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As millions of workers remain unemployed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Philadelphia City Council is seeking to pass a number of measures that will specifically help those who lost their jobs in the hospitality and leisure industries. Councilmembers Helen Gym, Kenyatta Johnon, and Isaiah Thomas have introduced a package of bills, called “Right to…

Pennsylvania second lady Giselle Fetterman asked state police and Allegheny County prosecutors not to press charges against the woman who called her the n-word last weekend at a grocery store in Braddock. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

A new study from Penn State shows when it is most effective to spray insecticides, and what kind, to eliminate spotted lanternflies. The research is valuable for reducing the number of invasive insects, which are costing Pennsylvania millions of dollars. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The last presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden takes place 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Biden, the Democratic nominee, and Trump, the Republican nominee, plan attend in-person. Moderator Kristen Welker, a Philly native, will ask the candidates questions about COVID-19, American families, race in America,…

Former President Barack Obama will make his first campaign stop for Joe Biden in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Oct. 21, as the 2020 presidential race nears the finish line. Biden holds a comfortable lead over President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, which is a considered a pivotal battleground state in 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News…

New Jersey will allocate $11.3 million in grant funding for the fishing industry to help businesses that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. Commercial and recreational businesses will be able to receive money by applying for a grant. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

A Wawa in Chadds Ford sold a winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $3.6 million on October, 14, 2020. The Delaware County store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

A resident of South Jersey won a jackpot of $1.3 million at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City this week. The winner was identified as James, a local plumber and HVAC contractor from Atlantic County, N.J. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Philly’s police union is pushing back against legislation passed by City Council that would allow the public to comment on proposed police contracts.The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 filed a lawsuit over the measure in the Common Pleas Court earlier this week, according to the Inquirer, claiming the new rule violates officers’ collective…

Pennsylvania residents, along with the rest of the U.S., can now take advantage of contactless payments while also giving back to cancer-focused charities with the launch of the Purewrist GOTM, an affordable stylish wearable bracelet that makes safe and secure payments as easy as a swipe of the wrist. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News…

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission offices in Burlington and Camden counties have been closed after employees at each location tested positive for the coronavirus. The Delanco Licensing Center, at 400 Creek Road, will remain shut down until Oct. 24 and the Runnemede Vehicle Center, at 835 E. Clements Bridge Road, will closed until Oct. 26,…

A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday night in West Philadelphia. The victim was shot in the living room by a gunman who entered the home and began firing. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Transgender woman Kendall Stephens detailed the Philadelphia Police Department’s response to her assault in a blog post for the Human Rights Campaign, saying officers were “belligerent and unsympathetic.” District Attorney Larry Krasner has charged one woman, Tymesha Wearing, with aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The winter high school sports season in New Jersey will operate as planned amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NJSIAA announced that winter sports teams can begin practices on Dec. 3 and regular season competition can get underway on Dec. 21, as long as schools follow the state’s gathering limits for indoor athletics. Top Featured…

Philadelphia police took a 40-year-old woman into custody on Monday after her five-year-old son was found dead in a bathtub at their West Philadelphia home. The boy was found by his father and had suffered a stab wound in the neck. The mother was found cutting her wrist in a bedroom. The incident remains under…

Indoor sports that have been defined by New Jersey as medium or high risk for COVID-19 transmission can resume contact workouts and competitions across the state. These activities include basketball, hockey, cheerleading, dance, rugby, boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo, and wrestling, according to the executive order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy. Practices and competitions can take…

The PA Breast Cancer Coalition revealed Monday that the annual pink fountain display at the Pennsylvania East Capitol Building in Harrisburg was vandalized last week. As a result of the incident, the fountain required draining and will no longer be pink for the rest of October. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution…

The East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District will change its current logo of a Native American Indian in a headdress, the group said. The logo, which inaccurately depicts the indigenous Lenape tribes who inhabited the region, will be removed from signage and marketing materials in the South Philly neighborhood. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News…

Pennsylvania Second Lady Gisele Fetterman shared a video of a woman who verbally assaulted her at an Aldi grocery store near Braddock, just outside Pittsburgh, on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2020. The woman called Fetterman, a Brazilian native, the n-word as she tried to leave the parking lot in her car. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia…

Princeton University will name a residence hall after a Black woman for the first time when it replaces First College, a dormitory once named for President Woodrow Wilson. Hobson College will honor Mellody Hobson, a 1991 graduate who now serves a co-chief executive officer at Ariel Investments in Chicago. Wilson’s name has been removed from…

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be coming to Philadelphia on Monday for a rally with Italian Americans who support President Donald Trump’s reelection this fall. The Columbus Day event is being put together by “Italian Americans for Trump 2020” and will “highlight President Trump’s important accomplishments benefitting the Italian American Community,” according…

Several city services across Philly will be impacted by the upcoming Columbus Day holiday on Monday, including trash and recycling pickups. Residents who usually have collections on Monday should put out their materials on Tuesday, as pickups will take place one day behind schedule for the rest of the week, according to city officials. Trash…