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The state Ethics Commission found former Madison Twp. Supervisor Andrew Nazarenko voted to buy replacement windows for the township building from a company that employed his daughter.
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Philadelphia's Wilma Theater is changing its leadership model. WHYY's Peter Crimmins reports the curtain is coming down on the theater's experiment with multiple artistic directors.
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New Jersey is looking for a few good men -- and women, and even some teenagers. The Garden State isn't recruiting troops, it's trying to sign people up to be poll workers for the June 2nd primary. WHYY's David Matthau reports.
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Hurricane season starts Monday, June 1st and National Weather Service forecasters predict the Mid-Atlantic region will see 'lower than average' tropical storm activity this year. From WHYY News Climate Desk, Susan Phillips reports El Niño is expected to suppress hurricane formation.
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Stockton University is partnering with four county colleges in New Jersey to make the transition from community college to the university as simple as possible. WHYY's Kenneth Burns has details.
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In Lackawanna County, Gov. Josh Shapiro listened to residents concerns about data center developments in their community. -
Legacy of Greg Moyer, who died at 15 during a Monroe Co. basketball game, inspires new state AED lawGreg Moyer was only 15 when his heart stopped beating during halftime of a basketball game in East Stroudsburg. After more than 25 years of advocacy by his family, Pennsylvania schools are now required to have automated external defibrillators at athletic events. -
David Slezak, a Pittston Twp. supervisor, routinely had township employees empty his home's septic tank and upgrade his home over a four-year period, according to the state Ethics Commission. -
Shapiro first announced the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards during his budget address in February. -
Philadelphia City Council wants to double the size of the staff at the city's Fair Housing Commission to handle a growing caseload. As WHYY's Aaron Moselle reports, the budget request comes as new renter protections are expected to further expand the agency's workload.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins participated in a roundtable discussion with farmers at Applewood Farm in Scott Twp. before signing the declaration. -
Wilkes-Barre Area High School student athletes will have a chance to take sports-related courses, meet with a nutritionist and have up to 90 minutes of in-school physical training per day. -
A Delaware lawmaker is pushing an effort to fund rental vouchers for dozens of homeless families. From the Delaware Desk, WHYY's Sarah Mueller has more.
News Briefs
- Former Crestwood administrator Foster died in Susquehanna County murder-suicide, police say
- Penn State Master Gardeners to host Spring into Gardening event
- Autopsy scheduled for body found off Route 315 in Plains Twp.
- Home heat assistance program extended
- Lackawanna County, Scranton issue Code Blue Frigid Weather Alert
- State funding announced for Horton Street improvement projects in Wilkes-Barre
- Jones to remain on primary election ballot for state rep seat
- UPDATED: Coroner identifies man, 56, declared dead after being pulled from Lackawanna River
- Pennsylvania State Police: Man, 23, killed in Pike County 'officer-involved' shooting
- Cherry Ridge Twp. YMCA hearing rescheduled due to weather
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