Poll: Most NJ Voters Unaware of $750 Million College Bond Issue
With just four weeks to go before voters go to the polls, a new survey suggests that most voters in New Jersey have little or no idea of a major bond issue on next month's ballot.
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With just four weeks to go before voters go to the polls, a new survey suggests that most voters in New Jersey have little or no idea of a major bond issue on next month's ballot.
When Larry Robin joined the family business in 1960, Robin's Books (started in 1936 by his grandfather) was one of 20 bookstores in center city Philadelphia.
Casey Carter, standing, is a national education consultant who has studied Catholic, charter, and public schools.
Some residents returned home briefly Sunday to pick up belongings and some came back to find out they have nothing left.
Outfest is billed as the nation's largest "National Coming Out Day" event, with more than 150 vendors, a mechanical bull, dancing and, this year, a pumpkin carving contest.
The teams with 21 to a boat - lined up on the river's east bank. Some were there for the fun of it, but a lot of teams were there to raise money for charities.
"We take a group of individuals and we put them through a challenging, adventure-based experience," says Katie Newsom Pastuszek, executive director of Outward Bound Philadelphia.
A Bucks County non-profit that supports homeless youth lost its federal funding, but has decided to take matters in its own hands.
October is anti-bullying awareness month and an area educator and performer is doing her part with a music based program on the issue geared towards kids from Kindergarten to 12th grade.
Efforts are underway in Montgomery County to help residents displaced by Friday night's fire at The 1600 Church Road Condos.
Streets were blocked in the city's Washington Square West neighborhood Saturday for the 7th annual Midtown Village Fall Festival.
In addition to the latest science-based research on food and nutrition; those at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' event will also learn about the latest products from hundreds of exhibitors.
Saturday is the 5th Annual Green Fest at the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol, Bucks County. And the center is showing off the construction of a building that will be totally off the grid.
Friday's surprising jobs report quickly became the talk of the campaign trail.
A documentary film on male survivors of child sexual abuse will be screened Wednesday at the Free Library of Philadelphia and the public is invited.
A groundbreaking ceremony -- or wall breaking, actually -- took place at the Klein JCC, the first step in turning an old racquetball court into a new food pantry.
They're tickling the ivories and raising money for charity at a weekend-long event in Cherry Hill, NJ.
Part of a Camden, NJ landmark is gone from view, but it's being saved for a future memorial.
When a new principal arrived at Emerson Elementary School in Bristol Township, teachers approached her about doing away with the school's half-century-old Halloween parade in favor of a harvest festival.
The National Park Service has given two utilities permission to put power lines through scenic recreation areas popular with Philadelphia area residents, including the Delaware Water Gap.
Act 80, passed this year, eliminated the $150-million general assistance fund, which gave monthly cash grants of about $200 to more than 61,000 low-income and disabled Pennsylvanians.
Thanks to a giveaway, nearly a thousand needy students in the Philadelphia school district who didn't have a backpack or basic supplies now have them.
"We simply do not have the space in Philadelphia to allow for safe operation of these vehicles and to create a buffer to help prevent community and environmental disruptions," said parks commissioner Michael Diberardinis.
The Philadelphia eatery that became famous for combining fried chicken and donuts has opened a second location in Center City.
In an effort to bring more financial literacy programs to schools throughout the Delaware Valley, a Bucks County financial institution is sponsoring a unique event.
