WTC 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 ArticleUrban 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 ArticleAnalysis: 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 ArticleOpinion: 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 ArticleOpinion: 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 ArticleOpinion: 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 ArticleOpinion: 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 ArticleCows 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 Article1st 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 ArticleNew 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 ArticleTwo 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 ArticleFungal 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 Article40 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 Article3 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 ArticleBoston 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 ArticleNew 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 ArticleWhere 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...
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