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TSA Agents at Airports Worry They Face Higher Risk of Contracting COVID-19
LaShanda Palmer, 45, is anxious as she reviews documents, inspects luggage and pats down passengers at the Philadelphia International Airport, writes Ceylan Yeginsu for The New York Times. Palmer is a senior agent with the Transportation Security Administration. More than 6,000 T.S.A. employees have tested positive for the virus. Fourteen have died. In Philadelphia, 120…
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The Growth of E-Commerce Means More Air Cargo. The Pandemic Is Accelerating That Growth.
The air cargo industry was already growing before the pandemic. Now it’s booming, writes Keith Schneider for The New York Times. Philadelphia International Airport is developing 1.5 million square feet of cargo handling facilities. It paid $54.5 million three years ago for undeveloped land next to the airfield. “We knew, pre-pandemic, that cargo was only…
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Tinicum a Key Distribution Point for Vaccine Delivery in Philadelphia Region
Tinicum Township is a key point of distribution for the COVID-19 vaccines in the Philadelphia region as UPS planes carrying the vaccine started arriving at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday, reports Howard Monroe for philadelphia.cbslocal.com. The airport is one of 30 in the nation that is a vaccine delivery point. The vaccines are being taken to…
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The Peace of the Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum Takes You Away from the Urban Maelstrom
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum has emerged as a welcome retreat for those seeking escape outdoors from the pandemic, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The surprisingly large Refuge off I-95 features 1,000 acres of wetlands and forest between two Southwest Philadelphia neighborhoods, the airport and populated Delaware County. This is America’s…
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Heinz Wildlife Refuge, Plagued With Too Many Deer, Has a Hunt Set This Weekend
Hikers at the Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum beware. The refuge is closed to the public Thursday, Oct. 22 through Saturday, Oct. 24 for the second annual archery deer hunt, writes Victor Fiorillo for phillymag.com. This year’s hunt is twice as big, with 40 hunter slots available. The hunters will be at the refuge this…
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They’re Landing Here Again: International Flights Return to Philadelphia
Now the Philadelphia International Airport can once again live up to its name. International flights started landing again at the airport Monday, writes Pat Ralph for phillyvoice.com. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said travelers from restricted countries will no longer have to land at select U.S. airports and subject themselves to enhanced health screenings.…
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Lazaretto in Essington Shows How We Effectively Handled Infectious Diseases in the Past
As we figure out the best path through this pandemic, a look back reminds us that we’ve been here before, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Lazaretto Quarantine Station in Essington is a monument to how we handled infectious diseases that have hit Philadelphia. The 221-year-old building saw its share of yellow fever…
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Philadelphia Airport Comes in 8 Out of 25 in Terms of Most Expensive Airport in the U.S.
Philadelphia International Airport was ranked earlier this year as one of the country’s best airports for amenities, but a new report also claims it ranks eighth in a list of the 25 most expensive airports in the nation, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. PHL ranked No. 8, placing it with John F. Kennedy…
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Another First: Deer Hunting at Tinicum’s John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Hunting license requests are down in Pennsylvania, so seasoned hunters are trying to interest newcomers with an eight-day deer hunt at the John Heinz National Refuge in Tinicum, writes Eimena Conde for WHYY. “I’ve become interested in how can I pass it along to new folks and a more diverse group and… people who don’t…
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Here Are 5 Nearby Fall Foliage Hikes You Won’t Want to Miss
You don’t have to travel far to see all of fall’s splendor. Check out these five ideal locations in Delaware County for fall hikes, reports Philadelphia Magazine. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum There are 10 miles of tree-lined gravel trails that follow the waterways, as well as boardwalk crossings that take you out…
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Philadelphia Airport Saw Better Numbers in Five Areas on Consumer Survey
Philadelphia International Airport scores went up in terminal facilities, security check and food, beverage and retail, but still took a hit in airport traffic, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It also scored better than Ronald Reagan Washington National, Honolulu International and New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The scores were in the J.D. Power 2019…
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Airport Underwater? Philadelphia Works to Adapt to Rises in Sea Levels
Aircraft arriving and departing Philadelphia International Airport may need water wings in addition to the regular kind if predictions about sea level rises come true, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We’ll have to build up,” said Ray Scheinfeld, the airport’s environmental manager. He referred to the airport’s planned expansion on 152 acres purchased…
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Airport Job Fair Brings Opportunity to Trans, Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming Workers
A job fair for trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people from the region took place Sept. 10 focusing on employment at the Philadelphia International Airport, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Gay News. Hosted by TransWork, it was organized by the Independence Business Alliance and the Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the airport.…
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International Routes Opening Up at Philadelphia Airport
When American Airlines and US Airways completed their merger less than six years ago, no one figured Philadelphia would earn much status as an international hub since it’s so close to New York’s JFK, writes David Casey for Routes Online. But American Airlines confirmed plans to increase transatlantic service from Philadelphia to Dubrovnik and Berlin…
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Washington Post: Expect Average Wait of 13.3 Minutes in Philadelphia Airport Security Line
If you’re going to fly out of Philadelphia International Airport, head over on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday from 10 to 11 p.m. Average wait in the security line is a whopping one minute, writes Natalie B. Compton for The Washington Post. Worst time? Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon. Expect a 32 minute wait.…
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Tinicum’s Lazaretto Quarantine Station to be Transformed into Township Offices, Museum
The Lazaretto, an 18th century quarantine station that protected our new nation from Yellow Fever will now be re-purposed into part township offices, part museum, writes Kristen De Groot for The Philadelphia Tribune. Tinicum Township went out of its way to save the oldest surviving quarantine station in the Western Hemisphere from demolition. Now it…
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Airport’s Propane-Driven Bus Fleet Will Remove 730,000 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere
Colonial Airport Parking has switched its shuttle buses from gas to propane to reduce carbon emissions and help the environment, writes Kevin Tustin for Delaware County News Network. For that effort, the Tinicum business was lauded with the Environmental Excellence Award by the Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation (EP-ACT) for converting its fleet of…
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Delaware County Leadership: State Sen. Tim Kearney
State Sen. Tim Kearney, 58, represents the 26th District, which covers 18 Delaware County communities as well as Easttown and Willistown in Chester County. In 2018, he defeated Republican Tom McGarrigle in an upset to become state senator, the first Democrat to represent the 26th district since 1978. DELCO.Today recently spoke to Sen. Kearney about…
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