Regional Roundup – 07/13/2020
This week; City Council President Clarke on the uptick in city violence, Delaware HBCU Delaware State University acquires Wesely College, and the return of the lanternfly.
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The spotted lanternfly is spreading through Southeast Pennsylvania. It was spotted for the first time in the United States in Berks County. (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture)
On this week’s Regional Roundup will be Philadelphia City Council President DARRELL CLARKE, who will be discussing the recent uptick in violence in the city. Delaware State University president TONY ALLEN will tell us about his school’s acquisition of Wesley College, the first time an historically black college has assumed control of a non-HBCU. And, we’ll talk to JENNY ROSE CAREY, senior fellow in horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society about summer gardening and the best ways to combat the loathed spotted lanternfly.
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