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Noelia Ramírez and her daughter Carmen Arroyo, a factory worker, picked up boxes of free food during the coronavirus shutdowns that have students out of schools and workers unemployed. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Suddenly ‘out of a job’ Philadelphians line up for boxes of free food

The city of Philadelphia and its nonprofit partners are distributing boxes of free food at a growing list of sites located in neighborhoods across the city.

6 years ago

A United Parcel Service driver loads boxes during a delivery, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in downtown Seattle. UPS and other companies have been busy as people staying home under state-wide mandate amidst one of the worst outbreaks of the new coronavirus in the U.S. turn to online shopping to meet their needs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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‘Filthy’ facilities, no masks: Philly UPS workers face down COVID delivery surge

The UPS workers keeping the region stocked with supplies at home say they’re overloaded with delivery orders and laboring in unsanitary conditions.

6 years ago

New public WiFi transmitters have been installed here at the Garfield Park Police Athletic League building and other facilities in New Castle County to provide free internet to residents who don't have access. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
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Drive-in WiFi hotspots offer online access to Delaware’s disconnected

New Castle County is offering WiFi access outside a number of county facilities for people who don’t have an internet connection at home.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

‘Joel kills’: Hahnemann owner’s Philly home vandalized after coronavirus dispute

The city had considered using the former hospital for overflow space, but the asking price was too high.

6 years ago

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New Jersey

Fire damages ice cream parlor at Long Beach Island amusement park

A fire damaged an ice cream parlor at Long Beach Island's only amusement park Sunday night.

6 years ago

This undated image provided by Sesame Workshop shows Elmo and his parents Louie and Mae. Sesame Workshop announced Monday, March 30, 2020, that Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are featured in some of four new animated public service spots reminding young fans to take care while doing such things as washing hands and sneezing. The content, which will be translated into 19 languages, is part of Sesame Workshop's Caring for Each Other initiative to help families stay physically and mentally healthy during the coronavirus pandemic. (Sesame Workshop via AP)
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Sesame Workshop enlists Elmo, Cookie Monster on hand washing

Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are doing their part to help keep kids safe as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2019, file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse to be resentenced in Bellefonte, Pa. Jerry Sandusky's legal effort to have his decadeslong child molestation sentence reduced will be the subject of a hearing Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in a Pennsylvania courtroom. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Regional Roundup – 03/30/20

This week; investigation into Penn State's handling of Sandusky allegations, an update on coronavirus in Philly and NJ, canceling the Olympics.

Air Date: March 30, 2020 10:00 am

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Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee CEO Toshiro Muto attends a news conference after a Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo Monday, March 30, 2020. Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori said Monday he expects to talk with IOC President Thomas Bach this week about potential dates and other details for the rescheduled games next year. Both Mori and Muto said the the cost of rescheduling will be “massive” - local reports suggest several billion dollars - with most of the expenses borne by Japanese taxpayers. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.

6 years ago

Like many families in Pennsylvania, Lakeyia Johnson's, of Norristown, is feeling the strain of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Economy
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‘Staggering’ need: Coronavirus shutdown squeezing Pa.’s most vulnerable residents

As Pennsylvania’s school shut down stretches into its third week, many families are feeling the strain.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

10 underrated Philly books to devour in the quarantine era

Buy them online to support local independent booksellers.

6 years ago

Nile under quarantine (Left Eyes Studios/Jared Gruenwald)
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

These Philly stay-at-home portraits show resilience in the face of the pandemic

“Through the Lockdown Glass” was photographed following all coronavirus social distancing rules.

6 years ago

A family works at the La Parcelas community garden in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Food & Drink
Public Health
Sustainability

Yes, you can go to your community garden; City deems farms ‘essential’

Philadelphia has given community gardens and urban farms the green light to operate during the COVID-19 shutdown with new safety and social distancing measures in place.

6 years ago

South Seaside Park in August 2017. (Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Local officials continue to close beaches, boardwalks in N.J.

More New Jersey municipalities are closing their beaches and boardwalks amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

6 years ago

Fast food and retail workers rally for a 'fair workweek' in 2018 JAMES BLOCKER / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER VIA BROKE IN PHILLY
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Billy Penn

‘I’m an essential worker’: Nannies, Uber drivers and other low-wage earners ask Philly for coronavirus relief fund

Nearly 400 people gathered remotely on a Zoom call with city lawmakers.

6 years ago

Signs posted around the offices of Ceiba in Norris Square, Kensington encourage visitors to participate in the 2020 census. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Philadelphia
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Stuck home because of coronavirus? Spread the word about the census, Philly groups urge

The census is now online and being mailed to homes across the region. Philly community groups are still trying to get the word out during the pandemic.

6 years ago

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