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Screenshot of the virtual board of education committee meeting on April 23.
Education
The Notebook

City Council to have hearing and vote on Board of Ed nominees Friday

Mayor Kenney will also present his revised budget proposal. Members of the public can register to speak at the virtual hearing.

6 years ago

Miriam Casillas stands guard outside the Acme in Pike Creek, making sure shoppers are wearing a mask. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Masks might be uncomfortable, but they are Delaware’s required ‘new normal’

Gov. John Carney’s latest executive order took effect Tuesday morning. His public health director says it should last “for quite some time.”

6 years ago

A nurse with ChristianaCare gives a free test for the coronavirus to a driver in Delaware. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Sussex hot spot accounts for bulk of Delaware’s new cases

About 70 percent of new cases reported Wednesday by the Delaware Division of Public Health were in Sussex County, the state’s coronavirus hot spot.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine holds a daily briefing on COVID-19. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. to set coronavirus testing, contact tracing benchmarks just days before gradual reopening is set to begin

The state could need to conduct about 19,000 tests per day and employ as many as 2,000 contact tracers, numbers that far exceed current levels.

6 years ago

Money

Comcast extends free WiFi offerings, eliminating disconnects and late fees through June 30

Comcast is pledging to not disconnect a customer’s Xfinity internet or impose late fees if the individual contacts the company saying they cannot afford payments this month.

6 years ago

Love from Philly virtual music concert
Arts & Entertainment

Massive Philly music festival launches online this weekend

From John Oates to Christian McBride to The Districts to Schooly D, the 75+ acts will benefit the musician relief fund.

6 years ago

Stevens Park in Hoboken, N.J.
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. to reopen parks, freelancers get unemployment

The reopenings take effect Saturday. Freelancers and gig workers to start receiving unemployment payments.

6 years ago

Kids gather to read at Xavier's Family Childcare.
Education
The Notebook

Emergency fund to save Philadelphia child care gives out $1.5M in grants

The money helps centers continue to pay staff so they will be prepared to reopen. But it also pays for other needs, such as activity packets for children.

6 years ago

Voter wears mask, gloves to vote in special election
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. counties struggle to find enough masks, gloves for in-person voting June 2

"Literally, ‘Pay me now and maybe you will get some stuff some time in the future,’ is where some vendors are starting," said one Berks County official.

6 years ago

Rodriguez Grocery at 9th and Cumberland Streets in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Essential, overlooked and ‘tough’: Philly’s bodegas are fighting for survival

Ubiquitous and necessary, the corner store or bodega is a staple of modern urban life. Now these small businesses face unprecedented headwinds.

6 years ago

Customer picks up takeout from The Better Box.
Community
Broke in Philly

Need money to keep your small business afloat? Here’s a how-to guide.

How can you, a small business owner, stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis? Here’s some advice from financial experts and some fellow business owners.

6 years ago

Charlie Secrest teaches his grandson, Connor, to fish at Bellevue State Park. (Provided by Terri Hansen)
Community

Charlie Secrest, 82, Southern ‘tomcat’ in Delaware, fixer of cars and father who ‘made it clear he cared’

Charlie Secrest’s family remembers a complicated man: stubborn, yet a patient teacher. Rough around the edges, yet loving — in his own way.

6 years ago

Listen 3:03
Brian Holcomb (Courtesy of Casie Bodine)
Community

South Jersey filmmaker Brian Holcomb, 46, died before finishing his greatest work

Brian Holcomb spent two decades making his greatest film. After his death from COVID-19, three childhood friends from Atco want to help him finish it.

6 years ago

Listen 2:33
Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via Pool)
Politics & Policy

How regulatory, price obstacles frustrate two counties’ COVID test goals

Montgomery and Chester counties want to do more tests in jails and nursing homes, but state and federal regulations are getting in the way.

6 years ago

Regional rail stations were nearly empty on March 17 in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA and union agree to new safety measures, averting crisis

After a stand-off over worker safety that threatened to derail commutes last week, the union that represents SEPTA employees has declared a victory.

6 years ago

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