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At 9/11 memorial, new recognition for a longer-term toll

The new 9/11 Memorial Glade gives their loved ones a place in the landscape of remembrance at ground zero.

6 years ago

The Bon Air volunteer firefighting company was temporarily closed by Haverford Township on September 4th after it came to light that a member had sought membership with the Proud Boys. On September 9th, the township announced it would reopen the company. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Public Safety
Social Justice

Haverford reinstates Bon Air Fire Company after flap over member with ties to extremist group

During the packed meeting, the Haverford commissioners got an earful from residents, who decried the township’s decision to close Bon Air in the first place.

6 years ago

Schyler Smith, (far left), Marc Harris and Shane Woodson are some of the younger members of Work to Ride in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. (Courtesy of Lezlie Hiner)
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Philly teens ‘Work to Ride’ and change the face of polo

Earning the privilege to ride takes work. Each morning the players wake up at dawn and get to work cleaning the barn, bathing, grooming and exercising the horses.

6 years ago

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Higher Education
Sports
Billy Penn

Kent State apologizes to Temple for booting field hockey team to set off football fireworks

The Kent State director of athletics said the school should’ve allowed the game to conclude.

6 years ago

(photo caption: Mark Garland)
Radio Times
Health Care
K-12

Regional Roundup – 09/09/19

This week: an update on the closure of Hahnemann Hospital, Camden County School District superintendent Katrina McCombs, and monarch migration.

Air Date: September 9, 2019 10:00 am

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Spotted lanternflies colonize trees along a pathway on the banks of the Green Lane Reservoir in Berks County, Pa., on September 16, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Environment
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Backyard warriors ready for lanternfly egg-laying season — but experts say check the facts first

Pa. and N.J. residents are turning to online forums for help fighting the invasive species, but a spotted lanternfly expert urges them to check their facts first.

6 years ago

Listen 1:52
Two boys ride in the back of a horse-drawn buggy stopped at a traffic light, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Lancaster County, near Gap, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
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Changing Communities
Pennsylvania
Religion

Why some Amish are leaving Lancaster County

Lancaster County is home to the nation's largest Amish settlement. But even as the population continues to grow at a fast pace, some are choosing to leave.

Air Date: September 9, 2019

Listen 12:24
Stephanie Sun, who serves on the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, speaks with a breakout group during an Asian American/Pacific Islander town hall on the 2020 census on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Politics

2 out of 5 Asian Pacific American households in Pa. risk going uncounted in census

Asian community organizations are trying new approaches to reach people who are at risk of not being counted in the 2020 census.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf listens as Pennsylvania lawmakers come together in an unusual joint session to commemorate the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 people last year at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics
Religion

Gov. Wolf to take Tree of Life mezuzah to Holocaust memorials

Wolf said he will carry the ornate mezuzah and sign the victims' names in commemoration books at the Paneriai Holocaust Memorial.

6 years ago

Monica Zimmerman, executive director of West Chester University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, purchases a travel mug from The Ram Shop at the edge of campus. WCU student Madeline Berger rings up the transaction. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

New store preps West Chester students on the spectrum for the working world

West Chester University’s new convenience store is one-of-a-kind. It gives workforce opportunities to students on the autism spectrum.

6 years ago

Retired Sixer Bobby Jones (center) at the jacket ceremony for his Hall of Fame induction CAM SMITH / FOR BILLY PENN
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Legendary Sixer Bobby Jones on his love for Philly — and its spaghetti

The “gentleman of the NBA” is being inducted into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame.

6 years ago

The Made in America festival takes over the Ben Franklin Parkway each Labor Day weekend PHOTO A. RICKETTS / VISIT PHILLY
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

City cracks down on unlicensed street artists during Made in America

Even if you just put out a tip jar without a permit, L&I can confiscate all your stuff.

6 years ago

Sarah Plonski, president of the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild, checks on one of the hives in the guild's apiary in the Awbury Agricultural Village in the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown.  (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
View Finders
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Philadelphia

Beekeeping and brewmaking: Get to know the city’s apiary scene at the Philly Honey Festival

The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild held its first honey festival 10 years ago. Local beekeepers wanted to create a space to make bees more approachable.

6 years ago

John Lansing, the chief executive officer and director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, will become NPR's CEO in mid-October. (U.S. Agency for Global Media)
NPR
Media

NPR names veteran media executive John Lansing as its new CEO

John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPR's corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn.

6 years ago

An image of an Atlantic City Electric outage map showing Cape May City and Cape May Point Borough.
Down the Shore
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Major power outage impacts Cape May

Electricity in two Cape May County municipalities was knocked out entirely early Thursday evening.

6 years ago

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