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Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
Politics & Policy

Delaware using $50M in COVID-relief money to replace old ‘State Welfare Home’

The hospital has floors that cannot be used and outdated systems. It will be replaced by a new state-of-the-art facility on the property near Smyrna.

5 years ago

National Guardsman Tim Rzemyk helps out at a polling place
Politics & Policy

N.J. poll workers get a pay raise in hopes of getting more people to sign up

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to raise the pay of poll workers to help prevent a shortage for the upcoming election in November.

5 years ago

Johnny
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

‘Just John’s little guy’: FBI wiretaps reveal power play between union leader, council member

FBI wiretaps captured conversations between Local 98 union leader Johnny Doc and City Councilmember Bobby Henon about political favors and dirty payback.

5 years ago

Keisha Wilkins gazes out the window
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Some kids ‘don’t come back’: One Philly school grapples with gun violence

Twice in the past year at Martin Luther King High School in Philadelphia, students haven’t returned.

5 years ago

A patient shows her COVID-19 vaccine card at a hospital
Health

While COVID summer surge is waning, more mandates in the works

Not wanting to lose momentum, government leaders and employers are looking at strengthening and expanding vaccine requirements.

5 years ago

Kids sit at their desks in school
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly centralizes admissions process for magnet schools to increase student diversity

The changes are part of the School District of Philadelphia’s effort to make the admissions process more equitable and to increase student diversity.

5 years ago

Licensed practical nurse Starlette Sumpter administers COVID-19 vaccinations at a clinic
Health

‘Avoid the double whammy’: Montco offering free flu shots alongside COVID-19 vaccines

Dr. Valerie Arkoosh called getting a flu shot this year “more important than ever” to keep families safe amid the ongoing pandemic.

5 years ago

In this June 11, 2021, file photo, a healthcare worker administrates a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a student during a vaccination clinic
Health

Philly extends deadline for health care, university staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID

Health care workers, and university faculty, staff, and students, must have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15. Here’s what else you need to know.

5 years ago

Rosalind Pichardo stands amid body bags during a rally
Community Conversations
Community

Confronting the Crisis: Gun violence

WHYY and 6ABC team up for a community conversation about Philadelphia’s gun violence.

5 years ago

The Delaware River at the Commodore Barry Bridge
Science
NJ Spotlight

Oxygen levels in Delaware River met standards, commission says

The environmentalists urged the DRBC to almost double its required oxygen standard so that resident and migratory fish would be better able to thrive in the river.

5 years ago

A closeup of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
Politics & Policy

Candidates for lt. gov. spar in debate, welcome Biden to N.J.

Democratic Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and Republican Diane Allen met Tuesday in their first and only debate of the New Jersey governor's race.

5 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law
6abc

Philadelphia officer under investigation after video of confrontation surfaces

"We understand the video circulating has caused anger and disappointment," Philadelphia police said in a statement.

5 years ago

Helen Fitzpatrick, 97, right, receives a COVID-19 vaccine administered by Dr. Hillary Cohen at Englewood Health
Health

Camden County preparing to open another mega-site for COVID booster shots

As the call for boosters intensifies, Camden County is not planning to use the college mega-site it used the first time around because students are in class.

5 years ago

A Mount Laurel police officer sits in his car on Gramercy Way, opposite the home of Edward Cagney Mathews
Courts & Law

Mt. Laurel man faces more charges for terrorizing Black neighbors

As Edward Mathews faces new charges for another separate bias incident. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said no favoritism was shown to him by Mt. Laurel Police.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with reporters after returning to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, after a trip to Michigan to promote his infrastructure plan
Politics & Policy

Biden: Senate filibuster change on debt a ‘real possibility’

Days before an Oct. 18 deadline to act, the Senate is tangled in a dangerous partisan standoff over a vote that’s needed to allow the federal government to continue borrowing.

5 years ago

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