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NJ Transit issues guidelines to protect customers, employees during travel as N.J. reopens
The transportation agency is reinforcing a “shared responsibility” approach that relies on both customers and employers doing their part in making sure health safety measures.
6 years ago
Homebound: How a new circumstance is helping me rethink an old place
We are a multiracial city made of monoracial blocks. A city where men delicately penned declarations of independence, a city that hosted slave auctions.
6 years ago
I did 25 years in prison. Don’t abolish police — demilitarize and detoxify policing
I’m a Black man in North Philadelphia who survived prison and helps people returning to the community. We need to reinvent policing from the ground up.
6 years ago
This Juneteenth, ‘Next Steps Together’ offers thousands of Black men a space to talk freely
Organizers of the “Next Steps Together” initiative hope to create safe spaces for thousands of Black men to share their experiences.
6 years ago
Return to Main Street: Historic West Philly corridor fights to keep its identity
Who is shaping the bustling corridor remains in flux as longtime businesses take stock of losses and newcomers eye opportunities.
6 years ago
Listen 3:26Checking in, not out: How libraries are moving from closed toward reopening
There’s no single blueprint for making these public spaces public again, no agreed-on best practices for sanitizing materials. Libraries learn as they go.
6 years ago
Mayor Kenney declares Juneteenth an official Philadelphia holiday
The observance commemorates the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. City facilities will be closed Friday.
6 years ago
N.J. trooper rescues 3 from sinking boat in dangerous Shore canal
A quick-thinking New Jersey state trooper rescued three from a sinking boat in a dangerous Jersey Shore canal, officials say.
6 years ago
Massachusetts man charged for racist, threatening emails sent to Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw
Amid days of protests against police violence, Philly Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw received at least two emails containing racist, threatening language.
6 years ago
Parts of Pa. reopened without robust coronavirus contact tracing to keep residents safe
Health experts say the shortcoming is of critical concern because tracing is most needed as reopening begins, when the disease’s spread becomes more complex.
6 years ago
The Independence Day concert will go on, but without a live audience and indoors at The Met Philadelphia.
6 years ago
N.J. sinks caisson gate, tugboat at artificial reefs
A dam gate and a tugboat are the latest items to join artificial reefs off the New Jersey coast, state officials announced.
6 years ago
Del. coronavirus recovery: Despite improvements, Gov. Carney continues warnings
Despite improving numbers, Gov. Carney urged Delawareans not to get complacent with basic coronavirus protection measures.
6 years ago
Protesters call to divert police dollars; counter-protesters support South Philly police captain
Two separate protests Tuesday criticized Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget priorities and suggest the police budget could be used to fix them.
6 years ago
‘Black Lives Matter’ spray-painted on Delaware police memorial
Delaware police are trying to figure out who spray-painted the words "Black Lives Matter" on a monument dedicated to state troopers killed in the line of duty.
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