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Media Gains 4 New Businesses With New Leases at Rosetree Complex
The Rosetree office campus in Media Borough has added four new tenants and expanded space for two existing tenants, reports Keystone Development + Investment. Rosetree at 1223 N. Providence Road, is home to two office buildings totaling 270,000 square feet. It features four-story and six-story atriums. The new leases validate Media’s premier location as a…
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Delaware County Among Top 5 Paycheck Friendly Places in Pennsylvania
Delaware County ranks among the most paycheck-friendly places in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released report by SmartAsset. To determine the paycheck friendliness of each county, SmartAsset used four main metrics: Semi-Monthly Paycheck, Purchasing Power, Unemployment Rate, and Income Growth. Delaware County came fourth with an overall paycheck friendliness index of 55.19. According to the…
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Penn State Brandywine celebrates graduates at spring commencement ceremony
More than 90 graduates received their bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Brandywine’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7 in the campus gymnasium. The spring commencement also included a celebration of 2020 graduates, who did not have an in-person commencement ceremony due to the pandemic. Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells addressed the graduates. “Each generation has…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Stately All-Brick Colonial in Springfield
A stately all-brick colonial home with six bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Springfield. This custom-built residence is perfectly located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac on a gorgeous, park-like 4.4 acres that boast beautiful gardens and a pond with a waterfall. The property is also home to…
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SEPTA’s Plan to Extend Rail Line to King of Prussia Takes Another Important Step Forward
SEPTA’s plan to extend its rail line service to King of Prussia has taken another important step forward in its efforts to secure funding through the competitive federal Capital Investment Grant program, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. SEPTA is currently soliciting proposals for the final design work on the project that would extend…
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What’s So Great About Living in Swarthmore? Read on
Swarthmore Borough is a tight-knit community in synch with the college that influenced it back in 1864, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. Swarthmore was originally called Westdale, named for its famous native, painter Benjamin West. The community became Swarthmore in 1864 when the Quakers founded Swarthmore College. The borough was incorporated in 1893 and…
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TLC’s Crime Victim Services Program Named in Honor of a Beloved Employee
Heather Woodward, a mobile counselor at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC), was a positive force in the lives of so many people struggling with addiction. During her time at TLC, Heather was more than just a counselor to her clients. She went above and beyond for them—taking clients in need of food…
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Foundation’s Grant Money Fills Gaps in Healthcare and Food Needs in Delco
With Crozer Health shutting down some of its services at its four hospitals, Impact Grants provided by The Foundation for Delaware County help fill a local gap in healthcare needs, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The public charity recently awarded more than $1.75 million in funding to 51 local nonprofits covering critical needs in the…
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Bucks County’s Natural Pinnacle Gains Permanent Protection; Views Will Remain Unimpeded Forever
Haycock Mountain, and the 15 acres that surround it, is now protected by a Pa. Game Lands designation that will keep its natural beauty forever. News of the environmental win was aired by Mae Axelrod in the Bucks County Herald. “This land is just stunning,” said Oliver Bass, president of Natural Lands of Media, Pa.…
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SAP Struggles to Achieve Gender Equality But Some Issues Remain
SAP, which has its American headquarters in Newtown Square, has been aiming for gender equality, trying to bring women into senior positions at the same time that some women staffers company-wide are complaining about unwanted advances from senior male managers and an unresponsive HR department, writes Amy Thomason and Giles Turner for Insurance Journal. SAP…
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Police in Delco to Bring Mental Health Experts Along on Certain Calls
Delaware County is trying an experiment in law enforcement by creating county-wide mobile crisis teams of mental health experts that will be dispatched with police for calls involving someone with a mental illness, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The hope is the new crisis teams can prevent situations from turning deadly. “We know that from…
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Dr. Arsine Oshagan of Radnor, Dedicated to the Armenian Community, Has Died
Educator Dr. Arsine Oshagan, who dedicated her life to enhancing the educational and cultural heritage of Armenians worldwide, has died. Dr. Oshagan of Radnor had a prominent role in the Philadelphia Armenian community, making contributions at the local, national and international level. She died April 28 at the age of 80, writes Valerie Russ for…
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SCORE: Get Certified as a Minority-Owned Business
May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month recognizing the culture, traditions, and history of this minority community. SCORE is dedicated to helping AAPI entrepreneurs achieve their business goals. Today, one in 10 American businesses are owned by Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders. Highly reliant on self and community, their work ethic…
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P.I.T.’s Sonography Student Paige Kauffman Passes S.P.I Exam on First Try
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media would like to congratulate Paige Kauffman on passing her S.P.I. (Physics) exam! Paige has been piloting through P.I.T.’s new Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program since October 2021 and passed her exam on the first attempt. The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at P.I.T. is committed to serving the local community and…
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Judge Moves From Court to High School to Keep Teens on the Right Track
District Justice W. Keith Williams II, whose court covers Yeadon, Lansdowne and East Lansdowne, is tired of seeing young people in his courtroom, writes Antionette Lee for KYW Newsradio. That’s why this 1983 Penn Wood High School graduate has stepped up as a volunteer with Men on Mission. “The program is just an opportunity for…
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Former Wayne Resident Now Back Home in War-Torn Ukraine
Dasha Andrienko, who was an Au Pair in Wayne from 2016 to 2017, woke up about a month ago at 5 a.m. to the sound of fireworks. Looking out of her Kharkiv, Ukraine apartment, she saw the first attack on her home city. The war had started. Andrienko stayed in Ukraine even as the Russian…
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Yeadon’s Mount Moriah Cemetery to Receive 18th Century Remains Found at Philly Construction Site
Remains uncovered in 2016 from the 18th century First Baptist Church cemetery at 218 Arch Street in Philadelphia will be reburied in September 2023 at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon. The remains were discovered while construction workers were laying the foundation for a new condominium, writes Alan Yu for WHYY as reported at WITF.org. Scientists,…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Announces More Than $1.75 M to Local Nonprofits
More than $1.75 million in new and second-year Impact Grants have been awarded to 51 area nonprofits by The Foundation for Delaware County. New Impact grants totaled $1.4 million, combined with 11 second-year Impact Grants totaling more than $369,000. This is the organization’s fourth major round of grantmaking. Grants were awarded in the following areas:…
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