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With help from private donations, the city says it will be able to aid 4,000 of those who applied for pandemic-related help. The original number was 3,000.
5 years ago
Fringe Festival to go on in the fall — with some changes
The 24th annual festival plans a mostly digital presentation of independent theater and performance art, to comply to COVID-19 distancing.
5 years ago
Landlords resist new laws to freeze rents and ban evictions for COVID-impacted renters
Landlord groups oppose City Council’s proposals to protect renters affected by COVID-19 emergency from eviction, freeze their rents, and require mediation.
5 years ago
Montco high school senior reflects on missing experiences because of coronavirus
Grace Honeyman, a senior at Harriton High School, talks with her father about how she’s dealing with missing milestones due to coronavirus.
5 years ago
Listen 5:03Coronavirus update: N.J. sets reopening dates for child care, sports and more
Also Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced a $100 million fund for rental assistance and said religious services could resume by June 12.
5 years ago
What’s allowed during Philly’s ‘yellow’ phase? Here’s everything we know
As the state slowly reopens, the city issued its own guidelines for business and residents.
5 years ago
Coronavirus complicates census efforts to reach hard-to-count Latino households in central Pa.
Reading and Berks should be neck-and-neck with neighboring counties and cities when it comes to the percentage of households responding to the census.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Details on Philly’s June 5 reopening unveiled
Although health officials say Philly has slowed the spread of the coronavirus, they are fearful of losing those gains if social distancing measures are relaxed too quickly.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Delaware youth camps and summer schools can open when Phase 2 starts
The Carney administration is encouraging those who run youth camps and summer school to limit groups to 15 children plus staff, and to take extra safety precautions.
5 years ago
Coronavirus testing and medical mistakes under the pandemic
We get an update on COVID-19 testing and talk with physician Danielle Ofri about treating patients during pandemic and her new book, "When We Do Harm."
Air Date: May 29, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage
Despite a few glimmers of hope, most of the economic news was likewise grim, as some of the world's most populous countries reported rising infections and deaths.
5 years ago
Is now the time to go for an annual physical exam or health screening?
Doctors and hospitals are open again for routine yet important care like vaccines and mammograms. Some patients are still unsure if they should go.
5 years ago
Listen 1:40Massive unemployment scam strikes up to 58,000 people in Pa., far more than previously known
The state Treasury has temporarily halted direct deposit payments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and will only issue money by check.
5 years ago
Philly schools avoid budget cuts despite COVID-19 economic pain
Philly once thought its public schools would face an immediate budget hole. But relief from Harrisburg has staved off the worse for now.
5 years ago
‘Say their names!’: Families protest mounting COVID-19 deaths in N.J. prisons
The perceived failure of the Murphy administration to keep incarcerated people safe is also the subject of an ongoing court battle.
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