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Unemployed workers in New Jersey could receive an additional $300 per week after the state applied on Wednesday for the Lost Wages Supplemental Assistance federal unemployment program. The funds, which are administered by FEMA, would provide temporary supplemental financial support to residents whose jobs or wages have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Top…

The Philadelphia Union is filling Subaru Park with cardboard cutouts dogs. The Dogs of Ben feature pets available for adoption at local animal shelters. The cutouts are similar to those other sports teams have used to make their stadiums feel less vacant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution…

SEPTA was compromised by a suspected malware cyberattack on Aug. 10, resulting in the shut down of vital IT infrastructure used by the transit authority’s employees. An investigation of the incident remains ongoing. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Tom Wolf has asked the state legislature to temporarily extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those protections are set to expire Monday. Wolf made the request in a pair of letters addressed to the House and Senate. Wolf originally implemented these statewide protections for renters and homeowners…

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget proposal relies on spending cuts, tax increases and borrowed money to overcome a $5.6 billion shortfall for fiscal year 2021. It includes a millionaires tax, boosts gun fees and increases the cigarette tax. It cuts borrows $4 billion and cuts spending by $1.25 billion. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia…

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has called for the General Assembly to send him a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana. Revenue from sales would support small businesses and restorative justice programs in Pennsylvania. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The Lost Wages Assistance program provides unemployed workers with an additional $300 per week if they lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pennsylvania is among 30 states participating in the program, which replaces the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, which expired in July and formerly provided residents with an additional $600 per week. Top…

Atlantic City Police Officer Richard Link, 29, of Brigantine, was found dead in his car in Galloway Township, New Jersey, on Aug. 22, 2020. Police did not release his cause of death. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

The Republican National Convention runs Monday through Thursday. The primary portion will run from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., with the major television networks airing the final hour. The entire event can be streamed online. Speakers include Vice President Mike Pence, first lady Melania Trump, attorney Rudy Guiliani and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Top…

Wawa will test a number of new dinner menu items at select locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Delaware and Washington, D.C. The pilot program includes a new and improved burger, pasta dishes, rotisserie-style chicken and Heat and Eat meals. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

County officials in New Jersey will now be called “county commissioners” instead of “chosen freeholders” after Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation outlawing the latter title from public office across the state. “Boards of chosen freeholders” will now be referred to as “boards of county commissioners.” Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

In spite of Gov. Tom Wolf’s encouragement for all high school athletics to be postponed until 2021, the fall sports season in Pennsylvania has been approved to get underway on Monday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

For nearly six months since the coronavirus pandemic upturned the U.S. economy, most of the conversation around commercial real estate has been doom and gloom. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Pennsylvania is applying for the new federal coronavirus unemployment program, the Lost Wages Assistance program. If approved, state workers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 will get $300 on top of their normal weekly unemployment. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

A stretch of the westbound Schuylkill Expressway through Center City will be closed this weekend and next weekend, as well as overnight during next week. The traffic restrictions affect the portion of the highway between the interchanges on I-76 West. They began Friday morning with traffic along that stretch being reduced to one line. At…

With most schools in Philadelphia planning to begin the coming school year with full- or part-time remote learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city has created Access Centers where limited numbers of student will be able attend classes virtually. These centers are intended for children with caregivers who work outside their homes and who…

Laura Bluestein, 31, of Mount Holly, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally shooting her wife, Felicia Dormans, during an argument in August 2017. Bluestein admitted to the killing but said the shooting was an accident. She seeks to appeal her sentence. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists in Philadelphia seized mantis eggs and an insect that were hidden inside a computer mouse. Several insects have since hatched and are possibly being sent to the Academy of Natural Sciences museum on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

A New Jersey diner, cited multiple times for serving customers meals indoors in violation of the state coronavirus restrictions, will be allowed to stay open to serve takeout and meals to people seated at its outdoor tables, officials said. Lakeside Diner, in Lacey, Ocean County, has been cited at least eight times since total since…

New Jersey has pushed back the high school sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Practices for fall sports will begin Sept. 14 with competitions beginning a couple weeks later. The NJSIAA also condensed athletic schedules and eliminated state championships. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Drexel University undergraduate students will attend classes virtually in the fall. The school nixed plans to offer a mix of in-person and online classes after seeing the difficulties other large universities are facing since returning to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service

Anthony Cromwell, 43, is wanted for attempted murder after he allegedly opened fire on an undercover police officer Tuesday in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. Top Featured Tags: – Philadelphia News Press Release Distribution Service