Zachariah Hughes
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This Philly teacher is picking up trash to buy a school bus
We Love Philly is a program that tries to get students connected with different communities. And during COVID-19, moving them around town presents challenges.
4 years ago
Philly area counties scramble to recruit more — and younger — poll workers for Election Day
Eager to avoid a repeat of the primary’s short staffing, election officials are taking steps now to ensure enough poll workers are trained for Nov. 3.
4 years ago
Organizers push to register more Puerto Ricans in PA ahead of elections
In the year after Hurricane Maria, Pennsylvania was the second most common destination for Puerto Ricans relocating to the mainland.
4 years ago
Unionville High School’s team name is likely to be retired
A recommendation to abandon Native American iconography will go before the school board Monday. Resistance has been less vocal than in other districts.
4 years ago
A town hall update on Delco’s move toward a health department all its own
Highlighted at the virtual session, attended by 200-plus, was a Johns Hopkins report assessing the public health profile and availability of resources.
4 years ago
Twin crises of flooding and COVID still hamper trash collection in Upper Darby
Residents frustrated with the local government's response want officials to resign for not doing more to speed up response to all the uncollected garbage.
4 years ago
Bucks County residents show bipartisan support for police reforms, including chokehold ban
All the proposals were drawn from the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the U.S. House and awaits deliberation in the Senate.
4 years ago
K. Hovnanian drops plan to build 67 townhouses by Underground Railroad site
The homebuilding company did not say why it was no longer considering the Plymouth Meeting location, which includes three historic structures and wetlands.
4 years ago
Coalition calls on Montco Commissioner Gale to resign or be removed from office
If he won’t quit, the groups are backing a novel legislative effort to have him impeached. Bills have been introduced in the State House and Senate.
4 years ago
Getting undercounted Philly neighborhoods to fill out the census relies on unconventional techniques
Northwest Philadelphia is traditionally undercounted in the census. Organizers took to the streets with a different approach to ask people to fill out the form.
4 years ago
Bucks expands program training police to connect people to drug treatment
The idea is to reduce points of friction for people seeking help to get into medical treatment. The program now includes 12 of 39 police departments in Bucks.
4 years ago
Elcon scraps plan for controversial wastewater plant in lower Bucks County
For years, community members have resisted Elcon Recycling Services’ bid to treat hazardous wastewater so close to rivers and waterways.
4 years ago