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New research paints frustrating portrait of housing voucher program
A new national study calls the country’s housing choice voucher program — formerly known as Section 8 — 'daunting' for low-income residents hoping to leave poverty behind.
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Listen 2:30NewsWorks Tonight, August 21, 2018
An Allentown priest is charged with abusing a minor. A new report reveals a deficit of affordable housing options in Philadelphia. Drug r ...
Air Date: August 21, 2018
Listen 19:44Guests: Keith O’Brien, Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo Air shows of the 1920s and 1930s were competitive, dangerous a ...
Air Date: August 22, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:02With area code 640, 609 no longer rules southern Jersey Shore
Get ready for 640. That's the new area code that will soon cover a large swath of South Jersey, including the Shore areas from southern Ocean County to Cape May County.
7 years ago
A historian on the Rizzo debate: ‘It comes down to what statues do’
Controversy surrounding the 10-foot-tall statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo across from City Hall has rekindled in recent weeks
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Unique housing program combats ‘studentification’ in neighborhoods surrounding Penn State
It’s a short walk from the municipal building in downtown State College where Ed LeClear works as borough planning director to a two-st ...
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Listen 5:34NewsWorks Tonight, August 20, 2018
The Delaware Attorney General’s office has its sights on a company tied to sex trafficking. A former priest and sexual abuse victim ...
Air Date: August 20, 2018
Listen 21:29Trenton mayor wants to boost police presence after shooting at back-to-school event
The shooting at a school supply giveaway on Saturday was the second public event disrupted by violence this summer in New Jersey’s capital city.
7 years ago
Beyond solving young man’s murder, we must solve what’s wrong in our society
My youngest brother was a close friend of Kristian Marche, the two-sport star from Imhotep who was shot in the head before he could attend Penn State on a track scholarship.
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Former priest with insider view among the 1,000 victims in Pa. clergy abuse report
James Faluszczak quit the priesthood in 2014, and he’s one of dozens of witnesses who testified before the grand jury about their experiences of abuse.
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Listen 5:24Catholics in Allentown grapple with clergy abuse report and their church’s response
Some parishioners were heartened by Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert's message. Others struggled more with the allegations, the response, and how they feel about their church.
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Hurricane Bob skirted the Jersey Shore 27 years ago today
The Jersey Shore woke up to a rain, wind, and big waves from the offshore Hurricane Bob 27 years ago today.
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Young farm hands keep old traditions alive at Middletown’s Grange Fair
Tending cows through the night and grooming sheep to look their best are all part of the fun at the Bucks County farm fair
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Listen 2:12Delaware professor helps locate World War II ship hidden for 75 years
A team of researchers in Alaska this summer found the stern of the USS Abner Read, which sank after hitting a Japanese mine in 1943.
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With voices of experience, Philadelphia calling out for LGBTQ foster parents
In March, the city's Department of Human Services launched a citywide recruitment drive, in hopes of attracting 300 new foster families.
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