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Private providers said expanding broadband to rural areas is too costly, but there’s potential in exploring technological alternatives in delivering internet access.

Signups more than doubled last year, thanks to the internet.

The National Weather Service says a line of severe thunderstorms marching toward the New Jersey coast Friday afternoon could spawn an isolated tornado. 

Nine sites of potential historical significance are along the pipeline’s proposed route, presenting yet another challenge for the controversial project.

Community leaders and activists rallied Thursday at Von Nieda Park, where 17-year-old Sincere Howard and 19-year-old Shirleen Caban were fatally shot.

Severe thunderstorms are possible Friday at the Jersey Shore, and forecasters are not ruling out the potential for isolated tornadoes. 

After months of lobbying, a German company could be on the cusp of making a new method of car sharing legal in Philadelphia.

North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello says the effort, which will continue for about a month and end before Memorial Day weekend, is more than just to create wider beaches.

Philly Water Bar will open every Thursday this summer, from noon to 1 p.m., in the courtyard at City Hall.

An online petition is underway to move the Kate Smith statue, removed from outside the Philadelphia Flyer's arena amid racism claims, to Wildwood. 

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New Jersey environmental officials are urging residents and visitors to be careful with fire. As peak fire season begins, they’ve already had 331 blazes this year.

Richards got their start as a planner in New York, where they facilitated the creation of an urban farm cooperative lead by Black and Latinx Bronx residents.

It’s a policy that’s been in place at least three years — but rarely enforced.

Throughout this week, Penn Book Center supporters are marching daily from the University City campus to the bookstore — just one block away.