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Meridian Bank Joins Foundation for Delaware County in Chester Housing Initiative
The Foundation for Delaware County announces that Meridian Bank recently made a $5,000 contribution to the supportive housing project that will benefit low-income, vulnerable women, children and families in need of affordable housing in the City of Chester in Delaware County. The project is a partnership between The Foundation for Delaware County and the Chester…
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Philadelphia Region Man Tapped to Lead President’s Coronavirus Vaccine Effort
Moncef Slaoui, a former executive at GlaxoSmithKline, which has a research facility in Collegeville, has been tapped to lead Trump’s effort to produce and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year, writes Zeke Miller for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Slaoui, a Montgomery County resident, will lead “Operation Warp Speed,” the administration’s push to…
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Food for Thoughtfulness: Nonprofit Helps Wayne Restaurants and the Food Insecure
Leslie Gudel is thankful for her career success in Philadelphia as anchor for Comcast SportsNet and at NBC Sports Philadelphia, so when people were hurt by the pandemic, she wanted to help, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gudel came up with Food It Forward, a nonprofit that buys gift cards from restaurants and…
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Coronavirus Update: State COVID-19 Cases Top 63,000, Delaware County Hits 5,600
Editor’s Note: COVID-19 statistics were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Monday, May 18. The following information is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, whose statistics may differ from local health department figures. The state does not provide a town by town breakdown of COVID-19 cases. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed…
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Creative Graduations are Coming Up for the Class of 2020
It will be a memorable graduation for the Class of 2020, but not in the way they had hoped when the school year started, writes Maddie Hanna and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Take Ridley High School. No students will be on the school’s football field for graduation ceremonies June 9 even though…
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Finding African American History at Darby Borough’s Eden Cemetery
A visit to a local cemetery can offer peace and quiet outdoors away from the confines of your home, writes Claire Sasko for phillymag.com. Eden Cemetery in Darby Borough is the oldest existing black-owned cemetery in the country. It is part of the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom and the Pennsylvania U.S.…
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Delaware County Still Sees Red as State Moves 49 Counties to Yellow Phase
On Friday, May 22, Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 12 more counties in the state will move to the yellow phase of reopening. That makes 49 counties total in the state that have partially reopened. Click here for a list of the counties that have moved into the yellow reopening phase. Counties in the…
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198 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Delaware County Since Friday, 12 Deaths
Since Friday, Delaware County has had 198 new COVID-19 cases reported, for a total of 5,667 cases in the county. Twelve more Delaware County residents died from complications of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 478, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that total number, 384 occurred in a…
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Letters, Cards, Signs Arrived May 13 Supporting Fair Acres Residents and Staff
With local nursing homes bearing the brunt of coronavirus cases, people are doing what they can to send good thoughts to the residents and staff, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. On May 13, Delaware County Council hand delivered cards, letters and artwork from county residents to the Fair Acres geriatric center, part of…
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See Which Restaurants Offer Best Takeout Food in Delaware County
You may not be able to go inside a restaurant to eat right now in Delaware County, but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t great food out there to sample, writes Craig LaBan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. To help you find some of the best available take out options, The Philadelphia Inquirer has compiled a…
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164 New COVID-19 Cases Reported for Delaware County as Numbers Continue to Climb
There were 164 new COVID-19 cases reported in Delaware County for Friday, May 15, for a total of 5,469 cases in the county. Eighteen more Delaware County residents died from complications of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 466, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that total number, 369…
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‘A Scary Summer’ for Delaware County’s Swim Clubs Under Pandemic Restrictions
The coronavirus pandemic has changed swim clubs and swimming as we know it, writes Matthew DeGeeorge for the Daily Times. “If it goes to the worst-case scenario,” Aronimink Swim Club president Jim Leitz said, “I think it’s going to be a scary summer.” Delaware County has three swim leagues—Delco League, the Intra-County League and the…
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Washington Post: Delaware County Folks Not Rushing to Go Outside
Despite some lessening of the restrictions on outdoor activities in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware County residents are still not sprinting out the door of their homes, write Kevin Schaul, Brittany Renee Mayes, and Bonnie Berkowitz for The Washington Post. After a peak period of staying put for the first half of last month,…
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Springfield Couple That Left Their Relationship in God’s Hands, Celebrate Eighth Anniversary
Neither one made a good first impression when they met at a healing prayer church service in 2010, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But they stayed with it. David and Carrie, 68, now-married , retired and living in Springfield, just celebrated their eighth anniversary. Carrie was devoted to missionary work, spending 24…
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Harrah’s in Chester and Parx Casino Have Layoffs, Closure From COVID-19 Pandemic
More than 3,000 workers have been laid off from Harrah’s in Chester and Parx Casino in Bensalem in recent months, writes Daniel Urie for pennlive.com. Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack saw 1,127 layoffs on March 28. Parx saw 1,997 people laid off on April 15, the fourth largest mass layoff in the state since 2011.…
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Washington Post: Health Concerns Cancels Trump Visit to Marcus Hook Plant
President Donald Trump was scheduled to visit the Braskem factory in Marcus Hook last Friday, but factory officials cancelled because they were worried about health risks, writes Carol D. Leonnig for the Washington Post. Workers lived at the factory for 28 days so the coronavirus would not contaminate their production work. President Trump planned to…
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98 New COVID-19 Cases Hit Delaware County Thursday; 29 More Deaths
Delaware County’s COVID-19 new cases continued to tick up on Thursday, May 14, with 98 new cases reported, beating Wednesday’s new case number of 72. That gives the county a total of 5,305 cases. Sadly, 29 more Delaware County residents died from complications of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 448, according to…
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Delaware County’s Softball League’s May be Next Pandemic Casualty
The pandemic has claimed another sports league, writes Terry Toohey for the Daily Times. The Suburban Women’s Slow Pitch League commissioner, Chris Hoffman, announced no 2020 season out of safety concerns. “I’m not risking players. I’m not risking families. I’m not risking umpires. I’d rather just cancel and look forward to next year. I’d rather…
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