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Monmouth Beach ban on plastics — most comprehensive in N.J. — off to smooth start
Merchants say there's been a period of adjustment since the ban started June 1, but most customers are taking it in stride.
7 years ago
Listen 5:53From sacred to civic, new life for old Philly churches
Philadelphia has seen its share of old church buildings neglected and even torn down, but a new collaboration seeks to transform them into community assets.
7 years ago
Listen 5:59NewsWorks Tonight, July 3, 2018
Philadelphia’s anti-ICE demonstrations turn into an occupation. Former Philadelphia water commissioner Howard Neukrug explains what ...
Air Date: July 3, 2018
Listen 21:59Book delivery from Philly kids to federal detention center hits snag
The goal was to provide a token of comfort, escape, to the roughly 20 migrant kids staying at the center in Berks County.
7 years ago
Power outage strands some on boardwalk rides
A power outage brought rides at a New Jersey boardwalk to a halt, leaving some passengers stranded.
7 years ago
Overnight protesters stake out ICE building, demand changes in immigration policies
Philadelphia police arrest 29 demonstrators who refused to move from the entrance to the federal facility at Eighth and Cherry streets.
7 years ago
Listen 2:03Despite heat, Delmarva Power electric rates going down
The lower rate comes from the utility passing along savings from recently enacted federal tax cuts.
7 years ago
A renewed push to give Taney Street a different name
Taney Street is named after Roger B. Taney, fifth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and author of what is arguably its most infamous decision, Dred Scott v. Sanford.
7 years ago
Activists clash with Wolf over operation of immigrant detention center
Shut Down Berks Executive Director Sundrop Carter said the group is now urging Governor Tom Wolf to issue an Emergency Removal Order.
7 years ago
Cop rescues boy screaming for help in ocean
An Atlantic City police officer rescued a 10-year-old boy on a city beach shortly before sunset last Thursday.
7 years ago
Water main break sent 15 million gallons of water rushing through downtown Philly
A large water main break flooded a number of streets in downtown Philadelphia early Tuesday.
7 years ago
Instead of looking for attention, demonstrate for change – in voting booth
I cannot help wondering why more of us did not spend 2016 engaging in the most peaceful protest of all – the vote.
7 years ago
24 days of summer: The business of being the Famous River Hot Dog Man
Since 1987, Greg Crance has run a hot dog stand in the middle of the Delaware River. It's a beautiful office, but a fickle business.
7 years ago
Listen 4:23Allentown’s famed Cadets rise again after months of scandal and tumult
Some had worried a #MeToo scandal would be fatal for one of the nation’s oldest and most decorated drum corps.
7 years ago
Listen 8:36NewsWorks Tonight, July 2, 2018
The Democratic Party is seeing a surge of socialist-approved candid ...
Air Date: July 2, 2018
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