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New trails open at Delaware forest preserve
An area of Sussex County that had been used for years for logging is now home to a group of trails designed to show how forests can be re ...
15 years ago
Speculators eye properties around Sugarhouse Casino site
City Councilman Darrell Clarke says speculators are already looking and buying property around the Sugarhouse Casino site in Fishtown, an ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia explores use of Internet to sell properties
Don’t be surprised if you find ads from the city of Philadelphia on Craigslist. The Department of Public Property i ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia region awarded federal energy grant
The Philadelphia region has gotten a major federal energy grant. The Philadelphia region has gotten a major federal energy grant ...
15 years ago
More details emerge in Lower Merion School District webcam case
A Lower Merion School District employee embroiled in Harriton High School’s web-cam spying scandal says the student suing the distr ...
15 years ago
PA candidates for governor weigh in on the cost of law enforcement
Four of the six candidates for governor of Pennsylvania say they’d rule out charging municipalities for state police protection. ...
15 years ago
AG Biden touts DE victims assistance program
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D) believes the state’s recently restructured Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program ...
15 years ago
Amid slashed budgets, New Jersey arts council sees increase
Even with a 15 percent cut in the New Jersey State Department’s budget, funding for the State Arts Council will be up a bit from la ...
15 years ago
Christie administration defends payroll increase
The annualized payroll for Governor Christie’s office is $8.9 million. The Christie Administration says that’s only $400,000 more ...
15 years ago
School accountability bill clears committee hurdle
Pennsylvania lawmakers want to set up benchmarks for low performing schools to try to reach. The state Senate Education Committee has OK ...
15 years ago
Condoleezza Rice, Aretha Franklin to join Mann’s summer lineup
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts released its summer schedule this morning, and one name stands out: the Philadelphia Orchestra wi ...
15 years ago
Board of Revision of Taxes may start re-assessing properties
Philadelphia’s Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT) is threatening to re-assess city properties using their full value. But not everyon ...
15 years ago
Mayor Nutter appoints eight to commission that investigates police
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has announced his eight appointments to the city’s 15 member Police Advisory Commission. In the ...
15 years ago
District Attorney reviews fraud allegations levelled at Philadelphia GOP
District attorney Seth Williams is reviewing allegations of forged documents in a battle for control of Philadelphia’s Republican P ...
15 years ago