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Tens of thousands lose power at the Jersey Shore as potent storm lashes region
Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents are without power Monday afternoon amid a potent storm that is wreaking havoc throughout the region.
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This week: PA schools announce closures through the academic year, Philadelphia budet cuts due to pandemic, changes to the NJ primary election.
Air Date: April 13, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Pressure on Food Banks and Pantries as Demand Surges with Rising Jobless Ranks
Food distributors hit by reduced donations, higher prices and fewer volunteers
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Coronavirus spurs a digital housewarming, very casual, pants optional?
How do you meet your new neighbors when everyone’s in but no one is coming out? Our reporter invites her new neighbors to a virtual housewarming.
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Listen 4:52‘It lifts our spirits’: Philly area celebrates Easter with bagpipes, wearing PJs in parking lots
A church in Chestnut Hill greeted neighbors with a bagpipe band, while another in New Castle offered services in its parking lot for pajama-clad worshippers.
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Listen 1:43Coast Guard makes daring nighttime rescue in rough seas off N.J.
A man was rescued Friday evening after an electrical fire sparked on a sailboat about 200 miles southeast of Cape May, authorities said.
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NWS: Widespread power outages likely at the Jersey Shore amid Monday windstorm
Widespread power outages are likely Monday amid a windstorm that could generate wind gusts to 70 mph, forecasters warn.
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Delaware Historical Society wants people to share stories for ‘COVID Chronicles’
Files can be uploaded to the society’s website in text, audio, video or other forms. Selected recollections will be shared via social media.
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How a Philly toddler’s note about a cat turned strangers into neighbors
Silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic: Everyone’s in it together.
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Inequality made the perfect storm for a pandemic. North Philly is fighting back.
First, preschool director Michele Ayala and her teachers delivered tablet computers with six months of free internet access to the homes ...
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New Philly artist relief fund launched, as city releases $2M in aid to local nonprofits
Three weeks after announcing the PHL COVID-19 Fund, the city has released $2 million to frontline nonprofits.
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Some Philly gyms delay membership freeze, causing customer outrage
If you tried to cancel and you’re still being charged, you’re legally owed a refund.
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‘Still hopeful’: For Easter, Philly churches are coming together for virtual communion
Philadelphia churches have had three weeks to build their online chops for Holy Week, the biggest week of their calendar, during a pandemic.
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Listen 3:13Severe thunderstorms blow through Jersey Shore; 70 mph wind gust in Barnegat Light
Some utility customers at the Jersey Shore were without power Thursday as severe thunderstorms moved through the state, knocking down trees and utility lines.
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Jersey Shore town temporarily bans on-street parking to limit non-essential travel
A Monmouth County coastal municipality has prohibited on-street parking in an effort "to limit non-essential travel into town," the mayor announced.
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