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99 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Delaware County With 2 Deaths Listed
There were 99 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday, Sept. 29 for Delaware County since cases were last reported Monday. Total number of cases is now 11,521, according to the Chester County Health Department. Two additional residents lost their life to COVID-19, one in Middletown and one in Darby Borough. Total county deaths are now…
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SCORE: Lean/Business Model Canvas Lets You Map Out Your Business Plan on a Single Page
The Business Canvas gives entrepreneurs a broad view of their path to success on a single page like a painting on a canvas brings an image to life with color, contrast, dimension. Launching a small business has always been a hit-or-miss experience. Conventional wisdom required owners to write a detailed business plan, pitch it to…
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Villanova University Program Provides Legal Help to Refugees and Immigrants
Villanova is providing legal aid to migrants and refugees through a new program launched in August at the university, writes Gina Christian for CatholicPhilly.com. Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigrations Studies Training for Advocates (VIISTA) is a one-year online curriculum allowing graduates to be U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representatives. The program offers a certificate in immigrant…
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Pennsylvania Reports 11,422 Cases of COVID-19 for Delaware County
COVID-19 statistics for Delaware County were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Monday, Sept. 28. The latest statistics available from The Pennsylvania Department of Health show 11,422 cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Monday, Sept. 28. State statistics do not include a municipal breakdown of COVID-19 cases. The Chester County Health…
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LifeStance, Inc. Brings Behavioral Therapy Services to 3 Delaware County Locations
LifeStance Health Inc., a national outpatient behavioral health company, is expanding into Delaware County with three locations, writes John George and Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. “We expect to have six to nine new offices there between now and the end of 2021,” said Danish Qureshi, LifeStance’s chief growth officer. “We will essentially be…
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It’s Back. Mysterious Odor Again Permeates Delaware County Towns
That mysterious odor has returned here in Delaware County and now it’s also in Salem, New Jersey, writes Matt Bennett for patch. com. Delaware County Emergency Services announced the odor was back, reported on social media by residents in Sharon Hill, Aston, Haverford, Darby and other locations. As before, the origin of the smell is…
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8th Annual Child Guidance Superhero Run Goes Virtual This Year
Join Child Guidance Resource Centers, Oct. 4-31, for the 8th Annual One Stride at a Time: Superhero Run for Prevention and Wellness Fair. This year the fair takes to the trails virtually. All event proceeds directly support families struggling with addiction and mental health in the five-county Philadelphia area. The prevention theme, “One Stride at…
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Cheyney University Stays the Course on COVID Plan, No Campus Cases Reported So Far
Cheyney University, the first historically Black college in the nation, has been able to fend off COVID-19 on campus as students return this fall, says University President Aaron A. Walton in mainlinetoday.com. Its smaller student and staff population has allowed it to manage and mitigate health and safety risks. Cheyney gave its residential students the…
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Upper Darby Fire Department Has Its First African American Fire Chief
Upper Darby welcomes its first African American fire chief, Derrick Sawyer, the former Philadelphia fire commissioner, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His hiring represents an effort to bring the township’s public safety infrastructure closer in line with the diversity of the Upper Darby community. That said, Sawyer, 61, is the only Black man…
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Neumann University Sisters Offer Prayers From the Porch
Coronavirus has caused most of the Sisters of St. Francis at Neumann University to maintain a healthy social distance from the students there. Despite this hurdle, Sr. Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF, Neumann’s vice president for mission and ministry, and Sr. Linda DeCero, OSF, director of pastoral ministry, aren’t letting the virus interfere with their roles on…
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Brooklyn Firm Plans Residential Units, Retail at Two 69th Street Properties
Two properties in the Upper Darby 69th Street commercial district have been purchased by a Brooklyn company and are being converted into residential units on the upper floors, with retail space below, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Riverside Abstract of Brooklyn has paid $3.52 million for the Upper Darby Wellness Center, at 6800-6816…
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33 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Delaware County for Friday, 1 Death Reported
There were 33 new cases of COVID-19 reported Friday, Sept. 25 for Delaware County since cases were last reported Wednesday. Total number of cases is now 11,348according to the Chester County Health Department. One resident in Marple lost their life to COVID-19. Total county deaths are now at 793. Of those, 614 were in long…
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Boston Market Aggressively Expands With 5 New Stores, Including 1 in Aston
A new Boston Market Aston restaurant is opening by Oct. 31 as part of a national expansion, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The store at 4442 Pennell Road will join new stores in Philadelphia, Gilbertsville, West Lawn and Oxford. Boston Market President Randy Miller described Greater Philadelphia as a number one market for growth.…
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Officiated at This Delaware County Couple’s Wedding
A love of opera connected Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a Delaware County couple, reports Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. That connection led to her officiating the 2017 wedding of Daryl and Jackie Freedman. Daryl Freedman, a professional opera singer, performed with the Washington National Opera at “Justice at the Opera” hosted by Ginsberg. Working up their…
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Timed Tickets for Linvilla Hayrides Show How Farm Tourism Is Adapting to Pandemic
Halloween is adjusting to the pandemic, with many fall and fright attractions proceeding as scheduled, mostly, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Linvilla Orchards in Media offers pumpkin and apple picking, hayrides and other fall attractions. This year the hayrides will have timed tickets to limit the number of people per ride and photo face…
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Philly Voice: Refusing to Wear a Mask in Public During the Pandemic Could Become a Crime in PA
Refusing to follow the state’s mandate to wear a mask in public during the pandemic could potentially become a misdemeanor in Pennsylvania, writes Michael Tanenbaum for the Philly Voice. State Sen. Art Haywood, whose district includes a part of Montgomery County, introduced a bill earlier this month that would classify not wearing a mask as…
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Hotels, Restaurants, Concert Facilities, Parks to Join Subaru Stadium in Chester
With the home of the Philadelphia Union, Subuaru Park, firmly in place, developers now plan to add hotels, restaurants, indoor concert and sporting facilities and expanded park and marina space to Chester’s waterfront, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. And unlike previous West End waterfront redevelopment plans, this one is going to happen, say…
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(Video) Oprah Magazine Names Bates Motel in Glen Mills as ‘Scariest Haunted House in America’
The Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Glen Mills has been ranked this Halloween season as the number 1 scariest haunted house attraction in the nation by Oprah Magazine, writes Sean Adams for oprahmag.com. The 30-year-old Bates Motel and Bates Psycho Path features animatronic props, actors, and digital FX. The third attraction, Revenge of the…
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