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124 New COVID-19 Cases Reported for Thursday in Delaware County, With 2 Deaths
Two additional COVID-19 deaths have been reported as of Thursday, Feb. 11 in Delaware County. The COVID-19 death toll in Delaware County stands at 1,232 as of Wednesday. Of total deaths reported, 786 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. One death…
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Merger Proposed for St. Joseph’s, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
St. Joseph’s University is considering merging with University of the Sciences over the next several months, writes Michael Tanenbaum for phillyvoice.com. St. Joseph’s University has signed a letter of intent to explore the merger, announced St. Joe’s President Mark C. Reed in a Wednesday letter to faculty and staff. “Consistent with our strategic plan, Saint…
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Malvern Bank Partners With Woodlynde School to Create an Innovative, New Campus
A major campus upgrade at the Woodlynde college prep school in Strafford is just the kind of project Malvern Bank likes to put its financial expertise behind. The Woodlynde School is dedicated to empowering K-12 students with learning differences to become strategic thinkers and self-advocates in a challenging and supportive college prep environment. Helping private…
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Two Montgomery County Lawyers at the Center of Impeachment Universe
With area lawyers on both sides, Montgomery County is firmly at the heart of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, writes Katie Meyer for WHYY. Madeleine Dean, of Glenside, a congressional Democrat representing Montgomery County, is serving as impeachment manager and will attempt to make the case that Trump directly incited violence at the…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Grand Georgian Manor House in Rose Valley
This home at 67 W. Rose Valley Rd. is available for sale in Rose Valley. A 2009 Georgian manor usually found in places like Villanova has settled, instead, in Rose Valley, writes Sandy Smith for phillymag.com. The mansion on 3.7 acres can offer the Villanova experience but in a more forested setting. The home has…
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Generous Support to The Foundation for Delaware County Addresses Chester Housing Needs
The Foundation for Delaware County announces that six organizations have committed a total of $102,000 in support of the foundation’s Housing Stability Program. This program, in its second year, benefits low-income, vulnerable women, children and families in need of affordable housing in the City of Chester. The Housing Stability Program is a partnership between The…
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Chester Black-Owned Businesses Eligible for Comcast Grant Via RISE Fund
Comcast is awarding 100 grants of $10,000 each to businesses owned by Blacks, Indigenous and People of Color, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. The grants are open to businesses in Chester and Philadelphia that have been hit hard by the pandemic. The $1 million is part of the new Comcast RISE Investment Fund.…
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18 COVID-19 Deaths Reported Feb. 10 in Delaware County in Updated Health Department Report
Eighteen additional COVID-19 deaths have been reported as of Wednesday, Feb. 10 in Delaware County. The COVID-19 death toll in Delaware County stands at 1,230 as of Wednesday. Of total deaths reported, 786 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. Four deaths…
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Demolition Bids for 100-Year-Old Brookline School, Preservationists Want School Saved
Haverford Township Commissioners are asking for bids to demolish the 100-year-old former Brookline School in Haverford even as preservationists lamented the loss of the township’s last stone elementary school, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The building dates to 1913 and was designed by David Knickerbacker Boyd, a prominent architect. Newspaper ads in the…
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Local Officials Ask Residents Not to Post Their Vaccine Appointment Links on Social Media, Warn of Potential Misuse
Montgomery County officials have asked residents not to share the links to their COVID-19 vaccine appointments on social media due to potential misuse, writes Carl Hessler Jr. for The Pottstown Mercury. After somebody posts a link on social media, others can use it to make an appointment for themselves if they are quick enough. “People…
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Third Time the Charm? Upper Darby’s Todd Rundgren Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Upper Darby’s Todd Rundgren is among this year’s nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, writes Mark Kennedy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This is the third time Rundgren has been nominated. Joining him were fellow nominees Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden. This year’s list is female-heavy, with 16 acts that…
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Family Trades in Manhattan for Rural Pennsylvania to Escape COVID-19 and Considers Staying for Good
A family that traded Manhattan for rural Pennsylvania to escape COVID-19 is enjoying its temporary home so much that it is considering making the move permanent, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Caroline Goldrick, her husband, Christian, and their daughter, Edith, moved to the home of a family member in idyllic Eagles Mere in…
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Vaccine Shortages Close Delaware County’s Vaccination Center in Yeadon This Week
Nearly as soon as it opened, a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Delaware County’s new Wellness Center in Yeadon has had to close for lack of vaccine, reports Bob Brooks for 6abc.com. The county is only giving vaccinations at its Aston Center this week because there aren’t enough doses, said Delaware County Councilman Kevin Madden. It…
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This Hidden Oasis in Chadds Ford Is Considered One of the Mid-Atlantic’s Premier Private Gardens
Located in Chadds Ford and owned by Wayne and Doris Guymon, WynEden is considered one of the Mid-Atlantic’s premier private gardens, writes Lora Bilton Englehart for The Hunt magazine. The Guymons bought the 9.5-acre property tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac in 1998. Immediately, Wayne started to visualize what he wanted to do with the…
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Delaware County Update From Friday Shows 13 More COVID-19 Deaths
Thirteen additional COVID-19 deaths have been reported as of Tuesday, Feb. 9 in Delaware County since statistics were last available Friday, Feb. 5. The COVID-19 death toll in Delaware County stands at 1,213 as of Tuesday. Of total deaths reported, 782 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics…
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American Airlines Announces Temporary Furlough of 1,032 Philadelphia Employees
Even as American Airlines added routes out of Philadelphia airport, it is furloughing 1,000 Philadelphia workers in April as forecasts show reduced flights this summer, writes Erik Siemers and Ryan Sharrow for Philadelphia Business Journal. The temporary furloughs start April 10 involving 1,032 employees based at Philadelphia International Airport. A notice to Pennsylvania through a…
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Labor Board Rules Workers at Chester Marijuana Grower Can’t Unionize
Workers at AgriKind, a cannabis growing operation in Chester, are not allowed to unionize because they are agricultural workers, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A trimmer and a cultivation associate tried to establish a union shop there under the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 (UFCW). But the National Labor Relations Board…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Hosts Jobs Open House Friday
The Child Guidance Resource Center is hosting a career Open House Friday, Feb. 12, at noon, for its Southwest Philadelphia IBHS program. Child Guidance Resource Centers is hiring behavioral health technicians, mobile therapists and behavior consultants. Come to the Open House, learn about Child Guidance and its team, bring your resume and have an interview…
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