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Pennsylvania Reports 186 New Cases of COVID-19 for July 1
The Chester County Health Department announced that as of July 1, 2021, they will no longer be providing daily updates on COVID-19 cases and deaths for Delaware and Chester counties. On June 30, there were a total of 49,890 COVID-19 cases that have been reported in Delaware County since case records started in March 2020.…
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Putting the Word Out in Delaware County to Save a Life in Springfield
A young Springfield man and his mother are hoping that someone in the community can find him a kidney and save his life, reports Joe Holden for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. “He knows I’ll do anything for him and this is the one thing I can’t do,” said his mom, Helene Aldorasi. “I want my son to go…
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Media Car Dealer, Gone at 94, Seized the Days and Looked for Opportunities
Harold Guckes Jr. started out as a car salesman at Van Wyk Oldsmobile in Media in 1953, and ended up owning the place, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The man who took carpe diem to heart died June 4. He was 94. “Each day was an adventure,” said daughter Wendy Brown. ‘Do the…
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Volunteer Surveyors Document Locations, Conditions of Mason-Dixon Line Markers, Hoping to Preserve Them
A group of volunteer surveyors is working on documenting the locations and conditions of Mason-Dixon Line markers to ensure they are not lost to history, writes William Ecenbarger for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The markers were placed by English scientists Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. They were nearing the completion of a five-year survey that drew…
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ArriVent Launches in Newtown Square With Plans for New Cancer Drug
There’s a new biopharmaceutical company in town, specifically, in Newtown Square, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. ArriVent Biopharma of Newtown Square launched June 30. It’s backed by Series A financing that could provide up to $150 million. It received $90 million upfront in a private stock sale led by Hillhouse Capital Group.…
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Wall Street Journal: We’re Flying, But Not Enough; Federal Funds Arrive to Help Philly
Air travelers are returning to airports but there is still lower traffic volume, high debt and new costs from the pandemic, writes Allison Sider and Krystal Hur for The Wall Street Journal. To help U.S, airports get back on their feet, the federal government is releasing $8 billion in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration.…
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17 New COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County Reported Since Monday
No new COVID-19-related death were reported Wednesday, June 30, according to the Chester County Health Department. The health department is reporting a total of 1,459 COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware County. Of total fatalities, 838 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes. COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 48 of the county’s 49 municipalities.…
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Villanova Names Jill Batcheller as New Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach
Jill Batcheller, who once played lacrosse at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, has been hired as Villanova University’s new women’s lacrosse head coach. She was selected following a national search, said Vice President & Director of Athletics Mark Jackson. She will be the eighth head coach in the program’s history. Batchellor replaces Julie Young…
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ESPN: Strokes of Genius: Abington Olympic Gold-Medalist Rower and Her mRNA- Expert Mom Race to the Top of Their Careers
For Susan Francia, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in rowing and daughter of newly-famous Abington scientist Dr. Katalin Kariko, hard work was always a part of life, she wrote for ESPN. She was taught by her mother that if she embraced hard work, it would bring her rewards in life. This philosophy turned true for…
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With Community Support and Lemonade, Young Girl Keeps Fighting to Get Better
The Springfield community is rallying around a 9-year-old girl who was struck by a car in 2019 while getting off a school bus, reports Natasha Borwn for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. A busy crowd at a lemonade stand demonstrated that support. Jayzlyn Yaboah suffered extensive injuries following the accident. “The doctors told us she wasn’t going to survive.…
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PA Remains Among Most Protected States with Highest Vaccination Rates
As the Delta variant of COVID-19 – the highly transmissible and concerning strain – continues to spread throughout the country, Pennsylvania remains one of the most protected states with the highest vaccination rates among adults, write Erika Fry and Nicolas Rapp for Fortune. So far, studies have shown that vaccines are effective against this variant.…
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Haverford College’s Baseball Team has Been an MLB Champion Behind the Scenes
Think Major League Baseball, and Haverford College doesn’t spring to mind, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But in the last 20 years, the school’s Division III baseball team has been a feeder to the big leagues. Fifteen major league teams have employed the college’s alum for their front offices. Some of baseball’s biggest…
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State Deal Throws Some $$ at Delaware County’s Poorer Districts, Not Enough
A new state budget deal will ensure additional money goes to Delaware County’s poorer school districts, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Upper Darby School District will receive another $4.8 million from the state this coming year. The district has drawn on $6 million from its reserves to cover rising costs in its $227…
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Pennsylvania’s Number of New COVID-19 Cases Remain Low for Tuesday, at 162
No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths were available for Tuesday, June 29 from the Chester County Health Department. As of Monday, June 28, there were no additional reported COVID-19 deaths in Delaware County. Total fatalities were 1,459. Total cases for Delaware County as reported Monday, were…
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Havertown Parents Are Proud Activists for Their Son and the LGBTQ Community
Barbara and Michael Klinman of Havertown learned their son Jason was gay 20 years ago four months before his 30th birthday, writes Ruth Rovner for the Daily Times. “We were both kind of mute at first. We were simply processing all he had said,” Barbara Klinman said. An organization called PFLAG (Parents and Friends of…
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FBI Investigators: Pennsylvania’s Legend of Buried Civil War Treasure May Well Be a Tale of Fool’s Gold
An alleged cache of Civil War gold buried somewhere in Pennsylvania caused many to catch a serious case of gold fever. But its location remains unknown, even after an FBI search, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In March 2018, the Philadelphia FBI spent several days digging for gold in Dents Run, located in…
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Before ‘Mare,’ Delaware County Made It to the Screen in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’
It’s undisputed that “Mare of Easttown” put Delaware County’s personality and culture on the national stage for all to see. But “Mare” is not the first film or TV production to highlight the uniqueness of Delaware County. You can also find it in 2012’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” writes Arka Mukhopadhya for thecinemaholic.com. Filmmaker David O.…
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Delaware Countians Who Work in the City: Time to Start Paying City Wage Tax Again
Uncle Sam is about to start dipping into your paycheck again. Or, rather, Mayor Jim Kenney is. The moratorium on Philadelphia businesses collection of city wage tax from remote workers is ending, reports Pat Loeb for KYW Newsradio. With business offices in the city reopening, commuters from Delaware County will again notice a 3.5 percent drop in earnings. The withholding will occur even if…
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