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Upper Darby Nonprofit Provides Free Hot Meals for Pickup, Delivery to Those Impacted by the Pandemic
“We are here to help.” That’s what it says on a flyer distributed in Upper Darby neighborhoods by the Upper Darby Community Outreach Corporation. Working with Christ Lutheran Church in the 69th Street area, the UDCOC is a small nonprofit offering free hot meals for take out and delivery to anyone who needs it. Guided…
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Coronavirus Update: Virus Now in 48 of 49 Delaware County Municipalities, 5 More Deaths Reported
Lower Chichester became the latest municipality in Delaware County where cases of COVID-19 were reported, meaning positive confirmed cases have now been reported in 48 of 49 municipalities. Five more Delaware County residents have lost their lives to COVID-19 as of Tuesday, April 21, bringing the county’s death toll to 105, according to data from…
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Foundation for Delaware County Thanks DELCO.Today Readers for Generous Donations to COVID-19 Fund
To the editor: A heartfelt thank you to your readers who have generously donated over $500,000 to the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. Their support has enabled the foundation to distribute $221,755 to 34 front line organizations serving the most vulnerable in Delaware County (for a complete list, visit delcofoundation.org). These nonprofits are addressing critical…
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Boeing’s Ridley Park Plant Back in Business With COVID-19 Enhancements
Boeing’s Ridley Park plant is once again open for business after it shut down for two-and-a-half weeks for an enhanced COVID-19 cleaning, reports assemblymag.com. The CH-47 Chinook production facility, where the fuselage for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is also built, is considered an essential business by the U.S. Department of Defense. The plant now…
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100 Delaware County Residents Have Now Died From COVID-19 Complications
Delaware County has reached a sad milestone as of Monday, April 20 with 100 COVID-19 deaths now being reported in the county, up nine from Sunday, April 19, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of those 100 deaths, 68 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county, according…
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Ten More Grants Released This Week From Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund
The Foundation for Delaware County released 10 more grants this week from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. Since the fund’s creation, 34 grants and $221,755 in funds have been distributed to 34 front line organizations. There is currently $500,000 in the fund, thanks to ongoing donations, including recent gifts from PECO, Ethel Sergeant Clark…
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SCORE Chester and Delaware County Offers 12 Ideas to Help Small Businesses Cope in This Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for small business owners, who are hurting financially, worried and confused about what options they may have. Closing their business is not just a financial concern for them as they see a complete loss of revenue. The owners also want to do the right thing for their employees,…
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National Guard Called in to Broomall Nursing Center to Shore Up Staff Shortages
The Broomall Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Marple Township has asked the National Guard to help them provide routine care to non-acute patients as it deals with staff shortages triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, reports philadelphia.cbslocal.com. A team of 18 nurses and medics from the National Guard will work 12-hour shifts at the facility for…
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Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf Cautiously Offers State Plan to Relax Social Distancing by Region
On Friday, Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf said a plan will be initiated in the next several weeks that would ease social distancing orders by region, but said the situation remains “tenuous” pointing to the nearly 30,000 cases of COVID-19 in the state, writes Anna Orso and Justine McDaniel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Moving to…
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Coronavirus Update: 17 More County Residents Reported Dead From COVID-19, Total Now 91; 2,460 Cases Reported
There were 17 more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Delaware County as of Sunday, April 14, bringing the number of fatalities to 91, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of those 91 deaths, 60 occurred in a nursing home or personal care facility in the county, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.…
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SCORE Virtual Workshop April 29 Looks at Business Strategies in the ‘New Normal’
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting a free online workshop Wednesday, April 29, for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, “Strategy for Business Recovery in the New Normal.” The webinar, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be hosted by John Tooher, owner of Headroom LLC in Media, PA. HeadRoom supports entrepreneurs and startups, providing…
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Delaware River Named 2020 River of the Year for Its Environmental Turnaround
The Delaware River can proudly call itself the 2020 River of the Year, as named by American Rivers, a national organization that protects U.S. rivers, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Phillyvoice.com. American Rivers releases an annual report describing how America’s major rivers are doing. The Delaware was recognized for a dramatic turnaround in the last 75…
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Drexelbrook Founder L. William Kay II Succumbs to Complications of COVID-19
The owner of Drexelbrook residential and catering facilities in Drexel Hill, L. William Kay II, has died from complications of COVID-19, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Kay passed away on Easter Sunday, April 12. “He was on a ventilator for probably 12 days,” Domenick Savino, CEO/General Manager of Drexelbrook Special Event Center…
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Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Cases Now at 2,281; 74 COVID-19 Deaths
Delaware County’s total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases has increased by 226 and is now at 2,281, with three more deaths reported Friday, April 17, bringing the county’s death toll to 74, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of those 74 reported COVID-19 deaths, 49 occurred in a nursing home or personal…
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Talented 8th Grader Offers a Musical Gift in Havertown for a 93rd Birthday in This Time of Social Distancing
One 8th grader wasn’t going to let social distancing ruin Claire MaGuire’s 93rd birthday, reports Dawn Timmeney for Fox29.com. Aiden Peterson, 14, is a Shipley School student and a trumpet major in the Pre-College Division at Julliard School. On a recent Sunday, Peterson serenaded MaGuire with her favorite songs from the sidewalk as she sat…
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Pennsylvania Implements Stricter Mask and Distancing Requirements for Businesses to Protect Essential Workers
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine has ordered strict new guidelines businesses in the state must follow to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The order applies to customers and employees of essential businesses. A key requirement in the order mandates that customers and employees wear a mask inside the business. Customers without a…
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Delaware County Out in Front Compared to Rest of Pennsylvania for Staying at Home During the Pandemic
According to Google tracking, residents of Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester counties are doing a better job of staying at home during the pandemic than most of Pennsylvania, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. Google analyzed data tracking the location of people’s cell phones over the last several weeks. According to the most recent numbers,…
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Most of Planned Alternate Care Facility at Glen Mills School Now Moving to Stroudsburg
An Alternative Care Site at the Glen Mills School is being relocated to East Stroudsburg because leaders of local healthcare facilities now believe they are adequately prepared to handle current and anticipated patients. Glen Mills School will be used instead as a 100-bed regional reserve shelter. Glen Mills School had been chosen by the Pennsylvania…
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