Independent Foundation To Run Philadelphia's Catholic High Schools
The independent "Faith in the Future" foundation will be calling the shots at the 17 Philadelphia-area Catholic high schools and four special-education schools.
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The independent "Faith in the Future" foundation will be calling the shots at the 17 Philadelphia-area Catholic high schools and four special-education schools.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation road crews will be out, all over the region, for more than a year, repairing and adding reflective road markers.
After they are packed with school supplies, homeless shelters and other social service agencies will pick up the backpacks for distribution to needy children.
Traffic on the bridges operated by the Delaware River Port Authority is down significantly, while those operated by the Burlington County Bridge Commission have seen an overall increase.
NJT is getting $2½ million toward high-speed service between Deptford-Winslow and Philadelphia. Septa will receive $5 million to improve the 69th Street Terminal.
A nearly snowless winter melted into some later months with less rainfall, and now, in the swelter of July, drought concerns arise.
Have you been told the president wants to help pay some of your bills? Don't believe it, warn consumer experts.
Reaction to the Freeh report, at least among those with a special interest in it, is rather consistent: shock but no surprise.
Jay Lloyd, a US Coast Guard veteran, has some tips that you won't find in the safety manuals.
SEPTA officials are calling it a "first-in-the-world achievement" for public transit: several stations are now converting the kinetic braking power of trains into electricity.
Philadelphia and its surrounding counties are under a "code orange," meaning the air contains unhealthy levels of ozone.
There is a critical need for blood donations in our region, according to Red Cross officials who spoke today in Abington.
They set out from Florida on May 12th, following the route of the East Coast Greenway, a system of trails connecting all the cities on the east coast.
"We as small business owners are trying to do the right thing by insuring our employees, but it's not always easy to do that," says Ken Weinstein, owner of the Trolley Car Diner in Mt. Airy.
"A lot of people see someone with a business and think they are rolling," notes Rod Millwood, who owns a comedy club at 3rd and South Streets in Philadelphia. "But no."
"Health insurance is tricky and it's confusing, so having the right, unbiased information is a key resource for consumers," says Melissa Fox, spokeswoman for Pennsylvania's Insurance Department.
"Small businesses overwhelming support the (Obamacare) tax credits. The problem is, they don't know about them," says the CEO of a small-business advocacy group.
A new survey suggests that people who decide to do any traveling during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend will likely stay relatively close to home.
Strawberries are ready to harvest and enjoy at least a week ahead of schedule, says orchard owner Steve Linvill.
When is the right time to get your elderly parents to downsize their lives and prepare for a new way of living?
If your parents have decided to downsize from the family home, chances are that a lot of their furniture and other stuff won't fit in the new, smaller place.
"It's like going to a college campus for the first time. They're the new person on the block and they're afraid they won't be accepted."
Toby Mazer, co-founder of the Delaware Valley Stroke Council, says education can save lives.
The Borough of Norristown will be turning greener, thanks to 2,000 new trees that are being planted this season throughout the Montgomery County community.
Seven United Way chapters are forming the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, effective July 1st.
