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Camden diocese seeks financial redemption
Two parishes in Camden’s Catholic diocese are merging, and within a year, the diocese says it will announce mergers that will elimi ...
16 years ago
Sestak starts senate campaign unofficially
Congressman Joe Sestak is already campaigning, even though he has not officially announced he will challenge Senator, and new Democrat, A ...
16 years ago
City will not pay scheduled salary increases
The city of Philadelphia has told its union workers that they will not get scheduled pay increases. The unions’ contracts expired l ...
16 years ago
A new dental clinic in NE Philly
Federal money will add dental services in the East Falls neighborhood The Obama administration just announced a new round of stimu ...
16 years ago
The International Space Station comes into view
Catch a glimpse of the International Space Station tonight, in the Northwestern portion of the sky. The best part is that you don’t ...
16 years ago
Study suggests that Medicare drug spending may lower other medical expenses A study of Pennsylvania seniors found that many who en ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia youth begin paid internships
About a thousand Philadelphia youth will begin paid internships Monday. The Chamber of Commerce is continuing the program despite the to ...
16 years ago
Questioning MRI after cancer diagnosis
MRI is being used more and more often as a screening tool for breast cancer, but some doctors are questioning whether it’s any bett ...
16 years ago
First municipal windmill in NJ
The steady winds that blow through the shore town of Ocean Gate, New Jersey could save the town more than $20,000 a year in electricity c ...
16 years ago
New director promotes University City
The neighborhood support organization would like to leverage the size and reputation of the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel for the ...
16 years ago
Nutter lobbies to raise sales tax
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter continues to lobby Harrisburg to allow the city to raise the sales tax by one percent and make changes ...
16 years ago
Prisoner sexual abuse prevelant in PA
Pennsylvania’s prison system has made some strides, but prisoner advocates say the state still has hurdles to overcome when it come ...
16 years ago