The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, March 16, 2023 (morning edition):
After being closed for a week for asbestos concerns, Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter will be open to students on Thursday. The school’s auditorium will remain sealed off from students while the School District of Philadelphia's inspections continue.
Some residents along the New Jersey coastline voiced concerns about Gov. Phil Murphy's plans to develop hundreds of wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean.
Candidates for mayor and other city offices found out Wednesday where their names will appear on the May primary ballot. Ballot position can be important, and Philadelphia has its own unique and time-honored way of determining where the candidates end up.
Carson Briere, the son of Flyers interim GM Danny Briere, is apologizing after a video posted online shows him sitting in an empty wheelchair before pushing it down a flight of stairs. 
The iconic lights outlining the Boathouse Row buildings along the Schuylkill River will be temporarily turned off for an eight-month-long, $2 million renovation project.

<p data-uri="www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clfa1szbs000d357c0uqolmox@published" data-editable="text">The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, March 16, 2023 (morning edition):</p>
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<li data-uri="www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clfa1szbs000d357c0uqolmox@published" data-editable="text">After being closed for a week for asbestos concerns, Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter will be <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/simon-gratz-mastery-charter-school-asbestos-inspection">open to students on Thursday</a>. The school’s auditorium will remain sealed off from students while the School District of Philadelphia's inspections continue.</li>
<li>Some residents along the New Jersey coastline voiced concerns about Gov. Phil Murphy's plans to develop hundreds of wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean.</li>
<li>Candidates for mayor and other city offices found out Wednesday where their names will appear on the May primary ballot. Ballot position can be important, and Philadelphia has its own <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/philadelphia-candidates-mayor-city-council-coffee-can-primary-ballot">unique and time-honored way of determining where the candidates end up</a>.</li>
<li>Carson Briere, the son of Flyers interim GM Danny Briere, is apologizing after a video posted online shows him sitting in an empty wheelchair before <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/son-of-flyers-gm-accused-of-throwing-wheelchair-down-stairs">pushing it down a flight of stairs</a>. </li>
<li>The iconic lights outlining the Boathouse Row buildings along the Schuylkill River will be temporarily turned off for an eight-month-long, $2 million renovation project.</li>
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