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Environmental Review Needed for Marple PECO Station, Judge Rules
A planned PECO “gas reliability station” at Sproul and Cedar Grove roads in Broomall that sparked resident protest cannot proceed until the Public Utility Commission conducts an environmental review, a Commonwealth judge has ruled. In March 2022, the Pennsylvania PUC approved the controversial project. Judge Ellen Ceisler has now overturned that approval, stating the PUC…
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Delaware County’s Got It’s Irish Up but Not as Much as Lackawanna
With St. Patrick’s Day nearly upon us, it seems a good time to check out just what percentage of folks in Delaware County and the region can claim Irish ancestry, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. Many Americans say they’re Irish, but in the city of Philadelphia, there aren’t as many people with an authentic Irish…
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Neumann University Named a 2023-24 Military Friendly School.
Neumann University is a military-friendly college, listed among the top 20 percent of colleges in the nation for creating sustainable and meaningful opportunities for the military community. Neumann received a silver designation in 2023-24 from the Military Friendly® rating system owned and operated by VIQTORY, a small business managed by veterans disabled during military service.…
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First Time Since 1977: No Big 5 in NCAA Tournament Field
Philadelphia’s Big 5 won’t be there for the most prestigious men’s college basketball tournament for the first time in over 40 years, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. None of the Philly-area teams—Villanova, Saint Joseph’s, Temple, La Salle, Penn and Drexel, made it to the NCAA Tournament field of 68 owing to a down year…
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Get Ready. Worm Blood Could One Day Be Coursing Through Your Veins
A Villanova University associate professor of chemical engineering is researching whether earthworm hemoglobin can one day replace human blood as donor blood for trauma care, writes Queen Muse for phillymag.com. Jacob Elmer said earthworm hemoglobin, specifically night crawlers and red wigglers, works without the side effects of human hemoglobin. As many as 4.5 million Americans…
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The Tina Feys: Band Names Itself After Upper Darby Comedian
Upper Darby’s Tina Fey has a musical fan in Cincinnati, writes Ximena Conde for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Though Logan Nichols has never met Fey, he’s decided to name his “grindcore adjacent” band after her. The idea came in a dream, he said, after he fell asleep watching Tina Fey’s 30 Rock. Problem is, he didn’t…
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Frances Sheehan Elected President of Delaware County Estate Planning Council
Frances Sheehan, president of The Foundation for Delaware County, has been named president of the Delaware County Estate Planning Council and elected to the board of directors of the Delaware County Economic Development Oversight Board. On the Estate Planning Council, Sheehan will lead an organization of estate planning professionals who collaborate and share expertise to…
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SCORE Events in March Help Small Businesses Succeed
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has SCORE events in March, including webinars and workshops to help your small business realize its potential. LIVE EVENT: Entrepreneurship: Is It for You? On March 13, from 10 to 11:30 AM, at the CareerLink PA of Chester County, discover if you have what it takes to be your own…
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Celeb Chef Guy Fieri Makes King of Prussia Mall Fast-Food Debut
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is bringing his chain of branded fast-food outlets — Chicken Guy — to the King of Prussia Mall. Justin Heinze stayed abreast of the details in presenting them in the Norristown Patch. Fieri’s decision to bring his fast-food brand to Montgomery County is dollars-and-cents confirmation that as the pandemic continues to…
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Cheryl A. McConnell Elected First Woman to Lead St. Joseph’s University
The Saint Joseph’s University Board of Trustees elected Cheryl A. McConnell its 29th — and first female — president in the university’s 172-year history, effective immediately. McConnell is a 35-year veteran of Jesuit higher education, having most recently served as Saint Joseph’s interim president since last June, and as provost and chief academic officer for…
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Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood Retires Dec. 1, 2019
After 55 years in law enforcement, Upper Darby’s colorful police superintendent Michael Chitwood announced he is retiring, writes Anthony R. Wood and Joseph A. Gambardello for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chitwood plans to step down Dec. 1. “I really don’t want to leave,” Chitwood said Friday. “My next birthday, I’ll be 76. I still run up…
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It’s Not a Potato, Not Irish, and You Can Get Them at Oh Ryan’s
Green beer and parades may be the first things that spring to mind for St. Patrick’s Day, but in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Delaware County there’s also a special attachment to the Irish Potato. The non-potato, non-Irish Irish Potato is a Philadelphia tradition that goes back 100 years. The best-known wholesale distributor for Irish Potatoes…
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March Celebration Highlights the Positives on Pit Bulls
Pit bulls get a bad rap so the Providence Animal Center in Media is doing what it can to shine a positive light on these maligned animals and encourage their adoption. It has designated March as Pit Bull Celebration Month, with a special emphasis on St. Pitty’s Day taking place today, March 11, in Media,…
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Play For All At New Inclusive Playground In Upper Providence
For more than 20 years, playground consultant Will Hemler at General Recreation in Newtown Square has been at the forefront of accessible playground design. Over the years he has helped develop a number of inclusive playgrounds. His most recent project was Black Rock Park in Upper Providence Township, Phoenixville. Hemler first worked with Upper Providence…
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Swarthmore Luxury Condos Dividing Borough Into 2 Camps
Swarthmore Borough is divided on whether a proposal for a five-story condo at 110 Park Ave. will help the borough town center or take away its best qualities, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal for a $30 million, five-story building at the current Celia building at 110 Park Ave. with 1,250 square…
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Delaware County Buys Briarcliffe Fire Station to Store Vital Supplies
The Briarcliffe Fire Company is disbanding following racist comments made in 2022 by its firefighters, but the fire station will see new life as a Delaware County Community Resource Center, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Delaware County Council unanimously agreed to buy the Darby Township building at 767 Beech Ave, for $705,000.…
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Former Newtown Square Woman Learns Important Lessons on a Near Fatal Rafting Trip
Erin McCarthy, 24, didn’t think she was going to die until a 2019 summer rafting trip on the Susquehanna River left her trapped underwater, she writes for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McCarthy, from Newtown Square, was on the river with her boyfriend, his family, and friends. They had tied their rafts together. The current picked up…
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Developer Joe Grace: Can Chadds Ford, Affordable Housing Go Together?
Joe Grace is a successful builder in Delaware County. Now he’d like to bring more affordable housing to Chadds Ford, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. He was hoping to do that with a mixed-use development proposal, Peaceful Valley, but he and the township haven’t been able to make it work so far. The…
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