Briefly... CITY/REGION

Childhood cancer symposium

Families of children with cancer are invited to a free childhood-cancer symposium sponsored by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation of Wynnewood starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Loews Hotel in Center City.

The all-day session will include information on clinical trials, nutrition and experimental treatments. For more information call 610-649-3034, or e-mail Shirley@AlexsLemonade.org.

Food program starts today

The Philadelphia Housing Authority begins its summer food program today at 19 sites around the city.

Children younger than 18 receive free breakfast and lunch on weekdays through Aug. 20. Call 215-684-3959 for information.

The 19 locations are Abbottsford, Arch, Batram, Blumberg, Cambridge, Champlost, Fairhill, Haddington, Harrison, Hillcreek, Johnson, Morton, Norris, Oxford, Queen Lane, Raymond Rosen, Spring Garden, West Park and Whitehall.

Man shot dead in N. Philly

A unidentified man who was shot in North Philadelphia died from his injuries at Temple University Hospital last night, police said. The man was shot shortly before 11 p.m. on 24th Street near Elkhart, and was pronounced dead at 11:07 p.m., police said. The gunman was last seen heading west on Elkhart Street. Authorities reported no immediate arrests.

Neo-Nazis rally at Gettysburg

A demonstration by a dozen white supremacists, spouting racial hatred and giving the Nazi salute, at the Gettysburg Battlefield Park ended Saturday without incident.

A heavy police presence kept members of the Aryan Nation and a larger group of counterprotestors separate. The event took place just a few hundred yards from the site where where the Union Army repulsed the Confederates in Pickett's Charge during the 1863 battle.

Woman missing in river

A 44-year-old woman fell off an inflatable raft in the Delaware River near No Name Island yesterday, and the Coast Guard, New Jersey State Police, Gloucester County Fire and Rescue, Philadelphia Marine Police and the Philadelphia Fire Department were searching for her.

The Coast Guard received a report at 5:33 p.m. from the Fire Department reporting the woman missing.

The Coast Guard sent a helicopter and rescue boat to join the search. The woman was not wearing a life jacket, officials said.

Web site strikes back

The state has often been the butt of jokes. But at least one Jerseyite has decided to fight back. Gerry Wilson, CEO of Red Bank-based High Point Auto Insurance, and other corporate sponsors have created a Web site on which Jersey residents and Jersey supporters can air their views about their state and refute any putdowns that come their way. It's JerseyDoesntStink.com.

- Staff and wire reports