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The labor pool is empty at the Jersey Shore, but why?
There are plenty of seasonal jobs available at Jersey Shore resorts. But businesses are having a hard time finding people to hire.
6 years ago
I’ve already had COVID-19. Do I need one vaccine shot or two?
How do the vaccines boost immunity? Do people who’ve had the virus even need a dose? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the research.
6 years ago
Listen 1:55After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help
Housing advocates say that without the moratorium the only thing standing between tenants and eviction is the more than $50 billion in aid the federal government has promised.
6 years ago
Quintuple shooting in Olney leaves teen and man dead, 3 others injured
The shooting was one of several that occurred in Philadelphia on Mother's Day.
6 years ago
Through events like “Bird Watching While Black,” The Brothers’ Network aims to celebrate Black men as “full human beings” who aren’t limited by others’ perceptions.
6 years ago
Listen 1:24Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it
Republicans are expected to believe the falsehoods, pretend they do or at bare minimum not let it be known that they don’t.
6 years ago
Girl killed, 2 women and 4 children injured, in crash on I-95 in Delaware County
A driver was traveling northbound on I-95 in Tinicum Township when she somehow lost control of the vehicle.
6 years ago
Former Delaware Gov. Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies at 86
Born to wealth and status, du Pont broke with family tradition in the 1960s, forgoing a comfortable career with his family’s chemical company for a life in politics.
6 years ago
Chester Upland School District confronts the prospect of charter takeover
The financially distressed Delco district, now in receivership, is on the cusp of being dismantled. Three charter groups have submitted proposals.
6 years ago
Climate activists and ecologists oppose the Lower Merion School District’s latest plan to build playing fields for its overcrowded middle schools.
6 years ago
NAACP student group puts the spotlight on racial disparities in school discipline
The Cheltenham branch of NAACP’s Youth Leadership Committee went public with a video sharing stories of discrimination at Springfield Twp. High School.
6 years ago
Prospects dim for passage of LGBTQ rights bill in Senate
Republicans are unyielding in their opposition to the legislation, spurred on by conservative groups who are pushing anti-transgender laws nationwide.
6 years ago
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
The company transports gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and home heating oil from refineries primarily located on the Gulf Coast through pipelines running from Texas to New Jersey.
6 years ago
States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes
From South Carolina to Washington, states are requesting the Biden administration send them only a fraction of what's been allocated to them.
6 years ago
NJ paying $1.3M to consultant to advise on women’s prison
N.J. taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help the Department of Corrections amid a criminal investigation.
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