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SEPTA nods to customer feedback, reduces Key Card minimum load to $1
SEPTA riders no longer need $5 to add a boost to their Key Card travel wallet.The minimum farecard load has been reduced to $1.
7 years ago
Having hard conversations with children about race and difference
Current research indicates that children as young as 2 years old show awareness of racial differences and may express racial prejudice by age 4.
7 years ago
For parents who work nights and weekends, study finds child care is especially difficult
An estimated 150,000 Pa. families need child care outside the typical work day. But a new study says few providers can afford to offer that service.
7 years ago
New mothers ‘Cry It Out’ in perfect Simpatico Theatre production
The play offers characters who deliver their own points of view about being moms — ideas that illuminate the subject, then let you think for yourself.
7 years ago
N.J. bill would grant veterans, active duty military free access to state beaches
A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would allow veterans and active duty military personnel free access to the state's parks, forests, and beaches.
7 years ago
Amid calls for Leach to resign, Pa. lawmakers push anti-harassment bills
Pa. House and Senate members are pushing a slate of anti-harassment bills amid calls for Montco Democratic Sen. Daylin Leach to resign.
7 years ago
How to keep teen drivers’ eyes on the road, and their fingers off the keyboard
Getting the message through is important: A high proportion of teen car crashes involve distracted driving. So a “multi-pronged” strategy is underway.
7 years ago
Listen 4:28Trenton pulls together as Art All Night returns with tighter security
Trenton’s Art All Night festival returns this weekend one year after a mass shooting, but it will no longer be open for 24 hours straight.
7 years ago
Listen 4:48After override threat, N.J. ‘dark money’ bill on its way to becoming law
A bill that would require more nonprofit groups in N.J. to publicize their donors is on its way to becoming law, after Gov. Phil Murphy avoided a veto override.
7 years ago
Mt. Airy early childhood center works on increasing diversity
Recruitment, workshops, and "challenging" discussions about racism are all part of the effort.
7 years ago
N.J. considers eliminating cap on superintendent pay
New Jersey could end superintendent salary cap, put in place when Chris Christie was governor to keep school budgets in check.
7 years ago
Odunde still drawing new fans, 44 years after first street festival
Odunde is 44 years old but the largest street festival in the nation continues to grow as newcomers discover its vibrant charms.
7 years ago
Officials investigating whether lightning sparked now contained forest fire
Rain helped firefighters get the upper hand on a fire that consumed 1,800 acres in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest.
7 years ago
In defense of Joe Biden’s abortion switcheroo
Biden needed to get himself in sync with a party base that supports abortion access for all women regardless of income — especially now, with Roe under attack as never before.
7 years ago
TerraCycle’s Loop launches reusable packaging to enthusiasm — and a little sticker shock
The program has launched in the mid-Atlantic region, allowing customers to order household products in reusable containers that they can return.
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