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No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported, Total Cases Now at 34,961 for Delaware County
No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported for Monday, Feb. 1, in Delaware County, according to the Chester County Health Department. The Delaware County COVID-19 death toll stands at 1,190. Of total deaths reported, 770 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes. The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality as reported…
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Investment Firms Have Mixed Feelings on Reditt Stock Market Challenge
Professional and retail investors are mixed in their reaction to the sudden surge of rebellion from Reddit chatroom day traders concerning the stock market, writes Eriin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There was GameStop shares last week, silver prices on Tuesday. Investors are concerned about what comes next. Brokerage firms are raising margin requirements transactions,…
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Ridley Park’s Ultimate Brady Bunch Fan Has an Ultimate Brady Bunch Facebook Page
Sue Perti of Ridley Park has created The Ultimate Brady Bunch Facebook fans page. It now has 8,000 members worldwide, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The site invites people to talk about their favorite episodes and memories, and share Brady memorabilia. There’s also Brady Bunch trivia, guest appearances, and Q&A sessions with…
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Mail In Ballot Applications Were Supposed to Go Out Yesterday. They’ll Be Late.
Apparently, under Pennsylvania’s relatively new vote-by-mail law, voters have the option to be added to a permanent list so they can automatically receive mail ballot applications each year, writes Jonathan Lai for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Here’s the problem. The applications were supposed to go out by the first Monday in February. That was yesterday. Election…
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King of Prussia Rail Project Reaches Significant Milestone
The King of Prussia District and the King of Prussia Rail Coalition announced an exciting step forward for SEPTA’s King of Prussia Rail project, writes KOP District Executive Director Eric Goldstein in a recent blog post. Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a combined Final Environmental Impact Statement/Record of Decision…
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The Return of the Brood X Cicadas and Their 90 Decibel Chirping
It’s going to be a noisy Spring, writes Allie Miller for phillyvoice.com. Brood X, or Brood 10, cicadas will crawl out of their 17-year forest floor hibernation around the end of May into June, and start chirping. They’ll hang out above ground for five or six weeks, mate, lay new eggs and die. The mating…
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Where are COVID-19 Cases Increasing the Most in Delaware County?
It was status quo Jan. 20 to Jan. 27 as far as which Delaware County ZIP codes are seeing the biggest increase in COVID-19 cases this week, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The ZIP Code 19317, home to Chadds Ford, continued to see the highest increase, 9.8 percent, in cases for…
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Lists More Than 37,000 COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County
No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available from the Chester County Health Department for Saturday or Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31. Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of 10 p.m., Sunday, Jan 29, there were 37,190 total cases of COVID-19 reported for Delaware County.…
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John Cronin, Jr., Rear Admiral From Newtown Square, Died Jan. 25
A retired Navy rear admiral from Newtown Square with a 40-year career in active and reserve service died Jan. 25 at 94, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. John W. Cronin Jr., was also a longtime insurance company general agent. His colleagues, friends and family call Mr. Cronin a “natural leader.” He joined the…
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The Growth of E-Commerce Means More Air Cargo. The Pandemic Is Accelerating That Growth.
The air cargo industry was already growing before the pandemic. Now it’s booming, writes Keith Schneider for The New York Times. Philadelphia International Airport is developing 1.5 million square feet of cargo handling facilities. It paid $54.5 million three years ago for undeveloped land next to the airfield. “We knew, pre-pandemic, that cargo was only…
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Vanguard’s Stake in GameStop Balloons After Its Unorthodox Ride on Wall Street
Vanguard has seen its stake in GameStop balloon by close to $1.38 billion since the start of the year, after the company’s unorthodox ride on Wall Street, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The mutual fund giant is one of GameStop’s largest institutional shareholders with approximately 4.17 million of the Texas-based company’s shares…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Death Toll Increases by 39, According to Health Department Statistics
A higher than usual number of COVID-19 deaths in Delaware County have been reported for a second day by the Chester County Health Department. On Thursday, 84 deaths were reported in the county. On Friday, Jan. 29, updated municipal statistics from the health department added 39 more fatalities. The Delaware County COVID-19 death toll stands…
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Hey Delco: Soup’s On. Here’s Where to Find the Best Bowls
It’s National Soup Month and the polar vortex is coming, just in time to chill down the end of January. But never fear! Here are just a few of the many wonderful Delco restaurants that offer delicious, warm, and comforting homemade soups for you to pick up and warm up at home, plus you’ll be…
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‘Last Call,’ a Film Comedy With an Upper Darby Focus, Opens in March
“Last Call” a movie with its roots deep in Upper Darby and Delaware County, is scheduled to open March 19. The movie is loosely based on the experiences of Upper Darby High School Class of 1990 graduate Greg Lingo, executive producer and co-writer with director Paolo Pilladi, reports Dawn Timmeney at fox29.com. The film stars…
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Villanova Coach Jay Wright Remembers Newtown Square Tailor Who Died Last Week of COVID-19
Villanova coach Jay Wright’s Newtown Square tailor, Gabriele “Gabe” D’Annunzio, featured in a Jan. 23 DELCO.Today story, has died from COVID-19, reported Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wright had the nickname GQ Jay as one of the best dressed basketball coaches. “It was all him,” Wright said Jan. 27. “It wasn’t me.” D’Annunzio died…
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See Which Wawa Sold a Winning $1 million lottery ticket
A customer at the Wawa located at 215 Lancaster Ave. in Wayne purchased a scratch off ticket there now worth $1 million, writes Michael Tanenbaum for phillyvoice.com. The $20 “Jackpot Party” ticket was purchased this past weekend amidst huge jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions. The game offers a top prize of $1 million. The…
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84 Additional Deaths Reported in COVID-19 Statistics Thursday for Delaware County
The Chester County Health Department provided an updated death toll for Delaware County Thursday, adding 84 COVID-19 deaths to the total number of fatalities, now listed at 1,170. For the 84 new deaths reported, 14 were in Marple, 9 were in Nether Providence, 8 were in Haverford, 6 were in Middletown, 6 were in Springfield,…
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Villanova Alum Gift of $10 Million Goes to Student Vets, Faculty Research
Student veterans and faculty research both got a $10 million boost at Villanova University after former Fortune 500 bank executive and Villanova University alum Martin McGuinn gifted the funds to the university, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. He has now donated $15.7 million to Villanova, with previous gifts going to endowed scholarships and…
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