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Local governments could save millions if public notice requirements change. Newspapers oppose the move.
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. State College, Pa. — As newspapers print less frequently in some communities and close in others, local government groups want the legislature to change a state law that requires municipalities to publish public notices in a community’s paper of record. Two bills...
WellSpan Receives Prestigious American Hospital Association Prize for Commitment to Quality
WellSpan Health, a healthcare provider in Pennsylvania and Maryland, has been awarded the American Hospital Association (AHA) Quest for Quality prize for leadership and innovation in quality performance improvement. According to the AHA, WellSpan’s safety infrastructure was particularly impressive, with daily huddles used to escalate any potential issues across the organization to ensure decisions regarding patient care could be made quickly and efficiently. The healthcare provider also aimed to create a sense of psychological safety within the organization, so that all team members, including frontline care providers, could feel empowered to share their perspectives and quickly address any safety issues that may arise. This approach led to a significant decrease in serious safety events during care, as well as a significant increase in team members who felt empowered to stop the line and report patient safety events.
Workers, lawmaker to rally at gaming conference to demand smoke-free casinos in Pa.
Casino workers, union advocates, and the chair of the state House health committee plan to rally Thursday during a gaming conference in Pittsburgh to demand the elimination of smoking in casinos and other venues. Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny — chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee — and...
Friends 5K run/walk returns to ChristianaCare campus
The popular — and profitable — Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center 5K walk and run will return to ChristianaCare’s Stanton campus this fall. The third annual 5K, sponsored by the all-volunteer Friends of the cancer center, replaced the organization’s gala three years ago as the group’s main fundraiser for cancer programs and equipment. Over the years, ... Read More
What will Wilmington's Riverfront East look like? The details, by the numbers
More than three years after being officially announced, demolition and remediation will begin later this summer on the long-delayed $100-plus million project that will change the face of Delaware's largest city. Riverfront East, which will redevelop the east side of Wilmington's Riverfront to mirror the 30-plus years of development on...
'Out of the blue': Family mourns dog, Harley, after pet dies at groomer's shop
When Ashley Jenkins sent her 3-year-old dog, Harley, to be groomed on July 12, she didn't expect anything out of the ordinary. She certainly didn't expect that to be the last time she saw her pet or for a criminal drug investigation to follow. Her family had been using K9 Kingdom of...
State Rep. Burns offers free lunches to veterans
EBENSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania State representative Frank Burns, D-Cambria, is hosting a free spaghetti lunch for veterans. The Veterans Appreciation Lunch is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jackson Twp. Fire Hall. “Honoring our veterans in this way is a long standing tradition for me that I […]
Hilltop Haven Part 2: Some residents see hopeful future, others are wary
Why Should Delaware Care? Wilmington’s Hilltop community, a majority Black and Latino neighborhood, continues to face decades-long problems related to drugs and gun violence. Some see a hopeful future for the community as a medley of Latin American immigrants continue to arrive. Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of...
From WHYY: Delaware moves to kick-start retail weed industry and give $6.2 million to social equity licensees
For the last 15 months, Bill Rohrer has been itching to start growing marijuana to fuel Delaware’s coming recreational market. Rohrer is a partner in The Farm, a medical cannabis business with two cultivation sites, a facility that makes edibles and other products and retail stores in Felton and New Castle.
Bardea team to open Italian eatery in DE.CO food hall
Restaurateur Scott Stein of Bardea fame has frequently maintained that he is fully committed to downtown Wilmington. He recently proved his point. This week, Stein and partners Pino and Antimo DiMeo announced plans to open their sixth restaurant in the business district. The yet-unnamed eatery will be within walking distance of the award-winning Bardea Food & Drink, Bardea Steak and ... Read More
Free NARCAN, iodide tablets to be given to MontCo residents during distribution event
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Office of Public Health will provide free potassium iodide tablets and NARCAN kits. The tablets and kits are for Montgomery residents who live, work, or attend schools within a 10-mile radius of the Limerick Generating Station. KI DISTRIBUTION.
Neighbors in Wilmington step up to help couple after large tree falls on their home
WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) — Ruth Smith and her husband stood on their street Wednesday afternoon and watched crews remove the tree that destroyed part of the place they've called home for the past 31 years."I was watching TV and I heard this whirling noise and the wind, and next thing I know the ceiling and the roof were coming down on my head," Smith said.Tuesday night's storm sent a large tree into their home on Durboraw Road in Wilmington around 9 p.m. The heavy winds knocked out power to thousands of customers.Samantha Ziegler said she felt her house shake next...
Pennsylvania fire chief resigns after sharing 'approval' of Trump assassination attempt
PROSPECT PARK, Pa. (TND) — A Pennsylvania fire chief has resigned after making a questionable social media post about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Jim Simmonds, who was the Prospect Park, Pa. fire marshal, posted on social media he supported the assassination attempt, the borough wrote...
NCCo. Fire creates group to improve vetting process for applicants
A new subsection of the New Castle County Fire Service, aimed at improving the hiring process of its workers, has its members. This week, the organization announced its appointments to the Service Membership/Employment Standards Working Group. The need for the work group stems back to January after the reported arrest of Deputy Fire Chief of a New Castle County Fire ... Read More
Upper Darby Native Rob Ellis to Take Glen Macnow’s Saturday Spot at WIP
Upper Darby native and longtime SportsRadio 94 WIP host Rob Ellis will replace the recently retired Glen Macnow on Saturdays, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. He will join co-host and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski. Macnow’s replacement for Sundays has not yet been announced. Ellis hosted “Ellis...
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