Weathering Winter

As Americans hunker down to weather the pandemic this winter at home, nearly every facet of life will remain upended to safeguard against the coronavirus. Millions are working from home and learning remotely and even holiday gatherings will look a lot different this year. Staying closer to home may mean fewer weather worries for commutes […]

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Pucker Up

Many years ago, when the Campbell family had a salt hay farm in Dennis Township on Stimpson Island Rd., my husband and I use to visit them. Young George Campbell had what I would call a Bayshore accent, similar to the slight southern drawl heard from folks on the Maryland Bayshore. When George would give

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Delaware River Port Authority Postpones Toll Increase

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: whyy.org/articles/delaware-river-port-authority-postpones-toll-increase/ Motorists who cross the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania will have some extra money in their pockets. The Delaware River Port Authority on Wednesday postponed a scheduled toll increase until at least

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Crisis Within a Crisis

The public health crisis that is the Covid-19 pandemic affects everyone, but the impacts are not equal nor are they consistent. The impacts are most keenly felt among low and moderate income families and households. This has been true when it comes to low-wage employment, and no amount of recasting store clerks as heroes will

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Room to Thrive

As many of us are well aware, a lot of restaurants have struggled to stay in business during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has forced restaurant owners to come up with a variety of creative ways to attract customers to their establishments or get left by the wayside. Some eateries have, unfortunately, had to

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