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Jano’s Pizza on Burmont Road in Drexel Hill Closes Its Doors, New Owner Coming Late May
Feeding the pizza needs of Drexel Hill for 18 years, Jano’s Italian Pizza Kitchen officially closed its doors on Burmont Road at the end of April, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “It wasn’t the virus at all, not at all. It was just time,” said owner Jamie MacLaughlin, who’s been in the restaurant…
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Coronavirus Update: 83 New Cases, 3 More Deaths Reported for Delaware County
There were 83 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Monday, May 4, bringing the total number of cases to 4,256. Three additional residents have died from complications of COVID-19, raising the county’s death toll to 258, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 193 occurred in…
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Region Sees Its Score Fall on Social Distancing Scoreboard
Despite the coronavirus still representing a threat throughout the state, the Philadelphia suburbs has seen its scores on the Social Distancing Scoreboard go down in recent days. The interactive Scoreboard has been created by Unacast to “empower organizations to measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives at the local level.” This is updated…
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Student at Williamson College of the Trades in Media Finds Ways to Help While in Quarantine
Students and faculty at Williamson College of the Trades in Media are adjusting to the pandemic as their school lives move on line, separated from the shops and tools on campus. For Aaron Tallman, 2W2, a machine shop student, it’s meant replacing his shop time at Williamson with work as a CNC operator at Valley…
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Neumann University Freezes Tuition for the Fall, Announces COVID-19 Student Aid Funds
Neumann University has frozen tuition for the fall semester. For both new and returning students in undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion programs, the tuition rates will remain at fall 2019 levels. “We have frozen tuition for the fall to do our part in providing a measure of financial relief to the families who have been adversely…
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Delaware County Looking for Cards, Letters and Signs of Support for Staff and Residents at Long-Term Facilities
The community is being asked to create cards, letters and signs for the staff and residents at long-term facilities across the county. The county will collect the items and distribute them to the dozens of long-term care facilities and personal care homes across the county. “COVID-19 has greatly impacted both residents and staff at long-term…
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Chester Paper Mill Maximizing Toilet Paper Output and It Still Can’t Keep Up
Manufacturers are cranking out more toilet paper than ever before, yet demand never seems satisfied, writes Miles Bryan for WHYY.org. “I never expected such an infatuation with toilet paper as we see right now,” said Marcal Paper CEO Rob Baron. In Chester, the; Kimberly Clark paper mill only produces one kind of toilet paper, Scott…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Surpass 4,000; Deaths Now at 255
Delaware County has surpassed 4,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with numbers at 4,173 as of Sunday, May 3. At the same time, 15 more residents have lost their lives to COVID-19 since Friday, May 1, bringing the county death toll to 255, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 190…
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Delaware County Holds Community Blood Drive on May 5
There is an urgent need for blood and plasma donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delaware County is hosting a community blood drive May 5, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Media Municipal Building, 301 N. Jackson Street, Media. Residents must register and choose a time to donate for the May 5 Community Blood Drive.…
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5 Delaware County Healthcare Workers Honored in Main Line Today Regional Tribute
Five Delaware County “healthcare heroes” were part of a regional tribute to healthcare providers, as written by Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. Kevin Carr is a paramedic at Riddle Hospital in Media. The 25-year first responder started off as a firefighter. “I had zero interest in riding on an ambulance,” Carr admits. “Eventually, I…
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Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Closing in on 4,000 COVID-19 Confirmed Cases, Death Toll Now 240
Delaware County is approaching 4,000 new reported cases of COVID-19, with 3,895 new cases reported for Friday, May 1. That’s an additional 148 cases reported since Thursday April 30. There were five additional Delaware County residents who lost their lives to COVID-19 reported May 1, bringing the county’s total number of COVID-19 dead to 240,…
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Delaware County Symphony Chamber Music Director Offers Musical Video Tribute to Health Care Workers
Jennifer Campbell, Chamber Music director at the Delaware County Symphony, offered a musical tribute to Delaware County’s healthcare providers working the front lines during this pandemic. Campbell performed Brahms Intermezzo A Major Opus 118, No. 2 on piano and dedicated it in a six minute video of “appreciation and love to our health care workers,”…
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U.S. News: Four Delaware County High Schools Among Top 50 in Pennsylvania
Four Delaware County high schools have found their place in the 50 best Pennsylvania high schools, according to a new ranking published by U.S. News & World Report. Among Delaware County schools, Radnor High School ranked highest in third place with a 98 percent graduation rate and college readiness of 67.7. Overall the school came…
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Delaware County GOP Leader Thomas Judge Sr. Dead at 91
A Delaware County political icon has died. Thomas J. Judge Sr., who served 34 years as chairman of the Delaware County Republican Party, died April 11. He was 91, writes Chris Brennan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Judge, of Darby Township, stepped down as chairman in 2009. Judge was also the county’s recorder of deeds until…
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Ignoring State COVID-19 Containment Requirements Will Only Delay Delaware County’s Reopening, According to Officials
Those choosing to ignore state social distancing, mask and shelter at home requirements will only delay the Philadelphia region’s reopening, according to state and county officials. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf has laid out a reopening approach heavily dependent on getting the number of new COVID-19 cases down region by region. For Delaware County and its…
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There are 7 Places in Delaware County Where You Can Get COVID-19 Testing, If You Qualify
Health care providers have seven drive-up Delaware County testing sites for those with COVID-19 symptoms and for first responders, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Most require a family, primary or tele-medicine physician’s referral or a referral through the Department of Health. Crozer Keystone is testing at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Delaware County…
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Lazaretto in Essington Shows How We Effectively Handled Infectious Diseases in the Past
As we figure out the best path through this pandemic, a look back reminds us that we’ve been here before, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Lazaretto Quarantine Station in Essington is a monument to how we handled infectious diseases that have hit Philadelphia. The 221-year-old building saw its share of yellow fever…
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Sign of the Times: Wedding Moves From Ocean City to Their Springfield Front Porch
A Springfield couple who suddenly found themselves in the midst of a stay at home pandemic went ahead with their wedding, with slightly altered plans, writes Stefanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Joy Karsner married Brian Barton Friday night on the front porch of their Ballymore Road home, a ceremony they named, “Eloping in Quarantine.”…
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