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First for October 27, 2017

Five years later Delaware dodged a bullet when the impact of Hurricane Sandy was finally tabulated. As we studied ...

Air Date: October 27, 2017

(Chuck Snyder for WHYY)
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Delaware
Environment

‘We were scared to death’ — 5 years later, Sandy’s impact in Delaware

Delaware dodged the brunt of Superstorm Sandy, but the storm highlighted the state’s vulnerability to high winds and heavy rain.

8 years ago

Marijuana advocates say the N.J. AG is trying to scare parents that pot-laced candy will be given out. (Big Stock photo)
New Jersey

Warning of marijuana Halloween candy derided as scare tactic

Is the state of New Jersey scaring parents over pot-laced candy being given out on Halloween? Pot advocates say N.J. Attorney General is fueling the fear.

8 years ago

Rich Jones proposed a monument of Ida Tarbell, a famous Philadelphia muckraker, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Art project helps Philadelphia celebrate collective consciousness in monumental way

“If you had to pick a monument that represented contemporary Philadelphia, what would you choose?”

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J. infuses $75 million into flood buyout program

A New Jersey program that funds the demolition of homes in flood prone areas and conversion of the land into open space received an enormous financial boost this week.

8 years ago

Photo: Julio Cortez/AP
Down the Shore
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New Jersey

Psychological distress still impacting many N.J. Sandy survivors, survey finds

Emotional health concerns continue to impact a "significant number" of hard-hit Superstorm Sandy survivors, according to a Monmouth University Poll survey.

8 years ago

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Delaware
Energy

New Castle County loosens solar power restrictions

County leaders say solar energy use in Delaware will double following the enactment of an ordinance that reduces various restrictions on solar energy systems.

8 years ago

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You, me, and them: Experiencing discrimination In America
Income Inequality
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

How black Americans see discrimination

We asked black Americans whether they believe discrimination against black Americans exists in the U.S. today.

8 years ago

The Mathis Bridge in 2015. (Photo: Justin Auciello/for WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Key Jersey Shore bridge to close Friday through spring

The closure of the Thomas A. Mathis Bridge, the causeway that connects Toms River, New Jersey with the Barnegat Bay Island, is once again set to begin Friday.

8 years ago

WHYY's Lincoln Financial Digital Studio is filled on Oct. 12, 2017, for a public discussion with Lynn Novick, director of PBS'
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TV

Vietnam’s paradox: Veterans and objectors alike can feel like ‘moral deserters’

We accepted that we were free to choose our life’s direction and obligated to choose morally, but our choices were all so unpalatable. There was no exit, no honorable option.

8 years ago

Photo: Julio Cortez/Associated Press
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Survey: Majority of hardest hit N.J. Sandy residents feel forgotten

Five years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled New Jersey, a majority of the hardest hit residents feel like they have been forgotten during the recovery process.

8 years ago

William Smith says he practically lives in Rittenhouse Square park, and he’s grateful for the Mental Health Partnerships outreach specialists who come around every day.
Homelessness
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Rittenhouse residents bankroll outreach to homeless Philly neighbors

Mental Health Partnerships provides services to homeless people, particularly those struggling with mental illness. Philly condo owners raise funds to extend that work.

8 years ago

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NCCo Exec. Matt Meyer announces $250,000 in funding to help young people get into their first jobs at West End Neighborhood House. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Economy

$250K grant to help Delaware youth find jobs

West End Neighborhood House in Wilmington hopes to reach more at-risk youth in search of employment, thanks to a $250,000 grant from Citi Foundation.

8 years ago

At the September 2016 press conference to announce the preservation of the house at 753 Walnut Street where Martin Luther King, Jr. stayed, a woman photographs a poster; the house is in the background.  (April Saul/for WHYY)
History
New Jersey

Will restoration come in time for Camden’s MLK house?

If Martin Luther King Jr. were to spend the night now in the second floor Camden bedroom where he reportedly stayed as a seminary student ...

8 years ago

Naomi Adler, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, sings a prayer during a visit to Mt. Carmel Cemetery with Mayor Jim Kenney, who toured the site to see the repairs made to vandalized tombstones
History
Religion

Donors chip in to restore Mt. Carmel headstones after rampage at Jewish cemetery in Philly

In February, a person or group desecrated hundreds of headstones at the Wissinoming cemetery. Donors from around the world contributed $300,000 to repair the damage.

8 years ago

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