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| Philadelphia YMCA Lays Off 3,400; Philadelphia Stops Pursuing Hahnemann; Philabundance Temp. Closes |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/26/20 2:43 pm | updated: 03/26/20 2:43 pm |
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| The Greater Philadelphia YMCA has laid off 3,400 workers due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. 700 of those employee were full-time. There are now just 61 employees left working across the organization's 16 branches and 12 early learning centers. They have all taken pay cuts. President and CEO Shaun Elliott has completely cut his pay and his top staff have cut their pay in half. Elliott said that 90% of the YMCA's revenue comes from the gym and child care. The rest ones from... Read More |
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| Major League Baseball Celebrates Opening Day At Home; Watch Philadelphia Phillies #OpeningDayAtHome |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/20 11:34 pm | updated: 03/25/20 11:34 pm |
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| Thursday, March 26, would have been Opening Day across Major League Baseball. The Phillies were scheduled to start the season on the road down in Florida against the Miami Marlins. The Home Opener was not set until next Thursday, April 2, against the Milwaukee Brewers. However, you can still enjoy a full slate of memorable MLB and Phillies moments all day Thursday thanks to MLB's "Opening Day At Home". There will be 30 games (a memorable winning game for each team) streamed on Read More |
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| Ocean City, NJ, Boardwalk/Beaches Closed; PA Primary Moving to June 2; Valley Forge Park Closed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/20 11:13 pm | updated: 03/25/20 11:13 pm |
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The mayor of Ocean City, New Jersey, has closed the boardwalk and the beaches until further notice due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The order is meant to further emphasize social distancing and the Governor's 'stay-at-home' order.
This is Mayor Jay A. Gillian statement:
"The boardwalk and all beaches in Ocean City are closed effective immediately. An administrative order issued by the state last night gives municipalities the discretion to... Read More |
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| Archdiocese of Philadelphia Cancels Mass Through Easter; DRPA Bridges Go Cashless; PA School Bill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/20 4:48 pm | updated: 03/25/20 4:48 pm |
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| The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced on Wednesday, 3/25, that the suspension of the celebration of all public Masses in the Archdiocese will continue until further notice and at least through Easter Sunday, 4/12. This means that all masses during Holy Week and Easter Sunday will not be held publicly. That includes Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil). Palms will still be blessed and made available to the public at a later date. Priests will... Read More |
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| Gov. Wolf Extends Stay-At-Home to Erie, Lehigh and Northampton; PA Gun Shops Open By Appointment |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/20 1:55 pm | updated: 03/25/20 1:55 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has extended 'stay-at-home' orders to additional counties in the commonwealth. On Tuesday, 3/24, Wolf ordered that residents in Erie county 'to stay at home or at their place of residence except as needed to access, support or provide life sustaining business, emergency or government services' starting at 8 p.m. on 3/24. On Wednesday, 3/25, Wolf added Lehigh and Northampton counties to the order starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Allegheny, Bucks, Chester,... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Negotiating to Open Hahnemann; Montco Test Site Criteria; Philly Remote Learning |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/20 12:50 am | updated: 03/25/20 12:50 am |
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| Philadelphia city officials are in negotiations with the owner of the shuttered Hahnemann Hospital to possibly reopen the building. The Center City hospital slowly closed last summer after declaring bankruptcy. When it was running, the hospital could accommodate 400-500 beds, which would be valuable to have available if the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak continues to infect and hospitalize Philadelphians. At this point the negotiations are having a rough time taking off. Mayor Kenney... Read More |
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| Delaware Moves Primary to June 2, PA Likely; NY Visitors Should Self-Isolate; NJ Essential Business+ |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/20 11:02 pm | updated: 03/24/20 11:02 pm |
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| Delaware Governor John Carney says that the state's presidential primary originally scheduled for April 28 has been moved to June 2. "Delawareans have a basic, fundamental right to vote. Today's order will preserve that right and allow Delawareans to vote by absentee ballot in the presidential primary on June 2," said Carney. Carney also ordered the suspension of evictions and foreclosures during the coronavirus outbreak. Landlords cannot evict tenants or charge them late fees or... Read More |
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| Josh Harris Reverses Pay Cut to Sixers/Devils Staff; Homeless Quarantine Hotel; Woman Stabbed in CC |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/20 3:56 pm | updated: 03/24/20 3:56 pm |
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| Josh Harris, part-owner of the NBA Philadelphia 76ers and NHL New Jersey Devils and founder of Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, reversed the announced decision to cut certain employees pay in the wake of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The group had notified at-will employees that their pay could be cut up to as much as 20% starting April 15 through June. That news was met with a flurry of negative comments online by fans. Sixers center Joel Embiid pledged $500,000 this... Read More |
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| Firefly Music Festival 2020 Has Been Canceled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/20 2:43 pm | updated: 03/24/20 2:43 pm |
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The Firefly Music Festival set for June 18 - 21, 2020 in Dover, DE, has been canceled due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The festival will not be postposed to a later date. Refunds will given to those who purchased through the official ticket provider. You can also choose to transfer your ticket to the 2021 festival. This year's event was to feature Rage Against the Machine, Billie Eilish, Halsey, Khalid, Blink-182, Maggie Rogers, and many more.
Here is the official... Read More |
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| Sixers/Devils Employees Told to Expect Pay Cut; Philabundance Gets Big Donations; DE Schools Closed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/23/20 11:35 pm | updated: 03/23/20 11:35 pm |
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| The NBA Philadelphia 76ers and NHL New Jersey Devils have notified at-will, non-contracted employees that they will be subject to pay cuts starting next month. Full time employees making $50,000 or more will be affected and cuts could go as high as 20% for those making $70,000 or more. Both teams are owned by billionaires Josh Harris ($3.8 billion), Michael Rubin ($2.9 billion), and David Blitzer ($1.3 billion). The pay cuts would start April 15 and last through June. The teams will also... Read More |
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