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Home2021July

Month: July 2021

Amateur Sports

Social Issues: Running To Divert Students From Juvenile Justice System

July 5, 2021Ann K. Rejrat

Students Run Philly Style’s MileUp program hosts races and training for teens and youth interested in running as a way to bring them into a diversion program that helps keep them out of the juvenile justice system.

Neighborhoods

Ocean City: A Hidden Treasure in a Busy Vacation Town

July 2, 2021Lindsey Phyllis Moppert

Through the chaos of a busy summer town, the West 17th Street neighborhood remains hidden in the middle of it all.

Government

Health: After Health Commissioner’s Resignation, Harm Reduction Organizations Ask ‘What’s Next?’

July 2, 2021Ann K. Rejrat

With the resignation of health commissioner Thomas Farley, harm reduction organizations fighting the city’s opioid crisis wonder what this change in leadership means following another increase in drug overdose deaths in 2020.

Neighborhoods

Ocean City: COVID’s Effect on Local Businesses

July 2, 2021Lindsey Phyllis Moppert

The pandemic has affected small businesses all over the country but the towns along the Jersey shore have been facing numerous other issues due to their strictly seasonal visitors.

Environment

Hunting Park: Beat the Heat Program Brings Cooling Options to City’s Hottest Neighborhoods

July 2, 2021McKenzie Sage Morgan

“When it gets hot, this area is hot.” Beat the Heat will continue its focus on in-home cooling this summer, providing fans and air conditioners to Hunting Park residents who need it most.

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