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N.J. hosting four gun buybacks this weekend across the state
While there is limited evidence they help prevent shootings, N.J.’s acting attorney general says the buyback events are part of a broader strategy to address gun violence.
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‘It was a family job’: After 48 years, a friendly face at the Academy of Music retires
For 48 years, Cornell Wood ushered generations of Philadelphians into the arts.
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Pause on student loan payments extended through January
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said it’s meant to give borrowers enough time to prepare for their payments to resume.
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Pa. prisons halt visitation for unvaccinated prisoners, will house prisoners by vaccination status
Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said the policies are part of the system’s effort to limit the contact the unvaccinated have with potential carriers of the coronavirus.
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Mask mandate issued for University of Delaware students
Students heading to the University of Delaware this fall will have to don masks at nearly all indoor campus locations, school officials announced Friday.
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N.J. man among first Capitol rioters to plead guilty to assaulting police
The pleas come less than two weeks after a group of police officers testified at a congressional hearing about their harrowing confrontations with the mob of insurrectionists.
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Delaware State University returning to Wilmington after bank donates $4.7M building
Delaware State University vacated a small satellite facility in downtown Wilmington eight years ago. Political leaders applaud the HBCU’s return to the city.
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A rash of trash: Can Camden solve its illegal dumping crisis?
WHYY and A New View Camden teamed up to host a Community Conversation about the city’s illegal dumping crisis. Mayor Vic Caststarphen joined the panel.
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‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ makes its return to live audiences in Philly
Host Peter Sagal brought `Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ back to in-person performance at the Mann Center.
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Listen 1:33‘We’re coming to you!’ Camden mayor goes door-to-door with bullhorn urging vaccinations
Only 50% of adults in the city of Camden are fully vaccinated. Sixty-four percent of adults in the county are vaccinated. The goal is to get each area to 70% vaccination.
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City water department to fix wave of erroneous bills
Customers in 19 ZIP codes may have received bills with a balance well into the thousands. The Inquirer reported one woman received a bill for nearly $15,000.
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New Jersey to require masking for students and staff this fall
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that students, faculty, staff, and visitors will be required to mask up when schools reopen in September.
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Conor Lamb joins Senate race, making a case for the Blue Dog Democrat
Lamb, 37, is a former Marine and federal prosecutor who has spent his short political career carefully straddling party lines.
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Northern Delaware’s largest state park gets a new master plan
White Clay Creek State Park is already one of the most popular parks in Delaware. Now, there’s a new plan to improve its amenities for the future.
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After online detour last year, live jazz returns to Wilmington for annual downtown festival
The annual Wilmington festival honoring jazz great Clifford Brown is back in person after taking a virtual detour last year.
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