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Volunteers at Sandy Hook for Clean Ocean Action's Spring Beach Sweep in April 2019. (Courtesy of Clean Ocean Action)
Down the Shore
Community

Volunteers removed nearly 500,000 pieces of debris from N.J. beaches in 2019

According to the Sandy Hook-based organization’s 2019 Beach Sweeps annual report, 10,744 volunteers collected, tallied, and removed debris from New Jersey beaches.

6 years ago

Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa. speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Toomey named to panel that will oversee federal bailout efforts

Pa Senator Pat Toomey has been named to a Congressional panel charged with overseeing a half-trillion-dollar effort to shore up the American economy amid the coronavirus.

6 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

See the 6 keys to reopening Pennsylvania under Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan

Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday announced the broad outline of his plan for reopening Pennsylvania as the state continues to grapple with the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Vicki Simon at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Vicki Simon)
Health

Health care during COVID: Canceled screenings, postponed dental cleanings

In an attempt to maximize resources and keep patients safe, many elective procedures have been rescheduled or canceled. What does that mean for patients?

6 years ago

A rodent walks around a device with poisonous bait on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Monday, March 23, 2020. Complicating New Orleans' fight against the new coronavirus spread, rats and mice are abandoning their hiding places in walls and rafters of shuttered businesses and venturing outside. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Science

Humans stay home because of the coronavirus. Some rats follow

Those restaurant dumpsters aren’t full of food waste anymore, so opportunistic rodents are going the residential route to fill their bellies.

6 years ago

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First State Ballet Theatre company dancer and faculty member Jessi Eizember teaches a children's ballet class on Zoom. (Courtesy of Traci Eizember)
Community

Dance, fitness instructors help students adapt their homes to keep moving in quarantine

Dance, sports and fitness instructors are helping their students stay fit in quarantine with Zoom, dining room chairs and prizes to keep them motivated.

6 years ago

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). (CDC via AP, File)
Health

Pa. underreported 18% of COVID deaths this week; officials blame computer glitches

Pennsylvania officials underreported at least 162 confirmed coronavirus this week, likely due to issues linked to a software upgrade.

6 years ago

Alana Dean at Mill Creek Park In Willingboro, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Alana Dean)
Community

As coronavirus hits Willingboro hard in South Jersey, residents revamp daily life

The predominantly African American suburb has had more cases than much of South Jersey.

6 years ago

A sign reads Philadelphia Gas works
Money

PGW wants to raise rates by 11 percent, to cover cost of new pipes

The increase would generate an extra $70 million a year the utility says is needed to help replace dangerous, old cast iron pipes.

6 years ago

Dr. Clenton Coleman adjusts his mask inside the ICU of Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey,  March 19, 2020. (Jeff Rhode /Holy Name Medical Center)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. to issue emergency licenses to immigrant doctors

New Jersey will be the first state to let foreign-licensed doctors practice during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

Desperate for cash, self-employed Pennsylvanians face high-stakes choice between loans and unemployment benefits

Some fear making the wrong decision or running afoul of rules amid changing program guidelines and confusing instructions.

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf outlines tentative plan to restart Pa. economy

On Thursday, Wolf made what appeared to be an attempt to appease his critics. He announced a plan divided into three steps: “relief,” “reopening,” and “recovery.”

6 years ago

Melvin Santiago wear his makeshift mask Friday morning while doing some renovation and repair work at a store on Fourth Street and Delamore Place in Wilmington. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware records first COVID prison death

A man being held in Delaware’s largest prison tested positive for coronavirus following his death earlier this week.

6 years ago

Neya Foster (right) with a new laptop and her mother and older sister were at Sayre High in West Philadelphia. (Bill Hangley/The Notebook)
Education
The Notebook

At Sayre High, pandemic puts the brakes on college aspirations

Counselors say the shutdown creates new challenges for students, especially for those who must overcome financial and social hurdles to succeed.

6 years ago

Dana Heller, 3rd medical student, Dr. Pierre Chanson, Natalie Gonzalez, 4th year medical student, Dr. Renell Dupree, and Dr. Ala Stanford, are part of the Black Doctors COVID-19 consortium. They are taking mobile testing at-risk zip codes in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Black doctors consortium takes COVID-19 testing into their own hands

Black Philadelphians are disproportionately dying of coronavirus. Now, a group of Black doctors is trying to bring tests to their neighborhoods.

6 years ago

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