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I-95 Will Re-Open For Traffic This Week, Says Gov. Shapiro I-95 Will Re-Open For Traffic This Week, Says Gov. Shapiro
I-95 Will Re-Open For Traffic This Week, Says Gov. Shapiro Nine days after a tanker truck caught fire and caused a port of I-95 to collapse in Philadelphia, Governor Joshua Shapiro says the highway is soon to reopen.  "Based on the tremendous progress these crews made over the weekend, I can now say, we will have I-95 back open this weekend," Gov. Shapiro said in a press conference at the site on Tuesday, June 20.  "We have worked around the clock to get this done, and we’ve completed each phase safely and ahead of schedule," he said.  Crews worked round-the-clock, including through Father's Day and Juneteenth, to bring the thorough…
Juneteenth Rises Over Lancaster For The First Time Ahead of The First Ever Federal Celebration Juneteenth Rises Over Lancaster For The First Time Ahead of The First Ever Federal Celebration
Juneteenth Rises Over Lancaster For The First Time Ahead of The First Ever Federal Celebration The Juneteenth was officially raised over the city of Lancaster on Friday morning ahead of the first ever, federally recognized, national celebration of the holiday. Juneteenth became the newest federal holiday Thursday. "All Americans can feel the power of this day, and learn from our history,” President Biden said at a ceremony at the White House. This is the first new federal holiday since 1983-- when Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday became a federal celebration. Since this year the holiday falls on a Saturday it will be celebrated on Friday, closing public schools, federal offices (l…