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Vanguard Reverses Decision to Terminate Popular Medical Benefit for Current, Retired Employees
Within a day of its announcement, Vanguard reversed its decision to terminate a popular medical benefit. Many of its current and past employees depend on the company perk to mitigate healthcare costs, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Vanguard first said the retiree medical account (RMA) benefit would be removed. But after employee feedback,…
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Local PA Farmers Have Decreed 2021 as the Year of the Mushroom
Farmers in Chester County have dubbed 2021 the Year of the Mushroom, writes Doug Ohlemeier for Produce Business. Retailers such as Whole Foods are predicting mushrooms will be one of the top trending foods of the year. Also, mushrooms are currently getting great press, owing to the numerous benefits they bring, including high nutritional value…
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Little Free Libraries: Coming to a Delaware County Neighborhood Near You
The phenomena of Little Free Libraries — those neighborhood wood boxes on a post offering free books to borrow, has only grown more popular with the pandemic, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The trend was started in Hudson, Wis. In 2009 by social entrepreneur Tod Bol. Today, there are more than 100,000 Little…
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5 Delaware County School Districts Among 50 Best for Athletes in PA for 2022
Delaware County is home to five of the 50 best school districts for athletes in Pennsylvania for 2022, according to a recently published ranking by Niche. To determine the 2022 Best School Districts for Athletes in Pennsylvania, Niche analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as millions of reviews from students and…
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Holy Spirit Church in Sharon Hill Permanently Closing in November
Holy Spirit Church in Sharon Hill is permanently closing, but its legacy remains in a neighboring parish it helped create, writes Gina Christian for catholicphilly.com. Archbishop Nelson J. Perez has approved closing the building as a Roman Catholic church, effective Nov. 15, 2021, and will no longer be a worship site for the Glenolden-based St.…
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Era of Running Delco’s Prison With a For-Profit Firm Coming to an End
A tactic that used a private for-profit entity, GEO Group, to run the prison instead of the county is coming to an end. The Delaware County Jail Oversight Board voted 6-2 Sept. 28 to recommend ending Delaware County’s contract with the GEO Group out of Florida, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The George…
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See How Delaware County Ranks among PA Counties for Hospital Bed Capacity
Delaware County is in the middle of the pack for Pennsylvania based on hospital bed capacity, according to a recently released ranking by Stacker. Delaware County ranked No. 32 with 82% of inpatient beds occupied, seven percent of those by COVID-19 patients. This is 2.4% more availability than overall in Pennsylvania. The county has 84%…
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Delaware County Council Makes It Official: Prison Will No Longer Be Private
Delaware County Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to de-privatize the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, and end its contract with GEO Group, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The for-profit company has been running the prison in Thornbury since 1998. The vote to de-privatize comes following a recommendation from the Delaware County Prison Oversight Board. The…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: 18th Century Colonial in Wayne
A beautiful 18th-century colonial Brooke Farm home with five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Wayne, writes Sandy Smith for the Philadelphia Magazine. This handsome stone-and-wood residence which was built in 1771 and expanded in 1999, is part of Brooke Farm and stretches over a bucolic 1.25 acres. Highlights…
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Admirers Send Retiring Paramedic Larry Worrilow Off in Style
After 44 years as a Crozer Health paramedic, Larry Worrilow of Brookhaven is retiring, reports Ashley Johnson for 6abc.com. He shared a last shift with friends that included hugs, pictures and reminiscing. There was the final radio call and clap out ceremony, and then it was over, except for a loud parade. “He’s a proud…
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Two Rival High Schools Are Just Happy to be Playing Field Hockey Again
The age-old rivalry between the Archbishop Carroll Patriots and the Cardinal O’Hara Lions was still there, but for the two teams cut off from field hockey for 18 months in the pandemic, it was good just to be playing again, writes Dan McCarty for Catholic Philly. The Patriots hosted the Lions Sept. 22 at the…
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Villanova University’s Law School Gets $13M From Namesake, Charles Widger
Villanova University’s law school has received a $13 million gift from its namesake, investment manager Charles Widger and his wife Barbara, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Charles Widger School of Law will use the gift to grow its professional development and leadership program. “It is our hope that creating these new initiatives…
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New Novel Looks at Colorful Life of Haverford’s 1st Police Chief
Haverford Detective Albert “Matt” Hufnal knew he had a good story when he found a news item in the police department archives about its first police chief, Ed Hallissey, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Hallissey had been arrested, drunk and in uniform, driving onto a Philadelphia sidewalk and threatening a police officer. The…
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Donors Endow Two $100k Scholarships at Neumann University
Two donors have given Neumann University $100,000 gifts to endow scholarships for students. John and Joan Mullen have endowed a scholarship in the name of Sr. Marguerite O’Beirne, the university’s longtime vice president for mission and ministry, who retired in June of this year. This scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates a…
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After Fleeing War-Torn Liberia as a Child, Hill School Student Finds Refuge as Standout Soccer Player at Navy
Baba Kallie, a sophomore at the Naval Academy, moved with his family from war-torn Liberia to Coatesville a decade ago. The goal for this star soccer player was to pursue his American Dream, writes John Evans III for the Capital Gazette of Annapolis, Md. When Kallie was growing up, attending Navy was not a possibility.…
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California Hot Sauce Co. Wants to Know: Who Makes the Best Philly Cheesesteak?
Truff Hot Sauce Company in California is offering $10,000 to the cheesesteak maker that can secure the most votes for Top Philly Cheesesteak, writes Brooks Holton for Philly Voice. The company is asking people in the Philadelphia region to cast their vote for favorite cheesesteak through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13, on Truff’s website.…
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Nearly Three-Quarters of Delaware County Residents Fully Vaccinated
Delaware County reached another milestone at the end of September when nearly three-fourths of eligible Delaware County residents became fully vaccinated for COVID-19, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. For people 65 and older, the vaccination rate is 90 percent fully vaccinated. The figure does not include children 12 and under. “The more people…
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Distilling Rye Whiskey Making a Comeback in Pennsylvania
For a generation, no rye whiskey came out of Pennsylvania. Now, more than 20 Pennsylvania distilleries are producing rye. Laura Fields is driving the resurgence, writes Christopher Wink for billypenn.com. The 43-year-old Bucks County native has a passion for whiskey and an underlying goal to improve the commercial viability of small-scale American farming. She founded…
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