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The National Museum of American Jewish History
Arts & Entertainment

Jewish museum in Philly sends most of its staff home without pay

The National Museum of American Jewish History entered bankruptcy court right before the pandemic hit.

6 years ago

Listen 1:44
Block G is toured in the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix Friday June 1, 2018 in Collegeville, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Health

Two more people in Pa. state prisons die after testing positive for COVID-19

Two more people incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to three since the pandemic began.

6 years ago

Motorists line up at a drive-through COVID-19 testing center in the Motor Vehicle Commission parking lot in Camden, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Residents with no COVID-19 symptoms seek tests at new Camden County site, are turned away

Camden County’s new COVID-19 testing site opened Wednesday, drawing many people without symptoms who said they also should be tested.

6 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney (City of Philadelphia)
Health

Coronavirus update: Mayor Kenney announces first steps for reopening Philadelphia

Philadelphia will start lifting its coronavirus restrictions by reopening golf courses and resuming construction projects.

6 years ago

File photo. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. will guide municipalities on how to handle beaches this summer, Gov. Murphy says

New Jersey officials will offer guidance to municipalities on how to manage beaches during the upcoming summer months, Gov. Phil Murphy said on Wednesday.

6 years ago

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, a vial of the investigational drug remdesivir is visually inspected at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. (Gilead Sciences via AP)
Health

Gilead drug proves effective against coronavirus in US study

U.S. government officials say an experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major study.

6 years ago

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

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