Clik here to view.
Urban Charter Schools Outscore Nonurban Charter Schools
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – With the growth of charter schools, questions about student achievement have increased and Education Week reports on a paper by the Cambridge-based National Bureau of Economic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Analysis: What’s In Store For Republicans On Super Tuesday?
By Larry Kane PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – This is Super Tuesday. But, is it really all that super? Right now, there are six polls out on Ohio. Two show Romney in a narrow lead. Two show Rick Santorum. And two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: You Weren’t Fired You Were Outsourced
Which would sound better to you if you lost your job to a low wage worker: “You are fired, the work you have been doing has been offshored” or “You are fired, the work you have been doing has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: What Is Mitt Romney Hiding?
W. Mitt Romney has a penchant for duplicity and secrecy. Romney has no interest in revealing what he did while he held the public’s trust, both as head of the Olympics and as Governor of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Tax Problem
It turns out that W. Mitt Romney has more in common than the average American homeowner than we though. Not only is he unemployed, as he describes his employment plight to voters. It turns out he took...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Clint Eastwood Made My Day
Last night, Clint Eastwood produced the most bizarre and uncomfortable moments in modern convention history. W. Mitt Romney had one hour of primetime television to accept the nomination of the GOP and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cows Stolen From Massachusetts Show Up At PA Cattle Auction
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Police say most of the 49 cows stolen from a Dartmouth farm have turned up at a cattle auction site in Pennsylvania. (Read related story) Dartmouth police Sgt. Allen Shaw said...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1st Fungal Meningitis Case Reported In New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is reporting its first apparent case of fungal meningitis. State health officials say a 70-year-old Cumberland County man is hospitalized with what is believed to be the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Jersey Reports Second Fungal Meningitis Case
TRENTON, NJ (CBS) – New Jersey is now reporting two cases of fungal meningitis related to steroid injections. On Tuesday, officials said a 70-year-old Cumberland County man was hospitalized with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two NJ Patients Suing Pharmaceutical Company Responsible For Tainted Steroids
BRIDGETON, NJ (CBS) – Two New Jersey residents have now sued the Massachusetts pharmaceutical company deemed responsible for distributing tainted steroid injections, saying they were potentially...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fungal Meningitis Investigation Widens In Pennsylvania
By Molly Daly PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The investigation into the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a compounding pharmacy in New England has widened in Pennsylvania. The meningitis outbreak...
View ArticleClik here to view.
40 Cases Of Fungal Meningitis Now Reported In New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey health officials say 40 cases of fungal meningitis have now been reported in the state. The cases, two confirmed and 38 considered probable, are linked to a recalled,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 Dead, More Than 140 Injured Following Explosions At Boston Marathon Finish...
BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boston Bomb Suspect Captured, Brother Killed
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard boat Friday night less than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Jersey Woman Killed In Crash Involving Wrong-Way Driver In Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts state police say a New Jersey woman has died in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike involving a wrong-way driver who was arrested. Police in Charlton in western...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where Are The Uninsured In America?
In 2011, 48.6 Americans went uninsured; 47.9 million of those uninsured Americans were under the age of 65. [1, 2] Where do these uninsured Americans live? While a higher rate of uninsured are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Romneycare Vs. Obamacare: Key Similarities & Differences
The less-than-smooth launch of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges, coupled with the recent revelations that many who purchase health insurance on the individual market are receiving cancellation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pastor Found Guilty Of Violating Church Law For Officiating Same-Sex Marriage
By Ileana Diaz SPRING CITY, Pa. (CBS) —A Pennsylvania pastor who officiated a same sex marriage has reportedly been found guilty of “violating the church’s law” and “breaking the law and order of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Invited On Doomed Jet
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Sunday that Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz invited him on the doomed flight that crashed, killing seven. Rendell said Katz tried...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mom Says Her 3-Year-Old Was Forced To Pee In Seat On Plane
NEW YORK (AP) — A Massachusetts woman says she was nearly kicked off a JetBlue flight after her 3-year-old was forced to urinate in her seat. Jennifer Deveraux tells Boston TV station WBC-TV that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Person Killed In Deadly Massachusetts Apartment Fire Was From Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – There is a local connection to a tragic apartment fire in Massachusetts. One of the seven people who died in the pre-dawn blaze in Lowell was from Philadelphia....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scale Will Matter For Success Of New York Casinos
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Casino revenue is down. Casinos are closing in Atlantic City, while new ones are opening in Maryland and Massachusetts. Yet New York is just now getting into the game, with more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4 Northeast States Stand Together Against Heroin Trafficking
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Four Northeastern states have agreed to collaborate in investigations of heroin trafficking that often cross state lines, authorities said Wednesday. New York Attorney General Eric...
View ArticleClik here to view.
La Salle Drops A-10 Matchup To UMass, 66-59
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Donte Clark scored 16 of his 23 points in the first half and Massachusetts held La Salle at bay in the second for a 66-59 win on Sunday. UMass (14-9, 7-3 Atlantic 10) matched its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PennDOT, NJ DOT Pitching In To Help Boston Area Dig Out From Mammoth Snowfalls
By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Massachusetts has been getting slammed with one blizzard after another. But the state is about to get some help from Pennsylvania and New Jersey in its effort to dig...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ranking America’s Healthiest States
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – America’s Health Rankings have been around for a quarter of a century. It is a very interesting look at how states compare against each other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Abducted By Father Is Reunited With Her Mother In Del.
WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) – A three-year-old New Castle County girl is safe at home after being allegedly abducted by her father and taken to Massachusetts. Elinor Trotta is happy to be home after a long...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bembry Has Career-High 33 Points In Saint Joseph’s 82-71 Win
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — DeAndre Bembry scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Saint Joseph’s over Massachusetts 82-71 on Wednesday night. Isaiah Miles added 15 points for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police: Man, Facing DUI Charge, Casts A Spell On Trooper
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Southborough man arrested for allegedly driving under the influence apparently didn’t like being charged, so put a spell on the state trooper making the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police: Woman Tried To Use Pizza As ID To Enter Town Bar
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say a woman tried to use a slice of pizza as a form of identification to get into a college town bar and slapped the bouncer when he refused her entry....
View ArticleClik here to view.
No Bail For 15-Year-Old Charged With Decapitating Classmate
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A 15-year-old Massachusetts boy charged with killing a high school classmate whose headless body was found near a river last week is being held without bail. Mathew Borges was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Than 3,000 Pounds of Mislabeled Chicken Soup Recalled
LYNN, Mass. (AP) — Federal officials say a Massachusetts company is recalling more than 3,000 pounds of chicken soup due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The federal Department of Agriculture’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4 Face Cockfighting Charges After 3 Roosters Found In Car
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Four Lawrence men have been arrested and three roosters have been rescued after state police say a trooper heard noises from inside a car he stopped in Sturbridge. The trooper...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Man Arrested After Discovery of $20M Cash Held Without Bail
BOSTON (AP) — A Brazilian man arrested in connection with the discovery of about $20 million in cash hidden inside a box spring in a Massachusetts apartment has been held without bail. A judge on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police Forced To Stop ‘High-Five Fridays’ In Massachusetts
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (CBS)–A police department’s effort to give high-fives to neighborhood children gets a thumbs down from parents, WBZ reports. Officers in Northampton, Massachusetts, visited...
View ArticleWTC Steel Brought To Massachusetts For 9/11 Memorial
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (CBS Local) — Shortly after 9/11, Plymouth Selectman Dick Quintal created a memorial to the victims on his own property in North Plymouth. He was so moved by the event, he spent...
View ArticleDespite New York’s Approval Of Same Sex Marriage, One Expert Says...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – New York’s passage of same sex marriage is unlikely to have much impact on Pennsylvania’s policy. That’s according to Ted Martin, executive director of Equality PA. Martin thinks...
View ArticlePolice Surround House Trapping Possible Douglass Township Murder Suspect
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police have a home in Trainer, Delaware County surrounded. And they say they believe the man inside is the person behind Saturday night’s deadly shooting in northwestern Montgomery...
View ArticleNamesake Bridge Between Hometowns Honors Couple’s Love
By Paul Burton, WBZ-TV BOSTON (CBS Local) — Work crews put the finishing touches in July on a bridge project that’s taken on a life of its own. The bridge that helped bring a young couple together is...
View Article