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SEPTA Regional Rail paper Trailpasses will disappear starting in August
SEPTA is phasing out its paper monthly and weekly Trailpasses. All passes will be sold as Key card purchases starting in August. Click for details.
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Delaware bans plastic bags for large stores beginning in Jan. 2021
The new law bans plastic bags from stores with more than 7,000 square feet of retail space and chain stores with three or more locations with at least 3,000 square feet each.
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Carneys Point, seeking Dupont cleanup, no longer a meek company town
Advocates claim links between illness and chemical contamination as companies feud over who would pay to clean soil and water.
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Father dies attempting to save son from drowning in ocean
A man died Monday morning after he attempted to save his son from drowning in the ocean off Atlantic City, authorities say.
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This week; how the city plans to cool down Philly's hottest neighborhoods, the fight over upgrading Pa.'s voting machines, and the world's biggest instrument in Atlantic City.
Air Date: July 29, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Only Positives Co. hopes to dispel negative Philly stereotypes through photography, streetwear
Only Positives Co. in West Philly wants to change the negative reputation of the city’s urban areas through streetwear and photography.
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Listen 1:41Declared dead at war, he returned alive to find his world had moved on without him
After three wars, two marriages, and 30 months as a POW, Walter Dixon says he's proud of his time served in the military. "I'd do it again," he says.
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Youth United for Change seeks to increase voter engagement with VOTA! project
The VOTA! project seeks to increase voter turnout for people of color so they can have their voices accounted for in political decisions directly impacting their communities.
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Wolf admin says SNAP restriction could impact 200,000 Pennsylvanians
More than 1.7 million people use SNAP in Pennsylvania, according to the administration.
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The white Jewish photographer who showcased Philly’s black society has died
Feltonville native Robert Mendelsohn was 61.
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2020 U.S. Census: 8 things you need to know
The U.S. Census is conducted every 10 years and counts the total population of people living in the country.
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Play Captains bring Playstreets to life in Kensington
The Play Captains program began with just one adult supervisor in Kensington, but quickly expanded to a team of five in Kensington, and five in West Philadelphia.
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Philly ‘Host Home’ program aims to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness, shelter costs
The Homeward Initiative, in partnership with local LGBTQ nonprofit Attic Youth Center, will serve queer young people ages 18-24 and will serve roughly a dozen young people.
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Calls for new leader of PJM Interconnection to focus on clean energy
PJM is the largest grid operator in the U.S. It manages the flow of wholesale electricity in all or part of 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and D.C.
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On Saturday, Millati Islami World Services — the national organization that supports chapters across the country — will host its 30th-anniversary celebration in Camden.
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