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New COVID-19 Cases Climb Friday in Delaware County to 65 as Virus Takes 4 More Lives
Delaware County’s new COVID-19 cases remained higher for Friday, with 65 new cases reported, for a total of 12,430 cases, according to the Chester County Health Department. Cases have been trending above 50 for the past week with the exception of Wednesday, when only 49 new cases were reported. After three days with no new…
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Check Out How Much Each Presidential Candidate Raised in Campaign Donations in Your ZIP Code
Joe Biden has raised $1.6 million from donors in Philadelphia and the four surrounding Pennsylvania counties, while Trump received $183,738 in the same area, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The former vice-president has been favored by the donors in the majority of Delaware County ZIP codes. In ZIP code 19063 in Media,…
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Bonner’s Father Atkinson Now Subject of PBS Documentary Nov. 1
“ExtraORDINARY/The Bill Atkinson Story,” will air on WHYY Sunday, Nov. 1, 5 p.m., in celebration of All Saints Day, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Father Atkinson, who taught at Monsignor Bonner High School from 1975 until 2004, is the first quadriplegic priest to be ordained in Catholic Church history. The documentary looks at…
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59 New COVID-19 Cases Thursday Puts Delaware County Back on Upward Trend
Delaware County’s new COVID-19 cases rose slightly over 50 again Thursday, continuing a trend from the past week that had been halted Wednesday when only 49 cases were reported. There were 59 new cases for Thursday, Oct. 15, for a total of 12,365, according to the Chester County Health Department. For the third straight day,…
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Riddle Hospital Modernization Project Gets Underway With Groundbreaking Thursday
Main Line Health kicked off its campus modernization project Thursday for Riddle Hospital with a groundbreaking ceremony. The $327 million project that will include a new patient pavilion, and renovations to existing care unit and support areas. “When Riddle Hospital was founded in 1963, it was with the mission of Samuel Riddle in mind: to…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Tuscan-inspired Main Line Home
This property at 541 College Ave. is available for sale in Haverford. “Villa Zeta” an elegant, Tuscan-inspired residence, is located on the Main Line. Behind the gated entrance you’ll find lush, mature landscaping that creates a secluded and totally-enclosed oasis for entertaining and everyday living. Unable to be replicated, this one-of-a-kind resort-like property has been painstakingly…
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Good News for Schools: Kids Are Back and COVID Rates Aren’t Rising
It’s been a month or more since the new school year started with some kids back in class. So far, there’s no sign the coronavirus is spreading in the schools, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inqurier. Record keeping, however, is dodgy. There’s a wide variation in how states, counties and districts report COVID in…
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A Poignant Touchdown for Sun Valley as High School Football Resumes
Sun Valley senior Antonio Rivera showed it was time to start playing high school football again, while also honoring his best friend and fellow player, Tazuan “Taz” Thomas who lost his life in a July car accident, writes Jack McCaffery for papreplive.com. The moment lasted 15 seconds Oct. 9 when Rivera returned the kickoff and…
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Philadelphia Outsider, Donald Ross, Created Aronimink’s ‘Bathroom Sink’ Style Golf Course
Philadelphia has more than its share of classic golf courses,, writes Andy Johnson for pga.com. But only one architect, Donald Ross, is an outsider. He built Aronimink Golf Club in 1928. After the Newtown Square course was restored in 2016 by Hanse Golf Course Design, it re-established itself as one of the finest courses in…
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Springfield Teacher Earns Hero Award for Bringing Hispanic Culture to School
Jennifer Morris, a Springfield resident who teaches English as a Second Language at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in Kensington, has received the National Liberty Museum’s Teacher as Hero Award, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Morris was among 10 educators from four different states honored with the award. Concerned that the Hispanic students…
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Potential Heart Condition Kept Langston Wilson Off the Court in High School. Now the Offers Are Pouring In.
Langston Wilson could only watch through tears while his fellow basketball teammates at Bonner-Prendergast improved their game and went on to earn scholarships, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Langston shared a gene with his father, Ron Wilson, center for Villanova in 1995 that left him vulnerable to Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue disorder…
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72 New Cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County Tuesday, Total Cases Now 12,257
There were 72 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday, Oct. 13 for Delaware County since cases were last reported Sunday. Total number of cases is now 12,257, according to the Chester County Health Department. No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported. The total deaths in the county remain at 800. Of those, 616 were in long…
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Pandemic Took Out Media’s Halloween Costume Parade But Media Theatre Has a Solution
The Media Theatre is offering an alternative to the cancelled 56th annual costume parade in Media. The theatre is teaming up with Media Borough and the Media Business Authority for “Spooktacular! A Virtual Halloween Party,” writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. People can submit a photo or video dressed in their costume of choice,…
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SCORE 5-Part Webinar Series Focuses on Helping Women Business Owners Recover From Pandemic
SCORE Bucks County is teaming up to offer a 5-part women-focuses webinar series starting Oct. 28 and continuing through February 2021. The goal of the Women’s Small Business Virtual Workshop series is to help women business owners bounce back from the pandemic. SCORE Bucks County is working with the Small Business Administration, along with the…
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Delco Hi-Q Starts 73rd Season, With Some Virtual Changes
Delco Hi-Q is heading into its 73rd season this year with a slightly altered pandemic-friendly format. The oldest continuous academic quiz competition in the United States is moving its students on line. There are 21 high schools competing for the championship this year. “We knew we could find a solution to keep this tradition going…
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Hope rises from ashes at New Our Lady of Angels School in Morton
The rebuilt Our Lady of Angels school in Morton is “what hope looks like,” according to Archbishop Nelson Perez, writes Gina Christian for catholicphilly.com. The regional Catholic school was created in 2012, serving students from OLPH and Our Lady of Fatima. Six years later, it was destroyed by fire. On Oct. 7, the archbishop blessed…
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Local Towns Like Upper Darby Letting Families Decide on Trick or Treating
Officially, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is discouraging “traditional trick-or-treating,” calling the tradition of handing treats to children door to door a “high-risk activity,” writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Across the Philadelphia region, most local officials have erred on the side of letting families decide for themselves whether they’re comfortable trick-or-treating.…
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Pica’s in Upper Darby Gets Unique ‘One Bite’ Review From Dave Portnoy at Barstool Sports
Somebody told David Portnoy about Pica’s pizza in Upper Darby. The pizza was featured and reviewed on Portnoy’s “One Bite” YouTube pizza review blog. “This is a very good pizza,” the Boston native said. He also took some friendly pokes at Delco and the folks who live here. “Delco people love being from Delco. I…
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