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A vehicle caravan asks residents to fill out the census in undercounted Northwest Philly
A few dozen vehicles crept down the side streets of Strawberry Mansion in Northwest Philly Saturday morning, occasionally snarling traffic as a volunteer poked a bullhorn out of a passenger-side window.“DON’T FORGET TO FILL OUT THE CENSUS,” she called out. “FILL OUT THE CENSUS TODAY.”Elected officials, community groups, and volunteers came together for a “Census caravan,” a multi-vehicle parade intended to raise awareness about the census in three city neighborhoods that are often undercounted.Cars bore hand-made signs and pom-poms. Volunteers reached out of windows or dashed onto the...…A few dozen vehicles crept down the side streets of Strawberry Mansion in Northwest Philly Saturday morning, occasionally snarling traffic as a volunteer poked a bullhorn out of a passenger-side window.“DON’T FORGET TO FILL OUT THE CENSUS,” she called out. “FILL OUT THE CENSUS TODAY.”Elected officials, community groups, and volunteers came together for a “Census caravan,” a multi-vehicle parade intended to raise awareness about the census in three city neighborhoods that are often undercounted.Cars bore hand-made signs and pom-poms. Volunteers reached out of windows or dashed onto the...WW…
Philly sanitation workers demand PPE and hazard pay; vigil for justice held in Trevose
Updated 9:53 p.m.While George Floyd’s funeral takes place in Houston, Philadelphians continue to take to the streets in protest of police brutality.In West Philadelphia, protesters gathered in Clark Park to call for police reform. In Northeast Philadelphia, rallies were held . Meanwhile, outside City Hall, sanitation workers gathered to ask for more personal protective equipment and other measures to protect them against the coronavirus.The National Guard remains in Philadelphia with no official indication of when it might depart. But there has been a marked decrease in violence and...…Updated 9:53 p.m.While George Floyd’s funeral takes place in Houston, Philadelphians continue to take to the streets in protest of police brutality.In West Philadelphia, protesters gathered in Clark Park to call for police reform. In Northeast Philadelphia, rallies were held . Meanwhile, outside City Hall, sanitation workers gathered to ask for more personal protective equipment and other measures to protect them against the coronavirus.The National Guard remains in Philadelphia with no official indication of when it might depart. But there has been a marked decrease in violence and...WW…
Bow-hunting author pleads guilty to violating subsistence rules in Arctic musk ox hunts
A recently-retired Kotzebue teacher and author of a book on hunting pleaded guilty to unlawful actions around a hard-to-come-by permitted musk ox hunt in the Northwest Arctic Borough.According to the state’s Department of Law, 56-year-old Paul Atkins agreed to pay $15,000 in fines and obey a three-year revocation of his Alaska hunting license after prosecutors charged him with several counts that included keeping trophies from a subsistence harvest and claiming residency status in both Alaska and Oklahoma simultaneously.“This is not an insignificant case,” said Assistant Attorney General...…A recently-retired Kotzebue teacher and author of a book on hunting pleaded guilty to unlawful actions around a hard-to-come-by permitted musk ox hunt in the Northwest Arctic Borough.According to the state’s Department of Law, 56-year-old Paul Atkins agreed to pay $15,000 in fines and obey a three-year revocation of his Alaska hunting license after prosecutors charged him with several counts that included keeping trophies from a subsistence harvest and claiming residency status in both Alaska and Oklahoma simultaneously.“This is not an insignificant case,” said Assistant Attorney General...WW…
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