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Doylestown Township passes single-use plastic bag ban
The ban, which mandates a $0.05 fee for plastic bags provided to customers, will go into effect in November.
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Listen 1:13Pennsylvania Rep. Dwight Evans says he’s recovering from a minor stroke
Congressman Dwight Evans of Philadelphia says he's he's having difficulty with one of his legs but plans to return to voting in Washington in about six weeks.
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Water quality at Jersey beaches ‘excellent,’ officials say. But prepare for extreme heat
New Jersey is warming faster than any other state in the Northeast, officials say.
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Listen 1:12Demonstrators protested a relatively flat budget proposal for Parks & Rec, saying more money for rec centers would help fight gun violence.
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SEPTA’s board of directors approves Bus Revolution, set to go into effect next summer
Portions of the new network, which trims the number of routes from 125 to 106, will launch on June 1, 2025, and continue through the fall.
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DA charges Wilbert Rosado-Ruiz in deadly Delaware County Linen shooting
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer alleges Rosado-Ruiz “took out his anger” on his colleagues, two of whom were killed.
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Most Jersey Shore beaches are in good shape as summer starts, but serious erosion a problem in spots
Even in shore towns where erosion has not reached crisis levels, the shoreline is somewhat narrower this year.
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Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
News of the second flag brought renewed calls for Alito to step aside from the Trump-related cases.
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Changing the portrayal of Kensington, some residents say, starts with amplifying the positive work being done to uplift communities — "something we can all be proud of.”
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Listen 1:15New pro-Palestinian encampment pops up in Clark Park in West Philly
Early Thursday morning, police gave pro-Palestinian protesters on Drexel University's campus a warning to disband, and the protesters cleared that encampment.
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Rutgers defends deal with student protesters before Congress
Thursday’s hearing expands the scope of the committee’s inquiry for the first time to large, public universities, which are more strictly governed by the First Amendment.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel leave encampment as police arrive
Protesters were given a warning from Drexel police before the PPD moved in.
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Memorial Day weekend, Philadelphia Tango Festival and Africa Day in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
May 23–26: Memorial Day in Philly, Hozier in New Jersey and George Clinton in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:30Leveling up: University of Delaware graduates its first class of gaming majors
Game studies program students chose from three different concentrations: game design and development; game industry and sport management; and games, culture and society.
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Listen 1:50Drexel returning to normal operations Thursday amid pro-Palestinian campus protest
President John Fry has repeatedly called on protesters to disband since the encampment started Saturday night.
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