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Education
The Notebook

Mastery Charter ramps up plans to deal with coronavirus

Each family will be mailed printed academic packets to make sure everyone is reached. The most vulnerable students are getting daily calls.

7 years ago

Medical staff prepare to start working at a drive-through testing center for COVID-19 in Paramus, N.J., on Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Haunted by Italy scenario, N.J. rushes to add hospital beds

Will it be enough? That’s the question on everyone’s mind, and it’s a difficult one to answer.

7 years ago

Construction workers on the job at 19th and Reed streets in South Philadelphia in March 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly pushes for time to close construction sites as workers face uncertainty

The coronavirus has caught up to Philadelphia’s construction and development industry, dealing a blow to a boom that created tens of thousands of jobs.

7 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. eases take-home restrictions on meds for people in opioid recovery to reduce clinic crowds

Some patients in treatment for opioid use disorder will be able to take home up to a month’s supply of methadone, Pennsylvania officials announced Wednesday.

7 years ago

Moriah Guise and Dustin Mitchell check orders at Iron Hill Brewery. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Ban on dine-in service has Del. eateries struggling with ‘uncertainty’ during pandemic

Gov. Carney is limiting restaurants to take-out and delivery service for the time being. Many are closing completely, but some are open with skeleton crews.

7 years ago

Daaiyah Boone hands out bagged meals to students at Tilden Middle School during the coronavirus shutdown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education
Broke in Philly

City revises its plan for Philly kids in need of meals during school shutdown

Starting Monday, the city will provide families packages of three breakfasts and three lunches per student at 50 schools throughout Philadelphia.

7 years ago

The YWCA York closed its child care center operations and has not applied for a waiver from the state. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Community
PA Post

Pa. child care providers dealing with ‘a lot of really, really sleepless nights and hard decisions’

Child care providers across Pa. face a choice in response to the state’s efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus: Close their doors, or seek permission to stay open.

7 years ago

A health care worker stands by at a COVID-19 temporary testing site at Abington Hospital in Abington, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Delaware has 39 coronavirus cases; Georgetown court closed after worker sent home

Family Court facilities in Georgetown in Sussex County are closed until further notice. A worker there showed signs of COVID-19 at security checkpoint.

7 years ago

President Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House on Monday. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Health

Trump moves on invoking powers to spur virus supplies

White House officials are expected to update the public on the state of the coronavirus pandemic.

7 years ago

Pedestrians in protective face mask walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Gov. Wolf updates list of ‘life sustaining’ businesses; Montco asks for mask donations

The masks being sought by Montgomery County would go toward first responders and hospitals as needed.

7 years ago

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, center, speaks with members of the media as he departs a meeting with Senate Republicans on an economic lifeline for Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump administration has decided to push the income tax filing date to July 15 from April 15.

7 years ago

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Republican senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus

7 years ago

A large flare burns off fuel at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery while firefighters battle a fire there. The wind carried the black smoke toward residential areas of South Philadelphia. (Emma lee/WHYY)
Health

When it comes to coronavirus, air pollution may put marginalized communities in danger

Experts say the coronavirus puts the elderly and immunocompromised at risk. Environmental pollution might exacerbate those risk factors.

7 years ago

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(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Politics & Policy

Here’s how Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware say they’re helping laid off workers

As the coronavirus pandemic puts thousands of people out of work, state and federal governments are finding ways to help them survive.

7 years ago

Carts litter the parking lot around 9 a.m. as a shopper heads back to their car with groceries after shopping at the ACME in Bala Cynwyd on March 19th 2020 during the uncertain times that surround the Covid 19 pandemic. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

Grocery store worries: Low supply, high demand, deep anxiety

Lines around stores, people buying $300 worth of food and other items at a time, cleaned-out shelves … welcome to pandemic shopping.

7 years ago

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