort city where officials say the boardwalk, beaches, shows and ...
15 years ago
Pa. Senate softens teen driving bill
An amendment to a Pennsylvania teen driving bill may halt its passage. State lawmakers are split on whether to save the measure. ...
15 years ago
Flyers down in series, but, fans say, not out
The Flyers may be down two games in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks, but the fans aren’t giving up. The Flyers m ...
15 years ago
Mayor’s budget cuts take bite out of Northeast program
The Mayor plans to cut almost $950,000 from a program addressing “quality of life” issues in Northeast Philadelphia. W ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia jails face shortage of ankle monitors
There are just over 70 inmates who are qualified for home confinement still in the city jail system, because there aren’t enough of ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia District Attorney plans use of “zone courts”
The concept of zone courts is simple – a prosecutor focusing on a specific zone will become more familiar with the neighborhoods an ...
15 years ago