Maria Pulcinella

The food assistance program serves close to 1 million people in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the governor’s race. All 80 seats in the state General Assembly were also up for election.

Democrats swept major races in Philadelphia and the suburbs, as well as statewide judicial contests.

Approximately 21% of Pennsylvania mail voters had yet to return their ballots as of Tuesday morning.

Voters will weigh in on consequential races for the Pa. Supreme Court, Philadelphia district attorney and New Jersey governor, among others.

About 1 in 8 Americans relies on the food assistance program. Among them are more than 800,000 New Jerseyans, with approximately 75,000 recipients in Camden County.

Nearly 472,000 Philadelphia residents rely on the federal food assistance program.

“When you connect to one of these older adults, you’d be surprised how they can change your life,” says Jamee Nowell Smith of Senior Community Services.

The U.S. semiquincentennial and the MLB’s Midsummer Classic are just the tip of the iceberg. Also in the mix? TED Talks, March Madness and the PGA Championship.

New Jersey’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

Here’s what voters should know before the commonwealth’s general election on Nov. 4, from voter deadlines to who’s on the ballot in Philadelphia and statewide.

AFSCME District Council 33 represents 9,000 employees ranging from sanitation workers to crossing guards. Trash pick-up, pools and 911 calls are among the services impacted.