• SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties Announces Upcoming Free On Line Small Business Seminars

    SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties Announces Upcoming Free On Line Small Business Seminars

    SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties is offering several free on line seminars throughout May: MAY 11 Blogging for Business  On Monday, May 11, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties hosts a free live webinar workshop, “Blogging for Business.” This program will get behind the mystery to help you understand why a…

  • Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Hosts First-Ever Virtual Small Business Awards Ceremony

    Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Hosts First-Ever Virtual Small Business Awards Ceremony

    The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic interfere with honoring this year’s outstanding small businesses in Delaware County. The Zoom webinar event is scheduled for Thursday, May 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. In keeping with health and distancing protocols the Chamber couldn’t host the awards event in person this year,…

  • COVID-19 Cases Now at 4,739 in Delaware County, Death Toll at 382

    COVID-19 Cases Now at 4,739 in Delaware County, Death Toll at 382

    Delaware County has 4,739 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Friday, May 8, an increase of 185 cases since the day before, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Delaware County also lost seven more residents to the coronavirus, bringing the county’s death toll to 382. Of that total number, 295 occurred in…

  • 50 More Delaware County Residents Reported Dead From COVID-19, 376 Total

    50 More Delaware County Residents Reported Dead From COVID-19, 376 Total

    Fifty more Delaware County deaths were reported from complications of COVID-19 on Thursday, May 7, raising the death toll to 376, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that total number, 288 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county. COVID-19 deaths have been reported in 32 of…

  • Delaware County’s Purchasing Power  Ranks among Top 10 in Pennsylvania

    Delaware County’s Purchasing Power Ranks among Top 10 in Pennsylvania

    Delaware County ranked among the top 10 in Pennsylvania based on its residents’ purchasing power, according to a new study recently published by SmartAsset. With a median income of $69,839 and a cost of living at $41,912, Delaware County came seventh in Pennsylvania based on purchasing power. The purchasing power index of 62.57 also puts…

  • Country Deli in Glen Mills Makes Special Deliveries to Delco’s 911 Center

    Country Deli in Glen Mills Makes Special Deliveries to Delco’s 911 Center

    Country Deli in Glen Mills has found a great way to help out during the pandemic and the benefactor is just down the street, writes Bob Grotz for the Daily Times. Dawn Carroll and her husband Bryan, who operate Country Deli on Rt. 352, are offering take out to its loyal customers, but like other…

  • Delaware County: Restrictions Rely on Stats Heavily Skewed Toward Nursing Homes

    Delaware County: Restrictions Rely on Stats Heavily Skewed Toward Nursing Homes

    So far, requests from Delaware County officials to separate nursing home COVID-19 statistics from the rest of the community have gained no traction at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The state’s health secretary, Rachel Levine, argues that staff in long-term care facilities come and go into the community…

  • Neumann University Students Awarded $1,000 Communication Scholarships

    Neumann University Students Awarded $1,000 Communication Scholarships

    Jake Loburak and Ria Troilo, Communication and Digital Media majors at Neumann University, have been selected to receive $1,000 scholarships from the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. They are two of only 20 college students in the Delaware Valley chosen for the 2020 Broadcast Pioneers awards. The scholarships are given to current college sophomores and juniors (for use in their junior…

  • Science and Technology Group Uses Glen Mills Food Warehouse to Clean Masks for Reuse

    Science and Technology Group Uses Glen Mills Food Warehouse to Clean Masks for Reuse

    As long term care and healthcare facilities struggle to find new supplies of personal protective equipment, one science and technology group is using a food supply warehouse in Glen Mills to  sanitize N95 masks for reuse, reports Joyce Evans for fox29.com. Battelle global science and technology group is using a Suburban Food Services facility to …

  • Coronavirus Update: 6 More COVID-19 Deaths in Delaware County, Total County Is at 326

    Coronavirus Update: 6 More COVID-19 Deaths in Delaware County, Total County Is at 326

    Six more Delaware County residents lost their lives to complications of COVID-19, bringing the county’s death toll to 326, as of Wednesday, May 6, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that total number, 242 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county. COVID-19 deaths have been reported…

  • Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps Would Help With Testing, Contact Tracing to Aid Fall Recovery Efforts

    Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps Would Help With Testing, Contact Tracing to Aid Fall Recovery Efforts

    Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf is creating a Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps that will support efforts this fall to increase testing and contact tracing, and provide new job opportunities in the public health sector. “The Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps will serve as a public service program that will expand our ability to conduct contact tracing and…

  • Delaware County Dad Reunites With Family After Six-Week Battle With COVID-19

    Delaware County Dad Reunites With Family After Six-Week Battle With COVID-19

    The coronavirus took a Delaware County man on a six-week medical journey that included time in the ICUs at two hospitals and a stay at Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, reports Ashley Johnson for 6abc.com. Brian Robinson was transferred to Bryn Mawr Rehab after losing bone mass while fighting COVID-19. He received intensive physical therapy and dialysis.…

  • ‘Lucy’ Lets This Havertown Couple Motor Around the US in Comfort

    ‘Lucy’ Lets This Havertown Couple Motor Around the US in Comfort

    Stacy and Mike Schafer were recently forced to drive 19 hours straight from the west coast of Florida to their Havertown home, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It was March 19 and hotels were closed because of the coronavirus. The solution to their problem, Lucy, was sitting back home in their driveway.…

  • Giovanni’s Media Barbershop Opts to Reopen, With COVID-19 Precautions, to Help Its Workers

    Giovanni’s Media Barbershop Opts to Reopen, With COVID-19 Precautions, to Help Its Workers

    Giovanni’s barbershop in Media has been struggling to accommodate the state business closures to contain the coronavirus  with the need to keep its workers employed, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. Now, the owner says she has little choice but to reopen her business on May 9. Owner Nichole Missino says her workers are worried about…

  • Bonner/Prendie Class of 2020 Remembered Fondly in This Pandemic Year With Lawn Sign Delivery

    Bonner/Prendie Class of 2020 Remembered Fondly in This Pandemic Year With Lawn Sign Delivery

    The Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast senior class prom should have been May 1, but that high school benchmark was put aside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Likewise, this year’s Class of 2020 will have to graduate virtually, writes Peg DeGrass for the Daily Times. In recognition of that sacrifice, 25 Bonner &…

  • Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Has Lost 320 Residents to COVID-19 as of Tuesday

    Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Has Lost 320 Residents to COVID-19 as of Tuesday

    Editor”s Note: The Chester County Board of Health is reporting that the unusual jump in the number of Delaware County COVID-19 deaths reported by the PA Department of Health on May 5 reflects a reconciliation in systems between numbers previously reported by hospitals and coroners, and numbers provided to health departments. This reconciliation includes a…

  • Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Near $300K to 42 Nonprofits

    Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Near $300K to 42 Nonprofits

    The Foundation for Delaware County announced eight more grants May 4 from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund has now crossed the $600,000 mark, thanks to the generosity of many individuals, businesses and foundations. The Response Fund was set up to support area nonprofits who are working at the forefront of the region’s…

  • Nottingham-Based Herr’s Increases Production to Meet Greater Demand for Snacks During Pandemic

    Nottingham-Based Herr’s Increases Production to Meet Greater Demand for Snacks During Pandemic

    After recording a 20-percent jump in sales of its potato chips in March compared to the same period last year, Nottingham-based Herr Foods had to increase production to meet the growing demand, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ordinarily, the company produces between five and six tons of potato chips every hour at its…