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Philly Health Department to begin administering Pfizer booster doses Saturday
The announcement follows the CDC’s endorsement of Pfizer boosters for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.
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The former chair of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission board abstained from a vote on the agency’s long-term plan citing climate change.
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Delaware sues chemical giant Monsanto over PCB contamination
The lawsuit centers on polychlorinated biphenyls, more commonly known as PCBs, that the company produced and which were banned by Congress in 1978.
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Delaware County Libraries is seeking community input on its future plans
The system is building a “strategic plan for the future” and is asking the public to fill out a brief survey to help shape it.
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New Jersey and federal officials answer questions on how to get relief from Ida
Gov. Phil Murphy said this month’s storms were the worst natural disaster to hit the Garden State since Superstorm Sandy.
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State presses Philadelphia agency over elder abuse, neglect
Philadelphia has been one of the lowest-rated agencies in the department’s stoplight-colored rating system for grading county-based agencies.
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‘It my day’: Gritty to mark 3rd birthday with motorcycle joyride around Philly
The Flyers’ mascot will celebrate Friday with a commemorative motorcycle ride that includes stops at iconic Philly hotspots.
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Unemployment refunds going out to those Pa. overcharged five years after issue discovered
In all, the agency estimates it owes $19.4 million to tens of thousands of people who were erroneously charged an inflated interest rate between 2006 and 2016.
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New Jersey weighs expanding flood buyback program after Ida
New Jersey’s top environmental regulator said its floodplain property buyback program “definitely needs expansion” to help mitigate the effects of climate change.
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CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list
The CDC advisers said boosters should be offered to people 65 and older, nursing home residents and those ages 50 to 64 who have risky underlying health problems.
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Jersey Shore’s fishing industry wonders: Can it coexist with planned massive wind farms?
The wind farms would occupy some of the most fertile fishing grounds in the nation, prompting a growing battle between fisheries and wind power.
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Listen 7:34N.J. officials encourage use of monoclonal antibodies as hospitalizations rise
N.J. officials said they won’t follow the lead of Florida and Texas, which established state-run clinics, but they encourage patients to consider the treatment.
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Listen 1:55400,000 immigrants in Pa., N.J., and Del. up for citizenship imperiled by setback in Congress
Despite steep odds, advocates are seizing the moment with urgency — fearing a window is closing to normalize the status of millions of immigrants.
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Listen 2:20How unfulfilled promises of ‘21st-century policing’ are haunting Delco
Many in Delaware County are asking tough questions after a Chester use-of-force incident and a child’s death due to suspected Sharon Hill police fire.
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Listen 1:43Philly school board approves more nurses, pledges improvement on transportation, trash and COVID
The Philadelphia Board of Education approved funding for contract nurses and transportation vendors to help solve some of the district’s challenges.
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