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Enock Benjamin
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Public Health

COVID-19 death of Philly meat processing worker spurs wrongful death lawsuit

Enock Benjamin, 70, was a shop steward at a meat processing plant in Montgomery County. He died in early April after becoming infected with COVID-19.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Elections
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware postpones presidential primary again

Gov. John Carney has issued a second delay for Delaware's presidential primary, postponing it until July 7.

5 years ago

Ocean Resort Casino
Business
New Jersey

Its finances improved, Ocean Casino’s owners OK’d by N.J.

New Jersey gambling regulators are happy with the financial turnaround a once-troubled casino has made.

5 years ago

Family photos show Michael Hill through the years from young father to grandfather. (Courtesy of Whitney Samuels)
PlanPhilly
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Transportation

Michael Hill, 58, longtime Regional Rail conductor and forever ‘cool’ dad

Michael Hill is remembered for his big personality and kindness. A North Philly native, he climbed the ranks at SEPTA over a 40-year-career.

5 years ago

(Leonardo Wong/Unsplash)
Things To Do
Community Events
May 7 - 13, 2020

Celebrating moms virtually in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Whether you’re quarantining with your mother or haven’t seen her at all due to the coronavirus, we have some ideas to help her enjoy her day.

5 years ago

Listen 3:48
Members of Positive Movement Entertainment pack up their new kit (Courtesy of Mike Windish)
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Elmo drumline, surprisingly busier than ever, was gifted an entire set of new pro drums

Windish Music and Productions was inspired by the troupe’s optimism.

5 years ago

Walter Dallas
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Walter Dallas, 73, an icon of Black theater and mentor to legion

The former director of New Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia was considered a “genius” of American theater.

5 years ago

Listen 2:07
Six Flags Amusement Park in Jackson, N.J.
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Health

Largest Shore-area amusement park will require reservations upon reopening

Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari in Ocean County's Jackson Township remains closed. But when the park reopens, all visitors will need to make reservations.

5 years ago

Staff in protective equipment prepare to test people at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J.
New Jersey
Public Health
Streets & Roads

Coronavirus update: N.J. census response lags; experts hired to help long-term care facilities

Hiring the extra help comes a day after the state attorney general announced an investigation into nursing homes.

5 years ago

FILE - In this April 30, 2020 file photo, a man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. U.S. businesses cut an unprecedented 20.2 million jobs in April, an epic collapse with coronavirus outbreak closing the offices, factories, schools, construction sites and stores that propel the U.S. economy. The Wednesday, May 6,  report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world’s largest economy unscathed.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Business
Economy
Public Health

ADP: More than 20 million jobs vanished in April

The Wednesday report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world's largest economy unscathed.

5 years ago

From left, PASSi managing director Ken Yang, chef Jeom Sun Cho, chef Okseo Okyeon, director Insook Seol, and chef Nguyet Tran. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly’s immigrant-led orgs step up to fight COVID hunger with comfort food

Los Taquitos de Puebla III and PASSi Kitchen Xpress each provide familiar food to the immigrant communities they serve during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Listen 4:16
Thomas 'Reem' Cotton speaks at an event at Eastern State Penitentiary. (Courtesy of Sean Kelley)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Social Justice

Thomas ‘Reem’ Cotton, 54, went to prison for 28 years. But he ‘never unpacked’

Behind bars, Thomas ‘Reem’ Cotton earned two degrees, became a self-taught legal scholar and kept close relationships. He died about a year after his release.

5 years ago

Listen 3:07
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Politics
The Philadelphia Tribune

Renee Amoore, former Republican Party leader and health care executive, dies at 67

Amoore was the Deputy Chair of the Pennsylvania Republican Party and founder and president of The Amoore Group.

5 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Buy local: How Philly’s biggest institutions can help create a more equitable post-coronavirus region

We need to start laying recovery groundwork now.

5 years ago

Melonie Johnson
Gender
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Melonie Johnson to be new president of Borgata casino

Melonie Johnson is believed to be Atlantic City's Borgata casino first African-American woman to serve as a casino president.

5 years ago

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