NJ Burbs

$5 a day is too much for food in Philadelphia, right? Then hooray for government cuts!

In an age of tax cuts and budget battles, we should show everyone how easy it is to live on five bucks a day in the low-budget, low-maintenance hollow of Philadelphia.

T.J. Brennan, a Philadelphia local, enjoyed NHL debut with Buffalo Sabres this season

T.J. Brennan, a Moorestown, N.J. native, grew up a Philadelphia Flyers fan. This season, he made his NHL debut for the Buffalo Sabres, playing in 11 games, scoring his first goal (celebration pictured above), and getting to face the Flyers.

‘Inca’ for Latin Kings gang in Bethlehem is sentenced to 28 years

Luis Colon – “King Respect” – had pleaded guilty on July 9 to conspiracy charges for racketeering and murder. He was the leader, or “Inca,” of the Bethlehem gang chapter.

Apple slices in the McDonald’s Happy Meal – they have their uses

If you live in a neighborhood where few stores sell fresh fruit, a nickel-bag of apple slices could offer health benefits that might not otherwise have drifted your way.

One arrest in Flyers-on-Rangers hockey fan assault in South Philly

We’ve got enough yahoos within our own city limits. We don’t need to import them. If you’re visiting someone else’s city, you’re guests, and you ought to act like it.

Philadelphia woman busted on DUI after driving with tire on fire

She drove past a patrol officer in Plainsboro, N.J., hit a concrete divider, spun her car 360 degrees and stopped in the middle lane of the highway, police said.

N.Y. Rangers honor the fan who was beaten up by Flyers hockey thugs

Woodbridge, N.J., police Officer Neal Auricchio is getting tickets to the Rangers’ Feb. 27 game against the New Jersey Devils in Madison Square Garden.

Cops say cocaine ring jumped between Philly, N.J., Virginia and Calif.

Prosecutors said a Cherry Hill man would meet in Philadelphia with a Virginia man and hand over cocaine from California. They allegedly would split profits from the sale.

Can you hear me now? AT&T brought 1,400 upgrades to Philly area

The company announced network improvements made to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its local mobile broadband network for mobile customers.

Fort Dix attack convictions upheld

Defense attorneys were hoping a reliance on an intelligence collection law was enough to determine the men were wrongly convicted, but a federal appeals court panel ultimately disagreed and upheld the five men’s convictions.