Concerned citizens and advocates met with Philadelphia City Council members on Tuesday to demand wealthy nonprofits in the city, especially universities, pay their fair share of property taxes. Nonprofits don’t pay…
Month: March 2021
Montgomery County, once leading COVID case numbers, still struggling with vaccine rollout
Marissa Ryan, a Conshohocken resident, says she has put her parents on vaccine waiting lists in their home county, Montgomery, but also in Philadelphia, Lehigh County and New Jersey counties. “I’ve been…
Pennsylvania schools given permission to postpone standardized tests
The Pennsylvania Department of Education will allow public schools throughout the state to postpone federally-mandated standardized testing until the fall, the department announced Saturday. Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Noe Ortega said concerns…
Temple’s defensive aggressiveness improved to close the season
All season long, Temple Women’s basketball head coach Tonya Cardoza has talked about her team’s defensive inconsistencies, saying lapses in judgment have cost the Owls opportunities in games. But if they can’t…
Northeast Philadelphia Non-Profit Expands Services as Pandemic Continues
Helping Hand, a non-profit in Northeast Philadelphia, is expanding its services after a year of successful operation during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization has moved to a bigger location and is now…