NewsWorks Tonight October 1, 2015 – Full Show

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    Joe Hernandez attends an Atlantic County town hall where residents touched by the scourge of heroin told their stories.  Zoe Read reports church leaders are calling for an independent investigation into the Wilmington Police shooting of a man in a wheelchair.  Kevin McCorry reports the Philadelphia School District is announcing expansion plans even amid the current budget crisis.  WNYC’s Matt Katz joins us to talk about allegations against New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox.  Bobby Allyn talks to founders of Philadelphia City Paper, which will cease printing next week.  And Lindsay Lazarski reports on efforts to revitalize many of Pennsylvania’s small river islands.

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