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New Lane Is Just the Beginning for Planned Blue Route Upgrades
PennDOT is currently working on plans to add an extra lane of travel to Interstate 476, also known as the Blue Route, to help ease congestion, writes Tom MacDonald for the WHYY. The six-year upgrade will start with the installation of high-tech equipment to sense when traffic backups are building. “Phase one of this multi-year…
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Media FBI Office Break-in From 1971 Topic of ‘Snafu’ Podcast
The theft of files from an FBI office in Media Borough on March 8, 1971 that revealed FBI surveillance of U.S. citizens is being revisited by Washington Post reporter Betty Medsger on season 2 of the podcast “Snafu,” writes Kristin Hunt for Philly Voice. “Snafu,” hosted by actor Ed Helms, is dedicated to “history’s greatest…
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Chester Born Track Star Ashton Allen Gives Football a Try With Temple Owls
Former USC track star Ashton Allen, born in Chester, has always had a love of football, writes Devin Jackson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Even though he won a national championship in the 4×100 with USC in 2022, he has kept his eyes on the NFL. Now, Temple football coach Stan Drayton believes Allen’s speed could…
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Even Abraham Lincoln Has a Connection to Wawa. Find Out How
There honestly is an Abraham Lincoln Wawa connection and to find it, you have to learn more about the Wood family, the folks that started Wawa, writes Dan Seitz for Mashed. From the iron foundry that was started by David Wood in 1803, to the Wawa dairy farm opened in 1902, to the convenience store…
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Radnor Police Find a Snake in the Grass—It’s a Python, Actually
Radnor Police are looking for the owner of a 4-foot-long python snake in the grass found near one of the township’s parks earlier this week, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. Police posted on Facebook Tuesday evening that they found the ball python near Strathmore and Conestoga roads, just a block from Clem Macrone Park. …
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Now’s Your Chance to Own a Unique George Washington Letter
A George Washington letter to Col. Stephen Moylan from January 1780 will be auctioned off Aug. 23 by Briggs Auction Inc. in Garnet Valley, according to Express Press Release. The letter has been passed through descendants of Stephen Moylan and Thomas Lancaster Lansdale and is being offered for the first time at public auction. It…
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2 Delaware County Colleges Included in Six Figure Tuition Update
Back in 2018 blogger Bryan Alexander posed the question of which would be the first American college or university to charge six-figure tuitions to attend. He’s provided updates every year since. “How do things stand now?” he asked in his latest May 13 blog post at bryanalexander.org. Alexander has released his list from most expensive…
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91-Year-Old Glen Mills School Murder Conviction Overturned
A Common Pleas judge overturned a 91-year-old murder conviction for a Glen Mills School teen who was executed for the crime on June 8, 1931. The family of Alexander McClay Williams has been working to clear his name. The case was reopened after a petition was presented to Common Pleas Court President Judge Kevin F.…
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Meet SCORE Award Winner: Balia Nanny Referral Service
Each year SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties recognizes owners and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation, and achievement in support of our local economy and small business community. Congratulations to the six small businesses and nonprofits honored on June 6 at the annual Small Business Achievements Awards event at Penn Oaks Golf Club in…
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1st Grey Wolf Helicopter Upgraded at Boeing’s Ridley Plant Delivered to Air Force
Boeing announced Aug. 5 it had delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force, writes Stephen Losey for Defense News. The helicopter will be used to patrol the Minuteman III nuclear missile fields surrounding Malstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The MH-139 was upgraded for military use at the Boeing Ridley…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Activist Andy Sealy From Sharon Hill Remembered
Sharon Hill native Andy Sealy, who was a breast cancer awareness advocate and who supported updated medical aid-in-dying laws, died Aug. 4. She was 44, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Andrea B. Sealy graduated from Academy Park High School in 1998. She studied human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, and…
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Vets Find Connections at Monthly Veterans Roll Call Event in Drexel Hill
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and Artillery Brewing Company present the Veterans Roll Call, a monthly gathering designed to honor and support veterans, military personnel, and the businesses that champion them. This unique initiative offers a relaxed and inclusive environment for veterans to connect, share stories, and build lasting relationships. Whether you’ve served, support…
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DELCO Careers – Dunwoody Village
Dunwoody Village job positions are available to qualified candidates. Dunwoody Village is a five-star ranked not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Newtown Square located in a picturesque wooded setting, combining comfort with award-winning high-quality healthcare and rehabilitation. Dunwoody job positions are for career people who want a “decidedly different career,” people who share a commitment to excellence, and who want…
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For Walkers, This Delaware County Community Is Ideal
Out here in the suburbs, it’s hard to take care of daily chores without a car, but there are actually neighborhoods in the region where walking is not only pleasurable, but practical. Here in Delaware County, you’ll find Swarthmore Borough to be one of those walkable communities that also has access to good transit service,…
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Philly Queer Birders Find ‘Bird Joy’ and Community in Tinicum
A group from Philadelphia’s queer community are optimizing bird watching opportunities at places like the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, Cobbs Creek, and Tyler Arboretum, writes Sabrina Iglesias and Erin Reynolds for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Queer Birders, started in 2021, has grown in popularity, sometimes hosting up to 60 walkers. The Wildlife…
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For Convenience, Wawa Ranked 2nd on Best US Retailer List
An annual ranking of America’s Best Places to Make a Purchase includes five convenience stores, with Wawa ranked 2nd in the group. Newsweek and Statista joined forces to rank the 200 best retail places, surveying 7,000 shoppers between February and March covering 40 industries, reports NACS Magazine. The top three to 10 retailers that had…
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Deal Struck With CHA Partners to Acquire Crozer Health as a Nonprofit
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. and CHA Partners LLC have announced a preliminary deal Aug. 5 to sell Crozer Health to CHA, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The purchase would return Crozer Health to nonprofit status. “We believe this is a positive step for our physicians, employees and the communities we serve, and will…
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Chester Pike Boroughs Seizing an Opportunity to Revitalize
Six Chester Pike boroughs in Delaware County could see investment and growth coming to their communities with help from a county agency and some matching state grants, writes Gabriel Donahue for WHYY. The Delco Commerce Center is looking to invest almost $25,000 to drive growth in those communities, which sit along a six-mile corridor. That…
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